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DCan you imagine someone hunting you down with a gun?Most of us would be terrified.So,it's no surprise that that's how animals respond,too.Orcas,a species that have been systematically hunted-even with machine guns-dramaticallydecreased in number in the twentieth century.These so-called "killer whales"hunted thesame fish that fishermen prized and were therefore seen as competition.Consequently,killerwhales began avoiding certain locations and routes.But while North America largely bannedtheir killing in the 1970s,they continue to be hunted in Greenland to this day.Elephants also have to deal with human hunters,.Ivory poachers(象牙偷猎者)havegreatly reduced the African elephant population,which used to cover the entire continent.The ivory trade was banned in 1990,but animal habitats and food supplies have stilldeclined.In Kenya,the human population has increased four times over the last 40 yearswhile the elephant population declined by four-fifths.This has caused the elephants to adopt unique responses to people.For instance,elephants are terrified of the spear-waving Maasai,an ethnic group of Kenya and Tanzaniawho have often hurt elephants when trying to protect their own cattle.So once in an experiment by a group of zoologists,when elephants living close to theMaasai were presented with three different T-shirts,one belonging to a Maasai,another to adifferent local and one to a researcher,they only reacted with fear to the Maasai shirt,literally smelling the danger.However,neither elephants nor killer whales commonly show anger and hate forpeople,In fact,elephants are generally friendly to humans.And the only instances of killerwhales harming a person occurred when the whales were kept in a water cage.Orcas haveeven been reported to aid humans in need,protecting them from other animals.32.Why are killer whales often hunted?A.They are hugely profitable.B.They harm people's interests.C.They threaten fishermen's safety.D.They compete with other wildlife for food.33.What does the underlined word "This"in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.Less illegal ivory trade.B.The decline of food supplies.C.Elephants'traveling to other continents.D.The population change of humans and elephants.34.Why is the experiment mentioned?A.To prove humans'influence on animals.B.To show the defensive nature of the Maasai.C.To illustrate the cleverness of the wild animals.D.To highlight the urgency of animal conservation.英语“一诊”考试题第6页（共10页）

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