The threat of giant pandas is “downgraded” 大熊貓喜迎“降級(jí)”

劉同功

曾經(jīng)，說(shuō)起中國(guó)的瀕危保護(hù)物種，必定有大熊貓;如今，大熊貓被“降級(jí)”了?？梢?，科研人員在大熊貓保護(hù)方面所付出的努力沒(méi)有白費(fèi)。

In recent years， some rare and endangered species populations have gradually recovered in China， and the number of Siberian tigers， Amur leopards and Asian elephants has increased significantly. The number of giant pandas in the wild has reached more than 1，800， and the threat level has been reduced from “endangered” to “vu?lnerable”. The “downgrade” of threats to wild gi?ant pandas is a proof of the “upgrade” of Chinas ecological environment protection.

Recently， from the south to the north， from the inland to the seashore， the rare birds and other animals that have disappeared for many years are performing “The Return of the King”： In the Qilian Mountain Reserve， cameras captured the desert cats， which are national first?class protected animals. In the mountains and forests of China， some people photographed three brown?necked hornbills that had disappeared for more than 30 years; Heilongjiang Siberian tigers entered the village; Yunnan Asian elephants moved north; whales appeared in Shen?zhen Dapeng Bay， and they also boarded hot searches one after another... Cute animals use their trajectories（軌跡） to measure the pace of Chinas ecological civilization construction.

In recent years， China has continued to promote biodiversity and ecological restoration. At the end of 2019， Chinas various nature reserves have reached 11，800， with a total area of more than 170 million hectares， accounting for 18% of the land area. The “Aichi Targets” of the Convention on Biological Diversity set a target of 17% by 2020.

The rare animals became lively， and people began to adapt to the new mode of getting along.This year， the news of “raccoon dogs appearing in 100 communities in Shanghai” appeared in hot searches. Experts said that this shows that raccoon dogs， a national second?class protected animal， are widely present in the metropolis of Shanghai.

Now， the concept of “green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains” has been deeply rooted in peoples hearts. More and more people realize that the song of deer and the empty valley of birds are also the most beautiful notes in modern life.

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1. What does the giant pandas “downgrade” show？

A. Their living conditions remain poor.

B. Fewer of them can be found in the wild.

C. They have been better protected in China.

D. They have lost their former status.

2. What does the phrase “The Return of the King” refer to in paragraph 2？

A. A well?known foreign movie.

B. The return of Siberian tigers to China.

C. The protected animals in Qilian mountains.

D. The reappearance of rare birds and other animals.

3. How does the author develop the third paragraph？

A. By giving examples.

B. By providing statistics.

C. By making comparison.

D. By following the time order.

4. How did people react to the news of raccoon dogs in Shanghai？

A. They took little interest in it.

B. They were doubtful about it.

C. They were much frightened by it.

D. They were very enthusiastic about it.

[Language][Study]

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences in the text

1. In recent years， some rare and endangered species populations have gradually recovered in China， and the number of Siberian tigers， Amur leopards and Asian elephants has increased significantly. 近年來(lái)，中國(guó)部分珍稀瀕危物種種群數(shù)量逐漸恢復(fù)，東北虎、遠(yuǎn)東豹、亞洲象數(shù)量顯著增加。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)由and連接的并列句。the number of意為“……的數(shù)量”，在句子中作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞通常用單數(shù)。

2. Recently， from the south to the north， from the inland to the seashore， the rare birds and other animals that have disappeared for many years are performing “The Return of the King”. 近日，從南到北，從內(nèi)陸到海濱，消失多年的珍稀鳥類和其他一些動(dòng)物正在上演“王者歸來(lái)”。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。關(guān)系代詞that引導(dǎo)的是定語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作主語(yǔ)，先行詞是the rare birds and other animals。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

vulnerable 易受傷害的

significantly 顯著地

capture 俘獲;捕獲

promote 促進(jìn);增進(jìn);促銷

restoration 恢復(fù)

metropolis 大都市

nature reserves 自然保護(hù)區(qū)

set a target of 確立……的目標(biāo)

be deeply rooted in 深深扎根于……