Question

The US plans to extend its endangered species protection to lions in Africa. US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will classify lions in southern and eastern Africa as threatened. The move will place tighter restrictions on the import of lion “trophies(纪念品)”, such as paws or heads.

While the US cannot regulate hunting in other countries the move is significant because around half of all lion hunting in Africa is conducted by Americans. According to FWS data, more than 5, 600 lions have been killed and imported by American hunters over the past decade.

Under the new FWS rules, bringing lion parts to the US will be banned(禁止) in most circumstances if the animal is from a country where lions are endangered. Hunters will have to show the trophies were “legally obtained” from countries that have a scientifically sound management program that benefits the subspecies in the wild.

This regulation is expected to place a far greater burden of proof upon hunters who claim that the money from lion hunting has been used to help communities in Africa and the overall conservation of lions. The persistent downward trend in lion numbers, due to habitat loss and hunting by locals and foreign tourists, suggests there has been little conservation(保护) benefit from organized hunts.

An international study, published in September, found African lion numbers have decreased by half since 1993, with a further 50% decline expected over the next 20 years for populations in west, central and east Africa.

“The lion is one of the planet’s most beloved species and an irreplaceable part of our shared global heritage,” said Dan Ashe, director of the FWS. “If we want to ensure that healthy lion populations continue to wander around the African savannas(大草原) and forests of India, it’s up to all of us—not just the people of Africa and India--to take action.”

1.Why is the move of US significant?

A. The lions have been killed and imported by American hunters.

B. That is due to habitat loss and hunting by locals and foreign tourists.

C. Around half of all lion hunting in Africa is conducted by Americans.

D. The money from lion hunting has been used to help communities in Africa .

2.Where do most of the lion hunters come from?

A. Southern Africa.   B. America.

C. Eastern Africa.    D. India.

3.What may be the result of the move?

A. The import of lion parts will be strictly limited.

B. Lion-hunting will be illegal all over the world.

C. communities in Africa will benefit a lot.

D. Lion parts will never be legally obtained.

4.What does Dan Ashe really want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Almost everybody loves lions.

B. It’s everyone’s duty to protect lions.

C. Lion populations will increase rapidly.

D. Measures must be taken to keep lions fit.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于记叙文，介绍了美国发布了保护非洲狮的禁令，并分析了这一禁令对狮子保护的影响。

1.C 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句While the US cannot regulate hunting in other countries the move is significant because around half of all lion hunting in Africa is conducted by Americans.可知有一半的非洲狮子是被美国人猎杀的。所以美国发布这个禁令可以有效限制美国人猎杀狮子。所以说这个禁令很重要。故C正确。

2.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句While the US cannot regulate hunting in other countries the move is significant because around half of all lion hunting in Africa is conducted by Americans.可知一半的狮子被两个人猎杀，也就说大部分猎杀狮子的人来自美国。故B正确。

3.A 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The move will place tighter restrictions on the import of lion “trophies(纪念品)”, such as paws or heads.可知这个禁令对于狮子身体部位的产品的进口是有很大的限制的。故A正确。

4.“If we want to ensure that healthy lion populations continue to wander around the African savannas(大草原) and forests of India, it’s up to all of us—not just the people of Africa and India--to take action.”我们要一起努力来保护狮子，而不仅仅只有非洲人和印度人。故B正确。

【名师点睛】

推理判断和归纳题 是现在阅读理解中流行的题型,有逐渐增多的趋势，切记,此类题原文中没有现成的答案。答案是你自己推想出来的,但不能凭空瞎想,必须以原文中某句话或某个词语为依据去合理推测才能找到合适的答案。

①这种题型常见的提问方式:

A:We can learn from the text /conclude that _______.

B:We can know from the passage that ______.

C:We can infer from the (first/last) passage that ______.

D:The passage implies that ________.

E:The passage suggests that _________.

F:It can be concluded from the passage/ inferred that _______.

G:What can be concluded from the passage?

H:From the passage we can draw the conclusion that ______.

②怎样做出推理判断

此题型是阅读理解中较难的题型,多属于深层次理解题。在试卷中数量不断增多。它要求考生根据上下文的内在联系,充分挖掘文章的深层次内涵。做这类题时要注意:① 不要脱离原文只凭自己的想象胡乱推理或只凭常识推理;答案一定要在文章中找到依据或理由,分析材料所提供的全部事实。② 特别重视文章的主旨,所选答案的内容一定不能脱离主题大意。

注意:判断,推理和结论的区别。判断是对已知的事实做出合理的决定,而并非唯一的决定。推理是从已知推理出未知(合理的猜测)。而结论是以已知的事实为前提,得出的唯一合理的决定。

在做题时,注意题目中含有know, what do you think/suppose…?的一般是判断。

含有imply, suggest, infer, seem, appear, probably, most likely等的一般是推理。

有conclude, draw the conclusion 的一般是结论。

考点：考查记叙文阅读