Test Three, страница 41 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс контрольные задания Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit three. Il. Reading Tests - страница 41.

Условие.

NEF Test Three. Read the text and complete the statements after it with the appropriate variants.

The African Elephant

Has the African elephant got a future? Will our grandchildren see this wonderful animal? In the 19th century Africa was full of elephants. At the end of the 20th century specialists counted a little bit more than a million on the whole of the black continent. Thousands of elephants were disappearing every year and in many game parks there are more dead elephants than live ones.

These large areas of land which are set aside for wild animals to live in have a rather small population of elephants.

This is the sad story of Kabalega Falls National Park in Uganda. In the 1960s the human population grew very fast and farmers started to take land from the park. They pushed 8,000 elephants into the southern part of Kabalega. Soon the elephant population grew too large for that area, and began to destroy the bush. Elephants tear the branches of young trees and eat the leaves. An adult elephant needs one third of a tonne of food a day, and 180 litres of water. If elephants kill too many trees, the bush starts to die, and there is no food or water for any of the wild animals. Parts of Kabalega became deserts, full of dead trees and bones.

The government had to kill some of the elephants to save the park and the elephants themselves. It was important to get the right balance between land and animals. Then the bush can grow again and feed the elephants and other wild animals. The scheme began well, but then there was a terrible war in Uganda and most people forgot about the game park. In those days the world price for ivory became very high and poachers¹ killed thousands of Uganda elephants. The situation was getting worse and worse. After the war a team of wild life experts flew over the game park and they saw a terrible sight. They found only a small herd of live elephants and lots of dead ones, the latter without their tusks. People used to kill wild animals from fear, for food or for clothes. Now they are killing the elephant for money. Ivory is not a kind of essential necessity for man yet many people want it and are ready to pay high prices. Thus poachers can easily find a market. Is there still time to save the elephant?

¹ a poacher ['pəʊtʃə(r)] — браконьер

1. The African elephant ______ .

a) has become an extinct animal

b) has no future

c) has become an endangered species of African animals

d) will never be able to regain its population

2. Game parks are _______ .

a) large parks for games

b) large parks with zoos

c) large fenced bits of land for tourists to watch wild animals

d) large pieces of land which are natural habitats for wild animals

3. Nowadays ______ are the people who mainly destroy the elephant population in Africa.

a) poachers

b) African farmers

c) the governments of African countries

d) tourists

4. Kabalega Falls National Park ______ .

a) has managed to preserve the elephant population on its territory

b) used to have thousands of elephants on its territory

c) has become a desert

d) has been able to find the right balance between land and wild animals

5. Parts of Kabalega Park became deserts because ______ .

a) the elephant population in it grew too fast

b) each adult elephant daily eats one third of a tonne of food

c) the bush in those areas had been destroyed

d) there are lots of dead trees and bones there

6. Nowadays people mainly kill the African elephant _______ .

a) because elephants threaten human lives

b) to enrich themselves

c) to get clothes

d) to provide themselves with food

Statements	1	2	3	4	5	6
Variants

Решение.

Решение 2.

Тест 3. Прочитайте текст и дополните утверждения после него, выбрав подходящие варианты.

Ответ:

1. c) has become an endangered species of African animals (стал вымирающим видом африканских животных)

2. d) large pieces of land which are natural habitats for wild animals (большие участки земли, являющиеся естественной средой обитания для диких животных)

3. a) poachers (браконьеры)

4. b) used to have thousands of elephants on its territory (раньше на его территории обитали тысячи слонов)

5. c) the bush in those areas had been destroyed (растительность в этих районах была уничтожена)

6. b) to enrich themselves (чтобы обогатиться)

Statements	1	2	3	4	5	6
Variants	c	d	a	b	c	b