2017届高三英语阅读理解复习检测33.doc

【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Withhisuniqueblackmane(鬃毛)andimpressivestature(身材),13-year-oldCecilwasapopulartouristattractionatthe3.6million-square-acreHwangeNationalPark(万基国家公园)inZimbabwe(津巴布韦).

Cecilwasheadofaprideoflionsthatincludes12cubs(幼崽),butthewell-knownlionwasshotandkilledinearlyJulybyAmericandentistWalterJ.Palmer.

Cecil’sdeathhasalreadysparkedaninternationaloutcry(强烈抗议)withmanycallingforanendtohuntingendangeredanimalsandforPalmertobeextradited(引渡)toZimbabwetostandtrial.

ProfessorDavidMacdonald,theheadoftheOxford

Macdonaldsaysmanyofthelionstrackedbytheprogramhavebeenshotandkilled.“ThebackgroundtothisstoryisthatthereisacrisisforlionsthroughoutmuchofAfrica.”Hesays.

Africanlionpopulationshavefallenalmost60percentoverthepastthirtydecades,andasfewas32,000ofthemremaininthewild,accordingtotheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare(国际爱护动物基金会).

“Andastroublingasitis,therarerthesehuntedanimalsbecome,themorehuntersarewillingtopaytokillthem,”saidJeffFlockedn,thefund’sNorthAmericanregionaldirector.

Inadditiontoexcessivehunting,lionsthroughoutAfricaalsocontinuetofacethreatsthatincludeconflictswithlocalfarmers,lossofhabitatandriskoftrafficandrailwaycollisions(碰撞).

1.Internationally,people’sattitudetowardsWalterJ.Palmer’sbehavioris________.

A.UnderstandableB.UnpardonableC.UnpredictableD.Uncontrollable

2.Accordingtothetext,howmanyAfricanlionslivedinthewildthirtyyearsago?

A.80,000B.48,000C.53,000D.60,000

3.Africanlionsarefacingthefollowingthreatsexcept________.

A.theirconflictswithlocalfarmers.

B.thelossoftheirhabitats

C.people’sexcessivehunting

D.theincreaseinthenumberoftheirnaturalenemies

4.Thebesttitleofthetextmightbe________.

A.TheDea