Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.
The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.
“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.
At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.
Wildlife activists weled the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.
【小题1】What can be the best title of the passage?A．Cell Phones to Hunt Animals B．Practical Uses of Cell PhonesC．Wildlife and New TechnologyD．Phone Ringtones to Catch Leopards【小题2】Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because . A．leopards attack villagers B．they want leopard fur C．leopards attack animalsD．they have new ringtones【小题3】What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?
① cell phones ②animals ③ sounds of animals ④ cages ⑤large pits A．①②③④B．①③④C．①④⑤D．②③⑤D
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(答案→)D
解析：本文讲述了印度的护林员使用下载的动物的叫声的手机铃声来吸引进入村庄的猎豹，以保护人民。并解释了具体做法。
【小题1】D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.可知本文讲述的是人们利用手机铃声来吸引猎豹。故D正确。
【小题2】A 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people.可知猎豹进入了人类居住的村庄，攻击人类。故A正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第三段3,4行Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage.可知1，3,4三项是所需要的东西。故B正确。