Zimbabwe's big plan

河北乐亭第一中学 胡金莹

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1.rhino/΄raɪnəʊ/n.犀牛

2.decline/dɪ΄klaɪn/n.下降

3.hyena/haɪ΄iːnə/n.鬣狗

4.unprocessed/ʌn΄prəʊsest/adj.未经加工的

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Ⅰ. 听写练习

一边听录音一边阅读以下文字材料，这些文字材料不是录音的全部内容，而是以提纲、摘要、笔记、图标等形式再现的录音的主要内容，需要补全的内容一般是录音中的关键信息。 注意每空一词。

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. 数据梳理

听下面的文章，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 文章读三遍。

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 说

为了获取珍贵的象牙，狩猎者大量猎杀大象。 尽管如此，津巴布韦的大象却多达8.4万头。 如今，津巴布韦拥有价值6亿美元的象牙和犀牛角，其中大部分来自死去的动物。目前，这个国家希望能够获得出售价值6亿美元的象牙和犀牛角的许可。

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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.