一、人类活动的扩张正不断挤压野生动物的生存空间，而温情守护总能为它们撑起一片天地。班会上 Mr Wang 首先介绍了科学家们用巧妙的方法帮助穴居猫头鹰适应新家园并摆脱生存危机的事例，传达了人与自然和谐共生的美好理念。
（2026·徐州市东苑中学月考）Have you ever moved house before? How did you adjust to(适应) life in a
1 place? Recently, scientists
2 some Burrowing Owls(穴居猫头鹰) settle(安置) into their new homes.
Burrowing Owls are small brown long-legged birds. They make homes in underground burrows(洞穴) and prefer to
3 in groups. In California, there is another kind of owls
4 the Western Burrowing Owl.
In the past, these owls lived in the grasslands. Later, people began
5 cities on many of the grasslands. This drove the owls off
6 burrows. So some of these birds were unable to
7 new homes. As a result, the number of Western Burrowing Owls in California was
8 than that in 1965.
9 the number kept falling, they would be at risk of dying out.
10, scientists found out the problem some years ago. They soon began trying to move these owls to some protected grasslands. In order to make the birds
11 more “at home”, scientists played the recording sound of owl calls
12 these areas. They also used white paint to make fake droppings(假粪便) of the owls. This made the birds
13 that other owls were living there. As a result, they
14 their new homes and stayed there.
Scientists returned to check on the owls. Most of them seemed to
15 their new homes. Hope they can enjoy their new lives there!
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