2026届上海市杨浦区高三上学期模拟质量调研（一模）英语试卷.docVIP

2026届上海市杨浦区高三上学期模拟质量调研（一模）英语试卷

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DehorningRhinos(犀牛)HelpsSaveThem

Accordingtonewresearch,cuttingoffrhinos’hornsreducesthepoaching(偷猎)oftheanimalsbynearly80%.Rhinosarehuntedfortheirhorns,andscientiststhinktherearenowfewerthan28,000rhinos1(leave)intheworld.

AteamofresearchersstudieddifferentrhinoprotectionmethodsusedinGreaterKrugerNationalPark,SouthAfrica,between2017and2023.About25%ofAfrica’srhinopopulationlivesinGreaterKruger,andtheresearcherswantedtofindout2methodsworkedwell.

Theprotectionmethods3studiedincludedusingdetectioncameras,trackingdogs,helicopters,andguardstokeepaneyeoutforpoachers.Morethan700poacherswerearrested,buttheresearchersfoundthat4(arrest)theillegalhuntersdidn’tsignificantlyreducethenumberofrhinosthatwerekilled.

5(call)themethod“dehorning”,theresearchersarenowcuttingofftherhinos’hornsinanattempttoprotectthem.Thisdoesn’thurttheanimalsbecausetheirhornsaremadeofkeratin,thesamesubstancethat6(make)uphumanhairandfingernails.Thehornscangrowbackovertime,sotheaveragerhinoneedstobedehornedevery18months7twoyears.Theresearchersfoundthatdehorningreducedpoachingby78%.

Whiledehorningrhinoscansavetheanimals’lives,anotherstudydiscoveredthatthemethodchangestheirbehavior.Itfoundthatdehornedrhinosare8(likely)togetinvolvedinsocialinteractionswithotherrhinos,andtheareatheychoosetocoverastheywanderismuchsmaller.Scientiststhinkthat