浙江 周晨曲

從士兵到野生動物攝影師，葛玉修利用業(yè)余時間拍攝了10萬余幅高原野生動物的照片，撰寫了百余篇有關(guān)高原生態(tài)環(huán)保的文章，積極宣傳、呼吁、踐行生態(tài)環(huán)保，被譽為“青海湖鳥王”、“中華對角羚之父”和“環(huán)保衛(wèi)士”。

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The 67-year-old Shandong Province native, Ge Yuxiu, has lived in Qinghai Province for 51 years. For almost half that time, he has been on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where he has devoted his life to photographing and protecting wild animals.

Despite serious heart trouble, Ge is determined to stay on the high-altitude plateau and continue to do something to help protect wildlife in the area.

Ge's enthusiasm for photography grew after his photo of soldiers reading news written on a blackboard was published inQinghai Dailyin 1979. He probably would never have turned to photographing wild animals without a visit to Bird Island in Qinghai Lake in 1995, after he had retired from the army and had begun working in the financial sector.

Covering less than half a square kilometer, the island is home to over 100,000 migratory birds.“I became addicted to the bird kingdom,”Ge said, adding that he has so far visited the island more than 200 times to take photos.

He never expected that his attraction to the island would tie his destiny with Przewalski's gazelle(普氏原羚), a relatively small, slender antelope endemic (特有的) to China. Ge went to the island in late 1997 to take photos of swans when he saw seven yellowish-brown animals running across the grasslands, in a line.On hearing one of his companions shouting“Przewalski's gazelle”, he took out hiscamera and took photos of them. He was later told by wildlife conservation experts that he had captured the world's first image of this kind of antelope.

“I was so excited to hear that,”he said. His excitement,however,soon gave way to anxiety after he learned about the animal's endangered status. Only found around Qinghai Lake,there were just 300 of them surviving in the wild at the time.The incident became a turning point in Ge's photography career, as he decided to devote his efforts to saving the gazelle and other endangered animals. He often spent time in the wild observing the gazelle and occasionally visited local herdsmen to learn what they knew about the animal.

Thanks to joint efforts,the population of Przewalski's gazelle has now increased to about 2,700.

Reading Check

1.What are Ge's photos mainly about?

A.Rare plants.B.Wild animals.

C.Beautiful scenery.D.Extreme weather.

2.Ge became more enthusiastic about photography after________.

A.one of his photos was published inQinghai Daily

B.he learned about the wild animals'endangered status

C.he arrived at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

D.he visited Bird Island in Qinghai Lake

3.When did Ge and his companions discover Przewalski's gazelle?

A.In 1979.B.In 1995.

C.In 1997.D.In 1999.

4.Which of the following words can best describe Ge?

A.Honest and silent.

B.Calm and generous.

C.Outspoken and positive.

D.Persistent and responsible.

Language Study

On hearing one of his companions shouting“Przewalski's gazelle”,he took out his camera and took photos of them.一聽到他的同伴喊“普氏原羚”，他就拿出相機(jī)把它們拍下來。

【信息提取】on doing意為“一……就……”。

【句式仿寫】一聽到這個消息，他就哭了。

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