2020年中考(上海卷)英语听力真题 短文
Which animal do you prefer to see?
你喜欢看哪种动物？
A baby panda or a snake?
熊猫宝宝还是蛇？
Most people choose cute animals like pandas.
大多数人会选择熊猫这样的可爱动物。
So cute animals usually get more attention than animals like snakes.
所以相比蛇这样的动物，可爱的动物通常会得到更多的关注。
Why don’t people like snakes?
人们为什么不喜欢蛇呢？
The reason is simple.
原因很简单。
They are just not cute.
只是因为它们不可爱。
Lucy wants to show people the importance of less cute animals, too.
露西想要向人们展示，没那么可爱的动物也同样重要。
Who is Lucy?
露西是谁？
She is a scientist who studies animals.
她是一名研究动物的科学家。
Lucy is especially interested in snakes.
露西对蛇特别感兴趣。
Because many of them are in danger of disappearing and she wants to save them.
因为许多蛇类有灭绝的风险，她想拯救它们。
Lucy thinks people can find many TV shows about cute animals.
露西认为，人们可以找到许多有关可爱动物的电视节目。
So she writes stories on her website about less cute animals like snakes in order to get people interested in them.
所以她在自己的网站上写一些关于蛇等不太可爱的动物的故事，以引起人们对它们的兴趣。
She also make videos about these animals and puts them online.
她也会拍摄关于这些动物的视频，并发布到网上。
People love her fun videos.
人们喜欢她拍摄的有趣的视频。
Every animal is important in keeping the balance of the nature.
每一种动物在保持自然平衡方面都很重要。
If we save snakes, we save other animals,too.
如果我们拯救蛇类，也同样在拯救其他动物。
We need to think about the future of all animals and respect all animals.
我们需要考虑所有动物的未来，尊重所有动物。
Every single life matters.
每一个生命都很重要。
