Question

    Carl Jones' love for animals began in his childhood. As a boy, he rescued injured wild creatures. In the 1970s, when the 24-year-old biologist learned that the Mauritius kestrel(红隼) is dying out, he decided to do his part.

He arrived on the island in an age of extinction. Even his employers of BirdLife International instructed him to “pull out elegantly” and leave the kestrel-saving to Mauritius government officials. That actually meant closing it down, because the Mauritians didn’t have the resources or ability.

Despite various difficulties, Jones holds the belief that all species are savable and humans need to live closely with other species. He has done so all his life and developed his hands-on approach to saving species.

Jones challenges the classic conservation wisdom that we must first understand the reasons for a species^, decline and restore its habitat. Instead, he argues that scientists must identify the limiting factors on a species' population—food, nesting sites, competition, killing, disease—with practical fieldwork. “If there's a shortage of food, you will start feeding. If there's a shortage of nesting sites, you will put up nesting boxes. You don't need endless PhD students studying a species for 20 years. ” Conservation science, he argues, is often too remote. “Do you sit back and monitor a sick patient or do you treat them and see what works? A lot of species have been studied to extinction. ”

In Mauritius, Jones has preserved many plant species and nine animals. Without Carl Jones, the world might have lost the Mauritius kestrel, the pink pigeon and more.

1.What did BirdLife International want Carl Jones to do?

A.Live closely with other species. B.Do his part in an age of distinction.

C.Co-operate with the local government. D.Give up his decision to save the Mauritius kestrel.

2.What's Carl Jones’ approach to saving species?

A.Working on specific factors. B.Getting necessary resources.

C.Analyzing reasons for a species' decline. D.Following the classic conservation wisdom.

3.When it comes to saving endangered species, what's Carl Jones' opinion on studying them?

A.It's a waste of time. B.It's an impractical approach.

C.It should be done in remote areas. D.It takes highly educated personnel.

4.What can we infer about Carl Jones' work?

A.It is based on abundant research. B.It has produced beneficial results.

C.It received the government’ support. D.It is against the basic laws of fieldwork.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了从小喜爱动物的生物学家Carl Jones，在20世纪70年代时开始投入到红隼的保护工作中。尽管困难重重，Jones仍然相信所有的物种都是可拯救的，人类需要与其他物种紧密地生活在一起。文章主要说明了Jones对于动物保护的一些看法以及他的成果。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段中Even his employers of BirdLife International instructed him to “pull out elegantly” and leave the kestrel-saving to Mauritius government officials.可知甚至连他的雇主国际鸟盟也指示他“优雅地退出”，把拯救凯斯特尔的任务留给毛里求斯政府官员。由此可知，国际鸟盟想让Carl Jones放弃拯救毛里求斯红隼的决定。故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据第四段中Instead, he argues that scientists must identify the limiting factors on a species' population—food, nesting sites, competition, killing, disease—with practical fieldwork.可知相反，他认为科学家必须通过实际的野外工作来确定一个物种种群数量的限制因素——食物、筑巢地点、竞争、杀戮、疾病。由此可推知，Carl Jones拯救物种的方法是针对某个影响物种种群的特定因素进行工作。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据第四段中Conservation science, he argues, is often too remote.可知他认为，保护科学往往过于遥远。由此可推知，谈到拯救濒危物种，Carl Jones认为研究它们是一个不切实际的方法。故选B。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中Without Carl Jones, the world might have lost the Mauritius kestrel, the pink pigeon and more.可知如果没有Carl Jones，这个世界可能会失去毛里求斯红隼、粉红鸽子等等。由此可推知，Carl Jones的工作产生了有益的结果。故选B。