人教版(2019) 高一英语 必修第二册Unit2 Wildlife Protection课文挖空练习（无答案）.docxVIP

Unit 2 WILDLIFE PROTECTION A DAY IN THE CLOUDS The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough ___(touch). On the plain ___ front of us, we can just ___ ___(辨认) a herd of graceful animals. This is ___ we’re here-- ___（observe） Tibetan antelopes. Tibatan antelopes live on the plains of Tibat, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. ___(watch) them move ___(slow) across the green grass, I’m ___(strike) by their beauty. I’m also ___(remind) of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, ___(legal), for their ___(value) fur. My guide is Zhaxi, ___ villager from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is ___(scare) and ___(protect) the wildlife is a way of life. “We’re not trying to save the animals,” he says. “___(actual), we’re trying to save ___(we).” The 1980s and 1990s were bad ___(time) for the Tibetan antelopes. The population ___(drop) by more that 50 percent. ___(hunt) were shooting antelopes to ___ ___(牟利). Their ___(habitat) were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were ___(build). In order to save this species from ___(extinct), the Chinese government placed it under national ___(protect). Zhaxi and other ___(volunteer) ___ ___(看管) the antelopes ___ ___ ___(日日夜夜) to ______ ___ ___ ___(使它们远离) attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move ___（easy） and keep them safe ___ cars and trains. The ___(措施) were ___(effect). The antelopes population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelopes was removed from the ___(endanger) species list. The government, however, does not intend ___(stop) the protection programmes, since the ___(threat) to the Tibetan antelopes have not yet disappeared. In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and ___ Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to