2019英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习题(11)

1、2019 英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习题 (11)Jaguars Dont Live Here AnymoreA)Earlier this month, the United States Fish andWildlife Service announced it would appoint criticalhabitat for the endangered jaguar. Jaguars-the worldsthird-largest wild cats, weighing up to 250 pounds, withdistinctive black rosettes ( 玫瑰花色

2、 ) on their fur-are aseparate species from the smaller, tawny ( 黄褐色的 ) mountainlions, which still roam large areas of the American West inthe United States and take the first steps toward mandating( 批准) a jaguar recovery plan. This is a policy reversal and,on the surface, it may appear to be a victo

3、ry for theconservation community and for jaguars, the largest wild catsin the Western Hemisphere.B) But as someone who has studied jaguars for nearlythree decades, I can tell you it is nothing less than a slapin the face to good science. Whats more, by changing therules for animal preservation, it s

4、tands to weaken theEndangered Species Act.C)The debate on what to do about jaguars started in 1997,when, at the urging of many biologists ( including me), theFish and Wildlife Service put the jaguar on the United Statesendangered species list, because there had been occasionalsightings of the cats c

5、rossing north over the United States-Mexico border. At the same time, however, the agency ruledthat it would not be prudent ( 谨慎的 ) to declare that thejaguar has critical .habitat-a geographic area containingfeatures the species needs to survive-in the United States.Determining an endangered species

6、 critical habitat is afirst step toward developing a plan for helping that speciesrecover.D)The 1997 decision not to determine critical habitatfor the jaguar was the right one, because even though theycross the border from time to time, jaguars dont occupy anyterritory in our country-and that probab

7、ly means theenvironment here is no longer ideal for them.E)In prehistoric times, these beautiful cats inhabitedsignificant areas of the western United States, but in thepast 100 years, there have been few, if any, residentbreeding populations here. The last time a female jaguar witha cub ( 幼兽 ) was

8、sighted in this country was in the early1900s.F)Two well-intentioned conservation advocacy groups, theCenter for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife,sued the Fish and Wildlife Service to change its ruling. Thusin 2006, the agency reassessed the situation and againdetermined that no areas

9、in the United States met thedefinition of critical habitat for the jaguar. Despiteoccasional sightings, mostly within 40 miles of the Mexicanborder, there were still no data to indicate jaguars hadtaken up residence inside the United States.G ) After this second ruling was made, an Arizonarancher (

10、牧场主 ), with support from the state Game and FishDepartment, set infrared-camera ( 红外摄像机 ) traps togathermore data, and essentially confirmed the Fish and WildlifeServices findings. The cameras did capture transient jaguars,including one male jaguar, nick named Macho, B, who roamedthe Arizona borderl

11、ands for more than a decade. But Macho B,now dead, might have been the sole resident American jaguar,and his extensive travels indicated he was not having an easytime surviving in this dry, rugged region.H) Despite the continued evidence, the two conservationadvocacy groups continued to sue the gove

12、rnment. Apparently,they want jaguars to repopulate the United State seven ifjaguars dont wan! to. Last March, a federal district judgein Arizona ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to revisitits 2006 determination on critical habitat.I)The facts havent changed ： there is still no area inthe United

13、 States essential to the conservation of the jaguar.But, having asserted this twice already, the service,nowunder a new president, has bent to the tiresome litigation( 诉讼). On Jan. 12, Fish and Wildlife officials, claimed tohave evaluated new scientific information that had becomeavailable after the

14、 July 2006 ruling. They determined that itis now prudent to appoint critical habitat for the jaguar inthe United States.J)This means that Fish and Wildlife must now alsoformulate a recovery plan for the jaguar. And since jaguarshave not been able to reestablish themselves naturally overthe past cent

15、ury, the government will likely have to go tosignificant expense to attempt to bring them back-especiallyif the cats have to be reintroduced.K)So why not do everything we can, at whatever cost, tobring jaguars back into the United States? To begin with, theAmerican Southwest is, at best, marginal ha

16、bitat for theanimals. More important, there are better ways to helpjaguars. South of our border, from Mexico to Argentina,thousands of jaguars live and breed in their true criticalhabitat. Governments and conservation groups (including theone I head) are already working hard to conserve jaguarpopula

17、tions and connect them to one another through aninitiative called the Jaguar Corridor.L).The jaguars that now and then cross into the UnitedStates most likely come from the northernmost population ofjaguars, in Sonora, Mexico. Rather than demand jaguars returnto our country, we should help Mexico an

18、d other jaguar-rangecountries conserve the animals true habitat itM )The recent move by the Fish and Wildlife Servicemeans that the rare federal funds devoted to protecting wildanimals will be wasted on efforts that cannot help savejaguars. It also stands to weaken the Endangered Species Act,because

19、 if critical habitat is redefined as any place where aspecies might ever have existed, and where you or I mightwant it to exist again, then the door is open for many othersense less efforts to bring back long-lost creatures.N)The Fish and Wildlife officials whose job is toprotect the countrys wild a

20、nimals need to grow a strongerbackbone-stick with their original, correct decision andsave their money for more useful preservation work. Otherwise,when funds are needed to preserve all those small, ugly, non-charismatic endangered species at the back of the line, theremay be no money left.1. It is

21、still a fact that there is no suitable placefor jaguars to live safely in the United States.2. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service should bemore determined and saving for the conservation work.3. Jaguars were regarded as endangered species because oftheir rare appearance at the United States

22、-Mexico border.4. Money was not spent effectively in helping savejaguars in the recent move by the Fish and Wildlife Service.5. It can be inferred that the United States is not thebest choice for jaguars to live from the evidence that theydont settle anywhere here.6. South of the United States borde

23、r, from Mexico toArgentina, is the true critical habitat for jaguars.7. The number of jaguars breeding populations insignificant areas of the western United States has deceasedin the past century.8. It is necessary for the government to invest lots offunds in order to help jaguars to reestablish.9.

24、It didnt indicate that jaguars had settled down inthe United States even though they were seen within 40 milesof the Mexican border at times.10. Fish and Wildlife officials were sure enough toappoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United States.1I) 。【题干译文】这仍然是一个事实：在美国没有合适的地方让美洲虎安全地 生存。【定位】由题

25、干中的 still a fact 和 no suitable place 定位到原文 I) 段第一句： 11lefacts haven t chang ed：there is still noarea in the United States essential to the conservation ofthe jaguar 【精解】原文中的 the facts haven t changed对应题干中的 itis still a fact ，原文中的 no area in the United Statesessential to the conservation of the jagua

26、r对应题干中的 nosuitable place for jaguars to live safely in the UnitedStates ，所以原文定位句和题干是同义转述，故选I) 。2N)。【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心应该更加坚定并且为保护工作节约开支。【定位】由题干中的 determined and saving for theconservation work 定位到原文 N)段第一句： The Fish and WildLife officials whose job is to protect the countrys wildanimals need to grow

27、 a stronger backbone stick with theiroriginal correct decision and save their money for moreuseful preservation work 【精解】定位句表明美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心需要坚持他们最初的准确的决定并且为更为重要的美洲虎保护工作节省资金。题于中的 be more determined对应原文中的 9row a stronger backbone ，故选N)。3C)。【题干译文】因为在美国和墨西哥边境的稀少出现，美洲虎被认为是一种濒危物种。【定位】由题干中的 regarded as end

28、angered species 定位到原文 c) 段第一句： the Fish and Wildlife Service put the jaguaron the United States endangered species list ，because therehad been occasional sightings of the cats crossing north overthe United States Mexico border 【精解】定位句表明，美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心将美洲虎列到濒危物种名单，因为它们很少出现在美国和墨西哥边境。定位句是主动语态，题于巾是被动语态，但

29、它们是同义转述，故 c)为答案。4M)。【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心在最近行动中并没有将资金有效地利用在保护美洲虎上。【定位】由题干中的 in the recent move by the Fish andWildlife Service 定位到原文 M)段第一句： The recent move by theFish and Wildlife Service means that the rare federal fundsdevoted to protecting wild animals will be wasted on effortsthat cannot help sav

30、e jaguars 【精解】由定位句可知，美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心的最近行动意味着致力于保护野生动物的稀有的联邦资金被浪费了。题干中的not spent effectively “(资金 )没有被有效利用”与此为同义转述，故 M)为答案。5D)。【题干译文】美洲虎并未长期定居在美国境内，通过这个证据能够推断美国并非是它们栖息的环境。【定位】由题干中的 the best choice for jaguars to live 定位到原文 D)段： jaguars don t occupy any territory in ourcountry-and that probably means th

31、e environment here is nolonger ideal for them 【精解】题干中的 the best choice 与原文中的 ideal 属于同义转述，题干中的 dont settle anywhere here 与原文中的 dontoccupy any territory in our country 也属于同义转述，故 D)为答案。6K)。【题干译文】美国边境以南，从墨西哥到阿根廷，是美洲虎真正的危急栖息地。【定位】由题干中的 from Mexico to Argentina 定位到原文 K)段第四句：South of our border from Mexic

32、o to Argentina ，thousands of jaguars live and breed in their true criticalhabitat 【精解】题干中的 from Mexico to Argentina 和原文中的一样，原文意思是美洲虎在这些地点繁衍生息，也就是它们真正的危急栖息地，故 K)为答案。7E)。【题干译文】在美国西部的重要区域繁衍生息的美洲虎的数目在近一个世纪以来减少了。【定位】由题干中的 breeding populations 定位到原文 E)段第一句：In prehistoric times these beautiful cats inhabit

33、edsignificant areas of the western United States ，but in thepast l00 years 。there have been few ，if any ，residentbreeding populations here 【精解】定位句表明，在史前时代，美洲虎尚且栖息在美国西部的重要区域，而在近一百年间，却寥寥无几。由此可知，在美国西部的重要区域繁衍生息的美洲虎的数目减少了，故 E)为答案。8J) 。【题干译文】政府很有必要投入资金来协助美洲虎重建柄息地。【定位】由题干中的 help jaguars to reestablish 定位到原文 J)段第二句： And since jaguars have not been able to reestablishthemselves naturally over the past century ，the governmentwill likely hav