美洲豹在美墨边境再次出现
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
Conservationists are celebrating the reappearance of a jaguar who was spotted in northern Mexico seven years after he was last seen across the border in the United States. James Reed reports.
Jaguars were almost entirely wiped out in the United States half a century ago. So this one became a celebrity when he was first spotted in the mountains of Arizona in 2011. A local school named him El Jefe, “The Boss” in Spanish. He was last detected there by a motion sensor camera in 2015. Now he's reappeared on the other side of the border in Mexico. Scientists confirmed his presence in Sonora State using specialist photo analysis software to identify his unique markings. They say the jaguar’s cross-border journey shows that wildlife habitats remain connected despite the barriers put up to stop human migrants.
James Reed with that report. And that's the latest BBC News.
VOCABULARY
1. conservationist n. 自然资源保护者,生态环境保护者
2. jaguar n. a large animal of the cat family, that has yellowish-brown fur with black rings and spots. Jaguars live in parts of Central and South America. 美洲豹;美洲虎
3. spot v. to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so发现
QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
Q1: What are conservationists celebrating?
A. The reappearance of a monkey.
B. The reappearance of a donkey.
C. The reappearance of a tiger
D. The reappearance of a jaguar.
Q2: When and where was the animal first spotted?
A. In the mountains of Arizona in 2011.
B. In the mountains of Arizona in 2015.
C. In the mountains of Arizona in 2021.
D. In the mountains of Arizona in 2022.
Q3: What does the jaguar’s cross-border journey show?
A. Wildlife habitats remain connected because the barriers put up to stop human migrants.
B. Wildlife habitats remain connected despite the barriers put up to stop human migrants.
C. Human migrants remain connected despite the barriers put up to stop wildlife habitats.
D. Human migrants remain connected because the barriers put up to stop wildlife habitats.
KEY
Q1: D。细节题。命题出处:Conservationists are celebrating the reappearance of a jaguar who was spotted in northern Mexico seven years after he was last seen across the border in the United States.
Q2: A。细节题。命题出处:Jaguars were almost entirely wiped out in the United States half a century ago. So this one became a celebrity when he was first spotted in the mountains of Arizona in 2011.
Q3: B。细节题。命题出处:They say the jaguar’s cross-border journey shows that wildlife habitats remain connected despite the barriers put up to stop human migrants.
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