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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜澳洲山火频发，考拉危在旦夕

考拉是澳大利亚的国宝，本就濒临灭绝。然而近日，它们又遭遇了新的危机。连日来，澳大利亚东岸林火不断，数百只考拉被火烧死，栖息地遭到毁坏，除考拉之外的其它物种也陷入了困境。科学家表示，澳大利亚频发的丛林大火、高温天气及极端干旱状况与人类活动息息相关，这些气候异常均是来自大自然的“警钟”。频发的林火给澳洲的自然环境带来了哪些影响？考拉面临的威胁是天灾还是人祸？

SavingtheFireVictimsWhoCannotFlee:Australia’sKoalas

①Thevictimswerecarriedinonebyone,theirpawsburnedandfursinged,sufferingfromdehydrationandfear.Theircaretakersbandagedtheirwounds,swaddledthemandlaidtheminbasketswiththeonlythingthatwasfamiliar—theleavesofaeucalyptustree.

②AscatastrophicfireshaveburnedmorethantwomillionacresinAustralia,dozensofkoalashavebeenrescuedfromsmolderingtreesandashenground.

③Theplightofthekoala—anationalsymbolofAustralia—hasraisedquestionsamongconservationistsandscientistsaboutwhatitwilltaketopreservebiodiversityinacountryincreasinglypronetointensefire,extremeheatandwaterscarcity,andwhichalreadyhasamongthehighestratesofspeciesextinctionintheworld.

④Whilekoalashaveevolvedtoexistalongsidewildfires,theanimalsarefacingnewthreatsnotjustfromclimatechangebutalsofromhumandevelopment,whichhasdislocatedlocalpopulations,impairingtheirabilitytosurvivefires.Insomeregions,scientistssay,koalas’numbershavedeclinedbyupto80percent,thoughitisdifficulttoknowhowmanyremainacrossAustralia.

⑤“Wehavetheseuniqueanimalsnotfoundanywhereelseonthisplanet,andwe’rekillingthem,”saidCheyneFlanagan,theclinicaldirectoroftheKoalaHospital,theonlyfacilityofitskindintheworld.“Thisisabigwake-upcall.”

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.victim[?v?kt?m]n.________________________

2.flee[fli?]v.________________________

3.Koala[k???ɑ?l?]n.________________________

4.pw[p??]n.________________________

5.fur[f??]n.________________________

6.singe[s?nd?]vt.________________________

7.dehydration[?d