人教课标版高中英语必修2 Unit4_单元主题素养阅读【A】.pptVIP

素养阅读系列 Protect endangered animals 保护濒临灭绝的动物 读有所获 考纲词汇 长难句分析 学有所益 阅读提示：本文是一篇说明文。由于人们的捕猎，一些物种濒临灭绝。本文呼吁人们行动起来，保护濒危物种。 In 2013 alone at least 20, 000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2, 200 rhinos（犀牛）were killed for their horns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates, which could lead to extinctions of these ecologically important creatures in the environment. ② Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade. 读有所获 If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you might not know that wildlife trafficking（非法交易）not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but also leads to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtles, and the worlds most trafficked mammal（哺乳动物）一pangolins（穿山甲）. 读有所获 Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in tough scales（鳞）， which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangered mammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live, high demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicine, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and the parts of pangolins. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40, 000 and 81, 250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone. 读有所获 In February, the United States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illegal trade in wildlife, including pangolins. We are strengthening the carrying out of the plan, build