2017届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解解析版汇编：18（含解析）
<p> 2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（18）</p><p> 阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (<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> (2017·长沙市二模，<span word="B">B</span>)</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="left">left</span></p><p> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="badgers">badgers</span> (獾)—<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="why">why</span>?</p><p> <span word="Badgers">Badgers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="mammals">mammals</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="setts">setts</span>”， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="brave">brave</span>, <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="badgers">badgers</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> “<span word="Bovine">Bovine</span> <span word="Tuberculosis">Tuberculosis</span>”(<span word="BTB">BTB</span>), <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bacterium">bacterium</span> <span word="Mycobacterium">Mycobacterium</span> <span word="Bovis">Bovis</span> (<span word="M">M</span>. <span word="Bovis">Bovis</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1998 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> 6 000 <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 000 <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Bovine">Bovine</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="about">about</span> ￡100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> ￡9 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="badgers">badgers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>.</p>
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