Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Reading Comprehension) Bagian 2

  1. Soal
  2. Reading Comprehension

            Two American hunters are one big step closer to legally killing a pair of black rhinos in Namibia and bringing their body parts home as trophies. On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced anline that it was approving the hunters’ requests to import trophies from two upcoming hunts sanctioned by the Namibian goverment. After sifting through thousands of citizen comments over the past several months, The U.S. federal agency defended its decision by saying the hunst, which are slated to raise money for conservation, are part of Namibia’s science-based management strategy for black rhinos. In short, the agency said the permit requests meet the legal standard of allowing limited hunting of an endangered species to benefit its conservation overall. There are about 4,000 to 5,000 black rhinos left in the world, down from 70,000 in the 1960s.

            Hunter and reality TV host Corey Knowlton had applied for an import permit following his $350,000 winning bid for hunting permit in Namibia at an auction last year held by the Dallas Safari Club. Hunter Michael Luzich of Las Vegas had also applied for a permit to import a trophy Safari Club. Hunter Michael Luzich of Las Vegas had also applied for a permit to import a trophy from another hunt in the African country. More than 135,000 people signed public petitions against the hunt or sent private comments to the agency, an unprecedented level of public interest. The Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to share the nature of the individual comments, but several animal advocacy groups have spoken out against the ruling.

            People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals General Counsel Delcianna Winders stated that the foundation will be filling a lawsuit over this outrageous decision to allow two sports hunters to bring back the bodies of animals shot in cold blood to decorate their thropy walls. While according to Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the US Humane Society, the permits are fundamentally inconsistent with the purpose of the Endangered Species Act, which is to conserve endangered species, not to authorize their slaughter and calls the agency’s decision “the worst sort of mixed message to give a green light to American trophy hunter to kill rhinos for their heads. “But the Fish and Wildlife Service argued that the money accrued from trophy hunting of black rhinos has been used to fund annual black rhino counts, improve rhino crime investigation and prosecution, and ensure the traceability of all rhino owned by Namibia.

    Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com



  1. The word slated in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ....

    1. approved
    2. designated
    3. sponsored
    4. activated
    Jawaban : b

    slated berarti diperuntukkan, sama dengan designed yang berarti didesain / direncanakan



  2. Why did U.S. Fish and Wildlife service approve the hunters’ request?

    1. The request was submitted by a reality TV host
    2. The hunts met the requirements and provided benefit
    3. The request was supported by 130.000 people
    4. The hunts are in line with Endangered Species Act
    Jawaban : b

    paragraph pertama bercerita tentang permasalahan ijin membawa buruan badak

  3. What is the main idea of the first paraghaph?

    1. Rhinos hunting activity in Namibia
    2. Permission to bring home rhino trophies
    3. Conservation of rare Namibian black rhinos
    4. Online request of black rhinos trophies
    Jawaban : b

    dijelaskan di paragraph satu, kalimat kedua dari akhir.

  4. The word their in paragraph 3 refers to ....

    1. hunters
    2. rhinos
    3. animals
    4. activists
    Jawaban : a

    menghiasi trophy mereka, yang mempunyai trophy adalah pemburu.

  5. It can be inferred from the passage that the public’s reaction to the Black Rhinos hunts is ....

    1. troubled
    2. provoked
    3. predicted
    4. viral
    Jawaban : d

    Viral berarti menjadi sangat popular/banyak yang memberikan tanggapan.

  6. Which of the following is NOT the description of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service?

    1. It is affiliated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
    2. It is a goverment agency.
    3. It shares the same idea with Namibian goverment to save Black Rhinos.
    4. It must comply with Endangered Species Act to conserve rare animals.
    Jawaban : a

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife tidak memiliki hubungan dengan People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals