Unit 6 Survival-【新课程能力培养】2023-2024学年新课程高二英语阅读选择性必修第二册（外研版）
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Unit 6
Unit
6
A
词数：
290
难度： 中 建议用时：
6′
实际用时：
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at
Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick
creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it
is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl
（猫头鹰 ）
on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to鄄3-week-old owl. It had
already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick
（雏鸟）
and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I
might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a
nest and anchor it in a tree.
The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine
branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick
in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.
Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the
homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the
presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as
well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see
what news the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all!
The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I
drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was
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accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all
—
LUNCH! The parents had done
their duty and would probably continue to do so.
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1. What is unavoidable in the author蒺s rescue work according to Paragraph
1?
A. Efforts made in vain.
B. Getting injured in his work
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