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COVID-19couldcutwildlifetrade新冠肺炎肆虐让野生动物背锅Conservationexpertsaresayingthatthetradeinwildlifecouldbegreatlycutafterthecoronaviruspandemichasfinished.TheysaythatthevirusprobablystartedatamarketsellingwildanimalsinChina.Theviruscamefromeitherabatorananimalcalledapangolin.Itthencrossedovertoinfecthumans.TheconservationgroupHumaneSocietyInternationalsaid:Theconsumptionofwildanimalswhichcancarrydiseasesthatcancrossthespeciesbarrierposesarealthreattohumanhealth.TheWildlifeConservationSocietycalledforabanofanimalmarketsthattradeinwildlife.Itsaid:Notonlywillthishelptopreventthespreadofdisease,itwilladdressoneofthemajordriversofspeciesextinction.AspokesmanfromtheZoologicalSocietyofLondonsaidanimalmarketscouldbetimebombs.Hesaidthemarketscanprovideperfectconditionsfornewvirusestostartandgrow.Headdedthatifwetreatedanimalslikegoodstobuyandsell,wewouldbeintroubleagaininthefuture.Scientistssaymanynewoutbreaksofvirusesstartinanimals.About75percentofnewinfectiousdiseasescomefromanimals.RecentexamplesincludeSARS,MERSandEbola.Infectionsfromanimalscausemillionsofillnessesanddeathsworldwideeveryyear.Anexpertsaidtheworldmustactsoon,because,realistically,it'sjustamatteroftimebeforethenextzoonoticdiseaseriskemerges.材料来源：生词表conservation（自然环境、文物）保护pandemic大流行病pangolin穿山甲consumption消费speciesbarrier物种屏障posesarealthreat构成真正的威胁address解决处理extinction熄灭Zoological动物的，动物学的infectious传染的realistically现实地zoonotic[医]动物传染病的emerge出现，浮现参考译文COVID-19可能会切断野生动物贸易保护专家说，在冠状病毒大流行结束后，野生动物贸易可能会大大减少。他们说这种病毒可能是从中国的野生动物市场开始的。病毒来自蝙蝠或一种叫做穿山甲的动物。然后它就越过身体感染人类。国际人道主义协会（HumaneSocietyInternational）表示：“食用可能携带疾病的野生动物会对人类健康构成真正威胁。”野生动物保护协会呼吁禁止从事野生动物贸易的动物市场。它说：“这不仅有助于防止疾病的传播，还将解决物种灭绝的主要驱动因素之一。”伦敦动物学会的一位发言人说，动物市场可能是“定时炸弹”。他说，市场可以为新病毒的产生和发展提供完美的条件。他补充说，如果我们把动物当作商品来买卖，将来我们将再次陷入困境。科学家说，许多新的病毒爆发是从动物身上开始的。大约75%的新传染病来自动物。最近的例子包括SARS、MERS和埃博拉。来自动物的感染每年在全世界造成数百万的疾病和死亡。一位专家说，世界必须尽快采取行动，因为“实际上，下一个人畜共患病风险出现只是时间问题”。EXERCISEITRUE/FALSE判断正误1.ConservationistssayCOVID-19willendthetradeinwildlife.2.ThearticlesaidtheCOVID-19coronaviruscamefromarat.3.TheCOVID-19coronaviruscrossedoverfromananimaltohumans.4.Conservationistssayendingthewildlifetradewillendspeciesextinction.5.Azoologicalsocietysaidwildlifemarketswereliketimebombs.6.Azoologistsaidwewillbeinmoretroubleifwebuyandsellanimals.7.About75%ofnewinfectiousdiseasescomefromanimals.8.ViruseslikeSARSandEbolacausedbillionsofillnesses.IIGAPFILL选词填空infectprobablyspreadcarryeitherspeciestradethreatConservationexpertsaresayingthatthe(1)____inwildlifecouldbegreatlycutafterthecoronaviruspandemichasfinished.Theysaythatthevirus(2)____startedatamarketsellingwildanimalsinChina.Theviruscamefrom(3)____abatorananimalcalledapangolin.Itthencrossedoverto(4)____humans.TheconservationgroupHumaneSocietyInternationalsaid:Theconsumptionofwildanimalswhichcan(5)____diseasesthatcancrossthespeciesbarrierposesareal(6)____tohumanhealth.TheWildlifeConservationSocietycalledforabanofanimalmarketsthattradeinwildlife.Itsaid:Notonlywillthishelptopreventthe(7)____ofdisease,itwilladdressoneofthemajordriversof(8)____extinction.examplesbombssellexpertillnessestimetroublestartAspokesmanfromtheZoologicalSocietyofLondonsaidanimalmarketscouldbetime(9)____.Hesaidthemarketscanprovideperfectconditionsfornewvirusesto(10)____andgrow.Headdedthatifwetreatedanimalslikegoodstobuyand(11)____,wewouldbein(12)____againinthefuture.Scientistssaymanynewoutbreaksofvirusesstartinanimals.About75percentofnewinfectiousdiseasescomefromanimals.Recent(13)____includeSARS,MERSandEbola.Infectionsfromanimalscausemillionsof(14)____anddeathsworldwideeveryyear.An(15)____saidtheworldmustactsoon,because,realistically,it'sjustamatterof(16)____beforethenextzoonoticdiseaseriskemerges.IIIMULTIPLECHOICE阅读理解1)Whosaidthetradeinwildlifecouldbegreatlycutafterthepandemic?A.theWHOB.conservationexpertsC.wildlifeexpertsD.hunters2)Whatanimalbesidesabatmightthevirushavecomefrom?A.alumpsuckerB.anarmadilloC.apenguinD.apangolin3)Whatdidconservationistssaydisease-carryinganimalscouldpose?A.athreattohumanhealthB.photographsC.adangertofishD.abigquestion4)WhatdidtheWildlifeConservationSocietycallforabanof?A.thefurtradeB.internationaltravelC.animalmarketsD.zoos5)Whatdidconservationistssaywildlifemarketswereamajordriverof?A.zoosB.speciesextinctionC.diseaseD.viruses6)Whatdidazoologicalsocietysayanimalmarketscouldbe?A.timebombsB.dangerousC.interestingD.specimens7)Whatdoanimalmarketsprovidetheperfectconditionsfor?A.tradingB.zoosC.newvirusestogrowD.thefurtrade8)Whatpercentageofnewinfectiousdiseasescomesfromanimals?A.about75%B.aroundathirdC.nearlyhalfD.almosttwo-thirds9)Howmanyillnessesanddeathsdoanimalinfectionscauseeachyear?A.millionsB.about20millionC.billionsD.hundredsofthousands10)Whendidanexpertsaywehadtoact?A.sometimeinthefutureB.inthenextfewmonthsC.anytimenowD.soonIVCLOZE完形填空Conservationexpertsare(1)____thatthetradeinwildlifecouldbegreatlycutafterthecoronaviruspandemichasfinished.Theysaythatthevirusprobablystartedatamarket(2)____wildanimalsinChina.Theviruscamefromeitherabatorananimalcalledapangol