七、阅读短文,回答问题(10 分)
A total of 23 spotted seals (斑海豹) were put back into the sea near Dalian in North-east China's Liaoning Province in 2023 as part of China's efforts to protect wildlife in danger.
Spotted seals are nationally protected animals in China. They are the only kind of seals that can have babies in Chinese waters. Like birds travelling with the seasons, they arrive around October every year in Liaodong Bay (湾), and take the long journey back to the North-west Pacific in May after raising their young. They are often called the "pandas of the sea".
Thanks to China's top-class national protection in recent years, the number of spotted seals in Chinese waters reaches around 2 000, while the global (全球的) number is between 400 000 and 600 000. Studies have shown that these 2 000 spotted seals are of great importance for the study on spotted seals.
To protect these rare animals and their ecological environment, the Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands were set up in 1992. Ten years later, they were included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance. Covering an area of 560 000 hectares with a coastline of about 370 kilometres, the wetlands are rich in biological resources (资源). They have become home to nationally protected animals such as the spotted seals and East Asian river dolphins.
Since 1992, researchers in Dalian have successfully saved 388 spotted seals and put 299 of them back into the wild.
前4题每题的答案不超过10个词,第5题的答案词数不限。
1. Where were the 23 spotted seals put back into?
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5. As students, what can you do to protect wild animals?
解析:
【分析】做这类阅读理解题,需先明确各问题的关键词,再带着关键词回到原文定位对应信息,提取关键内容作答;第5题是开放性问题,结合自身实际提出合理的保护措施即可。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段第一句,可知23只斑海豹被放回大连附近的海里;2. 定位原文第二段最后一句,可知斑海豹被称为“海洋熊猫”;3. 定位原文第三段第一句,可知中国水域斑海豹数量约为2000只;4. 定位原文第四段,湿地1992年建立,十年后(即2002年)被列入国际重要湿地名录;5. 结合保护野生动物的常识,提出合理措施即可。
【答案】1. The sea near Dalian.
2. "Pandas of the sea".
3. Their number reaches around 2 000.
4. In 2002.
5. We can raise money to help protect them./We can protect the environment for them.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、信息提取、观点表达
【点评】本题为阅读理解题,侧重考查学生从文本中提取关键信息的能力,第5题兼顾考查学生的环保意识与语言运用能力,题目难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6