犀牛搬新家：一群白犀牛从南非到卢旺达

Last Saturday, some white rhinos in South Africa were moved to their new home, a national park in Rwanda(卢旺达). The project, organized by the group African Parks, is reported to be the largest ever, which included 19 female and 11 male rhinos. One of the organizers of the project, Jes Gruner of African Parks said, “This project is the first of its kind with so many animals from wild to wild.”

Rhinos are in great danger across Africa. Though they don’t have any natural enemies, their number has been cut down to a dangerously low level because of the hunters.

Those rhinos are southern white rhinos, and there are only about 18,000 of them left in South Africa. They are not native to Rwanda. But researchers hope that by giving them a new protected area to live in, they can help increase their numbers.

Moving rhinos isn’t easy.   ▲   Males weigh 5,070 pounds while females weigh about 3,750 pounds on average. They are also amazingly powerful and can be dangerous to be around sometimes.

To move the rhinos, the organizers used a huge 747 airplane. It’s been a huge task. It had taken them three years to prepare for the project. They hope that the number of southern white rhinos will go up quickly in this protected area. They believe that in the future the number of white rhinos in the park could grow to as many as 1,000 or even 1,500.

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1.How many rhinos were moved to the park in Rwanda?

A 8.

B 11.

C 19.

D 30.

解析：选D。D 数字计算题。根据第一段第二句的“which included 19 female and 11 male rhinos”可知有19头雌性和11头雄性犀牛被运往卢旺达，即一共30头。故选D。

2.Why are the rhinos in danger?

A They have many natural enemies.

B A lot of them were killed by people.

C The environment is polluted seriously.

D It is hard for them to find enough food.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“their number has been cut down to a dangerously low level because of the hunters”可知，白犀牛数量减少到濒危的程度是因为猎人猎杀它们。故选B。

3.Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ”?

A Rhinos are huge.

B Rhinos are clever.

C Rhinos are funny.

D Rhinos are popular.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。该处前文说“搬运犀牛不容易”，后文又列举犀牛的体重数据，由此可知此处填“犀牛的体积巨大”更符合行文逻辑。故选A。

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A The rhinos will bring more visitors to the park.

B The rhinos will be taken good care of in the park.

C The natural environment in Rwanda suits rhinos better.

D The organizers will move more rhinos to the park from South Africa.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句，组织者们相信公园里白犀牛的数量会增长到1000到1500头，可以推断这些白犀牛在这里将受到很好的照顾。故选B。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A The wild rhinos are in danger.

B Rhinos moved to new home.

C Rhinos are wonderful animals.

D Rhinos bring new life to the park.

解析：选B。B 文章标题题。文章第一句是文章中心句，主要介绍了三十头白犀牛被运往新家园，全文也围绕这些运往新家园的犀牛而展开，所以B选项“运往新家的犀牛”符合文意。故选B。