《2025年高考模拟试题汇编高中英语》

D
New research shows that removing black rhinos' horns(犀牛角) to make them less attractive to illegal hunters is reducing their territory(领地) sizes and making them less sociable with each other.
The study, published in the journal PNAS, found that de-horned South African rhinos have home ranges that are 45 percent smaller than those of complete animals, and that they were 37 percent less likely to engage in social interactions.
"The big, dominant bulls that used to have very large territories that overlapped with a lot of females may now have much less territory and much less reproductive(繁殖的) success," says Vaness a Duthé, who led the work at Switzerland's University of Neuchâtel.
"It's really hard to predict the effects of this," she says. "It doesn't mean that population success will necessarily decline, because it might open up gaps for younger males that would not have had the space or the means before." Indeed, a University of Bristol study published last year showed that de-horning (去角) does not negatively affect populations overall.
But such unintended behavioral consequences necessarily feed into judgments about whether this highly invasive procedure is worthwhile. Remarkably, perhaps, there is little hard evidence either way. "No one's put all the data together to say whether it's a really effective measure," says Duthé.
"What is clear is that the introduction of de-horning and a decline in illegal hunting has occurred at the same time," she adds. "But de-horning has been accompanied by other conservation measures that may be more effective."
"It's incredibly complicated," says Lucy Chimes, a member of the Bristol team. "There are so many other factors involved. You have to consider what other security measures are being carried out—fencing, patrols, staff numbers—and poverty levels surrounding parks, their nearness to national borders and whether there is community engagement." Chimes is currently planning a project that aims to separate these and other factors. In the meantime, Duthé believes that de-horning is a worthwhile tool of last course of action. "A rhino that is behaving a little bit strangely is better than a dead rhino."
32.What is the purpose of removing the horns of black rhinos?
A. To make them less sociable.
B. To protect them from being hunted.
C. To reduce their home ranges.
D. To affect their reproductive success.
33.What does the underlined phrase "invasive procedure" in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The removal of rhino horns.
B. The loss of rhino territories.
C. The impact on rhino population.
D. The change of rhino behavior.
34.What is Chimes' attitude toward the de-horning of black rhinos?
A. Supportive. B. Opposed. C. Unconcerned. D. Uncertain.
35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. De-horning rhinos shows satisfying effects.
B. Various factors lead to the decline in illegal hunting.
C. De-horning is the last action researchers will take.
D. Rhinos are supposed to behave a little bit strangely.

答案： 32.B 推理判断题
定位句:New research shows that removing black rhinos' horns (犀牛角) to make them less attractive to illegal hunters is reducing their territory(领地) sizes and making them less sociable with each other. (第一段)
译文:新的研究表明，为了降低黑犀牛对非法捕猎者的吸引力而切除黑犀牛的角会缩小它们的领地面积，并使它们彼此间的社交活动减少。
解析:根据定位句可知，切除黑犀牛的角是为了保护它们不被非法猎捕。故选B。
33.A 指代判断题
解析:A项意为“切除犀牛角”；B项意为“犀牛领地丧失”；C项意为“对犀牛数量的影响”；D项意为“犀牛行为的改变”。文章第一至四段主要介绍了切除犀牛角的影响。结合画线短语所在句可知，但这种意想不到的行为后果必然会影响（人们）判断这种高度侵入性操作（切除犀牛角）是否值得。因此invasive procedure应指“切除犀牛角”这一措施。故选A。
34.D 观点态度题
定位句:“It's incredibly complicated,” says Lucy Chimes, a member of the Bristol team. “There are so many other factors involved. You have to consider what other security measures are being carried out—fencing, patrols, staff numbers—and poverty levels surrounding parks, their nearness to national borders and whether there is community engagement.”(第七段第一至三句)
译文:Bristol团队的成员Lucy Chimes说：“它（非法捕猎减少的现象）非常复杂，还涉及很多其他因素。你必须考虑正在实施的其他保护措施——（设置的）围栏、巡逻、工作人员数量，以及公园周围的贫困程度、公园距离国界的远近以及是否有社区参与。”
解析:A项意为“支持的”；B项意为“反对的”；C项意为“不关心的”；D项意为“不明确的”。根据定位句可知，Lucy Chimes认为非法捕猎减少这个现象很复杂，除了切除黑犀牛角的因素外，还需要考虑其他因素。由此可推知，Chimes对切除黑犀牛角这一措施的态度是不明确的。故选D。
35.B 细节理解题
解析:该题问的是我们从最后一段可以了解到什么。通读文章最后一段尤其是第二句“There are so many other factors involved.”可知，多种不同因素导致（黑犀牛的）非法捕猎减少。故选B。