2025届高三上学期英语复习专项每日一练话题 七选五 Day 15.docx

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DubaiintheUnitedArabEmiratesisknownforitstall,modernbuildingsrisinghighabovethedesert.ButanunusualanimalfromArgentina,thePatagonianmara,canbefoundthere,too.Theanimal,likearabbit,haslonglegsandearsandabodylargerthanmostotherrodents.1.____TheyhavebeenfoundneartheAlQudraLakes,whichareusuallyhometogazelleandotherdesertcreaturesfoundintheEmirates,orUAE.

Howtheygotthereremainsamystery.ButintheUAE,exoticanimalshaveendedupintheprivatehomesandfarmsofthewealthy.2.____TheUAEsClimateChangeandEnvironmentMinistryandofficialsinDubaididnotanswerquestionsfromtheAssociatedPress(AP)aboutthePatagonianmaras.Butoneestimatesuggeststhatasmanyas200couldbethrivingintheareaoftheAlMarmoomDesertConservationReservenearby.Fewdeadmarashavebeenfound.

AnAPreporterfoundatleastfivemarasonarecentvisittotheAlQudraLakes,awidedesertarea40kilometerssouthofDubai.3.____Onanothervisit,thereportersawseveralpacksoftheanimals,includingonemotherstillnursingababy.

AlQudraisattheendofalongbicyclepath.Itispopularinthewintermonths.Campersandotherscometoenjoytheoutdoorsinthecoolerweatheramongtheareaslakes.4.____Someofthelakeshavebeenengineeredintoshapeslikeamoon,twoheartsorasanadvertisementforDubaisExpo2020.

ThePatagonianmarasfirstappearedpubliclyin2020duringtheheightofthecoronaviruspandemic.ArequestforinformationontheirsightingswasfirstpublishedinanissueoftheDubaiNaturalHistoryGroupsmonthlynewsletter.VolunteersdescribedseeingtheminAlQudraandonSaadiyatIslandneartheUAEscapitalofAbuDhabi.

Thislargerodentisacommonspeciesinzoologicalcollectionsandundoubtedlyfounditswayoutfromcaptivity,wroteJackyJudas,whohaslongstudiedmammalsintheUAE.5.____Theycanregularlyb