14.If you want to see a Matschie's tree kangaroo in its natural habitat,you will have to travel to Papua New Guinea,a small country located just to the north of Australia.The rainforest in the northeastern part of the country is the only place where this rare creature can be found.
Once there,it used to be easy to spot the kangaroo munching (咀嚼) on leaves high up in the trees.But now,villagers say it sometimes takes two days to find one.Over-hunting and loss of habitat are to blame for the animal's decline.
But rather than let the Matschie's tree kangaroo continue on the path to extinction,locals are taking steps to protect this endangered species.More than 35tribes (部落)have decided to set aside some of their land for conservation purposes.No hunting or destruction of habitat is allowed there.For tree kangaroos and other wildlife,it is a safe zone.
Dr.Dabek,a biologist at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo,helped coordinate the effort to establish the conservation area,which is Papua New Guinea's first.She realized that the people had their own challenges to address before they could think about helping tree kangaroos.
Many schools in the rural region had been shut down because there were not enough teachers.With help from the Woodland Park Zoo and Conservation International,she set up a scholarship program for young people from the community to attend teaching school.Each teacher that receives the scholarship must go back to work in his or her village for at least six years.
She and her team also worked to educate community members about conservation.When they learnt that this region is the only place where the tree kangaroos live,one by one,each tribe agreed to set aside some land in order to protect the species.
43.Dr.Dabek set up the scholarship program in order toC.
A.offer financial help to schools in rural regions
B.educate the students in rural regions to become teachers
C.provide more teachers for the schools in rural regions
D.educate community members about conservation
44.The underlined word"address"in the fourth paragraph meansA.
A.deal with
B.carry out
C.write down
D.get rid of
45.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?C.
A.Matschie's Tree Kangaroo-an Endangered Animal
B.Why Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Became Endangered
C.The Establishment of Reserve for Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
D.The Future of Matschie's Tree Kangaroo.
分析 本文主要写了Matschie's Tree Kangaroo保护区的建立.
解答 43.C 细节理解题.根据句子Many schools in the rural region had been shut down because there were not enough teachers可知没有足够的老师,Each teacher that receives the scholarship must go back to work in his or her village for at least six years每一位获得奖学金的老师都必须回到他所在的村庄工作至少六年.可见成立这个组织是为了给偏远地区提供更多的教师,所以答案选C.
44.A 猜测词义题.根据句子She realized that the people had their own challenges to address before they could think about helping tree kangaroos.的句意:她意识到,在他们想到帮助树袋鼠之前,人们有自己的挑战要…deal with 处理解决;carry out 执行;write down记下,写下;get rid of 去掉,所以自己的事情要处理符合句意,故答案选A.
45.C 标题归纳题.本文主要写了Matschie's Tree Kangaroo保护区的建立,所以答案选C.
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