考研英语阅读篇章世界最巨型大象惨死
<p> 篇章：世界最巨型大象惨死</p><p> <span word="Satao">Satao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 45 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> 约45岁的大象萨陶曾经被认为是世界上存活的最大的大象之一。</p><p> <span word="Satao">Satao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="tusks">tusks</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="roamed">roamed</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="Tsavo">Tsavo</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p> 萨陶因为它那几乎长可及地的象牙而闻名。外形显眼的萨陶在肯尼亚东察沃国家公园漫步时，可以轻松的被飞行员识别出来。</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="Satao">Satao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="slain">slain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ivory">ivory</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="poison">poison</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="Satao">Satao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clutches">clutches</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="hacked">hacked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="tusks">tusks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tsavo">Tsavo</span> <span word="Trust">Trust</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p> 如今，萨陶被象牙偷猎者杀害了。致力于查沃地区野生动物保护的非营利性机构查沃信托称，偷猎者们用毒箭放倒了萨陶，随后砍下了它那传奇性的象牙和大部分面部。</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Satao">Satao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 30, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="corpse">corpse</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="mutilated">mutilated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>.</p><p> 萨陶在5月30日被杀害，尸体于6月2日被发现。但因为尸体被严重毁坏，人们花了近10天才确认它确实是倍受人们喜爱的的象王萨陶。</p>
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