河北省武邑中学2016届高考英语一轮复习单元检测：16_高考复习指南

河北省武邑中学2016届高考英语一轮复习单元检测：16

　　24． What might be the best title for the passage?

　　A． My Son, My Hero

　　B． Anton, A Silent Boy

　　C． A Good Deed

　　D．A Proud MotherB

　　The Cuban iguana is a species of lizard（蜥蜴） of the iguana faly． It is the largest of the West Indian rock iguanas, one of the most endangered groups of lizards． This species with red eyes and a thick tail is one of the largest lizards in the Caribbean．

　　The Cuban iguana is primarily herbivorous; 95f its diet consists of the leaves, flowers and fruits from as many as 30 plant species, including the seaside rock bush and various grasses． However, Cuban iguanas occasionally consume animal matter, and individuals have been observed eating the dead flesh of birds, fish and crabs, The researchers wrote that quite a few people on Isla Magueyes could have caused this incident．

　　The Cuban iguana is distributed throughout the rocky southe coastal areas of mainland Cuba and its surrounding islands with a wild population booming on Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico． It is also found on the Cayman Islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, where a separate subspecies occurs． Females guard their nest sites and often nest in sites half destroyed by Cuban crocodiles． To avoid the attack from them, the Cuban iguana often makes its home within or near prickly-pear cacti （仙人掌）．

　　In general the species is in decline, more quickly on the mainland than on the outlying islands． One of the reasons for their decline is habitat destruction caused by the over consuming of farm animals, housing development, and the building of tourist resorts on the beaches where the animals prefer to build their nests． Although the wild population is in decline, the numbers of iguanas have been sharply increased as a result of captive-breeding（圈养） and other conservation programs．