Rebirth from a wounded reserve保护区中，突围重生

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主题语境：野生动物保护 篇幅：315词 建议用时：6分钟

1 Fran?oise Malby?Anthony could tell thequickest way to the Eiffel Tower but knewnothing about animals. Yet somewhere deepinside， she always felt she would end up in aforeign country.

2 It was her husband Lawrence Anthony，a South African， who brought out the wanderlust in her. They met in London in 1987， and ayear later， they moved to South Africa， where they were drawn by nature and eventuallybought Thula Thula—a game reserve of river and 1500 hectares of rolling hills. They weresoon working to save an abundance of wild animals， especially elephants and rhinos， fromthe poachers and hunters who roamed for fun and profit. They also employed some locals，and taught them office work， dealing with guests and cooking French dishes.

3 In 2012， however， Lawrence died of a sudden heart attack. Fran?oise was alone， anddidn't know where to begin. A few days later， she received a call. Thabo， a three?year?oldmale rhino， had taken a bullet. It was the poachers. How could the poachers break into thefence in broad daylight？ At that point， a rumor suggested it was an inside job. Maybe someonewas trying to frighten her into leaving.

4 Lawrence was gone. A rhino was in trouble and she couldn't rely on security men.Since booking after booking had been canceled due to Lawrences passing away， Fran?oise finally had an empty bank account. But how could she leave the dream that Lawrence andshe had fought so hard for？

5 Fran?oise slowly found her feet. Eventually， Thabo recovered from the trauma. Sheset up meetings with the staff to go over reserve and animal issues and to agree on priorities.She even launched her own rhino fund. The desperate days have helped redefine thepurpose of life without Lawrence， and she understands that the mission to protect ThulaThula's wildlife has become hers， and hers alone.

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1. What caused Fran?oise Malby?Anthony to end up in a foreign country？

A. Her job opportunities.

B. Her love for animals.

C. Her husband's inspiration.

D. Her desire for adventure.

2. How did Lawrence and Fran?oise contribute to the protection of wildlife？

A. They worked as security guards.

B. They opened a game reserve.

C. They hunted poachers for fun.

D. They employed locals as guides.

3. How did Fran?oise respond to the challenges after Lawrences death？

A. She sold Thula Thula and moved back to France.

B. She started her own security company to protect the reserve.

C. She faced the difficulties and launched a rhino fund.

D. She left the reserve and found a new job in an office.

4. How has the experience of dealing with tough situations affected Fran?oise？

A. She has gained the strength to live bravely.

B. Her reserve has begun to bring in money.

C. Her management skills have been shared by others.

D. She has become expert in attending to injured animals.

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Ⅰ. 日積月累

wanderlust n. 漫游癖；旅行癖

poacher n. 偷猎者

roam v. 闲逛；漫步

rumor n. 谣言

launch v. 发起

be drawn by 被……吸引

rolling hills 起伏的山丘

an abundance of 大量的

heart attack 心脏病发作

rely on 依赖

Ⅱ. 语法填空

At present， major parks across the US are facing a 1.___________（grow） problem. Fromgetting too close to wildlife to camping in off?limit areas， more and more visitors are breakingpark 2.___________（rule）. In July alone， park rangers handled more than 11，000 incidentsat the 10 most visited 3.___________（nation） parks.

Record numbers of visitors at Yellowstone National Park， in Wyoming， have causedproblems. Visitors stray from 4.________（mark） paths in order to take selfies 5.________wildlife， getting too close to elk， grizzly bears， and bison. As drivers slow 6.________tosnap pictures of the animals， traffic backs up.

The breaking of park rules comes from disbelief among visitors. More than 52，000warnings 7.______（issue） at Yellowstone in 2015， up almost 20 percent from the yearbefore. That 8.______（worry） the National Park Service. As the number of visitors increases，the group is working 9.______（protect） national land for future generations. Thetop 10 parks， including Yosemite in California and the Grand Canyon in Arizona， hosted almost44 million people last year. Thats a 26 percent increase from a decade 10.______（early）.