2020年中考(上海卷)英語聽力真題 短文
Which animal do you prefer to see?
你喜歡看哪種動物？
A baby panda or a snake?
熊貓寶寶還是蛇？
Most people choose cute animals like pandas.
大多數(shù)人會選擇熊貓這樣的可愛動物。
So cute animals usually get more attention than animals like snakes.
所以相比蛇這樣的動物，可愛的動物通常會得到更多的關(guān)注。
Why don’t people like snakes?
人們?yōu)槭裁床幌矚g蛇呢？
The reason is simple.
原因很簡單。
They are just not cute.
只是因為它們不可愛。
Lucy wants to show people the importance of less cute animals, too.
露西想要向人們展示，沒那么可愛的動物也同樣重要。
Who is Lucy?
露西是誰？
She is a scientist who studies animals.
她是一名研究動物的科學家。
Lucy is especially interested in snakes.
露西對蛇特別感興趣。
Because many of them are in danger of disappearing and she wants to save them.
因為許多蛇類有滅絕的風險，她想拯救它們。
Lucy thinks people can find many TV shows about cute animals.
露西認為，人們可以找到許多有關(guān)可愛動物的電視節(jié)目。
So she writes stories on her website about less cute animals like snakes in order to get people interested in them.
所以她在自己的網(wǎng)站上寫一些關(guān)于蛇等不太可愛的動物的故事，以引起人們對它們的興趣。
She also make videos about these animals and puts them online.
她也會拍攝關(guān)于這些動物的視頻，并發(fā)布到網(wǎng)上。
People love her fun videos.
人們喜歡她拍攝的有趣的視頻。
Every animal is important in keeping the balance of the nature.
每一種動物在保持自然平衡方面都很重要。
If we save snakes, we save other animals,too.
如果我們拯救蛇類，也同樣在拯救其他動物。
We need to think about the future of all animals and respect all animals.
我們需要考慮所有動物的未來，尊重所有動物。
Every single life matters.
每一個生命都很重要。
