The illegal ivory trade has been a major problem in Africa for decades. Poachers(偷獵者) and hunters have killed off hundreds of thousands of elephants to obtain this precious material. Now, affected areas are taking action. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday that key states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade and protect Africa’s elephants.
In the 1980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory tusks. This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell. Elephant populations slowly began to increase. However, this progress was short-lived.
According to the IUCN, 2011 saw the highest levels of poaching and illegal ivory trading in at least 16 years. Around 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa that year. Preliminary data from the IUCN shows even higher levels of illegal trade may have been reached in 2013. “With about 22,000 elephants illegally killed in 2012, we continue to face a critical situation,” said John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General. “Current elephant poaching in Africa remains far too high, and could soon lead to local extinctions if the present killing rate continues.”
At the African Elephant Summit, key African states where elephants make their home agreed to develop a “zero-tolerance attitude” towards poaching. The deal calls for maximum sentences for poachers and hunters, and increased cooperation between affected states. Officials are determined to classifying wildlife trading as a serious crime — and to making sure that the people who commit it are punished. All participants at the conference agreed to sign the deal. With these states coming together, there may yet be hope for elephants. (293 words)
小題1:What’s the best title for this passage?
A．New Hope for Elephants.B． Elephants are dying.
C．Elephants are valuable.D． How to protect elephants
小題2:The underlined phrase “choked off” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”.
A． appreciatedB． preventedC． admittedD． explored
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The CITES has helped to improve elephants’ situation ever since 1989.
B．Around one million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory tusks in the 1980s.
C．The poaching and illegal ivory trading in 2011 were very serious.
D．The situation of elephants in 2012 was still terrible.
小題4: All of the following measures will be taken to protect elephants EXCEPT ________.
A．to identify wildlife trading a serious crime
B．to punish those who buy or sell wildlife belongings
C．to sentence all wildlife poachers and hunters to death
D．to work together to fight against wildlife hunting
小題5:What’s the main idea of this passage?
A．The illegal ivory trade has been a major problem in Africa.
B．Elephants in Africa may die out because of the illegal poaching.
C．Hunting elephants will be recognized as a very serious crime.
D．A new agreement aims to develop a “zero-tolerance attitude” towards poaching.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹很多年以來，非洲對(duì)大象的非法盜獵非常嚴(yán)重，現(xiàn)在IUCN宣布發(fā)生偷獵的重點(diǎn)的州許諾要禁止象牙貿(mào)易，保護(hù)非洲的大象，文章具體介紹了CITES為了保護(hù)大象采取的措施。
小題1:標(biāo)題確定題：從文章第一段的句子：Now, affected areas are taking action. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday that key states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade and protect Africa’s elephants.和最后一段的句子： All participants at the conference agreed to sign the deal. With these states coming together, there may yet be hope for elephants.可知IUCN宣布發(fā)生偷獵的重點(diǎn)的州許諾要禁止象牙貿(mào)易，保護(hù)非洲的大象，所以“大象的新希望”是最貼切的標(biāo)題。選A
小題2:猜詞題：根據(jù)文章第二段的句子：when the Convention on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. CITES禁止所有關(guān)于象牙的交易，可知“choked off”是“阻止”的意思，選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第二段的句子：In the 1980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory tusks.可知B是對(duì)的，根據(jù)第三段的句子：According to the IUCN, 2011 saw the highest levels of poaching and illegal ivory trading in at least 16 years.可知C是對(duì)的，根據(jù) “With about 22,000 elephants illegally killed in 2012, we continue to face a critical situation,” 可知D是對(duì)的，但是文章沒有提到A的內(nèi)容。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：The deal calls for maximum sentences for poachers and hunters, and increased cooperation between affected states. Officials are determined to classifying wildlife trading as a serious crime — and to making sure that the people who commit it are punished. 可知AB和D是對(duì)的，沒有說要將所有的野生動(dòng)物的偷獵者判處死刑，選C
小題5:主旨題：從全篇文章和第一段的句子：The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday that key states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade and protect Africa’s elephants.可知這篇文章講的是一項(xiàng)新的協(xié)議旨在發(fā)展對(duì)“偷獵者的零容忍態(tài)度。選D
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