居住在英格兰伯顿·弗莱明村的人们在等待新客人的到来。这些看起来浑身带刺的“新村民们”急需开始全新的生活。这52只刺猬终于抵达这座村庄，它们来自位于40英里（约64公里）以外的动物收容所，此前，这些刺猬在英格兰北部各地被人发现时，每一只都带有伤病。这两个人是来自慈善机构安德鲁斯刺猬医院的维罗尼卡和她的丈夫弗兰克。他们觉得伯顿·弗莱明这座“刺猬友好村”能给小动物们提供最佳的康复条件。评估刺猬总数不是件容易的事，人们认为在1950年代，生活在英国的刺猬总数约有三千万只，但自然环境保护者们认为，现在该数量已经急剧下降到了一百万只以下。

词汇 solar power

太阳能

sanctuary

收容所，庇护所

练习 请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。

solar power / sanctuary

1. As gas and renewable energy sources such as wind and ______ have become more popular, the use of coal has decreased.

2. The first elephant ______ in Latin America has opened in Brazil to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus animals from across the region.

答案 1. As gas and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power have become more popular, the use of coal has decreased. 

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