专题强化练三 <br />A <br />Fikiri Kiponda's path from account to marine ( 海 洋 的 ) <br />conservationist was sparked by a chance encounter. <br />After securing his dream job ， Kiponda decided he wanted <br />more.He wasn't quite sure what he was looking for until he ran <br />across some turtle hatchlings. <br />He didn't know it was turtle.Fortunate enough he got the right <br />person to ask and he got motivated.That person was Nkindi，a staff <br />member at the Watamu Conservation Project，who later invited him <br />to volunteer on the project.He later left his accounting job and fully <br />devoted himself into the world of sea turtles.Now，he runs and spends <br />his time nursing critically endangered sea turtles back to health. <br />Sea turtles have been around for nearly 110 million years and <br />are now considered highly endangered.Their preservation rests on <br />activities of conservationists such as Kiponda as these turtles face <br />numerous threats and signs of their extinction in the next 50 years. <br />Local fishermen traditionally catch them to supplement their <br />own low catch rates and sell them for their oil.As changes are made <br />to accommodate more hotels for tourists，there is less available beach <br />land for turtle nesting. <br />Kiponda's passion has now spread to his community，changing <br />their attitude toward sea life preservation with his “ by － catch <br />release programme”． <br />Through this programme，fishermen are now paid for returning <br />turtles accidentally caught in their fishing nets.The healthy ones are <br />tagged and released into the marine park while he takes care of sick <br />and injured turtles back to health. <br />Before the launch of pioneering spirit like this，turtles caught by <br />fishermen were used for their meat and their oil extracted(提炼) for <br />its medicinal properties. <br />“Releasing the turtle back into the ocean is a very good feeling， <br />like ， you feel like you've done something concrete and I guess <br />everybody would love to do that...so I guess it's unique work.” <br />【语篇解读】 身为会计师的 Fikiri Kiponda，在一次偶然的机 <br />会中认识了一种濒临灭绝的海龟，决定投身于保护这种海洋生物的事 <br />业中，他的这种精神值得我们每一个人学习。 <br />1．What may be the main threat to the turtles? <br />A．The rising sea level. <br />B．Being caught by tourists. <br />C．Overdevelopment of the tourism. <br />D．The reduction in their nesting place. <br />解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段第二句“As changes are made <br />to accommodate more hotels for tourists，there is less available beach <br />land for turtle nesting.”可知，海龟受到的主要威胁是筑巢地的减少。 <br />答案：D <br />2 ． Which of the following words can best describe Fikiri <br />Kiponda? <br />A．Energetic but conservative. <br />B．Enthusiastic and caring. <br />C．Arbitrary but considerate. <br />D．Ambitious and knowledgeable. <br />解析：推理判断题。根据上下文可知，Fikiri Kiponda 放弃自己 <br />原有的工作，热情投身于保护海龟的事业中，由此可推测，他是一个 <br />富有热情且有爱心的...
