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河北省2020年初中毕业生升学文化课模拟考试英语试卷(押题卷一)(含听力音频)
The giraffe is the tallest animal on land. These beautiful creatures are one of the best-known species (物种) in Africa. They are known for their very long necks, very long legs and brown and white patterns that cover their bodies.
Graig Hilton-Taylor is head of the Red List program. He says in 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163, 000 giraffes. But now the number of them has fallen to about 98,000. "It is a huge tragedy and it's been sort of the silent disappearance that we just really haven't detected until now." Fifty years ago, groups of giraffes usually had 20 to 30 animals in them. Now observers (观察者) are only seeing 6 animals in the group. Until now the disappearance of the animals has not been observed closely. One reason could be that giraffes live in the wide area across Africa.
What is causing this decrease? Hilton-Taylor says, "The reasons are all due to the effect of people, whether it's people causing loss of the habitat (栖息地) for the species, hunting the species for food or harvesting for medicine or for wood."
He says pollution and the effects of climate change are just a few of the other problems affecting the species. Some people are moving into protected areas where giraffes and other animals live because of a lack of the rain that affects food production. Sometimes the graceful, plant-eating animals are killed for their meat. Also, civil wars in Africa make it more difficult to protect the animals.
Hilton-Taylor says giraffes can be helped. "It's not too late and we can turn things around." Some of the ideas that work include community involvement and tourism. Tourism, for example, provides jobs for local people. He also says there needs to be a giraffe action plan put in place to observe and survey the animals across the continent of Africa. Hilton-Taylor adds that finding the answers to the problems people face, like drought linked to climate change, food shortages and civil unrest, will provide answers for people to help giraffes.
Here are four clothing stores.
Golden Point Sell: women's clothing and accessories (配饰) Open hours: 8:30 a.m. —9:30 p.m. Clothes: Good Price (价格): £ £ £ £ Service: ★ Phone: 6632225 |
The West Village Sell: men's clothing and second-hand (二手的) clothing Open hours: 8:00 a.m. —10:00 p.m. Clothes: Bad Price: £ £ Service: ★★★★ Phone: 7632646 |
Sports World Sell: sports clothing Open hours: 9:00 a.m. 一 9:00 p.m. Clothes: Very good Price: £ £ £ Service: ★★★ Phone: 7799365 |
The Cross Sell: children's clothing and accessories Open hours: 8:30 a.m. 一 7:30 p.m. Clothes: Best Price: £ £ £ Service: ★★ Phone: 7246911 |
Notes: £ means the cheapest; £ £ £ £ means the most expensive;
★ means friendly; ★★★★ means the friendliest
Every country has its own way of cooking.
Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home-cooked meals are the best.
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A. American cooks pay attention to(注意) the balance(平衡)of food B. American people don't like cooking C. they also think cooking is interesting D. they are good at cooking very much E. Americans have their own way of cooking F. They also like to make the meal look beautiful |
Murder in West Town |
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2.The man was last seen{#blank#}3{#/blank#}his office at about 8p. m. yesterday. |
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