1 . Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche — we revere (敬畏) them even as they give us frightening dreams. Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see, and their answer is often the same: a grizzly bear.
“Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range,” says bear biologist Chris Servheen. As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven’t been seen in a century or more, they’re increasingly being sighted by humans.
The western half of the US was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s, after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the US. Their recovery has been so successful that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to delist grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, grizzlies remain listed.
Obviously, if precautions (预防) aren’t taken, grizzlies can become troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attractant-free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,” says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.
What has stopped the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service from delisting grizzlies?
| A．The opposition of conservation groups. |
| B．The successful comeback of grizzlies. |
| C．The voice of the biologists. |
| D．The local farmers’ advocates. |
| A．Cloudy. | B．Rainy. | C．Sunny. |
3 . Where does the conversation probably take place?
| A．In a flower shop. | B．In a garden. | C．In a mountain. |
4 . What will the weather be like tomorrow?
| A．Rainy. | B．Sunny. | C．Windy. |
5 . What are the speakers talking about?
| A．A picnic. | B．An animal. | C．A river. |
| A．Drive home. | B．Go shopping. | C．Eat out. |
| A．To teach them to love animals. |
| B．To help them gain confidence. |
| C．To protect them from dangers. |
| A．In the garden. | B．In the kitchen. | C．In the shop. |
(1) 参观时间： 五月四日，星期三
(2) 颐和园简介： 它是中国最大的保存最完好的皇家园林，风景优美，甚是迷人，有山有水，有皇家建筑和画廊。
(3) 活动安排：上午自由参观，中午在快餐馆吃午饭，下午5:30返回宾馆。
(4) 集合时间：星期三早上6:10，汽车6:30出发，行驶45分钟到达。
(5) 集合地点：宾馆大门口。
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Announcement
Boys and girls,
May I have your attention?
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That’s all. Thank you!
