1. 完形填空
(2017年江西九校联考)
Conservationists are breeding (饲养) lions in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe.The wildlife experts hope to increase the lion population to keep the great cats from __1__.
In some areas, lions and human beings are __2__ control of land.Researchers believe something must be done quickly to __3__ the animals.
The African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) has more than 100 __4__ in its breeding program.Antelope Park Farm is one of two sites ALERT operates in Zimbabwe.
Gary Jones heads the Antelope Park Farm.He says ALERT has become involved __5__ a sharp drop in the number of lions.His group believes this has been __6__ mainly by humans.There are more people moving to this area every year.The lions have __7__ land on which to live.
Gary Jones says the decrease in the lion population affects the whole __8__.He adds that other African nations are also seeing the __9__ effects of this.
There are countries, __10__ in central and North Africa, where the lion population has reached a(n) __11__ level.Burundi, a country of eastcentral Africa, for instance, does not have lions in its national parks.It __12__ wants to have lions reintroduced back into its national parks.The reason is that when you take the lion out of the equation (平衡), suddenly you get all __13__ things start happening with the balance of __14__.For example, you get too many prey (猎物) species, like giraffes and zebras.
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization says __15__ animals are threatened when farmers try to __16__ their plants or animals.
Rene Czudek works for the UN agency.He says his organization has __17__ a humanwildlife tool kit (成套工具) that some countries are using to reduce __18__ between humans and wildlife.“In fact, the tool kit is a kind of instrument that extension workers can use with the __19__—explain to them how wildlife behaves, and then show them what the risky behaviors are, and how they should __20__ their fields accordingly，” Mr.Czudek said.
1．A.disappearing B．attacking
C．changing D．arriving
2．A.waiting for B．cheering for
C．competing for D．looking for
3．A.train B．observe
C．catch D．save
4．A.giraffes B．lions
C．zebras D．antelopes
5．A.instead of B．because of
C．in place of D．in spite of
6．A.known B．studied
C．caused D．prevented
7．A.less B．worse
C．more D．better
8．A.environment B．background
C．industry D．position
9．A.immediate B．possible
C．magical D．disastrous
10．A.usually B．finally
C．gradually D．particularly
11．A.acceptable B．worrying
C．reasonable D．necessary
12．A.frequently B．simply
C．naturally D．desperately
13．A.small B．similar
C．strange D．ideal
14．A.nature B．body
C．power D．trade
15．A.live B．wild
C．large D．trapped
16．A.protect B．move
C．use D．improve
17．A.put up with B．caught up with
C．come up with D．kept up with
18．A.pressure B．distance
C．speed D．conflict
19．A.farmers B．workers
C．gardeners D．experts
20．A.clear B．water
C．find D．plan
