湖南 何高倫

最近一照鏡子，徐立強感覺自己老了不少，兩鬢已經出現(xiàn)了不少白發(fā)，這些年，他凈為野生動植物操心了。

主題語境：野生動植物保護 篇幅：356詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1Xu Liqiang, 42, the founder of a grassroots wildlife protection group in Chengyang District in Qingdao, has taken up the protection of nature as his lifetime work.

2He has devoted more than 20 years to saving wild animals and plants, as well as raising social awareness of conserving biodiversity.His efforts have made a difference.From 2009 to 2020,more than 1,700 wild animals had been saved or sheltered.In addition, more than 400 twilight lily (百合花) plants, an endangered mountainous flowering species found in China,have been saved and conserved.

3Laoshan Mountain is a natural sanctuary (保護區(qū)) for many species of birds.Born and raised in a village in the western foothills of the mountain, Xu had started to think about wildlife protection from an early age.After he grew up, as a volunteer, he joined the efforts of the Wildlife Protection Society in Qingdao City when in college.After graduation,Xu worked for years in a local foreign trade company.But he quit his job in 2017 and decided to follow his passion for wildlife protection full-time.He sold the apartment his family lived in and used the money to build animal and plant shelters,nurseries and rescue stations that he now uses for awareness campaigns.

4His team members patrol by foot each day, stopping any illegal hunting of birds and dismantle bird-catching nets.Xu knows that the“power of an individual is limited”, so he has tried to get more people to join the wildlife drive.Now, his team of volunteers has grown to around 5,000 people that includes forest officials,police,students,teachers,businessmen,reporters,local officials and residents.

5Xu's“Home for Birds”campaign is dedicated to offering better spaces for the breeding of birds and overcoming the winter cold in the forests, wetlands and river estuaries (河口) in Qingdao.Over 20,000 artificial nests, made of recycled material, have been placed in the western Laoshan forests, Jiaozhou Bay wetland and Baisha River areas, offering warm shelters to over 1,500 wild birds.

6“Treasure wildlife as your own life, and the harmony between humans and nature will be achieved,”Xu says.

Reading Check

Gist 1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Xu's efforts to protect wildlife.

B.Xu's family background.

C.The importance of wildlife protection.

D.Endangered mountainous flowers.

Detail 2.What can we know about Xu from the text?

A.He was born in the eastern foothills of Laoshan Mountain.

B.He showed interest in wildlife protection in college.

C.He once worked in a local foreign trade company.

D.He loved lily plants when he was a child.

Vocabulary 3.Which phrase can replace the underlined word“dismantle”in paragraph 4?

A.Set up.B.Take apart.

C.Check up.D.Bring in.

Inference 4.Which word can best describe artificial nests?

A.Costly.

B.Time-consuming.

C.Meaningful.

D.Pollution-free.

Language Study

I.Useful expressions

lifetime work 終身工作

raise social awareness of 提升對……的社會意識

conserve biodiversity 保護生物多樣性

a natural sanctuary 自然保護區(qū)

quit one's job 辭職

patrol by foot 步行巡邏

be dedicated to doing 致力于做……

offer warm shelters to wild birds 給野生鳥類提供溫暖的庇護所

Ⅱ.熟詞生義

From 2009 to 2020, more than 1,700 wild animals had been saved orsheltered.從2009年到2020年，有超過1,700只野生動物被拯救或保護。

shelterv.保護；掩蔽

e.g.Trees shelter the house from the wind.樹給房子擋住了風。