More and more animals are entering cities because urban development and climate change push the animals out of their natural 【小题1】(habitat). In other words, it is we humans 【小题2】 have moved into their territory and they have no choice but 【小题3】(move) in with us. Cities 【小题4】 (actual) provide some benefits for the animals, such as appealing spaces as natural homes, being out of reach from their natural enemies and 【小题5】(find) plenty to eat. So some animals can adapt to cities, who are more intelligent than their wild cousins and can find a good 【小题6】(vary)of food to eat.

However, some birds that can’t adjust 【小题7】 cities think of the city as a dangerous place. 【小题8】   (able) to distinguish between blue sky and glass, they might crash into windows, or change their 【小题9】 (migrate) routes because of the high­rise buildings. From above, we should learn to better understand and appreciate our wild neighbours. Their entering our cities is a means of their 【小题10】 (survive).

Voice for the Planet

It’s the voice you notice first. In person, David Attenborough speaks in the same awestruck hush he has used in dozens of nature documentaries, a crisp half whisper 【小题1】 is often imitated but seldom matched. Sitting in his home in the Richmond neighbourhood of west London for one in a series of conversations, I feel obliged to drink   【小题2】 second cup of tea when he offers. It somehow seems wrong to say no.

In his native U. K. Attenborough is held in the kind of respect usually   【小题3】 (reserve) for royalty. Over decades — first as a television executive, then as a wildlife filmmaker and recently as a kind of elder statesman for the planet — he has achieved near saintly(圣人的) status. He was knighted(封为骑士) by the Queen in 1985 and 【小题4】 (usually refer) to as Sir David.

Attenborough pioneered a style of wildlife film-making that brought viewers to remote landscapes and gave them a close perspective on the wonders of nature. In the autumn of his life, Attenborough has largely moved away from 【小题5】 these films are made but lends his storytelling abilities to wildlife documentaries in collaboration with filmmakers his storytelling abilities to wildlife documentaries in collaboration with filmmakers he has mentored. His most famous work, the 2006 BBC series Planet Earth, set a benchmark in the use of high-definition cameras and had a budget equal to 【小题6】 of a Hollywood movie. Among its highlights 【小题7】 (be) the first footage of a snow leopard, the impossibly rare Asian wildcat that hunts high in the Himalayas. More than a decade 【小题8】 it was first released, Planet Earth remains among the all-time best-selling nonfiction DVDs.

Now Attenborough is putting his voice and the weight of authority he has accumulated to greater moral purpose. In recent months he has stood 【小题9】 powerful audiences at the 2018 U. N. climate talks in Katowice, Poland, and the 2019 World Economic Forum at Davos, in Switzerland, to urge them into action on climate change. These kinds of event are not his chosen habitat, Attenborough tells TIME. “I would much prefer not to be a sign- 【小题10】 (carry) conservationist. My life is the natural world. But I can’t not carry a placard(标语牌) if I see what’s happening.”

Ma Tao puts the dinner he has prepared at the door of the panda house. Ma Tao’s daily 【小题1】 (task) as the head of the Beijing Zoo panda team include feeding pandas, cleaning the panda house and writing observation reports. 【小题2】 (choose) as “The Best Worker of the Capital”, Ma 【小题3】 (be) a giant panda “father” for 30 years.

“The oldest panda here is ‘Dadi’, born in 1992. The youngest was born in 2015,” said Ma, as he introduced the 17 giant pandas at the Beijing Zoo.

“Both visitors from China and abroad love the giant panda for its cute charm. 【小题4】, contrary to its gentle appearance, it is a dangerous animal. The Beijing Zoo included the giant panda in a list of 27 wild animals for public 【小题5】 (aware). It may attack if it 【小题6】 (feel) threatened, so we always have to take care 【小题7】 keep a safe distance. In addition 【小题8】   hard work, the most important thing for the job is to care with love,” said Ma.

When Ma joined the Beijing Zoo, there were only three resident giant pandas. Seeing the improved zoo conditions and the 【小题9】 (grow) number of pandas being born, Ma is overjoyed. “To do an ordinary job for a lifetime. I feel it’s worthy,” he said 【小题10】 (proud).