Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 语法填空-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

必修二 Unit 2 Wildlife Protection A day in the clouds The air _________(be) thin, we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds _________ seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful Tibetan antelopes. They live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai. ________(Watch) them move slowly across the green grass, I _______________(strike) by their beauty. I’m also reminded ________the danger they are in. They are being hunted___________(illegal) for their valuable fur. My guide is Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang, _________(work) at the National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter ________ the animals and plants. The land is sacred __________ Zhaxi and _____________ (protect) the wildlife is a way of life. From his perspective, saving animals is saving themselves.  The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope________ hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. The population ___________(drop) by more than 50 percent. Their habitats were also becoming smaller with new roads and railways _________( build). __________(aim) to save this species from ___________(extinct), the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from ____________(attack). With bridges and gates __________(add) , the antelopes move easily and _____________(keep) safe from cars and trains.  Thanks to the __________(effect) measures, the antelope population has recovered and it was in June 2015________ the Tibetan antelope ___________(remove) from the endangered species list. The government, ____________, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats _________ the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. In the evening when drinking tea and watching stars, I reflected on___________ Zhaxi had told me. Much is being done to protec