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Unit 1 Nature in the Balance
单元话题语法填空练习
(2023下·江苏扬州·高一统考阶段练习)语法填空
The Torres del Paine region of Southern Chile is one of the best 1 (place) on earth to see wild pumas (美洲狮) right now. As a result 2 a growing puma population and their strong level of familiarity with humans, visitors have 3 good chance of spotting the mysterious animals inside the Torres del Paine National Park or on privately owned farmland surrounding the park.
And now it’s about to get even 4 (easy) than before. Awasi Patagonia, a hotel 5 (lie) at the edge of Torres del Paine National Park, has 6 (recent) restarted its puma conservation (保护) program by renting a neighboring farm, with an aim 7 (create) a protected area for the endangered puma population and other native species. Besides, it has also forbidden puma hunting. Killing pumas is illegal in Chile, but still, it 8 (practise) on private land outside the national park from time to time, so this program will further protect the big cats that routinely wander outside park boundaries.
Starting in 2023, Awasi has offered tourists unique puma sighting trips 9 (lead) by experienced local trackers. Guests 10 come here can check camera traps, learn about conservation, and, of course, look for pumas.
(2023上·江苏·高一江苏省苏州实验中学校考阶段练习)语法填空
Parental Instincts
Last year in early summer, I was walking up the hill to my house in suburban Brisbane when I saw two birds, each about 6 centimeters tall, standing in my driveway. They didn’t seem to notice me 11 I was right in front of them and then they immediately flew into the nearby bushes.
It was the first time that I 12 (see) two special birds make a nest in my front yard. I hadn’t really expected them to as wild birds don’t usually nest so close.
A few weeks later, the birds reappeared. I found them crouching beside a tree off to the side of my driveway. As I approached them, I imagined they would run away like the