2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：57（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（57）（附解析） </p><p> 【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="mane">mane</span> (鬃毛)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="stature">stature</span>(身材), 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Cecil">Cecil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3.6 <span word="million">million</span>-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="Hwange">Hwange</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>(万基国家公园) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> (津巴布韦).</p><p> <span word="Cecil">Cecil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> 12 <span word="cubs">cubs</span>(幼崽), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Palmer">Palmer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Cecil">Cecil</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="outcry">outcry</span> (强烈抗议) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Palmer">Palmer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extradited">extradited</span>(引渡) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Macdonald">Macdonald</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cecil">Cecil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lions">lions</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cecil">Cecil</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Macdonald">Macdonald</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Macdonald">Macdonald</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="tracked">tracked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shot">shot</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="as">as</span> 32,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Animal">Animal</span> <span word="Welfare">Welfare</span>(国际爱护动物基金会).</p>
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