Fears have recently developed that Project Tiger has been too successful. It has enabled the tiger population to double (by mid-80 S), but India’s human population has also grown out of control. Currently it is 750 million and likely to be 900 million by the end of the century. Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers. A growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility (敌意).
26. The ultimate aim of Project Tiger is to _____.
(A) study the growth rate of tigers (C) promote the breeding of young tigers
(B) protect tigers from being killed (D) analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers
27. Studies have shown that ______.
(A) a tigress never attacks until attacked
(B) the tigress is not as fierce as the tigers
(C) a tiger usually fights another tiger to defend its own territory
(D) the tiger is not an efficient hunter as is commonly described
28. According to the passage, a tiger’s territory _____.
(A) remains unchanged (C) expands as the tiger grows up
(B) is often defended by tigresses (D) is the cause of most fights
29. Some people are afraid that Project Tiger _____.
(A) has been carried too far (C) has failed to achieve its goal
(B) has not received enough attention (D) is not worth the money spent on it
30. The author seems _____.
(A) to be enthusiastic about Project Tiger
(B) to have a matter-of-fact attitude towards Project Tiger
(C) to have a hostile attitude towards Project Tiger
(D) to be satisfied with Project Tiger
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. minority (少数民族). As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
