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卷名 年份 体裁 考查类型
细节理解题 推理判断题 主旨大意题 词义猜测题
卷Ⅰ 2022 应用文;夹叙夹议文;说明文;说明文 7 5 2 1
2021 应用文;记叙文;说明文;说明文 6 5 2 1
2020 应用文;新闻报道;说明文;说明文 7 5 2 1
卷Ⅱ 2022 应用文;说明文;说明文; 记叙文 8 3 2 2
2021 应用文;记叙文;说明文;说明文 9 2 2 2
2020 应用文;说明文;议论文;说明文 9 3 2 1
卷Ⅲ 2022 应用文;记叙文;说明文;说明文 7 4 3 1
2021 应用文;说明文;说明文;说明文 10 3 1 1
2020 应用文;记叙文;新闻报道;说明文 9 3 2 1
主旨大意题
主旨大意题
最佳标题题
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段落大意题
02
全文大意题
03
1.Which is the best title for the text
2.Which of the following can be the best/most suitable title for the text
3.What can be a suitable title for the text
4.What is the best title for the text
1.What does the first/last...paragraph mainly talk about
2.What does the writer try to express in paragraph...
3.Which of the following can best summarize paragraph...
4.What is the main topic discussed in paragraph...
1.What is the main theme/topic/idea of this text
2.What is the text mainly about
3.What is the general/main idea of the text
4.What does the text mainly focus on
5.What does the story mainly tell us
一、最佳标题题(判断文章体裁,依据不同体裁的解题思路选出正确答案)
记叙文(Narration)
说明文(Exposition)
议论文(Argumentation)
新闻报道(News report)
研究报告
社会现象
新事物/新做法
研究结果
研究方法
结论阐述
专家评议
提出现象
产生原因
造成影响
人们看法
期望、措施
引入新事物
产生背景
操作原理
优势劣势
观点、前景
(2023佛山一模B篇) Deveza’s mother was on the waiting list for a kidney transplant(肾移植). Deveza wanted to donate one of her own kidneys—but she was turned down because she might develop the same health problems as her mother in later life. Deveza came up with a different plan. In 2017, she started the world’s first paired exchange of different organs between living donors, exchanging half her liver(肝) for someone else’s kidney. A case study of the organ exchange has now been published, and the surgeons who were involved are calling for more exchanges like this. “You can imagine the enormous impact for mixed organ extended chains,” says John Roberts, a surgeon at University of California, San Francisco. Most organ transplants come from people who have died, but there are never enough organs. As most people can manage with just one of their kidneys, people with kidney failure are increasingly receiving donated organs from relatives or friends. If someone wants to donate but their immune(免疫的) system is unsuited, doctors may be able to find pairs of would-be donors who can each give a kidney to the other’s relative. When Deveza was looking into such chains, she came across research describing the idea of trading a kidney with the only other organ generally taken from a living donor—the liver. She suggested the idea to many hospitals before she finally contacted Roberts, who saw the idea’s potential.
Deveza was assessed to be in good enough health to donate part of her liver. It then took 18 months to find Annie Simmons, in Idaho, whose liver was unsuitable to use as a transplant for her sister with severe liver disease. They drew up a plan: Simmons would donate a kidney to Deveza’s mother, and in return, Deveza would give half her liver to Simmons’ sister. The hospital gave the go-ahead and the four operations took place on the same day successfully. The team hope that the ground-breaking case will inspire more people to consider doing the same. Roberts says that direct exchanges involving two donors could enable up to thirty extra living-donor liver transplants a year—a ten percent increase.7.What is the best title for the text A.My Liver, Your KidneyB.Mother’s Love, Our HappinessC.Organ Transplant: Blessing for PatientsD.Organ Exchange: Major Medical Advances
A
福建省2023届高中毕业班适应性练习卷
Gutiérrez’s life would never be the same again after finding a copy of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy in the garbage 20 years ago. It happened while he was driving his garbage truck through wealthier neighbourhoods at night and seeing abandoned books. It aroused his desire to start rescuing books from the garbage. He used to take home between 50 and 60 books every morning. Eventually, he turned his book collection into a community library for children from low-income families. Colombia’s capital city of Bogota has 19 public libraries. However, these libraries tend to be far away from where rural and poorer communities live. The option of buying new books is non-existent for families struggling to make ends meet. Gutiérrez’s community library is a true representation of how one man’s garbage can be another’s treasure. Gutiérrez grew up poor, and his family could not afford to educate him beyond primary school. Nevertheless, his mother was a passionate reader and read stories to him every night. Her love for books left a deep impression on Gutiérrez.
Today his makeshift community library, called “The Strength of Words”, occupies most of his home in southern Bogota, and is piled from floor to ceiling with fiction and non-fiction titles. Everything from school textbooks to storybooks can be found in his collection of more than 20.000 books! As word began to spread about his amazing project, people began sending him thousands more books to grow his library.
Despite having done so much for his community, Gutiérrez is not yet content to call it a day. He continues to search through garbage cans for reading materials. Today, the Gutiérrez family does not merely want to start libraries in neighbourhoods. They want to create spaces for school children to spend their time reading.
Gutiérrez’s journey to give back to his local community is an amazing example of how every one of us can improve the lives of those around us How might we take a leaf out of Gutiérrez’s books and impact the less fortunate around us
7. What would be the best title for the text
A. Desire for reading B. From garbage to treasure
C. Gutiérrez’s kindness D. An amazing model of education
记叙文解题思路:__________________________________________
感知主题,回归情节
B
(2022年高考浙江卷C篇) The benefits of regular exercise are well documented but there’s a new bonus to add to the ever-growing list. New researchers found that middle-aged women who were physically fit could be nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia in later life, and as they did, it came on a decade later than less sporty women. Lead researcher Dr. Helena Horder, of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said : "These findings are exciting because it’s possible that improving people's cardiovascular (心血管)fitness in middle age could delay or even prevent them from developing dementia. " For the study, 191 women with an average age of 50 took a bicycle exercise test until they were exhausted to measure their peak (最大值的) cardiovascular capacity. The average peak workload was measured at 103 watts. A total of 40 women met the criteria for a high fitness level, or 120 watts or higher. A total of 92 women were in the medium fitness category; and 59 women were in the low fitness category, defined as a peak workload of 80 watts or less, or having their exercise tests stopped because of high blood pressure, chest pain or other cardiovascular problems.
according to, discover, show, suggest...
These women were then tested for dementia six times over the following four decades. During that time, 44 of the women developed dementia. Five percent of the highly fit women developed dementia, compared to 25 percent of the women with medium fitness and 32 percent of the women with low fitness. "However, this study does not show cause and effect between cardiovascular fitness and dementia, it only shows an association. More research is needed to see if improved fitness could have a positive effect on the risk of dementia and also to look at when during a lifetime a high fitness level is most important. " She also admitted that a relatively small number of women were studied, all of whom were form Sweden, so the results might not be applicable to other groups.10. Which of the following is the best title for the text A. More Women Are Exercising to Prevent DementiaB. Middle-Aged Women Need to Do More ExerciseC. Fit Women Are Less Likely to Develop DementiaD. Biking Improves Women's Cardiovascular Fitness
C
说明文之研究报告类解题思路:_______________________________________________
抓研究结果,通常在第一段呈现
(2023年广州一模D篇) Some bacteria(细菌)have a superpower that scientists would love to use. These bacteria gain energy from light, just as plants do. Scientists have wanted to use cyanobacteria(蓝藻菌)to make electricity. But in previous research, they didn't survive long on artificial surfaces. Researchers have now moved them to a living surface - a mushroom. Their creation is the first mushroom to make electricity. Applied Physicist Simon Jackson and his team turned that mushroom into a mini energy farm. This bionic(生物电子的)mushroom combines 3D printing,conductive ink and bacteria to generate electricity. Its design could lead to new ways of combining nature with electronics. Like plants,cyanobacteria make their own food from sunlight,releasing electrons(电子). When enough electrons build up in one place, they can create an electric current. The researchers needed to bring a lot of these bacteria together. They decided to use 3D printing to place them precisely onto a surface. Jackson's team chose mushrooms for that surface. After all, they realized, mushrooms naturally host communities of bacteria and other microbes. Finding test subjects for their tests was easy. Jackson simply went to the grocery store and picked up white button mushrooms.
Printing on those mushrooms, though, turned out to be a real challenge.3D printers have been designed to print on flat surfaces, but mushroom caps are curved. The researchers spent months writing computer code to solve the problem. Eventually, they came up with a program to 3D print their ink onto the curved mushroom tops. The researchers printed two “inks” onto their mushrooms. One was a green ink made of cyanobacteria. They used this to make a spiral pattern on the cap. They also, used a black ink made of graphene, which is great at conducting electricity. They printed this ink in a branching pattern across the mushroom top. Then it was time to shine. “Cyanobacteria are the real heroes here,” says Jackson. When his team shone light on the mushrooms, the bacteria gave out electrons. Those electrons flowed into the graphene and created an electric current.
背景
引入新事物
原理
结果、评议
35.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text A.Who are the real heroes B.New application of 3D printingC.Nature combined with electronsD.Bionic mushroom makes electricity
说明文之引入新事物/新做法解题思路:_______________________________________
新事物/新做法+功能/作用
D
(2023届广东省二模C篇) Could the next Emest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered AI software program It's a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve. Much of this is just nerves. Today’s AI creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens. But while attention continues to focus on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by AI, far less consideration has been given to the prospect of AI co-working with humans. Earlier this month, American sci-fi writer Ken Liu, who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his name, joined 12 other professional authors for a writing workshop on Google's Wordcraft. This AI tool,a language generating model, is not yet publicly available but is advertised as an AI-powered writing assistant that can, when given the right instruction from the writer, provide helpful descriptions, create lists of objects or emotional states, and even brainstorm ideas. The writers at the workshop, however, emerged with mixed reports. “Wordcraft is too sensible. Wow!” Robin Sloan wrote. “But ‘sensible’ is another word for predictable, overused and boring. My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”
I'm unconvinced that writers awarded the Nobel Prize have much to fear from AI. Their work, and that of countless other novelists, short story writers, dramatists and poets, is too particular, too beautifully unique. Even if a model leaned what they had done in the past, it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future. But for authors who write following a pattern, Al might step in, first as assistants before some day to authorship. Production-line novels are nothing new. In the 1970s, Barbara Cartland, who wrote more than 723 books in her lifetime, many of which are romance bestsellers, would read her novels for her secretary to type up at the remarkable rate of roughly seven chapters a week. But already machine has replaced the secretary’s role. Perhaps creative writing software isn't that far from replacing the Mrs. Cartlands of today.31. Which of the following is the best title for the text A.Will AI Replace Human Writers B. AI Warns Mrs.Cartlands of TodayC. Is Writing Running into a New Era D. Worderaft Lies at the Center of Debate
议论文解题思路:_________________________________________________
A
抓文章论点,通常在第一段会呈现出来
(2021高考全国Ⅱ卷C篇) A British woman who won a S1 million prize after she was named the World's Best Teacher will use the cash to bring inspirational figures into UK schools. Andria Zafirakou,a north London secondary school teacher, said she wanted to bring about a classroom revolution (变革). “We are going to make a change, ”she said.“I’ve started a project to promote the teaching of the arts in our schools.” The project results from the difficulties many schools have in getting artists of any sort - whether an up-and-coming local musician or a major movie star - into schools to work with and inspire children. Zafirakou began the project at Alperton Community School, her place of work for the past twelve years. “I've seen those magic moments when children are talking to someone they are inspired by - their eyes are shining and their faces light up,” she said. “We need artists . more than ever in our schools.” Artist Michael Craig-Martin said: “Andria's brilliant project to bring artists from all fields into direct contact with children is particularly welcome at a time when the arts are being downgraded in schools." It was a mistake to see the arts as unnecessary, he added.
Historian Sir Simon Schama is also a supporter of the project. He said that arts education in schools was not just an add-on. “It is absolutely necessary. The future depends on creativity and creativity depends on the young. What will remain of us when artificial intelligence takes over will be our creativity, and it is our creative spirit, our visionary sense of freshness, that has been our strength for centuries.”8. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. Bring Artists to Schools B. When Historians Meet ArtistsC. Arts Education in Britain D. The World’s Best Arts Teacher
新闻报道解题思路:_______________________________________________________
抓开头第一段报道的内容
A
二、段落大意题(总分式;分总式;分总分式;无主题句式)
(2023福建4月适应性考试D篇) Most people find sugar hard to resist. Our brains need lots of energy and sugary foods provide plenty of it. But when calories are too readily available, it is easy to overdo it. There has been no shortage of research on sugar replacements without the calories, but evidence from animal and human studies has linked some to weight gain. One promising alternative is found in the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum (奇迹果), a plant native to West Africa. These so-called miracle berries don’t taste sugary themselves, but if you try something sour afterwards it will taste unusually sweet.... To create an alternative source of miraculin, researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have genetically engineered tomatoes to produce the protein, but this isn’t necessary, says Tchokponhoue whose team is working to help enlarge the production of miracle berries in West Africa. Earlier this year, a team at Hainan University in China published the genome(基因图谱)of Synsepalum dulcificum, which may help. Spanish start-up Baia Food has plans to promote sustainable growth of the plant in Ghana and market the dried berries. You can order tablets of freeze-dried miracle berries online but they are pricey, costing around 18 for a pack of 10. If you can afford it, the berry’s taste-twisting power is fun to try at home. Let the tablet melt on your tongue, then try tasting acidic foods such as lemons. The effect should last between 15 and 60 minutes.13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about A. Efforts made to obtain more miraculin.B. Genome published to help do the research.C. Creation advocated to produce miracle berries.D. Transformations performed to engineer tomatoes.
总---分
A
(2020高考Ⅰ卷D篇) The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown,Ohio,for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.... Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(电源)— such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway — a lot of energy is lost during transmission(传输). Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy. 32. What is the first paragraph mainly about A. A new study of different plants. B. A big fall in crime rates.C. Employees from various workplaces. D. Benefits from green plants.
总---分
D
段落大意题解题思路:
关注段落逻辑,找到主旨句
三、全文大意题(结合主题句,首段、尾段或中间段都有可能是文章的主题)
(2023年温州市二模B篇) In 1986,I watched my first soccer match on my parents’ big box television.I was six, and ever since then, I have dreamed of attending the World Cup. This year,I traveled to Brazil to make my dream a reality.The first match I attended was between Australia and Spain.Within minutes of walking into the stadium,I found myself surrounded by the excited fans,talking and cheering together.Unlike what one normally sees on the news, this match was mainly peaceful except for one fight.When the fight started,the whole section began chanting(呼喊) with one voice, asking those fighting to stop.When they didn’t,the rabble-rousers were sent out by security guards minutes later. What struck me about the games I attended was the sense of camaraderie.I met soccer fans from different countries.Sometimes we were cheering for the same team and sometimes for opposite teams, but that didn’t stop us from becoming friends.The stands were not divided between teams, and the interaction was often spirit-lifting.
I also watched the game in Sao Paulo that ousted(淘汰) Brazil from the World Cup.I was with friends at a large bar which hosted a mix of Brazilian and German supporters. As Germany scored or goal after another, the sadness and even tears were visible on the faces of Brazilians. But German fans came to the Brazilians to comfort them and apologize that the game was ending with such a big gap. Everyone was hoping for a good match. What I love about the World Cup is that it provides a chance for people to lean about other countries and cultures. People learn about the countries of the teams they support and about their opponents" history and culture, Soccer is a game that not only gives people the chance to learn about each other but also has the potential to unite people. Sports can be a dividing force, but the true spirit of sports is about unity and fun. The matches this World Cup have been exactly that so far, and I hope it remains so. 27.What is mainly conveyed in the passage A. Fans support counts in sports. B. The World Cup is worth attending C. Sports bring the world together. D. Sports are about cultural exchange.
C
(2020高考全国Ⅱ卷D篇) Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.
Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differences in parents’ income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.
“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate(旋转)and translate shapes,” Levine said in a statement. The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than parents of girls.
The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.
4. What is the text mainly about
A.A mathematical method. B.A scientific study.
C.A woman psychologist D.A teaching program.
B
全文大意题解题思路:
关注文章首尾段,确定文章主旨
实战演练
(2022-2023学年山东省菏泽市高三(第2次)模拟考试) When you're bored,you might start playing with a ball or other objects.Such behavior is common in people.Other animals like it too—that's why a dog fetches a stick,or a cat bats at toys.Play is an enjoyable way to pass the time.A new study finds that it's not just mammals that like to play.Bumblebees(大黄蜂) do it too,making them the first insects known to play.
In the study,Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona,an insect expert,did an experiment using 200 untrained bumblebees to see if they might play.Of those,45 would be marked with a number when they emerged as adults.
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The scientists say it's not clear why the bumblebees roll the balls or whether they enjoy it.But the experiment raises important questions about how the insects' minds work and whether they have feelings.
(4) What can be the best title for the text? ______
A. Bumblebees Prefer Shape to ColorB. Balls Are Bumblebees' Favorite ToysC. Playing with Objects Is Animals' Second NatureD. Bumblebees Are the First Insects Known to Play
D
(2023年福建省百校联盟考试三模) Most stars are invisible against the overhead glare from city lights.At best,there is only a bit of the Milky Way to see:the combined radiance of a hundred billion stars dims(暗淡) to near-nothingness by bright streetlamps and storefronts.
This is light pollution—human-generated light cast up into the heavens—causing the sky itself to glow and washing out the stars.Astronomers have known for years the situation is bad for observing stars,but it also has real and negative effects on the well-being of many living things—plants,animals and even human beings.More than 80 percent of humanity is affected by light pollution,their view of the skies being stolen away.
All this extra light at night has a large effect on the life under it.Researchers have shown that it has negative impacts on many animals and plants;light pollution disturbs the great migrations of birds,the delicate blossoming of flowers,and even the courtship(求偶) of fireflies,etc.It affects humans as well,possibly causing insomnia(失眠) among many other health problems.
So what can we do about our brightening skies?There is a lot already happening.Groups like the International Dark Sky Association,or IDA,advocate not for more lighting but for more intelligent lighting;smarter street lights that concentrate their light downward is one example.Because these lights offer more efficient light,they save energy,too,eventually paying for themselves.The IDA offers advice on how to contact local authorities to fix better equipment and create ordinances to lower pollution.Many cities in the United States and other countries are certified Dark Sky Communities(DSC),ones that have shown"exceptional devotion to the preservation of the night sky"by discouraging wasteful lighting practices.
Many people don't even know that they—and their children—are losing this cosmic(宇宙的) experience just over their heads.We need the dark night sky,and it's up to all of us to make sure it's still there every time the sun goes down.
(4) What's the best title for the text? ______A. Light Pollution Is Dimming Our View of the Sky.B. IDA Is Advocating Much Smarter Street Lights.C. DSC Has Shown Devotion to Preserving the Night Sky.D. The Applications of Intelligent Lighting Are Worldwide.
A
(2023年福建省百校联盟考试三模) Richard Croft had never struggled to feed his three dogs before,but when he was forced to stop working after being diagnosed with cancer,their monthly food bill was difficult to keep up with.He is one of dozens of people who have turned to the Blue Cross pet food bank in Grimsby,set up in June to help people in the area struggling to feed their pets amid the cost of living crisis.
Stocked(提供货物) entirely by donations from the local community,there is a steady stream of people stopping by to pick up food for their dogs and cats every Tuesday and Thursday.In a two-hour period last Tuesday,the food bank helped 76 animals from 32 families.
"Week on week we're seeing more and more people.As fast as the food is coming in,it's literally touching the shelf and going back out again,"said Cristina Pool,who runs the service alongside her fellow veterinary(兽医) nurse,Hannah Cardey.
"A lot of people come and they actually get quite emotional,"said Cardey."Some people feel a bit embarrassed that it's come to the point where they can't feed their pet.For some people their pet is like their child,so they feel quite ashamed."
The origins of the food bank started in January,when staff at the Grimsby Blue Cross animal hospital noticed an increase in emaciated(憔悴的) animals coming in for treatment who clearly were not getting the right nutrition."There was a particular one,a really emaciated boxer dog. So she was one of the cases that made us think,there really is a need for this,"said Pool.
After first operating out of a cupboard,the food bank is now based in a small building next to the animal hospital,and the Blue Cross is rolling out the pet food bank plan nationally.
(3) What's the main idea of Paragraph 5? ______A. The cruel conditions of some pets.B. The function of the Blue Cross pet food bank.C. The reason for opening the Blue Cross pet food bank.D. The present situation of the Blue Cross pet food bank.
C
(2023年广东省潮州市高考英语二模) In 2006,documents were published by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).They suggested that cloned animals and cloned animal products would be allowed into the American food supply.
The FDA has stated that cloned animal products are safe for consumption,and has performed many studies to support this view.In fact,products from cloned animals have already been eaten by some Americans without ill effects.The FDA analyzed the structure(结构)and content of cloned animal products and compared it with that of traditionally reproduced animals,and discovered no statistical difference between the two.
Consumers raised serious concerns about cloned animals.The first is the question of whether or not cloned tissue and animal products are truly safe.The second is that many clones are also genetically modified(转基因的)animals,which the FDA has said are unsafe for human consumption.The third is that consumers want to be able to choose what they put into their bodies.
The first concern about cloned animals is almost unnecessary due to the price of producing a clone.Making a clone needs hard work and is very costly.These clones live spoiled lives because they are very valuable,despite biologists' warning that cloned animals decrease diversity.
The second concern,about genetic modification of cloned animals,is more problematic.It may be very difficult to separate genetically modified animals from normal ones.The purpose of genetically modified cloned animals is unclear,and the FDA hasn't allowed their products onto the market,due to health concerns,but the risk of genetic pollution of healthy animals still exists.
Finally,the matter of choice is a large one.Many animal rights activists are worried about clone rights because cloned or not,the animals still have lives.Other consumers are simply trying to eat healthy foods,and have doubts about the cloned animals.If the FDA does not make labeling (贴标签)laws,people may not be able to make informed choices about their food.
(4) What's the text mainly about? ______
A. Doubts about cloned animals rights.B. Discussions about how to clone animals.C. Concerns about animal cloning technology.D. Worries about cloned animal consumption.
D
(2023年安徽省合肥市高考英语二模) In a new finding that goes against current conservation patterns,re-introducing wolves and other predators(捕食者) to our landscapes does not amazingly reduce deer populations,restore worsening ecosystems or significantly threaten livestock(家禽),according to a new study.
"The hopes and fears that we have on both sides of the debate—neither are realized,"said conservation biologist Bernd Blossey,professor of natural resources and the environment at Cornell University.On the one hand,there is little evidence for claims that re-introducing large predators such as wolves,bears and mountain lions is a major threat to livestock and wild animals such as white-tailed deer and mule deer.When the wolf was taken off the endangered species list,hunters and livestock producers,and some state governments,called for action to safeguard the wildlife they wanted to hunt and the livestock that was their livelihood.But it is nearly impossible to independently evaluate those claims,Blossey said.Other factors also kill livestock,from lightning strikes to extreme weather and diseases.
On the other hand,the claim that wolves and other predators can control deer populations and restore worsening ecosystems lacks evidence as well."Meaningfully reducing deer populations in Wisconsin alone would require tens of thousands of wolves,which is ecologically and socially impossible,"said Blossey.And wolves alone can't repair the ecological damage humans have done,he said.A popular video"How wolves change rivers,"which has been viewed more than 43 million times,suggests that the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park benefited the entire ecosystem."I was as fooled like everybody else by the lovely stories that came out of Yellowstone saying,you bring wolves back,and you restore the rivers,and everything's satisfactory,"said Blossey.
We should see large predators like wolves as a valuable part ecological communities in their own right,Blossey said,and not just for their function."As long as people learn to live with and tolerate the new(old) neighbors,a careful but not fully conflict-free existence appears possible,"said Blossey.
(4) What is the text mainly about? ______
A. The value of humans' living together with animals.B. The importance of restoring worsening ecosystems.C. A debate over the threat to livestock and wild animals.D. A clarification of the effects of bringing back the wolves.
D
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