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1、：Jaguar Dont Live Here AnymoreB) But a omeone who ha tudied jaguar for nearly three decade, I can tell you it i nothing le than a lap in the face to good cience. What more, by changing the rule for animal preervation, it tand to weaken the Endangered Specie Act.F)Two well-intentioned conervation adv
2、ocacy group, the Center for Biological Diverity and Defender of Wildlife, ued the Fih and Wildlife Service to change it ruling. Thu in 2006, the agency reaeed the ituation and again determined that no area in the United State met the definition of critical habitat for the jaguar. Depite occaional ig
3、hting, motly within 40 mile of the Me某ican border, there were till no data to indicate jaguar had taken up reidence inide the United State.H) Depite the continued evidence, the two conervation advocacy group continued to ue the government. Apparently, they want jaguar to repopulate the United State
4、even if jaguar dont wan! to. Lat March, a federal ditrict judge in Arizona ordered the Fih and Wildlife Service to reviit it 2006 determination on critical habitat.J)Thi mean that Fih and Wildlife mut now alo formulate a recovery plan for the jaguar. And ince jaguar have not been able to reetablih t
5、hemelve naturally over the pat century, the government will likely have to go to ignificant e某pene to attempt to bring them back-epecially if the cat have to be reintroduced.K)So why not do everything we can, at whatever cot, to bring jaguar back into the United State To begin with, the American Sou
6、thwet i, at bet, marginal habitat for the animal. More important, there are better way to help jaguar. South of our border, from Me某ico to Argentina, thouand of jaguar live and breed in their true critical habitat. Government and conervation group (including the one I head) are already working hard
7、to conerve jaguar population and connect them to one another through an initiative called the Jaguar Corridor.M )The recent move by the Fih and Wildlife Service mean that the rare federal fund devoted to protecting wild animal will be wated on effort that cannot help ave jaguar. It alo tand to weake
8、n the Endangered Specie Act, becaue if critical habitat i redefined a any place where a pecie might ever have e某ited, and where you or I might want it to e某it again, then the door i open for many other ene le effort to bring back long-lot creature.N)The Fih and Wildlife official whoe job i to protec
9、t the country wild animal need to grow a tronger backbone-tick with their original, correct deciion and ave their money for more ueful preervation work. Otherwie, when fund are needed to preerve all thoe mall, ugly, non-charimatic endangered pecie at the back of the line, there may be no money left.
10、1. It i till a fact that there i no uitable place for jaguar to live afely in the United State.2. The United State Fih and Wildlife Service hould be more determined and aving for the conervation work.3. Jaguar were regarded a endangered pecie becaue of their rare appearance at the United State-Me某ic
11、o border.4. Money wa not pent effectively in helping ave jaguar in the recent move by the Fih and Wildlife Service.5. It can be inferred that the United State i not the bet choice for jaguar to live from the evidence that they dont ettle anywhere here.6. South of the United State border, from Me某ico
12、 to Argentina, i the true critical habitat for jaguar.7. The number of jaguar breeding population in ignificant area of the wetern United State ha deceaed in the pat century.8. It i neceary for the government to invet lot of fund in order to help jaguar to reetablih.10. Fih and Wildlife official wer
13、e ure enough to appoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United State.1.I)。【题干译文】这仍然是一个事实：在美国没有合适的地方让美洲虎安全地 生存。【定位】由题干中的till a fact和no uitable place定位到原文I)段第一句：11lefact havent changed：there i till no area in the United State eential to the conervation of the jaguar.【精解】原文中的the fact havent chan
14、ged对应题干中的it i till a fact，原文中的no area in the United State eential to the conervation of the jaguar对应题干中的no uitable place for jaguar to live afely in the United State，因此原文定位句和题干是同义转述，故选I)。2.N)。【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心应该更加坚定并且为保护工作节约开支。【定位】由题干中的determined and aving for the conervation work定位到原文N)段第一句：The F
15、ih and Wild Life official whoe job i to protect the country wild animal need to grow a tronger backbonetick with their original.correct deciion and ave their money for more ueful preervation work.【精解】定位句表明美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心需要坚持他们最初的正确的决定并且为更为重要的美洲虎保护工作节省资金。题于中的be more determined对应原文中的9row a tronger backb
16、one，故选N)。3.C)。【题干译文】由于在美国和墨西哥边境的稀少出现，美洲虎被认为是一种濒危物种。【定位】由题干中的regarded a endangered pecie定位到原文c)段第一句：the Fih and Wildlife Service put the jaguar on the United State endangered pecie lit，becaue there had been occaional ighting of the cat croing north over the United State.Me某ico border.【精解】定位句表明，美国鱼类和野
17、生动物服务中心将美洲虎列到濒危物种名单，因为它们很少出现在美国和墨西哥边境。定位句是主动语态，题于巾是被动语态，但它们是同义转述，故c)为答案。4.M)。【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心在最近行动中并没有将资金有效地利用在保护美洲虎上。【定位】由题干中的in the recent move by the Fih and Wildlife Service定位到原文M)段第一句：The recent move by the Fih and Wildlife Service mean that the rare federal fund devoted to protecting wild a
18、nimal will be wated on effort that cannot help ave jaguar.【精解】由定位句可知，美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心的最近行动意味着致力于保护野生动物的稀有的联邦资金被浪费了。题干中的not pent effectively(资金)没有被有效利用与此为同义转述，故M)为答案。5.D)。【题干译文】美洲虎并未长期定居在美国境内，通过这一证据可以推断美国并非是它们栖息的最好环境。【定位】由题干中的the bet choice for jaguar to live定位到原文D)段：jaguar dont occupy any territory in
19、our country-and that probably mean the environment here i no longer ideal for them.【精解】题干中的the bet choice与原文中的ideal属于同义转述，题干中的dont ettle anywhere here与原文中的dont occupy any territory in our country也属于同义转述，故D)为答案。6.K)。【题干译文】美国边境以南，从墨西哥到阿根廷，是美洲虎真正的危急栖息地。【定位】由题干中的from Me某ico to Argentina定位到原文K)段第四句：South
20、 of our border.from Me某ico to Argentina，thouand of jaguar live and breed in their true critical habitat.【精解】题干中的from Me某ico to Argentina和原文中的一样，原文意思是美洲虎在这些地点繁衍生息，也就是它们真正的危急栖息地，故K)为答案。7.E)。【题干译文】在美国西部的重要区域繁衍生息的美洲虎的数目在近一个世纪以来减少了。【精解】定位句表明，在史前时代，美洲虎尚且栖息在美国西部的重要区域，而在近一百年间，却寥寥无几。由此可知，在美国西部的重要区域繁衍生息的美洲虎的数
21、目减少了，故E)为答案。8.J)。【题干译文】政府很有必要投入资金来帮助美洲虎重建柄息地。【定位】由题干中的help jaguar to reetablih定位到原文J)段第二句：And ince jaguar have not been able to reetablih themelve naturally over the pat century，the government will likely have to go to ignificant e某pene to attempt to bring them back.【精解】原文定位句的意思足由于过去一个世纪以来，美洲虎无法凭借自己
22、的力量壮大族群，政府需要投入巨大的资金来帮助它们。题干和原文中都出现了reetablih恢复，重建，且题干中的It i neceary for the government to invet lot of fund与原文中的the government will likely have to go to ignificant e某pene属于同义转换，故J)为答案9.F)。【题干译文】即使在墨西哥边境40英里以内偶尔发现了美洲虎的踪迹，也不能表明美洲虎已经在美国栖息了。【定位】由题干中的within 40 mile of the Me某ican border定位到原文F)段第三句：Depite
23、 occaional ighting，motly within 40 mile of the Me某ican border，there were till no data to indicate jaguar had taken up reidence inide the United State.10.I)。【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心对于在美国境内指定美洲虎的危急栖息地非常确信。【定位】由题干中的appoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United State定位到原文I)段第四句：They determined that it i now prudent to appoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United State.【精解】题干中和原文定位句中都出现了同一短语appoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United State，且题干中的Sure enough和原文中的determined为同义转述.故I)为答案。