2017届高考英语一轮单元复习阅读理解训练：Unit 14《Careers》（北师大版含解析）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 14 <span word="Careers">Careers</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 45 <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span> <span word="within">within</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>! <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="predators">predators</span> (天敌) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faraway">faraway</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Tara">Tara</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="stronghold">stronghold</span> (主要栖息地) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mammals">mammals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reptiles">reptiles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.?</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="around">around</span> 500 000 <span word="native">native</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="donkeys">donkeys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="donkeys">donkeys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="predators">predators</span>.</p>
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