National Park Service explained on its website. "With the golden eagle's sharp talons, swiftness of flight, and four times the body mass of a fox, they easily hunted the fox."

　　The Channel Islands fox was added to the endangered species list in 2004 - a move that led to an enormous effort to save the animal from dying out.

　　Empowered by the Endangered Species Act, at least 300 scientists and conservation (保护) experts, and non­profit organizations joined forces to start conservation measures, including golden eagle relocation programs. The_hard_work_finally_paid_off.

　　The U．S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in December that fox populations on the islands of San Miguel, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz had "fully recovered". While the fourth subspecies were still under threat, the Santa Catalina Island fox had been removed from the list of "endangered"．

　　语篇解读：本文是说明文。海峡群岛上的狐狸曾经差点灭绝了，经过多方努力之后它们的数量恢复到了一个较高的水平。

　　1．What does the author mainly want to tell us about Channel Islands foxes in Paragraph 1?

　　A．Their habitats are limited.

　　B．They don't survive easily.

　　C．They are greatly endangered.

　　D．They once almost disappeared.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段可知海峡群岛上的狐狸曾经几近濒危。

　　2．What became a big danger to Channel Islands foxes?

　　A．Islanders introducing a new species to the islands.

　　B．Golden eagles hunting them for food.

　　C．Bald eagles frequenting the islands.

　　D．The wide use of pesticide DDT.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知应选B项。

　　3．What was the conservation experts' attitude toward Channel Islands foxes in 2004?

　　A．Concerned.　　　　 B．Pleased.

　　C．Curious. D．Hopeful.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段可知，这些狐狸在2004年被列入了濒危物种名单，这促使人们采取行动来保护它们免于灭绝，故可推知动物保护专家那时对这些狐狸很是担忧。

4．What does the author mean by saying "The hard work finally paid off"？