专题 11 人与自然---人与环境、人与动植物--2021-2022学年高中英语新教材情境化新题（教师版）.doc

优点英语 2021-2022学年高中英语新教材情境化新题 【命题情境】人与自然-----人与环境、人与动植物 满分：100 时间：90分钟 姓名__________得分__________________ 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分） A（2021·上海） THE WORLD’S RAREST LEOPARD THESE BIG CATS GET A NEW CHANCE AT SURVIVAL. Slowly stalking down the snowy hillside, the Amur leopard watches its prey through the trees. In the clearing below, a sika deer munches on tree bark, one of its few remaining food sources during the cold Russian winter. The leopard crouches, its body so low to the ground that its belly fur brushes the snow. Suddenly it bounds and springs forward, tackling the deer from 10 feet away. With a deadly combination of speed, strength, and stealth, the Amur leopard seems like it has everything it needs for survival. But not long ago — after decades of habitat loss and poaching — these endangered cats almost went extinct. Thanks in part to a newly established national park, however, Amur leopards are clawing their way back from the brink. Disappearing Act Most people think of leopards prowling African savannas, but the spotted predators are found in many different countries and habitats. They’ve adjusted to life in grasslands, jungles, deserts, and freezing, hilly landscapes. It’s there — along the Russian-Chinese border — that Amur leopards live, adapting to their chilly climate with bushier fur and longer legs to trudge through the deep snow. Although Amur leopards thrive in freezing temperatures, by the late 20th century the human population moving into their habitat shrunk their California-size range by a huge 98 percent, trapping the animals in a stretch of land less than half the size of Puerto Rico. Poachers roamed the space that remained, killing the cats to sell their coats. In 2000, conservationists were stunned when a new count of Amur leopards estimated that only 30 were left in the world (though it was based on a study done by counting tracks, which isn’t the most reliable method). “These animals were going extinct,” biologist Dale Miquelle says. “Some of u