2 . A mobile(移动的)hospital for treating injured wildlife has just begun a journey to its new base in Byron Bay, on Australia's east coast.
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital founder and Professor Stephen Van Mil said that Australia's annual disastrous(灾难性的)wildfire season could _______ the animals’variety. Seeing the _______ koalas sitting in baskets waiting for care was _______ .
By now, several charities, and help from animal protection groups have turned the mobile hospital into a _______ .
It is housed in a 16-meter _______ that was partially helped by the World Wildlife Fund, which was _______ by a group of international environmentalists to raise money _______ global efforts. Inside, the truck comes with all the _______ an animal hospital needs, including X-ray machines, ultrasound(超声)facilities, and special cages. To make sure that the mobile hospital can help even in the most _______ conditions, it is 100 per cent self-sufficient(自给自足). It uses solar energy to produce electricity and has its own water collection and management systems so that it can arrive anywhere and be set up and ready to go in ________ .
“Being able to work in a mobile hospital ________ that I can actually help these animals quickly. I can get there and I can concentrate on the ________ that they need," said wildlife specialist Dr. Bree Talbot, who will be aboard the mobile hospital along with a small team of volunteers.
Australia can be a ________ place to live for wild animals. Experts determined that up to a billion wild creatures were ________ by the 2020 wildfires alone. Offering help to these animals in times of crisis is a major challenge, and this amazing mobile hospital seems to have arrived at the ________ time.
1. A.protect | B.explore | C.destroy | D.improve |
2. A.injured | B.homesick | C.rare | D.ordinary |
3. A.inspiring | B.heartbreaking | C.frightening | D.encouraging |
4. A.pleasure | B.choice | C.dream | D.reality |
5. A.engine | B.truck | C.subway | D.car |
6. A.founded | B.discovered | C.impressed | D.invented |
7. A.in place of | B.in charge of | C.in support of | D.in spite of |
8. A.doctors | B.knowledge | C.medicines | D.equipment |
9. A.challenging | B.powerful | C.significant | D.confusing |
10. A.minutes | B.days | C.months | D.years |
11. A.proves | B.explains | C.means | D.assumes |
12. A.comfort | B.passion | C.patience | D.treatment |
13. A.perfect | B.dangerous | C.creative | D.individual |
14. A.caught | B.limited | C.affected | D.prevented |
15. A.former | B.right | C.specific | D.unique |