A foreign student is studying at a university in Jiangxi Province. One day, she could not help singing a song when she saw thousands of Siberian white cranes (西伯利亚鹤) dancing on the Poyang Lake. Each year, these cranes start their long journey from Siberia to China.
The Siberian white cranes are also known as the snow cranes. They are in danger of dying out. Now there are only about 4,000 Siberian white cranes all over the world. Experts (专家) say the Siberian white cranes are special. If they are hurt in one place, they will never go there again. Chinese researchers first discovered the Siberian white cranes in the Poyang Lake in 1980. Now, about 98 per cent of such cranes spend their winter there. Their migrating route (迁徙路线) is well protected. In 2017, a photography lover, together with many bird lovers, built the Siberian crane protected area. It’s for scientific research, education and photography. It’s known as “human’s closest place to Siberian cranes”. Every year, these beautiful cranes fly to this area.
The birds know whether (是否) the natural environment is good or not. They are like “ecological (生态学的) test paper” for the environment. We should protect the beautiful birds.
【小题1】What is Siberian white cranes’ migrating route every year?
| A．From China to Siberia. | B．From Siberia to the UK. | C．From Siberia to China. |
【小题2】How many Siberian white cranes are there in the world now?
| A．About 4,000. | B．About 40,000. | C．Only 40,000. |
【小题3】What does the underlined word “discovered” probably mean in Paragraph 2?
【小题4】Why do these cranes fly to Poyang Lake every year?
| A．Because the natural environment is good there. |
| B．Because there are many birds there. |
| C．Because the cranes don’t like changing their migrating route. |
【小题5】What can we know from the passage?
| A．We should study the rare (稀有的) birds. |
| B．The Siberian white cranes are not rare birds. |
| C．We should protect our natural environment. |
