四、短文填空。
主题群:灾害防范
子主题:自我保护
语篇类型:说明文
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Bears are considered as one of the most dangerous large predators(捕食性动物). It's reported that a woman in Yunnan was attacked(袭击) by an Asiatic black bear in the mountains when she was 1. s
searching
for bamboo shoots. According to a report, between 1950 and 2019, 765 people died because of Asiatic black bears. As a 2. r
result
, humans are afraid of them a lot.
3. H
However
, bears, including the most dangerous black bears, do not often attack people. Most attacks by bears are defensive reactions(防御反应) to a person who is too close.
An attack can also 4. h
happen
when people scare baby bears from a short distance(距离). When black bears are taking care of their 5. b
babies
, mother bears can get ready to attack anytime.
Moreover, people may find that bears and humans are more likely to meet in recent years.
Bears look for 6. f
food
near villages, and this makes more meetings with humans which may bring harm or death.
So, what should you do when there's a bear right in front of you? Play dead? It may 7. w
work
, for the bear may not think you are dangerous. But there are better ways. If you see a bear 8. b
before
it notices you, don't get closer or keep watching it. Just walk away 9. q
quietly/quickly
in the other direction. If a bear sees you first, don't run—it might chase you. 10. I
Instead
, move back slowly in the opposite direction and wait for the bear to go away.