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高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级53
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ForestguardsinwesternIndiaareusingcellphoneswithringtonesofcowsmooing,goatsbleatingandroosterscrowingtoattractleopardsthathavewanderedintohumansettlements,officialssaidonMonday.
ThewildcatsinthestateofGujaratoftengetintovillagesnearforestsinsearchoffood,sayofficials,addingthatthisresultsinattacksonpeople.Butratherthanusemethodssuchaslivebaitlikegoatstiedtotreestolure〔引诱〕theleopards,whichthenfallintolargepitsdugbyguards,officialssaytheyhavefoundasafermethodtotrapthecats.
“Themoosofacow,andbleatingofagoatfromthephonehaveprovedeffectivetotrapleopards,”saidD.Vasani,aseniorforestofficialinGujarat.“Thistrickworks.”Vasanisaidforestguardshavedownloadedthesoundsofoveradozenanimalsasringtonesontheirmobileswhichtheyattachtospeakersandfixbehindacage.Theythenplaytheringtonecontinuouslyforuptotwohoursuntilthecuriousleopardappearsandmovesintothecagelookingforitseasymeal.
Atleastfiveleopardshavesofarbeenluredfromvillagessincethenewringtonemethodwasintroducedthreemonthsago.Thecatshaveallbeenreleasedbackintoforestareas.
〔新方案〕sayingthatpreviousmethodsoftrappingthecatsusingpitsoftenresultedintheanimalsgettinginjured.
31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage? A.CellPhonestoHuntAnimals B.PracticalUsesofCellPhones C.WildlifeAndNewTechnology D.PhoneRingtonestoCatchLeopards
32.ForestguardsinIndiatrytocatchleopardsmainlybecause_______. A.leopardsattackvillagers B.theywantleopardfur C.leopardsattackanimals D.theyhavenewringtones
33.Accordingtothewildlifeactivists,thenewmethodis_______. A.appreciatedbecauseitbenefitsleopards B.notgoodbecauseitmayinjureanimals C.effectivebecauseringtoneswork D.notsaferthantheformerone
34.Wecanlearnfromthepassageexceptthat_______. A.forestguardsdon’tmeantohurttheleopards B.forestguardsnolongerusepitstotrapleopards C.forestguardsusedgoatstoattractleopards D.recordedanimalsoundareusedtolureleopards
35.Whatwillbeneededtotraptheleopardsusingthenewmethod? a.cellphonesb.animalsc.soundsofanimalsd.cagese.largepits