🎯 Goal
Understand why traditional efforts to protect African rhinos have failed and how relocating them to Australia might offer a better chance at survival.
🦏 Reading Passage
Saving the Rhinos
Poachers in Africa are killing many rhinos to get their horns. These horns are highly valuable in some traditional medicines in Vietnam and China, selling for up to thirty-six thousand dollars per pound. To stop the poaching, officials have tried several methods: they built fenced areas for the rhinos, increased patrols in their habitats, and even removed the animals’ horns.
However, these efforts have not been very effective. The number of rhinos in Africa keeps falling. As a creative solution, some experts have suggested moving rhinos out of Africa completely. Ray Dearlove, who started the Australian Rhino Project, came up with a new idea: relocate eighty rhinos to a safari park near Adelaide, Australia, where they can live safely and reproduce in a protected environment.
✅ Comprehension Questions
1. What does the word “dwindling” mean in the passage?
A. Going up
B. Not changing
C. Going down
D. Becoming violent
2. Why didn’t removing the rhinos’ horns stop poaching?
A. The horns quickly grew back.
B. Poachers still hunted rhinos for other reasons.
C. It was hard to find all the rhinos.
D. Rhinos became harder to control.
3. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To teach about rhino biology
B. To introduce a new solution after old ones failed
C. To explain how rhino horns are used
D. To advertise travel to Australia
4. Which happened first?
A. Rhino numbers dropped
B. Officials removed rhino horns
C. Poachers killed rhinos
D. The Australia project started
5. What is the best summary of the passage?
A. Moving rhinos to Australia might save them after other plans didn’t work.
B. Fencing rhinos helped reduce poaching.
C. Rhinos are safe in Africa with more patrols.
D. Horn removal stopped poachers completely.
🧾 Wrap-Up Summary
- Traditional conservation efforts like fencing and horn removal have not stopped poaching.
- A new idea suggests relocating rhinos to Australia, where they might be better protected.
- When past solutions fail, bold and creative thinking can offer new hope.
📋 Answer Key with Explanation
| No. | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Going down | The word “dwindling” means becoming smaller or fewer. The passage says the number of rhinos is decreasing. |
| 2 | B. Poachers still hunted rhinos for other reasons | Even though horns were removed, poaching didn’t stop. Poachers had other reasons to kill rhinos. |
| 3 | B. To introduce a new solution after old ones failed | The passage first explains failed attempts and then presents the new idea—relocating rhinos to Australia. |
| 4 | C. Poachers killed rhinos | This was the first event mentioned. Other actions followed as a response. |
| 5 | A. Moving rhinos to Australia might save them after other plans didn’t work | The main idea is that past efforts failed, and this new plan could work better. |
🔎 Teacher’s Notes (Korean Explanation)
1️⃣ “dwindling”은 ‘점점 줄어들다’는 뜻입니다. 지문에서도 코뿔소 수가 감소하고 있으므로 C가 정답입니다.
2️⃣ 뿔을 제거해도 밀렵이 멈추지 않았다는 점에서, 밀렵꾼들은 여전히 다른 이유로 코뿔소를 사냥했다는 것을 알 수 있습니다.
3️⃣ 글의 흐름은 기존 보호 방법의 실패 → 새로운 해결책 제시 구조이므로 목적은 “새로운 해결책 소개”입니다.
4️⃣ 가장 먼저 언급된 사건은 ‘밀렵’이며, 다른 조치는 그 이후에 일어났습니다.
5️⃣ 전체 지문은 “호주로의 이전”이라는 새로운 대안을 중심으로 설명하므로 A가 요약에 가장 적합합니다.
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