英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习及答案解析（11）

）英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习及答案解析（11Jaguars DontLive HereAnymore）A Earlierthis month,the United States Fish and Wildlife Service1announced itwould appoint critical habitat for theendangered jaguar.Jaguars--the worldsthird-largest wild cats,weighing upto250pounds,（玫瑰花色）with distinctiveblack rosetteson theirfur-are aseparate species（黄褐色的）from thesmaller,tawny mountainlions,which stillroam largeareasof the American Westin the United Statesand takethe firststeps（批准）toward mandatinga jaguarrecovery plan.This isa policyreversaland,on thesurface,it mayappear to be avictory for the conservationcommunityand for jaguars,the largestwildcatsin theWesternHemisphere.）B Butas someonewho hasstudied jaguarsfor nearlythree decades,Ican tellyou itis nothingless than a slapin theface togood science.Whatsmore,by changingthe rulesfor animalpreservation,it stands to weakentheEndangered Species Act.）C Thedebate onwhat todo aboutjaguars startedin1997,when,at（）the urgingof manybiologists includingme,the Fish and Wildlife Serviceput the jaguar on the United States endangered species list,because therehad been occasional sightings of the catscrossing north【精解】定位句表明，在史前时代，美洲虎尚且栖息在美国西部的重要区域,而在近一百年间，却寥寥无几由此可知，在美国西部的重要区域繁衍生息的美洲虎的数目减少了，故）为答案E）【题干译文】政府很有必要投入资金来帮助美洲虎重建柄息地

8.J【定位】由题干中的定位到原文）段第二句help jaguars to reestablishJAnd sincejaguars havenot beenable toreestablish themselvesnaturallyover the past century,the governmentwill likelyhave togo to significantexpense toattempt to bring themback.【精解】原文定位句的意思足由于过去一个世纪以来，美洲虎无法凭借自己的力量壮大族群，政府需要投入巨大的资金来帮助它们’题干和原文中都出现了〃恢复重建〃目题干中的reestablish It is necessary for the government to与原文中的invest lots of fundsthe governmentwill likelyhave togo to属于同义转换，故）为答案significant expenseJ）【题干译文】即使在墨西哥边境英里以内偶尔发现了美洲虎的踪迹，

9.F400也不能表明美洲虎已经在美国栖息了【定位】由题干中的定位到原文）within40miles of the Mexicanborder F段第三句Despite occasionalsightings,mostly within40miles of theMexican border,there werestill nodata toindicate jaguars had taken upresidence insidethe United States.【精解】题干中的与定位句中的even though they were seen...at times属于同义转述,题干中的…Despite occasionalsightings Itdidn tindicate that与原文巾的也属于同义转述,故为答案there werestill nodata toindicate F【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心对于在美国境内指定美洲虎

10.Io的危急栖息地非常确信【定位】由题干中的appoint critical habitat for the jaguar in the United定位到原文段第四句States I They determined that itis nowprudent toappointcritical habitat for the jaguar in the United States.【精解】题干中和原文定位句中都出现了同一短语叩pointcritical habitatfor且题干中的和原文中的the jaguar in the United States,Sure enough为同义转述,故）为答案determined Iover the United States-Mexico border.At thesame time,however,the（谨慎的）agency ruledthat itwould notbe,prudent”to declarethat thejaguarhas critical.habitat-a geographicarea containingfeatures thespeciesneeds tosurvive—in the United States.Determining anendangeredspecies critical habitat isa firststep towarddeveloping aplan forhelpingthat speciesrecover.）D The1997decision notto determinecritical habitatfor thejaguarwas theright one,because eventhough theycross theborder fromtime totimejaguars dont occupyany territoryin our country—and thatprobablymeans theenvironment hereis nolonger idealfor them.）E Inprehistoric times,these beautifulcats inhabitedsignificant areasoffew,the western United States,but in the past100years,there have been ifany,resident breeding populations here.The lasttime afemale jaguarwith（幼兽）a cubwas sightedin thiscountry wasin theearly1900s.）F Twowell-intentioned conservationadvocacy groups,the CenterforBiological Diversityand Defendersof Wildlife,sued the Fish and WildlifeService tochange itsruling.Thus in2006,the agencyreassessed thesituationand againdeterminedthatno areasin the United Statesmet thedefinitionof critical habitatfor thejaguar.Despite occasionalsightings,mostly within40miles of the Mexicanborder,there werestill nodata toindicatejaguars hadtakenupresidence insidethe United States.）（牧场主）,G Afterthis secondruling wasmade,an Arizonarancherwith supportfrom thestate Gameand FishDepartment,set（红夕卜摄像机）infrared-camera trapstogather moredata,and essentiallyconfirmedthe Fish and WildlifeServices findings.The camerasdid capturetransientjaguars,including onemale jaguar,nick namedMacho,B,whoroamed theArizona borderlandsfor morethanadecade.But MachoB,nowdead,might havebeen thesole residentAmerican jaguar,and hisextensivetravels indicatedhe wasnot havingan easytime survivingin thisdry,rugged region.）H Despitethe continuedevidence,the twoconservation advocacygroupscontinued tosue the government.Apparently,they wantjaguars torepopulatethe UnitedState sevenif jaguarsdont wan!to.Last March,afederal districtjudge inArizona orderedthe Fish and WildlifeService torevisitits2006determination oncriticalhabitat）IThefacts haventchanged:there is still no area in the UnitedStatesessential to the conservationofthejaguar.But,having assertedthis twicealready,the service,nowunder anew president,has benttothetiresome（诉讼）.12,litigation OnJan.Fish and Wildlife officials,claimed tohaveevaluated newscientific informationthat hadbecome availableafter theJuly2006ruling.They determinedthat itis nowprudent toappoint criticalhabitatfor thejaguarinthe UnitedStates.JThis meansthat Fish and Wildlifemust nowalso formulatea recoveryplanfor thejaguar.And sincejaguars havenot beenable toreestablishthemselves naturallyover the past century,thegovernmentwill likelyhaveto gotosignificantexpense toattempt tobring themback—especially ifthecats havetobereintroduced.KSo whynot doeverything wecan,at whatevercost,tobringjaguarsback intothe UnitedStates Tobegin with,theAmericanSouthwest is,atbest,marginal habitatfortheanimals.More important,there arebetterways tohelp jaguars.South ofour border,from Mexicoto Argentina,thousands of jaguars liveand breed in their true criticalhabitat.Governments andconservation groupsincluding theone Ihead arealreadyworking hardto conservejaguar populationsand connectthem tooneanother throughan initiativecalled theJaguar Corridor.L.The jaguarsthat nowand thencross intotheUnitedStates mostlikelycome from the northernmostpopulation ofjaguars,in Sonora,Mexico.Rather thandemand jaguarsreturn toourcountry,we shouldhelp Mexicoandother jaguar-range countriesconserve theanimals truehabitat itM The recent move by the Fishand WildlifeService meansthat therare federal funds devoted to protecting wild animals willbe wastedonefforts that cannot help save jaguars.It alsostandstoweaken theEndangeredSpeciesAct,because ifcriticalhabitatis redefinedas anyplacewhere aspecies mightever haveexisted,and whereyou orI mightwant ittoexist again,then thedoor isopen formany othersense lessefforts tobringback long-lost creatures.NThe Fishand Wildlife officials whosejob isto protectthe countryswild animals need to grow a stronger backbone-stick withtheir original,correct decisionand savetheir moneyfor moreuseful preservationwork.Otherwise,when fundsare neededto preserveall thosesmall,ugly,non-charismatic endangered species at the backoftheline,there maybeno moneyleft.

1.It isstill a fact that there is no suitable place for jaguars to live safelyintheUnitedStates.

2.The UnitedStates FishandWildlifeService shouldbe moredetermined and saving forthe conservation work.

3.Jaguars wereregarded asendangeredspeciesbecause oftheir rareappearanceattheUnitedStates-Mexico border.

4.Money wasnot spenteffectively inhelping savejaguars inthe recentmoveby theFishandWildlifeService.

5.It canbe inferredthat theUnitedStatesis notthe bestchoice forjaguars to livefromtheevidence thatthey dont settle anywhere here.

16.South oftheUnitedStates border,from Mexicoto Argentina,is thetruecriticalhabitatforjaguars.

7.The numberofjaguarsbreeding populationsin significant areas ofthewesternUnitedStates hasdeceased inthepastcentury.

8.Itisnecessaryforthegovernmentto investlotsoffunds inorder tohelpjaguarstoreestablish.

9.It didntindicate thatjaguarshadsettled downintheUnited Stateseventhoughtheywereseenwithin40miles ofthe Mexicanborder attimes.

10.FishandWildlifeofficialswere sureenough toappoint criticalhabitatforthejaguarintheUnitedStates.）【题干译文】这仍然是一个事实在美国没有合适的地方让美洲虎安全地生LI存【定位】由题干中的和定位到原文段第一句still afact nosuitable placeI1lief actshaven tchanged:there isstill noarea intheUnitedStatesessential tothe conservationofthejaguar.【精解】原文中的对应题干中的the factshaven tchanged itisstillafact原文中的noareaintheUnitedStatesessential tothe conservationofthe又寸应题干中的jaguar nosuitableplaceforjaguarstolivesafely inthe因此原文定位句和题干是同义转述,故选UnitedStates,I【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心应该更加坚定并且为保护工

2.N0作节约开支【定位】由题干中的定determinedandsavingfortheconservationwork位到原文段第一句:N TheFishandWild Lifeofficials whosejob istoprotect一the countryswildanimalsneedtogrow astronger backbone—stick withtheiroriginal.correct decisionand savetheir moneyfor moreusefulpreservation work.【精解】定位句表明美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心需要坚持他们最初的正确的决定并且为更为重要的美洲虎保护工作节省资金题于中的be moredetermined对应原文中的,故选9rowastrongerbackboneNo【题干译文】由于在美国和墨西哥边境的稀少出现，美洲虎被认为是

3.CO一种濒危物种【定位】由题干中的定位到原文）段第regarded asendangeredspeciesc一句...theFishandWildlifeService putthejaguarontheUnited Statesendangeredspecies list,because therehadbeenoccasionalsightingsof thecatscrossing northovertheUnitedStates.Mexico border.【精解】定位句表明，美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心将美洲虎列到濒危物种名单，因为它们很少出现在美国和墨西哥边境定位句是主动语态，题于巾是被动语）态，但它们是同义转述，故为答案C）【题干译文】美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心在最近行动中并没有将资

4.M0金有效地利用在保护美洲虎上【定位】由题干中的intherecent moveby theFishandWildlifeService定位到原文）段第一句MTherecentmovebytheFishandWildlife Servicemeansthattherarefederalfundsdevotedto protectingwildanimalswill bewastedon effortsthatcannothelpsavejaguars.【精解】由定位句可知，美国鱼类和野生动物服务中心的最近行动意味着致力于保护野生动物的稀有的联邦资金被浪费了题干中的（资not spenteffectively金）没有被有效利用与此为同义转述,故）为答案M）【题干译文】美洲虎并未长期定居在美国境内，通过这一证据可以

5.DO推断美国并非是它们栖息的最好环境【定位】由题干中的定位到原文the bestchoice forjaguarstolive D段:...jaguarsdont occupyany territoryin ourcountry—and thatprobablymeans theenvironment hereisnolonger idealfor them.【精解】题干中的与原文中的属于同义转述,题干中the bestchoice ideal的与原文中的dontsettleanywhereheredont occupyany territoryin our也属于同义转述，故）为答案country D）【题干译文】美国边境以南，从墨西哥到阿根廷，是美洲虎真正的危急

6.K栖息地【定位】由题干中的定位到原文）段第四句from Mexicoto ArgentinaKSouth ofour border.from Mexicoto Argentina,thousands ofjaguars liveandbreedintheirtruecriticalhabitat.【精解】题干中的和原文中的一样，原文意思是from Mexicoto Argentina美洲虎在这些地点繁衍生息，也就是它们真正的危急栖息地，故）为答案K）【题干译文】在美国西部的重要区域繁衍生息的美洲虎的数目在近一个

7.E世纪以来减少了【定位】由题干中的定位至嫄文）段第一句:breedingpopulationsE Inprehistorictimes.these beautifulcats inhabitedsignificantareasof thewesternUnitedStates,but inthepast100years therehavebeenfew,ifoany,resident breedingpopulations here.。