Zimbabwe's big plan

河北樂亭第一中學 胡金瑩

聽力掃障

1.rhino/?ra?n??/n.犀牛

2.decline/d??kla?n/n.下降

3.hyena/ha??i?n?/n.鬣狗

4.unprocessed/?n?pr??sest/adj.未經加工的

掃碼聽測

Ⅰ. 聽寫練習

一邊聽錄音一邊閱讀以下文字材料，這些文字材料不是錄音的全部內容，而是以提綱、摘要、筆記、圖標等形式再現的錄音的主要內容，需要補全的內容一般是錄音中的關鍵信息。 注意每空一詞。

1.The reason why the elephant population decrease is that hunters want to get .

2. Wild animals such as lions and elephants are in Dube’s village.

3. Most of the supply of ivory was taken from animals which died of .

Ⅱ. 數據梳理

聽下面的文章，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。 文章讀三遍。

1. What’s the elephant population in Zimbabwe?

A. 74，000. B. 81，400. C. 84，000.

2. How many goats that belong to Gertrude Dube have been eaten by hyenas?

A. 7. B. 17. C. 70.

3. What’s the percentage of world’s elephants that are in Botswana and Namibia?

A. Over 16%. B. Over 60%. C. Over 70%.

4. When was the law that banned trading ivory made?

A. 13 years ago. B. 30 years ago. C. 40 years ago.

文 本 解 說

為了獲取珍貴的象牙，狩獵者大量獵殺大象。 盡管如此，津巴布韋的大象卻多達8.4萬頭。 如今，津巴布韋擁有價值6億美元的象牙和犀牛角，其中大部分來自死去的動物。目前，這個國家希望能夠獲得出售價值6億美元的象牙和犀牛角的許可。

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Zimbabwe hosted the first United Nations and Africa Union meeting on wildlife. The country is seeking permission to sell its $600-million supply of elephant ivory andrhinohorns to pay for conservation programs.

In some parts of Africa， elephant populations are indecline. That is mostly because hunters shoot the animals for their valuable ivory tusks.

Officials in Zimbabwe， however， say the country's elephant population is up to 84，000.

But some people who live near Zimbabwe's wildlife parks have different concerns. Gertrude Dube lives in a village near Hwange National Park， Zimbabwe's biggest wildlife reserve. Her main problem is withhyenas. The animals have eaten all seven of the goats she once owned.But elephants make life difficult too， she says.

Dube said， “We love and appreciate wild animals. But some like lions and elephants are dangerous. When people hear of elephants in the area， even school children fear going to school， as they kill.”

Zimbabwe and neighboring countries Botswana and Namibia are home to over 60 percent of the world's elephants. The countries want to end the international ban on trading inunprocessedivory. The law was created 30 years ago in hopes of protecting elephant populations.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country has about $600-million worth of elephant ivory and rhino horns. Most of the supply was taken from animals that died of natural causes.

Mnangagwa added that Zimbabwe supports sharing benefits from natural resources fairly among communities living within wildlife areas.

That would be good news for Dube and others who lose their crops and animals because of elephants and other wildlife.