Title | Ivory seizures in 2011 |
A chief event and its (1) ____ | ●Over twenty tons of ivory was (2) ____ ●To keep it off the international market. ●To (3) ____ the illegal killing of elephants for ivory. |
The growing (4) ____ of illegal ivory trades | ●Since 2007, illegal ivory trades have (5) ____ risen. ●In 2010, there were six large seizures, totalling just under 10 tons. ●In 2011, there were more than 13 large seizures, which (6) ____ about 2,500 elephants being killed: |
The introduction to the illegal ivory trades | ●Origins: mostly from Kenya and Tanzania. ●Shipment (7) ____ from airplanes to seaships. ●(8) ____: to Asia, especially to Malaysia, China and Thailand. ●Result: escaping from being (9) ____ made the criminals win much money. |
Data from ETIS | More than 17,000 ivory and other elephant product seizures have been (10) ____ since 1990. |
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Traditional fairytales (童话) are being given up by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found. Research uncovered that one in five parents has got rid of old literature such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favor of more modern books. One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood. And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplesliltshin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and killing. Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing. The survey of 2,000 adults was completed to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM ( 格林 童话剧) , which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six drama series based on traditional fairytales. The survey found a quarter of parents questioned wouldn"t consider reading fairytales to their kids. And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn"t send a good message to their children as it describes a young woman doing housework all day. Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to calm children down and send them off to sleep soundly.But as we see in GMMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic so it"s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children.As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five - year - old child could take them too literally.Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales as we see in GRIMM, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story." The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares.The most popular book read at bedtime is now "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. However half of parents said traditional tales are "more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids" books, such as The Gruffato, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books. | |
1. Classical works for children are being avoided by parents they think . | |
A. they contain unmoral themes B. they are terrifying C. they encourage stealing, kidnapping and killing D. they are tired of answering questions | |
2. What does the underlined word "gruesome" mean? | |
A. Very horrible B. Very amusing C. Very disappointing D. Very amazing | |
3. Which stories are the popular bedtime stories that parents like to tell their children now? | |
A. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Cinderella B. The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Red Riding Hood. C. The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Mr. Men D. Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Cinderella | |
4. According to Steve Hornsey , adults can see innocence in a fairy tale but a 5-year-old child might ______. | |
A. think it is different from the reality B. dislike it because it is scary C. believe exactly what the tale says D. feel there is a moral to the story | |
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Some of Britain"s most favoured spring visitors are disappearing in their thousands. Scientists say birds such as the cuckoo (布谷鸟), whose song announces the arrival of warm weather in Britain, are dropping in numbers. A typical migrant bird (候鸟) from Africa, cuckoo may no longer make its annual appearance in the woodlands in Britain, says a scientist. Numbers of migrant birds from Africa have declined seriously in the UK since 1995.For cuckoos the figure is 44%.The call of the cuckoo could be silenced in the near future. The real problem is that there are so many different possible causes for the loss-which makes it difficult to find out the real reasons for their decline and to prepare plans to put things right. The loss could be the result of changes in farmland use in Britain which are affecting the way cuckoos breed (繁殖) when they arrive here in spring. On top of changes of land use, scientists suspect that many cuckoos are finding it increasingly difficult to feed themselves when they come to breed in Britain. The large insects they eat have dropped rapidly in number here. Climate change might be another important reason. Migrant cuckoos arrive and breed at times which are no longer the best periods when food, such as insects, is available. Climate changes also affect timings of breeding cycles. Or the loss could be due to the increase of human populations in Africa and the destruction of natural living environment where they make their homes in winter. Apart from these, the killing takes place in spring and autumn when cuckoos, flying from and to Africa, cross islands in the Mediterranean Sea. They are shot in their hundreds of thousands by hunters who just enjoy killing them for the "sport" .It is against the European Union law, but that doesn"t stop it happening. Sheehan, a scientist, said, cuckoos "arrive in our countryside just as the first good weather arrives. We associate them with spring and warmth. That is why they appear so often in old English stories. They are part of our culture-which makes the decline in their number so worrying." | |
1. What can be inferred from the underlined part in Paragraph 2? | |
A. Cuckoos may arrive in warm weather. B. Cuckoos may rarely be seen in Britain. C. Cuckoos may appear every two years. D. Cuckoos may come back to the woodlands. | |
2. Concerning the rapid decrease in the number of cuckoos, scientists _______. | |
A. find it difficult to discover the real reasons B. know few possible causes for the loss C. have plans to put things right D. doubt if the data are accurate | |
3. According to the passage, what happens in Britain that possibly causes the decline of cuckoos? | |
A. Many hunters kill cuckoos for fun. B. Cuckoos" main food is getting less. C. Policies on land use have changed. D. Human population increases rapidly. | |
4.Which could be the best title for the passage? | |
A. Cuckoos, Who Take Away Your Food? B. Climate Change: A Danger to Cuckoos C. Spring May Lose Song of Cuckoos D. A Song for England"s Cuckoos |