江蘇省南通市崇川區(qū)通州區(qū)如東縣聯(lián)考2022-2023學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期英語(yǔ)期末考試試卷

2022-2023學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)試卷九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)第一卷（選擇題，共80分）一、聽(tīng)力部分（滿(mǎn)分20分，略）二、單項(xiàng)選擇(本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分)21.The2022WinterOlympicsimpressedmealot,and________momentGuAilingwonthegoldmedalmovedmethemost.

A.a B.an C.the D.不填22.Learningisalife-longjourney,foritbringsus________neweveryday.

A.everything B.nothing C.anything D.something23.Ifyouwanttokeephealthy,goingtobedearlyandgettingupearlyarehighly________.

A.recommended B.challenged C.translated D.influenced24.Thechiefengineerannouncesthatthey________anotherspacelabonthespacestationsoon.A.build B.havebuilt C.willbuild D.werebuilding25.Perhapsaschooluniformcanhelpstudentspaytheirwhole________toschoolwork.A.choice B.attention C.decision D.truth26.We’llhaveapicnicintheparkthisSunday________thereisaheavyrain.

A.whether B.unless C.since D.because27.Ifsuccessisagate,theroad________thisgatemustbemadeupofdifficulties.A.past B.through C.opposite D.towards28.Idon’tcarewhatKatethinks.Well,you________.Hersuggestionsareofsomevalue.A.would B.should C.might D.could29.Chinesewomen’svolleyballteammembersworked________andwontheinternationalgame.A.widely B.closely C.hardly D.simply30.Coffeeormilk,Joe?________isOK.Icarelittleaboutit.A.Both B.None C.Either D.Neither31.“Barkingdogsseldombite.”Itmeansthatsomethingsmayseemdangerous,buttheyoften________nottobedangerous.A.turnout B.lookout C.turndown D.lookdown32.HaveyoueverbeentoSam’sClubinNantong?No.Althoughit________forseveralyears,I’mfartoobusytogothere.A.hasstarted B.hasopened C.hasbeenopened D.hasbeenopen33.Ithinktheplanisjustawasteoftime.Well.Ifyoudon’tsupportit,________.A.sowillthey B.sodothey C.neitherwillthey D.neitherdothey34.SHENZHOU-14returnedtoEarthsuccessfully!Couldyoutellme________?

A.inwhichcentreitwilllandonB.whoenteredChinaSpaceStationthistimeC.whatwillitmeantothedevelopmentofChinaD.thatthreeastronautsenteredChinaSpaceStation35.Mycarbrokedownonthewaytotheairport,soIrushedtherebytaxionlytofindmyflighthadbeencancelled.WhatcanIsay?A.Itneverrainsbutitpours. B.Everydoghasitsday.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm. D.Neverputallyoureggsinonebasket.二、完形填空(本題共15小題；每小題1題，滿(mǎn)分15分)Ourdeepestfearisnotthatwearenotgoodenough.Ourdeepestfearisourunbounded(無(wú)限的)power.“Itisnotourdarknessthatfrightenus,butourlight.”O(jiān)riginallywrittenbyGabrielBo…Oneofthemostcommonsocialfearsisthatwearenotgoodenough.Perhapsyoufeelyouwon’timpressothersbecausetheyaremoreconfident,36,orattractivethanyou.Suchthinkingiswrong.Thesecretofdoingwellis37yourselfasyouare.WhenIwasastudent,Ikeptadiaryfilledwith38memories.SomewerepainfulmemoriesfromchildhoodwhenIfelthurt,clouded,lonelyandunsafe.Ioften39piecesofdreamsandpersonalfeelingsofangerandhateinmydiary.SometimesIalso40someinterestingthingsIexperiencedinit.Thenaterriblethinghappened.Whilehavingdinneronenight,I41Ihadleftmydiaryinthecoatroomoutsidetheschooldininghall.I’mafraidthatsomebodymightreaditandfindoutthetruthaboutme,I42back,butitwasgone.Weekspassed,andfinallyI43hopeofeverfindingitagain.Amonthlater,IwashangingupmyjacketinthesameplacewhenIsawmybrownworn44,justwhereI’dleftit.NervouslyIreadthroughthepagesandfoundthata45personhadwrittenthefollowing,“Godblessyou.I’malotlikeyou,onlyIdon’tkeepadiary,andI’mthankfultoknowthereareotherslikeme.Ihopeeverythinggoes46foryou.”Tearscameouttomyeyes.Ihad47thoughtthatanyonecouldknowmyfeelingsinmyheartandalso48thingsjustlikethewayIdid.Nomatterwhatyouarelike,whetheryou’rerichorpoor,excellentor49,therearepeoplelikeyou50awayyourfearsofnotmeasuringup(達(dá)到),andacceptyourselfasyouare.36.A.interesting B.polite C.excellent D.modern37.A.showing B.helping C.protecting D.accepting38.A.nice B.sad C.personal D.simple39.A.introduced B.described C.showed D.noticed40.A.recorded B.remembered C.changed D.designed41.A.asked B.realized C.doubted D.expected42.A.turned B.called C.looked D.moved43.A.putup B.pickedup C.gaveup D.tookup44.A.book B.diary C.coat D.magazine45.A.warm B.humorous C.strange D.quiet46.A.well B.right C.near D.up47.A.ever B.also C.still D.never48.A.know B.enjoy C.feel D.hate49.A.strong B.common C.special D.pretty50.A.Put B.Blow C.Give D.Throw四、閱讀理解(本題共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分)AZhangjiajiehasbecomeoneofthemostpopularattractiveplacesoftheworldbecauseofthemovieAvatar.TheHallelujahMountainsinAvatarwastheheavenpillars(天柱)inZhangjiajieNationalForestPark.HerearethetopfivethingstodoandseeinZhangjiajie.Ofcourse,theZhangjiajieNationalForestParkmustbeworthvisitinginZhangjiajie.Itistheinspiration(靈感)forthefloatingmountainofAvatar.AndI’llbetyoucanseewhy.Ridea1,070-foot-tallglasslifttothetop,andyoucanseemorethan3,000pillow-likeformation(形態(tài))stickingoutoftheearth.AttherecentlyopenedtheZhangjiajieglassbridge,youcanwalkacrosstheworld’slongestandthehighestglassbridgeorbungeejumpoffthebridgewhichisnowthehighestbungeejumpintheworld.Bungeejumpingisgoodforourbodyandcanhelpyourelaxwhenyouareinabadmood.Butnoteveryonecandobungeejumping.InthenorthwestareaofZhangjiajie,you’llfindtheTianmenmountain.Youcanstartyourwholejourneybytakingtheworld’sthelongestpassengercablecar.Itstretchesthelengthof7,455metersandtheheightof1,279meters.YoucanalsovisittheTianmenCavebutbetterknownas“Heaven’sGate”.There’salsoacliffwalkandglassskywalkstretchingalongthesideofthemountains.TheBaofengLakeisintheshoreseavalleynationalreserve.Thewatersarefromrainfall,themountainspringsandunderwaterstreams,whichiswhythatthelakestaysabrightgreencoloryearroundandcalled“paradise(天堂)inthehumanworld”.Comehereandtakeabeautifulboattouroftheriverwhilelocalfolksingersgiveyouafunperformanceonthelake.AlsopartoftheWulingyuanScenicArea,theTianziMountainsareknownfortheiramazingpeakswhichariseoneafteranother.Thisisknownas“thekingofthepeakforest”.HereyoucanalsolearnaboutXiangDakunwhomthemountainswerenamedafter.Heledarevolution(革命)andavowedhimselfas“Tianzi”,whichmeans“SunofHeaven”.VisitorscantakeacablecartothetopofthemountainwhereyoucanenjoyafullviewoftheWulingyuanScenicArea.Alsoknownasthewonderoftheworld’scaveandoneofthelargestcavernsinChina,covers48hectares.Therearedrycaves,water-filledcaves,stalactites(鐘乳石),stalagmites(石筍)，stonetheYellowDargonCaveblossoms,stormcurtains(簾狀物),stormbranches(分支),stormcanals(水道)anmore.Theyhavebeencolorfullylittoshowtheirfeaturesandalsomakesitaspectacular(壯觀(guān)的)scenetowatch.51.WhatcanyouseeinZhangjiajieNationalForestPark?A.Someamazingfloatingmountains.B.Someformationsstickingintotheclouds.C.AfullviewoftheWulingyuanScenicarea.D.Theworld’slongestandhigheststonebridge.52.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“stretching”is________.A.continuingaperiodoftime B.spreadingoveranareaoflandC.pullingsomethingtobelonger D.puttingoutanarmtoreachsomething53.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.theTianziMountainsarenamedafteraleaderofarevolutionB.theworld’slongestpassengercablecarisabout1,279metreslongC.theYellowDragonCaveisconsideredasthelargestcaveinChinaD.it’spossibleforustoreachtheHeavenfromtheTianmenMountainBAswewalkthe“pathoflife”,wemaysometimeswishtobealonewithourownthoughts,forquietmomentsofreflection(反省)canleadtopersonalimprovement.However,whenwewanttobealone,wemustbecarefulthatwedonotalwaysjumpintoourownworld.Sociallifeisalsoimportanttoallofus.Asweliveinsocialgroups,therearemanybenefitsoffriendshipthatwecanenjoy.Generallyspeaking,closefriendshipshavethree“fruits”:theymaycomforttheheart,advisetheheadandhelpusachievethegoalswesetforourselves.Throughfriendship,wecanbecomehappier,wiserandmoresatisfiedhumans.Thefirstfruitoffriendshipisthepeacethatcomesfromsharingwithfriendsourjoy,sadness,successandfailure.Here,friendshiphasadoubleadvantage—happinesstakesonagreatermeaningandatroublesharedbecomesatroublehalved!Naturally,thiskindofopennessresultsfromaclosefriendship.Weknowthatourfriendswillbothrespectourfeelingsandtreasurethesemomentsofcloseness.Thesecondfruitoffriendshipisthebetterunderstandingandjudgement(評(píng)判)thatmaybeachievedthroughconversationswithwell-meaningandwisefriends.Weoftenfinditeasiertorecognizeotherpeople’sweaknessesthanourown.Asaresult,ifweareguidedonlybyourownfeelings,ourjudgementsmightbeone-sided.Ontheotherhand,ourfriendsarebetterabletoofferadviceonimportantdecisionsthatweallhavetomake.Thishelpsmakeourthoughtsclearerandbringsusamorethorough(徹底的)understandingofourproblems.Thethirdfruitoffriendshipisthehelpthatafriendmayofferinmanydifferentways.Sometimesafriendisevenknownasour“secondself”.Therearesomanythingsinlifethatcanonlybeachievedwiththehelpoffriends.Friendsmayhavemanydifferentideasandskills.Finally,itshouldbepointedoutthatenjoyingthecompanyofacrowdisnotthesameasbeingwithfriends.Friendsshouldbecarefullychosenandrelationshipscarefullydeveloped.Inthisway,wecanbetterwalkthe“pathoflife”withthecomfort,adviceandhelpfromourtrustedfriends.54.Accordingtothepassage,closefriendshipshavealotof“fruits”EXCEPT________.A.makingourheartspeaceful B.achievingourgoalswithfriends’helpC.guidingourownfeelingseasily D.understandingourproblemsbetter55.Wecanachievebetterunderstandingbytalkingwithwisefriendsbecause________.A.itismoredifficulttorealizeotherpeople’sweaknessesthanourselvesB.ourjudgementswon’tbeone-sidedifweareguidedonlybyourfeelingsC.ourfriendsareabletoofferbetteradviceonourimportantdecisionsD.itgivesusachancetocompletelyunderstandourfriends’problems56.Whichshowsthebeststructureofthepassage?A. B.C. D.57.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WalkingthePathofLife B.UnderstandingofFriendshipC.AdviceonMakingFriends D.ImprovementsofSocialLifeCTosaveendangeredarcticwolves(北極狼),theBeijing-basedSinogeneBiotechnologyCompanycooperatedwithHarbinPolarlandoncloning(克隆)thearcticwolf.Asaresult,aftertwoyearsofhardefforts,thearcticwolfwasclonedsuccessfully.Itisthefirstcaseofitskindintheworld.BornonJune10,2022,thewolf,namedMaya,isenergeticandinverygoodhealth.Herdonor(供體)cellcamefromawildfemalearcticwolffromCanada.However,heroocyte(卵母細(xì)胞)wasfromafemaledog,andhersurrogatemother(代孕母體)wasabeagle.ThescientistchoseadogasMaya’ssurrogatebecausetheyaresimilaringenes(基因),andit’smoreeasilytosucceedthroughcloningtechnology.“Thisisournewtryandithasbeenadevelopmentinprotectingandproducingwildandendangeredanimals.ThebirthofMayaisaneventforthedevelopmentofcloningtechnologyandisofgreatvaluetobiodiversity(生物多樣性),theprotectionofwildlife,andtherestoration(恢復(fù))ofendangeredanimalsintheworld,”MiJidong,thecompany’sgeneralmanager,said.Cloningtechnologyisabreedingmethoddifferentfromnaturalreproduction(繁殖).Somegaveopinionsabouttheclonedarcticwolf.SunQuanhui,ascientistfromtheWorldAnimalProtectionorganization,saidthatcloningtechnologyisstillintheexploratorystageofresearch,andtherearemanytechnicalandethical(倫理)problemsthatneedtobetreatedproperly.Sunbelievedcloningshouldbeconsideredonlyforendangeredwildanimalswhosespeciesareextinct,orwhosecaptivepopulations(圈養(yǎng)種群)areverylimited.Mayanowliveswithhersurrogatemotherinalab,andlatershewillbesenttotheHarbinPolarlandanddisplayedtothepublic.Mayawouldlivebyherselfintheparkatfirstbecauseshemaynotbeabletofitfororiginalarcticwolfgroups.However,itisreportedthatthetechnologyofcloningarcticwolveshasgainedstrongvalueinitsapplication,andanothermaleclonedarcticwolfwillcomeintothisworldinthenearfuture.58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMayaaccordingtothepassage?A.ShewasborninCanada.B.Sheisingoodcondition.C.SheisthefirstclonedanimalinChina.D.Shesharessimilarlivinghabitswithdogs.59.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thedevelopmentofcloningtechnology.B.Thedifficultiesofmaintainingbiodiversity.C.Scientists’effortstoprotectendangeredanimals.D.Theimportanceofthebirthoftheclonedarcticwolf.60.WhatisSunQuanhui’sideatowardscloningtechnology?A.Careful. B.Confident. C.Proud. D.Improper.61.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Mayawastrainedtolivewithwolfgroupsinthelab.B.Anothermalearcticwolfisexpectedtobebornsoon.C.MayaispopularwithmanyvisitorstotheHarbinPolarland.D.Cloningtechnologywillbeusedintheprotectionoftheanimal.DThenextday,TomandHuckleberrytalkedaboutwhathadhappened.TheywantedtogetthemoneyhiddenbyInjunJoeandhisfriend.Butwherewasit?TheyrememberedInjunJoehadsaid“NumberTwo.”TheythoughtthismustbethenumberoftheroominthehotelwherethedeafanddumbSpaniard,whowasreallyInjunJoe,wasstaying.Theydecidedtotryandgetintohisroomandtakethemoney.Theroomhadadoorthatisledtothestreetbehindthehotel.Whentheygotthere,theydiscoveredtheadoorwasnotlocked.Tomopenedit.HesawInjunJoeasleeponthefloorandranawayasfastashecould.“Didyouseetheboxmoney?”askedHuckleberry.“Ididn’tlookforit!IsawInjunJoeandIran!”Theymadeanewplan.Huckleberrywouldwatchthedooreverynight.IfhesawInjunJoegoout,hewouldgetTomandtheywouldlookintheroomfortheboxofmoney.Thenightcameagain.Huckleberrywasisstillwatchingthedoorofnumbertwo.Heheardthedooropen,andtwomencameout.Oneofthemwascarryingabox.HeshouldhavecalledTom,buthavedecidedtofollowthemeninstead.TheywentintotheforestandtowardthehousewhereWidowDouglaslived.HuckleberryheardInjunJoeexplainthathewantedrevenge(復(fù)仇)onthewidowbecausehehatedherdeadhusband.Hetoldhisfriendthathewasnotgoingtokillher.Hejustwantedtohurther.Hisfrienddidnotlikeit.Hewantedtoleave.InjunJoewouldnotleave.Therewasalightinthewindowofthewidow’shouseandthetwomendecidedtowaituntilshewenttobed.Huckleberryranofftothenearesthouse,wheretheWelshmanlivedwithhistwogrownsons.HetoldthemthemanwhowantedtohurtWidowDouglas,buthedidn’ttellthemitwasInjunJoebecausehewasworriedthatInjunJoewantedtotakerevengeagainsthim.TheWelshmanandhissonwentintotheforest.Huckleberryfollowedthem.Whenheheardthemenshouting,heranawayasfastashislegscouldcarryhim.Earlyinthemorning,hewentbacktotheWelshman’shouse.TheWelshmanhadgoneafterthetwomen,buttheyescaped.HuckleberrytoldthemthatoneofthemenwasthedeafanddumbSpaniard.TheWelshmansenthissontotellthesheriff.ThenHuckleberrytoldhimwhatthedeafanddumbSpaniardhadsaidaboutthewidow.“Whydidhesaythat?”Huckleberryrealizedhehadmadeamistake.HehadtotelltheWelshmanthatitwasreallyInjunJoe.“Pleasedon’ttellanybodythatItoldyou.”hesaid.WidowDouglasandsomefriendscametothanktheWelshmanforgoingafterthebadmenaway.TheWelshmantoldthemthatsomebodyhadledhimtothebadmen,buthewouldnotsaywhoitwas.62.Theunderlinedword“it”refersto________accordingtothepassage.A.killingthewidow B.takingrevengeonthewidowC.leavingtheforest D.takingawaythemoney63.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaccordingtothestory?a.Huckleberryranawayfromtheforest.b.HuckleberrywenttotheWelshmanforhelp.c.HuckleberryandTomwenttothehotelInjunJoestayedin.d.Huckleberryfollowedthetwobadmentothewidow’shouse.e.HuckleberrytoldtheWelshmanthatoneofthebadmenwasInjunJoe.A.c-a-b-d-e B.a-c-d-b-e C.c-d-b-a-e D.c-d-a-b-e64.TheWelshmandidn’ttellothersthatitwasHuckleberrywholedhimtothebadmenbecause________.A.TomSawyeraskedhimtokeepasecretforhimB.HuckleberrywasafraidofbeingtakenrevengeonbyInjunJoeC.Huckleberrywassomodestthathedidn’twanttogetpraisedD.hedidn’tthinkitwasnecessarytogivethankstoHuckleberry65.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.howTomandHuckleberrymanagedtofindthetreasureB.howInjunJoetookrevengeonthepeopleatSt.PeterburgC.howHuckleberryhelpedsaveWidowDouglassuccessfullyD.howHuckleberryhelpedcatchthetwobadmensuccessfully第二卷（選擇題，共60分）五、詞匯(本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分)

A.請(qǐng)根據(jù)括號(hào)中的中文提示、英文釋義或句意，寫(xiě)出句中所缺單詞，使句子通順。

66.Youcan’tmakemuch____________(進(jìn)步)instudywithoutmanagingyourtimewell.67.Let’skeepdiariesto____________(記錄)everylittlethinginourcolorfullife.68.Thepolicecan’t____________(thinkorbelievethatsth.istrueorpossiblebasedonwhatyouknow)whatshemakesalivingon.69.Parentsshould____________(makesomethingworkthewayyouwant)whattheirkidswatchontelevision.70.Thedoctor’sadviceonkeepinghealthyisvaluable,soitis____________taking.B.請(qǐng)根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的單詞，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，使句子通順。lastsafeninetyitsimple71.Grandpaisinhis____________,buthe’sstillactivetolearnnewthings.72.Cheerup!Itdoesn’tmatterwhowinsbecauseplayingtennis____________isgreatfun.73.Tomstudiedtwoforeignlanguages____________forpleasure.74.Foryourown____________,youshouldn’tgooutalonelateatnight.75.Noradevelopedseveral____________friendshipsatcollege.C.請(qǐng)根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的動(dòng)詞，并用其適當(dāng)時(shí)態(tài)填空，使句子通順。notmissmentionleadattendhelp76.DavidknowswhereIlive.I____________myaddresstohim.77.Messi____________Argentina(阿根廷)totheirfirstWorldCupvictoryinthefinalVSFrance.78.Ineverywintervacation,Lily____________aDIYcourse.79.Whydidn’tyoureplytomyWeChat?Sorry.I____________myfatherfixthebicycle.80.Let’sbeginwherewestoppedyesterdaysothatwe____________anypoint.六、短文填空(本題共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分)Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyouknowthatthattheyaretheretoteachyoualesson,ortohelpyouunderstandwhoyouareorwhoyouwanttobecome.Youneverknowthese(81)p____________whomaybeaclassmate,aneighbourorafriend—butwhenyoulockyoureyesonthem,youknowatthatverymomenttheywill(82)i____________yourlifeinsomeways.Sometimes(83)t____________thathappentoyoumayseemunpleasant,painful,orworriedatfirst.Butinanotherway,youfindthatwithoutgettingover(克服)thosedifficulties,youwouldhave(84)n____________realizedyourability,strengthorwillpower(意志力).Thepeopleyoumeetandthesuccessyougethelpto(85)s____________whoyouareandwhoyoubecome.Eventhe(86)t____________experiencescanbelearnedfrom.Infact,theyaresometimesthemost(87)i____________ones.Ifsomeonelovesyou,givelovebacktotheminthewayyoucan,notonlybecausetheyloveyou,butbecausetheyareteachingyoutoloveandhowtoopenyour(88)h____________andeyestothings.Ifsomeonehurtsyou,orbreaksyourheart,forgive(原諒)them,fortheyhavehelpedyoulearnabouttrustandtheimportanceofbeingcarefulofpeople(89)a____________.Youmustbelievethatself-confidenceisnecessarytoaperson.Ifyou’renotconfident,itwillbehardfor(90)o____________tobelieveinyou.Learnalessoninlifeeachdayyoulive!七、閱讀與回答問(wèn)題(本題共5小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。Theworld’sanimalpopulations(種群)haveareducedbymorethantwothirdssince1970,accordingtorecentresearchfromtheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF).TheLondongroupprovidedinformationon32,000wildlifepopulationswhichincludedmorethan5,000species.Theresearchers(研究人員)foundthatgroupsizeshadgonedownby69percentinaverage(平均).Theysaidthelossofforests,humandevelopmentoftheenvironment,pollution,andclimatechangeweregreatcausesoftheloss.Land-usechangeisstillthemostdangeroustowildlife.However,theresearchersadded,“Ifwecannotlimitwarmingto1.5℃,climatechangewaslikelytobecomethemaincauseofbiodiversitylossinthecomingyears.WildlifepopulationsinLatinAmericanandtheCaribbeanSeaareaweregreatlyinfluenced.Thestudyshoweda94percentdropinthoseareasinover50years.Wildlifepopulationsinriverandlakehabitats(棲息地)wentdownthemost.Freshwaterpopulationshavegonedownbyanaverageof83percentsince1970.Forexample,onepopulationofpinkriverdolphinsintheAmazonRiverareaofBrazilfellby65percentbetween1994and2016.Thefindingsareawarningofalargersystemproblem.Ifthenumberofonespecies(物種)goesdown,therewillbeabadinfluenceonothers.Thesituationwillmaketheecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng))worse.Humansdependonaproperclimate,suitableweatherconditions,betterfarmlandandfisheries(漁業(yè))todevelop.However,nowtheproblemsareseriousenoughtothreaten(威脅)manysystemstolastnormally.Ourfuturedependsonpreventingthelossofnature,justasitdependsontheclimatechange.Everyone,fromoneselftocompaniesandtogovernments,shouldplayanimportantroletoimprovethesituation.Ifnothingisdone,thenumbersofthewildanimalswillb