英語(yǔ)四級(jí)長(zhǎng)篇閱讀段落信息匹配題練習(xí)及答案解析

1、英語(yǔ)四級(jí)長(zhǎng)篇閱讀段落信息匹配題練習(xí)及答案解析（11）Jaguars Dont Live Here AnymoreA)Earlier this month, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would appoint critical habitat for the endangered jaguar. Jaguars-the worlds third-largest wild cats, weighing up to 250 pounds, with distinctive black rosettes ( 玫瑰

2、花色 ) on their fur-are a separate species from the smaller, tawny (黃褐色的 ) mountain lions, which still roam large areas of the American West in the United States and take the first steps toward mandating (批準(zhǔn)) a jaguar recovery plan. This is a policy reversal and, on the surface, it may appear to be a

3、victory for the conservation community and for jaguars, the largest wild cats in the Western Hemisphere.B) But as someone who has studied jaguars for nearly three decades, I can tell you it is nothing less than a slap in the face to good science. Whats more, by changing the rules for animal preserva

4、tion, it stands to weaken the Endangered Species Act.C)The debate on what to do about jaguars started in 1997, when, at the urging of many biologists ( including me), the Fish and Wildlife Service put the jaguar on the United States endangered species list, because there had been occasional sighting

5、s of the cats crossing north over the United States-Mexico border. At the same time, however, the agency ruled that it would not be prudent (謹(jǐn)慎的 ) to declare that the jaguar has critical .habitat-a geographic area containing features the species needs to survive-in the United States. Determining an

6、endangered species critical habitat is a first step toward developing a plan for helping that species recover.D)The 1997 decision not to determine critical habitat for the jaguar was the right one, because even though they cross the border from time to time, jaguars dont occupy any territory in our

7、country-and that probably means the environment here is no longer ideal for them.E)In prehistoric times, these beautiful cats inhabited significant areas of the western United States, but in the past 100 years, there have been few, if any, resident breeding populations here. The last time a female j

8、aguar with a cub ( 幼獸 ) was sighted in this country was in the early 1900s.F)Two well-intentioned conservation advocacy groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, sued the Fish and Wildlife Service to change its ruling. Thus in 2006, the agency reassessed the situation an

9、d again determined that no areas in the United States met the definition of critical habitat for the jaguar. Despite occasional sightings, mostly within 40 miles of the Mexican border, there were still no data to indicate jaguars had taken up residence inside the United States.G ) After this second

10、ruling was made, an Arizona rancher ( 牧場(chǎng)主 ), with support from the state Game and Fish Department, set infrared-camera (紅外攝像機(jī) ) traps togather more data, and essentially confirmed the Fish and Wildlife Services findings. The cameras did capture transient jaguars, including one male jaguar, nick name

11、d Macho, B, who roamed the Arizona borderlands 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 easy time surviving in this dry, rugged region.H) Despite the continued evidence, the two conserva

12、tion advocacy groups continued to sue the government. Apparently, they want jaguars to repopulate the United State seven if jaguars dont wan! to. Last March, a federal district judge in Arizona ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit its 2006 determination on critical habitat.I)The facts ha

13、vent changed: there is still no area in the United 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 (訴訟). On Jan. 12, Fish and Wildlife officials, claimed to have evaluated new scie

14、ntific information that had become available after the July 2006 ruling. They determined that it is now prudent to appoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United States.J)This means that Fish and Wildlife must now also formulate a recovery plan for the jaguar. And since jaguars have not been

15、able to reestablish themselves naturally over the past century, the government will likely have to go to significant expense to attempt to bring them back-especially if the cats have to be reintroduced.K)So why not do everything we can, at whatever cost, to bring jaguars back into the United States?

16、 To begin with, the American Southwest is, at best, marginal habitat for the animals. More important, there are better ways to help jaguars. South of our border, from Mexico to Argentina, thousands of jaguars live and breed in their true critical habitat. Governments and conservation groups (includi

17、ng the one I head) are already working hard to conserve jaguar populations and connect them to one another through an initiative called the Jaguar Corridor.L).The jaguars that now and then cross into the United States most likely come from the northernmost population of jaguars, in Sonora, Mexico. R

18、ather than demand jaguars return to our country, we should help Mexico and other jaguar-range countries conserve the animals true habitat itM )The recent move by the Fish and Wildlife Service means that the rare federal funds devoted to protecting wild animals will be wasted on efforts that cannot h

19、elp save jaguars. It also stands to weaken the Endangered Species Act, because if critical habitat is redefined as any place where a species might ever have existed, and where you or I might want it to exist again, then the door is open for many other sense less efforts to bring back long-lost creat

20、ures.N)The Fish and Wildlife officials whose job is to protect the countrys wild animals need to grow a stronger backbone-stick with their original, correct decision and save their money for more useful preservation work. Otherwise, when funds are needed to preserve all those small, ugly, non-charis

21、matic endangered species at the back of the line, there may be no money left.1. It is still a fact that there is no suitable place for jaguars to live safely in the United States.2. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service should be more determined and saving for the conservation work.3. Jaguars

22、were regarded as endangered species because of their rare appearance at the United States-Mexico border.4. Money was not spent effectively in helping save jaguars in the recent move by the Fish and Wildlife Service.5. It can be inferred that the United States is not the best choice for jaguars to li

23、ve from the evidence that they dont settle anywhere here.6. South of the United States border, from Mexico to Argentina, is the true critical habitat for jaguars.7. The number of jaguars breeding populations in significant areas of the western United States has deceased in the past century.8. It is

24、necessary for the government to invest lots of funds in order to help jaguars to reestablish.9. It didnt indicate that jaguars had settled down in the United States even though they were seen within 40 miles of the Mexican border at times.10. Fish and Wildlife officials were sure enough to appoint c

25、ritical habitat for the jaguar in the United States.1.I)?！绢}干譯文】這仍然是一個(gè)事實(shí)：在美國(guó)沒(méi)有合適的地方讓美洲虎安全地 生存?！径ㄎ弧坑深}干中的still a fact和no suitable place定位到原文I)段第一句：11lefacts havent changed：there is still no area in the United States essential to the conservation of the jaguar.【精解】原文中的the facts havent changed對(duì)應(yīng)題干中的it is

26、 still a fact，原文中的no area in the United States essential to the conservation of the jaguar對(duì)應(yīng)題干中的no suitable place for jaguars to live safely in the United States，因此原文定位句和題干是同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故選I)。2.N)?！绢}干譯文】美國(guó)魚(yú)類和野生動(dòng)物服務(wù)中心應(yīng)該更加堅(jiān)定并且為保護(hù)工作節(jié)約開(kāi)支?！径ㄎ弧坑深}干中的determined and saving for the conservation work定位到原文N)段第一句：The Fis

27、h and Wild Life officials whose job is to protect the countrys wild animals need to grow a stronger backbonestick with their original.correct decision and save their money for more useful preservation work.【精解】定位句表明美國(guó)魚(yú)類和野生動(dòng)物服務(wù)中心需要堅(jiān)持他們最初的正確的決定并且為更為重要的美洲虎保護(hù)工作節(jié)省資金。題于中的be more determined對(duì)應(yīng)原文中的9row a str

28、onger backbone，故選N)。3.C)?！绢}干譯文】由于在美國(guó)和墨西哥邊境的稀少出現(xiàn)，美洲虎被認(rèn)為是一種瀕危物種。【定位】由題干中的regarded as endangered species定位到原文c)段第一句：the Fish and Wildlife Service put the jaguar on the United States endangered species list，because there had been occasional sightings of the cats crossing north over the United States.Mex

29、ico border.【精解】定位句表明，美國(guó)魚(yú)類和野生動(dòng)物服務(wù)中心將美洲虎列到瀕危物種名單，因?yàn)樗鼈兒苌俪霈F(xiàn)在美國(guó)和墨西哥邊境。定位句是主動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，題于巾是被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，但它們是同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故c)為答案。4.M)?！绢}干譯文】美國(guó)魚(yú)類和野生動(dòng)物服務(wù)中心在最近行動(dòng)中并沒(méi)有將資金有效地利用在保護(hù)美洲虎上。【定位】由題干中的in the recent move by the Fish and Wildlife Service定位到原文M)段第一句：The recent move by the Fish and Wildlife Service means that the rare federal fun

30、ds devoted to protecting wild animals will be wasted on efforts that cannot help save jaguars.【精解】由定位句可知，美國(guó)魚(yú)類和野生動(dòng)物服務(wù)中心的最近行動(dòng)意味著致力于保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物的稀有的聯(lián)邦資金被浪費(fèi)了。題干中的not spent effectively“(資金)沒(méi)有被有效利用”與此為同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故M)為答案。5.D)?！绢}干譯文】美洲虎并未長(zhǎng)期定居在美國(guó)境內(nèi)，通過(guò)這一證據(jù)可以推斷美國(guó)并非是它們棲息的最好環(huán)境?！径ㄎ弧坑深}干中的 the best choice for jaguars to live定位到

31、原文D)段：jaguars dont occupy any territory in our country-and that probably means the environment here is no longer ideal for them.【精解】題干中的the best choice與原文中的ideal屬于同義轉(zhuǎn)述，題干中的dont settle anywhere here與原文中的dont occupy any territory in our country也屬于同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故D)為答案。6.K)?！绢}干譯文】美國(guó)邊境以南，從墨西哥到阿根廷，是美洲虎真正的危急棲息地?！径ㄎ?/p>

32、】由題干中的from Mexico to Argentina定位到原文K)段第四句：South of our border.from Mexico to Argentina，thousands of jaguars live and breed in their true critical habitat.【精解】題干中的from Mexico to Argentina和原文中的一樣，原文意思是美洲虎在這些地點(diǎn)繁衍生息，也就是它們真正的危急棲息地，故K)為答案。7.E)?！绢}干譯文】在美國(guó)西部的重要區(qū)域繁衍生息的美洲虎的數(shù)目在近一個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)減少了?！径ㄎ弧坑深}干中的breeding popul

33、ations定位到原文E)段第一句：In prehistoric times.these beautiful cats inhabited significant areas of the western United States，but in the past l00 years。there have been few，if any，resident breeding populations here.【精解】定位句表明，在史前時(shí)代，美洲虎尚且棲息在美國(guó)西部的重要區(qū)域，而在近一百年間，卻寥寥無(wú)幾。由此可知，在美國(guó)西部的重要區(qū)域繁衍生息的美洲虎的數(shù)目減少了，故E)為答案。8.J)?！绢}干譯文】政府很有必要投入資金來(lái)幫助美洲虎重建柄息地?！径ㄎ弧坑深}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 reestablish themselves naturally over the past century，the g