2026年中考英语【时文阅读训练】日本制定紧急计划应对熊袭击事件

Japan creates emergency plan to stop bear attacks   (17th November 2025) Japan's government has created emergency measures to address record numbers of bear attacks. The Ministry of Environment reported that 13 people have been killed, and more than 100 have been injured by bears since April. The death toll is the highest since records began in 2006. Wildlife management experts have devised a plan to reduce the increasing numbers of fatalities, injuries, and encounters with bears. Part of this plan is to reduce bear populations in areas where the animals have been sighted. Another feature is the establishment of region-specific capture targets. Authorities will also set up a buffer zone in many areas to try to separate bear habitats from human residential areas. There are two species of bear in Japan and their numbers have surged in the past decade. Estimates suggest the Asian black bear population has roughly tripled since 2012 — rising from about 15,000 to around 44,000. The larger and more dangerous Ussuri brown bears, native to the northern island of Hokkaido, have doubled in number. There are several reasons for the growth in bear populations. One is the shortage of beech nuts, which scientists attribute to climate change. Another reason is a declining number of licensed hunters, who were largely responsible for bear culls. Finally, a depopulation of rural areas means bears are venturing into towns and villages. 1. Vocabulary Matching Paragraph 1 1. measures a. People who have died in an accident, wars, disasters, pandemics, etc. 2. address b. An area that separates two places. 3. toll c. Actions people take to solve a problem. 4. devised d. Deal with or try to fix a problem. 5. fatalities e. Planned or thought of. 6. capture f. Take control of or catch. 7. buffer zone g. The number of people hurt or killed. Paragraph 2 8. species h. The killing of some animals to control numbers. 9. surged i. Say that something is caused by something. 10. tripled j. Coming from a place originally. 11. native k. A group of animals or plants that are the same type. 12. attribute to l. Going somewhere new or dangerous. 13. culls m. Went up quickly. 14. venturing n. Became three times bigger or more. 【答案】 2. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if “1-8” below are true (T) or false (F). 1. Japan's government said bears have killed 13 people this year.     T / F 2. The number of fatalities is the highest for over 100 years.     T / F 3. Wildlife experts have revised a plan to keep a check on bear injuries.     T / F 4. Authorities will create an area to keep bears away from housing areas.     T / F 5. The number of black bears in Japan has risen three-fold since 2012.     T / F 6. There are about 44,000 brown bears living on the island of Hokkaido.      T / F 7. The number of bear hunters in Japan is going down.     T / F 8. Bears are entering villages because of people leaving them.     T / F 【答案】 3. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.) 1. 1. measures 2. toll 3. devised 4. fatalities 5. buffer 6. surged 7. tripled 8. native 9. shortage 10. venturing a. increased three-fold b. came up with c. escalated d. scarcity e. actions f. indigenous g. deaths h. straying i. tally j. cushion 【答案】 4. READING COMPREHENSION: MULTIPLE CHOICE 1)  What has Japan's government created to address record bear attacks? a) a bear database b) emergency measures c) special anti-bear spray d) a CCTV network in the countryside 2)  How many people have bears injured since April? a) just fewer than 100 b) 121 c) more than 100 d) several dozen 3)  When did Japan start keeping records of bear attacks? a) 1906 b) 1956 c) 1996 d) 2006 4)  Who came up with a plan to reduce increasing numbers of deaths? a) the Japanese prime minister b) wildlife management experts c) a zoologist d) bear hunters 5)  What will authorities set up to separate bears and humans? a) a buffer zone b) a giant wall c) a moat d) a system of nets 6)  Roughly how many black bears are there in Japan? a) around 44,000 b) just fewer than 44,000 c) more than 44,000 d) exactly 44,000 7)  By how much has the brown bear population increased in recent years? a) It has tripled. b) It has quadrupled. c) It has increased ten-fold. d) It has doubled. 8)  What food are brown bears having problems finding? a) chestnuts b) acorns c) beech nuts d) salmon 9)  What is happening to the number of licensed hunters in Japan? a) It is fluctuating. b) Nothing c) It is escalating. d) It is declining. 10)  What are bears doing as a result of depopulation in rural areas? a) making homes in abandoned houses b) venturing into towns and villages c) looking for fast food restaurants d) becoming very confident keys： 5. Comprehension questions 1. What has Japan's government created to address record bear attacks? 2. How many people have bears injured since April? 3. When did Japan start keeping records of bear attacks? 4. Who came up with a plan to reduce increasing numbers of deaths? 5. What will authorities set up to separate bears and humans? 6. Roughly how many black bears are there in Japan? 7. By how much has the brown bear population increased in recent years? 8. What food are brown bears having problems finding? 9. What is happening to the number of licensed hunters in Japan? 10. What are bears doing as a result of depopulation in rural areas? 【答案】 1. Emergency measures 2. More than 100 3. 2006 4. Wildlife management experts 5. A buffer zone 6. Around 44,000 7. It has doubled. 8. Beech nuts 9. It is declining. 10. Venturing into towns and villages 6. Put the words in the right order 1. to   Measures   record   address   of   numbers   attacks   bear   . 2. 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One is the shortage of beech nuts. 10. Another reason is a declining number of hunters. Gap fill【选做题】 Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below. devised capture measures habitats encounters toll sighted buffer Japan's government has created emergency (1) _________________________________ to address record numbers of bear attacks. The Ministry of Environment reported that 13 people have been killed, and more than 100 have been injured by bears since April. The death (2) _________________________________ is the highest since records began in 2006. Wildlife management experts have (3) _________________________________ a plan to reduce the increasing numbers of fatalities, injuries, and (4) _________________________________ with bears. Part of this plan is to reduce bear populations in areas where the animals have been (5) _________________________________. Another feature is the establishment of region-specific (6) _________________________________ targets. Authorities will also set up a (7) _________________________________ zone in many areas to try to separate bear (8) _________________________________ from human residential areas. Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below. attribute species shortage native venturing largely tripled several There are two (9) _________________________________ of bear in Japan and their numbers have surged in the past decade. Estimates suggest the Asian black bear population has roughly (10) _________________________________ since 2012 — rising from about 15,000 to around 44,000. The larger and more dangerous Ussuri brown bears, (11) _________________________________ to the northern island of Hokkaido, have doubled in number. There are (12) _________________________________ reasons for the growth in bear populations. One is the (13) _________________________________ of beech nuts, which scientists (14) _________________________________ to climate change. Another reason is a declining number of licensed hunters, who were (15) _________________________________ responsible for bear culls. Finally, a depopulation of rural areas means bears are (16) _________________________________ into towns and villages. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $