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AvolunteerteaminSouthAfricaisrescuingpangolinsfrom
illegaltradeastheanimalsfacegrowingthreatsofextinction.
Pangolins,orscalyant-eatersastheyareotherwiseknown,
areuniquespeciesfoundinAsiaandAfrica.Theyarecoveredin
hardscales(鱗甲).Whentheyfeelthreatenedtheyrollupintoa
tightballwithonlytheirscalesexposed.
Pangolinsarelittlestudiedandlittleunderstoodspecies.
However,theyarepoachedandillegallytradedinAsiaandAfrica.
TheirmeatisconsideredadelicacyinmanyAsiancountriesand
thescalesareusedinexpensiveclothingandhandbags.But
muchoftheillegaltradeinpangolinsinvolvestheirscales,which
arethoughttofightillnesses.Highdemandfortheirscaleshas
resultedinpoachingandillegaltradedespitethefactthatthe
speciesisprotected.
TheAfricanPangolinWorkingGroupinJohannesburgisa
volunteerteamofveterinarians(獸醫(yī))andwildlifeexperts.They
takecareoftheirwounds,feedthemandbringthembackto
health.NicciWrightheadsthegroup.
"Whenwereceivethosepangolinstheyareallveryweak,
whethertheyhavebeenwiththepoachersforafewdaysorup
totwoweeks,"Wrightsaid"Theyhavegotwoundsandinjuries,
anditisverypitifulandverydifficulttoemotionallydealwith
thatkindofsufferingandabuse.”
Thegroupisnotjusttreatingpangolins.Theyalsohelppolice
toidentifyandcatchpoachersandtraders
ofteninundercoveroperations.Theyalsoworkon
anti-traffickingmeasures.Thelatestprogramistotraindogsto
sniffoutpangolinsbeinghiddenandtransported.
Itisreportedthat97tonsofpangolinscaleswereseizedfrom
smugglerswhotriedtotakethemoutofAfricalastyear.This
amountstoabout150,000poachedanimals.However,ifsonly
about20percentofthetotalnumber,becausetherestescaped
withthepoachers."Ifthistrendcontinues,thereisaverylikely
extinctioneventforallspeciesofthepangolin,HWrightnoted.
8.Whyarepangolinsconsidereduniquemammals?
A.Theirmeatmakesdeliciousfood.
B.Theyhavescalestoprotectthemselves.
C.Theyareindangerofdyingout.
D.Theyarelittleunderstoodspecies.
9.Whatpushesthepoachingandillegaltradeofpangolins?
A.FoodshortagesinAfrica.
B.Healthbenefitsoftheirmeat.
C.Medicinalvalueoftheirscales.
D.Thedemandoffashionindustry.
10.Whatdothevolunteerteam1seffortsfocuson?
A.Catchingthepoachersandillegaltraders.
B.Trainingdogstofindthehiddenpangolins.
C.Reportinganyillegaltradeorpoaching.
D.Treatingandtendingtherescuedpangolins.
11.WhatisNicciWrightsmajorconcernaccordingtothelast
paragraph?
A.Pangolins'sufferingandabuse.
B.Extinctionofallpangolinspecies.
CAdeclineinpangolinpopulations.
D.Theresearchonpangolin1sbehavior.
BCDB
Chemically,therearemanydifferentalcohols.Allofthemare
poisonsforalmostalllivingthings.Afterapersonswallowsa
drinkcontainingalcohol,thealcoholisabsorbedrapidlyintothe
bloodstream.Itisthenslowlyremovedandburnedup,changing
entirelyintheprocesstocarbondioxideandwater,mostlyby
actionoftheliver.Theeffectsofalcoholonthebodycomefrom
itseffectonthebrain.Andtheydependupontheamountof
alcoholthatbuildsupinthebloodstream.
Aswithmanyotherpoisons,asmallamountofalcoholhas
somespecialeffects.Insmallamountsitactsasastimulant.
Peoplewhoare"uptight”—tenseandnervous—areaptto
becomemorerelaxedandtalkative,andseemtolosetheir
worries.Forthisreason,somepeopledrinkalittlealcoholaftera
hardday'swork.
Thetroublewithalcoholbeginswithjustalittlemorejust一
aslightlyhigheramount—inthebloodstream.Thenit
becomesadepressant.Depressantsmakepeopleslowerat
thinkingandsloweratmoving.Butpeopleareapttothinkthey
aresmarterandfaster.That,sbad.Youcaneasilyunderstand
whytheyshouldnotbedrivingacar.
There'sanotherpartaboutdrinkingtoomuchalcohol,which
isevenworse.Peoplearelikelytoloseself-control.Thentheyare
likelytodrinkevenmore.Thosewhoaredrunkarenotverynice
tobearoundandcanbedangerous—tothemselvesandothers.
Somepeoplearecompulsivedrinkers.Evenasmallamount
ofalcohol"setsthemoff,"andtheykeepondrinking.These
peoplearecalledalcoholics.TheAmericanMedicalAssociation
saystheyhavethediseaseofalcoholism.
Sofar,noonehasfoundacure.Theonlytreatmentforan
alcoholicistonevertakeadrinkofalcohol-notevenalittlebit.
Thatmaysoundsimple,butforanalcoholicit'snot.
12.Whichpartofbodydoesalcoholhavethemosteffectson?
A.Thebloodstream.
B.Theheart.
C.Thebrain.
D.Theliver.
13.Whydopeopleliketodrinkalcoholafteraday*swork?
A.Torelaxthemselves.
B.Tomakethemsmarter.
C.Tohaveagoodsleep.
D.Tobecomebraver.
14.Whatdoestheauthor*ssuggestiontoalcoholics?
A.Drinknlittlebiteachday.
B.Cutdownontheamount.
C.Neverdriveafterdrinking.
D.Stopdrinkingcompletely.
15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Thebenefitsofalcoholdrinking.
B.Theeffectsofalcoholonpeople
C.Thetreatmentsonalcoholism.
D.Thecausesofgettingdrunk.
CADB
Anextremelyraremanuscript(手稿)signedbyEnglish
naturalistCharlesDarwinisexpectedtofetchupto$790,00ata
Sothebyzsauctionnextmonth.Thedocumentcontainsa
passagefromthefamous1859workOntheOriginofSpecies,in
whichDarwinputforthhistheoryofevolution.
Thedocumentwasoncethoughttobeadesertedpagefrom
anearliermanuscriptofthework.Butexpertsnowunderstandit
waswrittenin1865andsenttotheeditoroftheAutographic
MirrorwhohadrequestedasignedwritingsamplefromDarwin.
“WhilesomeofDarwin'snotesandmanuscriptpageshave
survivedoverthelasthundredormoreyears,hewasknownto
keeprevisinghispublications,oftenthrowingawaypagesfrom
workingdraftsaswastepaper,makingthemextremelyrare,"
Sotheby'ssaidinastatement.
OntheOriginofSpecieswasvotedthemostinfluential
academicbookofalltimeinapublicpollheldduringAcademic
BookWeekin2O15.ThebookoffersDarwin'srevolutionaryidea
thatspeciesevolveovergenerationsintheprocessofnatural
selection.
Darwinbackeduphistheorywithevidencecollectedduring
his1831—1836voyageontheH.MS.Beagle,duringwhichhe
observedandcollectedspecimens(標(biāo)本)fromanumberof
species.OntheGalapagosIslandsoffthecoastofEcuador,
Darwinnotedthatthefinches(鳴雀)ontheislandweresimilarto
finchesonthemainland;however,theavailabilityofdifferent
foodsineachareahadledtodifferencesinbeakshapes.
ThemanuscriptwillbeplacedondisplayatSotheby'sinNew
YorkbetweenNov.30andDec8,andonlinebidswillbe
acceptedbetweenNow.25andDec.8.Theauctionhouse
estimatesthatthedocumentwillfetchbetween$600,000and
$790,000.
Theauction,whichistitledAgeofWonder,willalso
includeafirsteditionofOntheOrigino
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