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Which of the following about the African bush elephant and the African elephant is true？

A．The WCU are interbreeding those elephants.

B．They are interbreeding species.

C．They are two genetically distant species.

D．They depend on each other for survival.

Which of the following about the African bush elephant and the African elephant is true？

A．The WCU are interbreeding those elephants.

B．They are interbreeding species.

C．They are two genetically distant species.

D．They depend on each other for survival.

condition has not been as well publicized as that of the African elephant. This is because Asian elephant's ivory supplies only a small percentage of the world ivory trade. In fact, we know very little about the Asian elephant. They live in the remote forests of southern Asia and it is therefore very difficult to study them. Most knowledge of Asian elephants is from those that have been captured, or tamed, Asian elephants are easier to tame than African elephants. The elephants you see in the circuses and zoos are nearly always Asian. the major reason for the decline of Asian elephants is the harm to their forests. The huge increase in the human population has caused the destruction of the Asian forest for human population. As a result, the Asian elephants are compelled to scatter indifferent areas. Originally they lived all over the continent, but now there are only small isolated populations left. These isolated elephant populations are vulnerable to extinction.

While Asian elephants are threatened by illegal capture and detaining, they are also killed for ivory and skin. In July 1990, a British wildlife group uncovered a black market for elephant skin. Elephants are shot it the forest along the border between Thailand and Burma, and their skin was sold to factories in Bangkok. Their skin is made into shoes, belts, suitcases, wallets, etc. , to sell to tourists.

What's the difference between the Asian elephant and the African elephant？

A．The Asian elephant is easier to tame.

B．The Asian elephant's skin is more valuable.

C．The Asian elephant is less popular with tourists.

D．The Asian elephant produces ivory of a better quality.

Which of the following about the African bush elephant and the African elephant is true？

A．The WCU are interbreeding those elephants.

B．They are interbreeding species.

C．They are two genetically distant species.

D．They depend on each other for survival.

s true？

SECTION B PASSAGES

Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： The Asian elephant is one of the world's rarest animals. Unfortunately, its sad condition has not been as well publicized as that of the African elephant. This is because Asian elephant's ivory supplies only a small percentage of the world ivory trade. In fact, we know very little about the Asian elephant. They live in the remote forests of southern Asia and it is therefore very difficult to study them. Most knowledge of Asian elephant is from those that have been captured or tamed. Asian elephants are easier to tame than African elephants. The elephants you see in the circuses and zoos are nearly always Asian.

The major reason for decline of Asian elephants is the harm to their forests. The huge increase in the human population has caused the destruction of the Asian forest. As a result, the Asian elephants are compelled to scatter in different areas. Originally they lived all over the continent, but now there are only small isolated populations left. These isolated elephant populations are vulnerable to extinction. While Asian elephants are threatened by illegal capture and detaining, they are also killed for ivory and skin. Elephants are shot in the forest along the border between Thailand and Burma, and their skin was sold to factories in Bangkok where the skins were made into shoes, belts, suitcases, wallets, etc., and then sold to tourists.

What's the difference between the Asian elephant and the African elephant？

A．The Asian elephant is easier to tame.

B．The Asian elephant's skin is more valuable.

C．The Asian elephant is less popular with tourists.

D．The Asian elephant produces ivory of a better quality.

A.larger

B.the large

C.more larger

D.the largest

Which of the following is CORRECT？

A．The Asian elephant is easier to tame than the African one.

B．The Asian elephant is one of the largest animals in the world.

C．The Asian elephant lives all over Asia nowadays.

D．The Asian elephant produces ivory of a larger quantity than the African one.

s true？

A．The WCU are interbreeding those elephants．

B．They are interbreeding species．

C．They are two genetically distant species．

D．They depend on each other for survival．

ignificant decline of African elephant (Loxondonta africana) populations.’ represents a good example of a background sentence, accessible to both experts and non-experts.