Sea turtles are considered a national treasure in Sri Lanka. However, in recent years, the sea turtles have faced great _________.
Growing up on the beach, Chamara Indika, 35, was _________ about it. In the beginning, he _________himself to the protection of sea turtles as a volunteer. He gave his spare time to raise _________ of caring for sea turtles and caried out sea turtle protection and rescue missions.
Later, he decided that this was not a long-term _________ . “One person’s abilities are very _________ and I wanted to make real changes,” said Indika._________, Jack Xiao, the founder of Chinese YIK International Volunteers (YIKIV), reached out to Indika and offered his help to protect sea turtles. With his assistance, Indika set up the Nil Manel Foundation in Sri Lanka.
The organization _________ professional training and guidance for the volunteers, spreads knowledge of turtle and carries out conservation activities. Volunteers can then work to spread their new knowledge to more people.
At first, the volunteers’ main job was to rescue and care for _________ turtles locally. Then they found people and animals eat turtle eggs on the beach. So volunteers started __________ eggs to a protection center with artificial cultivation. It __________ higher survival rates.
Thanks to their efforts, the survival rate of newborn turtles has reached new highs, and conservation awareness has also increased. Many volunteers now __________ to use straws and plastic bags which cause many turtles to die accidentally.
“It made me feel that all my work had __________. But it was not enough to rely on myself and the current volunteers. It would be important to __________ this knowledge down to future generations,” said Indika. With persistence and hard work, Indika firmly believes they will make a(n)__________ to the sea turtles.
【小题1】A.opportunities | B.possibilities | C.challenges | D.demands |
【小题2】A.confused | B.worried | C.challenging | D.embarrassed |
【小题3】A.encouraged | B.supported | C.donated | D.devoted |
【小题4】A.awareness | B.importance | C.concern | D.request |
【小题5】A.idea | B.progress | C.solution | D.design |
【小题6】A.unique | B.limited | C.disappointing | D.valuable |
【小题7】A.By chance | B.On purpose | C.In all | D.By far |
【小题8】A.caters | B.provides | C.offers | D.supplies |
【小题9】A.injured | B.old | C.fragile | D.abandoned |
【小题10】A.picking | B.collecting | C.moving | D.pulling |
【小题11】A.ensured | B.foreseen | C.suggested | D.indicated |
【小题12】A.tend | B.refuse | C.hesitate | D.struggle |
【小题13】A.given out | B.put away | C.paid off | D.drawn back |
【小题14】A.explain | B.send | C.pass | D.put |
【小题15】A.shelter | B.achievement | C.difference | D.breakthrough |