第1746期阅读理解附答案
<p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continents">continents</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="mammals">mammals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="pigeon">pigeon</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="elk">elk</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 109 <span word="species">species</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="list">list</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whooping">whooping</span> <span word="crane">crane</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bald">bald</span> <span word="eagle">eagle</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>.</p><p> <span word="Animals">Animals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="predators">predators</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="predators">predators</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span>, <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>, <span word="fox">fox</span>, <span word="bobcat">bobcat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bear">bear</span>. <span word="Attack">Attack</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="predator">predator</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bounty">bounty</span>.<span word="Ironically">Ironically</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="predator">predator</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="superstitions">superstitions</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="predators">predators</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="preying">preying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="predators">predators</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coyotes">coyotes</span>, <span word="eagles">eagles</span>, <span word="foxes">foxes</span>, <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="lions">lions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bobcats">bobcats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span>, <span word="grizzly">grizzly</span> <span word="bear">bear</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bald">bald</span> <span word="eagle">eagle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="list">list</span>.</p>
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