Chu Wenwen is famous as the“Beaver(河狸)Princess".Six years ago,she finished studyingin Beijing Forestry University and went back to Xinjiang. It was then that Mengxin beavers became a part of her life.
The Mengxin beaver is an endangered animal in China. They are only found along the Ulungur River in Xinjiang. When Chu went there, she was shocked by what she saw.“Many beavers die from fighting for a place to live. Willow shrubs(灌木柳) are their most important food, but they were disappearing in the area," she said. "I decided to do something.”
In 2018. Chu started the“beaver canteen”program and made a plan to plant willow shrubs for the beavers. To raise money,she posted videos on the Internet,showing how beavers build dams(水坝)and how she saved wild animals. Through her hard work, about 400,000willow shrubs were planted with the money from Internet users.
With the help of Chu's team, the number of beaver nests has increased from 162 to 190 over the past four years. Chu said, "We will continue to encourage more people,especially the young,to take part in nature conservation.
Now,she is working on a new program called the “beaver ark".It's a hospital for wild animals which get hurt. She also runs a"beaver guardian"program. It trains local people topatrol(巡逻) along the river.
1.The reason why many Mengxin beavers died was that_____.A.they were killed by local peopleB.they found no proper homeC. they changed their living habitsD. they had poor living conditions2.What did Chu Wenwen do in order to raise money for the“beaver canteen”program?A. She worked in a wildlife protection center.B. She took part in animal protection activities.C. She shared videos about beavers and her work.D. She planted willow shrubs as many as she could.3.The underlined word“conservation"in Paragraph 4 means “A. protection B. studyC. report D. pollution4.What can we know about Chu Wenwen according to the passage?A. She became interested in Mengxin beavers when she was in universityB. She planted 400 000 willow shrubs using her own money.C. She went back home to help the locals to build dams.D. She also started other programs to protect wild animals.5.What does Chu Wenwen's story tell us?A. Practice makes perfect.B. It is never too old to learn.C. To know oneself is true progress.D. Where there is a will,there is a way
1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，许多河狸为争夺居住地而死亡：灌木柳是河狸最重要的食物，但是该地区的灌木柳也正在消失。由此可推知，许多蒙新河狸死亡是因为它们的生存环境恶劣。2.C 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“To raise money, she posted videos on the Internet, showing how beavers build dams and how she saved wild animals.”可知，为了筹钱，初雯雯在互联网上发布了河狸筑坝和她拯救野生动物的视频。3.A词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句“With the help of Chu's team,the number of beaver nests has increased from 162 to 190 over the past four years.”可推知，河狸窝数量的增加是初雯雯和其团队保护河狸所取得的成就。由此推断，此处指他们会鼓励更多人，尤其是年轻人，参与到自然保护中来。conservation意为“保护”，与protection意思相近。4.D 细节理解题 根据最后二段可知.初雯雯还从事了两个其他的项目，一个是收留受伤的野生动物的医院 ，另一个是培训当地人沿河巡逻。由此可知，初雯雯还创办了其他保护野生动物的项目。5.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，初雯雯毕业后回到家乡拯救蒙新河狸，四年来，在她的努力下，蒙新河狸窝的数量从162个增加到190个。故初雯雯的故事告诉我们：有志者事竟成。长难句分析原句：（第三段第二句）To raise money，she posted videos on the Internet,showing how beavers build dams and how she saved wild animals.译文：为了筹集资金，她在互联网上发布了视频，展示河狸如何建造水坝以及她如何拯救野生动物。分析：本句是一个复合句。不定式短语To raise money在句中作目的状语；现在分词showing how beavers build dams and how she saved wild animals作状语，其中的 how beavers build dams 和 how she saved wild animals均为how引导的宾语从句，作showing的宾语。
