# Supplementary feeding of wild animals - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2021.9.11/2018.11.3Asia/2018.3.10/2012.6.9 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/ef9a8b68-c863-4c0f-be5d-0b6635afa726（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,900 Part four. You will hear a lecture about the situation of wild animals, especially wild boar. First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:51,760 Now, listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:55,480 Good morning. My name's Jim Robinson, and today we're going to look at the control of wild animals, specifically wild boar. Now, boar have been natural inhabitants of Western Europe for thousands of years, but in recent years there has been a surge in boar activity that poses real threat. Boars are not currently on the protected animals list, which is perhaps why there has been a spike in their breeding activity. 00:01:25,160 Boars are an indigenous species and are particularly plentiful in rural France and the Bavarian uplands of Germany. 00:01:34,480 Boar hunting is a European tradition that goes back to Roman times and became particularly popular among courtiers during the Middle Ages. 00:01:44,100 Even during the twentieth century, boar hunting was seen as an integral part of rural life. 00:01:51,360 The decline in boar hunting has obviously led to a rise in the boar populations of Europe, and the situation has reached a critical point, with boar posing a critical threat to the environment. 00:02:04,780 Proponents of boar hunting cite this factor as a major reason why boar populations should be contained. 00:02:13,660 Boar also pose a threat to humans too, with countless reports of people being injured during boar attacks. 00:02:22,100 The origins of the wild boar have roots in Germanic, and this perhaps explains their prevalence in Germany. 00:02:30,070 The problems with the boar population. Germany have ramifications for the rest of Europe as boar packs migrate towards Central and Eastern Europe. 00:02:41,080 One of the main issues that is of great concern is the transmission of diseases that infect other species. 00:02:49,950 Dairy farmers in France are particularly concerned, as many of them have seen their herds depleted by infections. The methods for containing boar populations have been looked at in great detail and numerous options are available. One is to encourage more boar hunting in wild regions such as mountains and forests. Hunters would be given licenses to hunt either for food or sport. Of course, boar do pose a threat to human life, so this possibility must be looked at with caution. 00:03:24,560 One method that must be ruled out is poison, as legislation has been introduced prohibiting this. 00:03:32,080 Such methods were tried with rabbits in the nineteen sixties, and this had a disastrous impact on the food chain. The introduction of natural predators into the ecosystem is also an option that can't be considered. 00:03:46,990 The only known predators of boar in the world are wild cats like lions and tigers. Obviously, there's no way such animals can be allowed to roam the mountains and forests of Europe. 00:04:00,080 Given the threat that boars pose to humans, it is imperative that forest-dwelling boar are kept well away from people and cities. This is absolutely essential as human safety must be the main priority of policymakers. 00:04:16,220 By the eleventh century, boars in several European countries were becoming increasingly rare. In Great Britain, controls attempted to reintroduce boars in the New Forest area of the country. Yet the entire population was almost wiped out during the battles of the English Civil War when roaming soldiers hunted them for food. During the nineteen eighties, wild boar rearing was encouraged and boar populations began to rise again. By the nineteen nineties, there was a huge rise in the number of boar across England. 00:04:55,100 Due in large part to the species no longer forced to live in captivity, many boar have broken free from farms across England and are breeding at a rapid rate. 00:05:10,940 Aside from their environmental threat, boars also pose a problem for farmers growing crops and vegetables. 00:05:19,620 Other species, such as red deer, are a threat to farm produce like grain and potatoes. But boars certainly present the most serious risk. 00:05:30,540 The damage done to the farming industry is estimated to cost millions of pounds, and insurance payments as a result of this have spiked in the last decade. Red deer are predominantly confined to forest areas, and it is unusual to see them outside their habitats during the summer months. 00:05:50,160 However, as the weather gets colder, they can be seen looking for food around local villages and fields. 00:05:57,440 Red deer have their origins in Asia and are ruminant species, which means they have a stomach that consists of four compartments, much like cows. They are slaughtered for food and their meat is sold as venison and is increasingly popular among consumers. There are nine subspecies of red deer, with three of them on the endangered species list. 00:06:21,790 The deer population doesn't pose the same threat as the boar population, but it certainly needs to be addressed. Forest areas are their main habitats, and they are now breeding at a much higher rate than in previous years. 00:06:37,420 Of course, deer are an important part of the food chain and are an important part of the hunting traditions of the UK, so it is important that their population is kept stable for this reason. 00:06:50,140 Though the real concern is the problems that deer present for farmers who have seen their crops suffer in devastating ways. 00:06:59,470 Protection needs to be offered and many farmers report building large perimeter fences around their fields to keep deer out, which costs them a huge amount of money. 00:07:12,060 Government funding is so far inadequate to offer the protection farmers need, but ways are being looked at to provide subsidies through other means. 00:07:22,020 That's the end of part four. You now have one minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. Boar · Boar is not a 31_____ species. Boar · Boar is not a 31_____ species. **答案**：protected 原文定位：Boars are not currently on the protected animals list, which is perhaps why there has been a spike in their breeding activity 同义替换：「species」↔「animals」 ### 32. · Their number should be controlled as a result of their damage to the 32_____ . · Their number should be controlled as a result of their damage to the 32_____ . **答案**：environment 原文定位：The decline in boar hunting has obviously led to a rise in the boar populations of Europe, and the situation has reached a critical point, with boar posing a critical threat to the environment 同义替换：「number」↔「populations」；「controlled」↔「contained」；「as a result of their damage to」↔「posing a critical threat to」 ### 33. · They also spread 33_____ . · They also spread 33_____ . **答案**：diseases 原文定位：One of the main issues that is of great concern is the transmission of diseases that infect other species 同义替换：「spread」↔「transmission」 ### 34. · Law was passed regarding banning use of 34_____ in killing boars. · Law was passed regarding banning use of 34_____ in killing boars. **答案**：poison 原文定位：One method that must be ruled out is poison, as legislation has been introduced prohibiting this 同义替换：「Law was passed」↔「legislation has been introduced」；「regarding banning use of」↔「prohibiting this」 ### 35. · Measures should be taken to keep the boar in the 35_____ away from people in urban areas. · Measures should be taken to keep the boar in the 35_____ away from people in urban areas. **答案**：forest 原文定位：Given the threat that boars pose to humans, it is imperative that forest-dwelling boar are kept well away from people and cities 同义替换：「Measures should be taken to keep」↔「it is imperative that forest-dwelling boar are kept well」；「urban areas」↔「cities」 ### 36. · The early 1990s witnessed a significant population rise of boars due to their escape from 36_____ . · The early 1990s witnessed a significant population rise of boars due to their escape from 36_____ . **答案**：farms 原文定位：By the nineteen nineties, there was a huge rise in the number of boar across England;Due in large part to the species no longer forced to live in captivity, many boar have broken free from farms across England and are breeding at a rapid rate 同义替换：「witnessed a significant population rise」↔「there was a huge rise in the number of」；「escape from」↔「broken free from」 ### 37. Red Deer · Red deer can also damage agricultural produce, such as grain and 37_____ . Red Deer · Red deer can also damage agricultural produce, such as grain and 37_____ . **答案**：potatoes 原文定位：Other species, such as red deer, are a threat to farm produce like grain and potatoes 同义替换：「damage agricultural」↔「are a threat to farm」；「such as」↔「like」 ### 38. · In winter the red deer come out to the villages for 38_____ . · In winter the red deer come out to the villages for 38_____ . **答案**：food 原文定位：Red deer are predominantly confined to forest areas, and it is unusual to see them outside their habitats during the summer months;However, as the weather gets colder, they can be seen looking for food around local villages and fields 同义替换：「In winter」↔「as the weather gets colder」 ### 39. · The number of deer keep stable for 39_____ . · The number of deer keep stable for 39_____ . **答案**：hunting 原文定位：Of course, deer are an important part of the food chain and are an important part of the hunting traditions of the UK, so it is important that their population is kept stable for this reason 同义替换：「The number of」↔「population」 ### 40. · Deer can have a devastating effect on the local 40_____ . · Deer can have a devastating effect on the local 40_____ . **答案**：crops 原文定位：Though the real concern is the problems that deer present for farmers who have seen their crops suffer in devastating ways --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。