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[单项选择] African elephants have been slaughtered at alarming rate over the past decade, largely because they are the primary source of the world’’s ivory. Their population has been dwindled from 1.3 million in 1979 to just 625,000 today, and the rate of killing has been accelerating in recent years because many of the older, bigger tusked animals have already been destroyed. "The poachers now must kill as many elephants to get the same quantity of ivory," explained Curtis Bohlen, Senior vice-president of the World Wildlife Fund.
Though its record on the environment has been spotty so far, the government last week took the lead in a major conservation issue by imposing a ban on ivory imports into the US. The move came just four days after a consortium of conservation groups, including the World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation International, called for that kind of action, and it made the US the first nation to forbid imports of both raw and finished ivory. The ban, says Bohlen, se
A. African Elephants and the Ivory Trade.
B. A Bid to Save the Elephant.
C. The Poachers.
D. Elephants in Danger.
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African elephants have
been slaughtered at alarming rate over the past decade, largely because they are
the primary source of the world’s ivory. Their population has been dwindled from
1.3 million in 1979 to just 625,000 today, and the rate of killing has been
accelerating in recent years because many of the older, bigger tusked animals
have already been destroyed. "The poachers now must kill times as. many
elephants to get the same quantity of ivory. "explained Curtis Bohlen, Senior
vice president of the World Wildlife Fund.
Though its record on
the environment has been spotty so far, the government last week took the lead
in a major conservation issue by imposing a ban on ivory imports into the US.
The move came just four days after a consortium of conservation groups,
including the World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation International,
called for that kind of action, and it made the US the first nati
A. African Elephants and the Ivory Trade;
B. A Bid to Save the Elephant.
C. The Poachers.
D. Elephants in Danger.
[单项选择]
Some African Americans have had a profound impact on American society, changing many people’s views on race, history and politics. The following is a sampling of African Americans who have shaped society and the world with their spirit and their ideals.
Muhammad Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay grew up a devout Baptist in Louisville, Kentucky, learning to fight at age 12 after a police officer suggested he learn to defend himself. Six years later, he was an Olympic boxing champion, going on to win three world heavyweight titles. He became known as much for his swagger (趾高气扬) outside the ring as his movement in it, converting to Islam in 1965, changing his name to Muhammad Ali and refusing to join the U.S. Army on religious grounds. Ali remained popular after his athletic career ended and he developed Parkinson’s disease, even lighting the Olympic torch at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and conveying the peaceful virtues of Islam following the September 1
A. He never served in the army.
B. He learned to fight at an early age.
C. His popularity decreased after his retirement from boxing.
D. He loves peace.
