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课件网) Module 6 Animals in Danger Leading in Why are so many wild animals killed illegal Facing the fact that so many wild animals are killed, do we just let it happen and do nothing Reading Antelopes 1. Have you ever seen or heard of the Tibetan antelopes 2. How much do you know about them The Tibetan antelopes Ashes of millions of antelopes 1. Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. A true story about saving the antelopes On a freezing cold day in 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie fought a gun battle with a group of 1. _____. He lost his life in protecting the 2. _____ animal, the Tibetan antelope. poachers endangered The population of the Tibetan antelopes There were 3. _____ antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau at the beginning of the 20th century. The number had fallen to about 50,000 by the 4. _____. The reason for the decrease of the Tibetan antelopes The soft, light, and warm wool of the Tibetan antelope is the most 5. _____ in the world. A shawl made from the wool can sell for 5,000 dollars. So the 6. _____ can be huge for poachers. profits millions of 1990s expensive Steps to protect the antelopes A ban on the 7. _____ in the shawls was made in 1975. The government has done much to protect the antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve. 8. _____ from the country come to help the small group of officials in the reserve. Police are getting tough with the 9. _____ in the countries where the shawls are sold. Volunteers illegal trade dealers The result The number of poachers has fallen. Since 10. _____ the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again. 1997 Post Reading A B D Here are four boxes for you. In each box, there is a surprise. Now choose a box, please. C 1. Suonandajie was killed while _____. A: saving the Tibetan antelope B: shooting whole herds of antelopes C: skinning the antelopes D: selling the shawls made of the antelope wool A 模拟高考—阅读理解 Choose the best answer according to the passage we have learnt. 2. By the 1990s the number of antelopes had fallen to about _____. A: 50,000 B: 60,000 C: 70,000 D: 80,000 A 模拟高考—阅读理解 3. Why is the antelope killed A: Because its wool is the most expensive in the world. B: Because it is soft, light, and warm. C: Because it is the ideal material for making a shawl. D: All of the above D 模拟高考—阅读理解 4. How is the wool of the antelope sold ( ) The antelopes are skinned in India, where the wool is made into shawls. The antelopes are skinned on the spot and the wool is made into shawls in India, where they are exported legally to rich countries. The wool of the antelopes is made into shawls in India and exported illegally to North America and Europe. The antelopes are skinned on the spot and exported illegally to America and Europe. C 模拟高考—阅读理解 Well done, everyone! Come on! On a freezing cold day in January 1994,Jiesang Suonandajie found what he was looking for -- a group of poachers. He gave 1.____ ... ...
