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Book2 Unit 2
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练习重点:综合考点
The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough 1._______(touch). On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is2._______ we’re here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. 3._______(watch) them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty. I’m also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, 4._______(illegal), for their valuable fur.
My guide is Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and 5._______(protect)the wildlife is a way of life. “We’re not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually, we’re trying to save ourselves.”
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