BearsandhumanoftenmeetinNationalPark.Althoughcampersandhikersarewarnednottofeedthebearsmanypeopleignorethesewarningsandfeedthebearsanyway.Whenbearsareusedtopeople’sfoodproblemssoonarise.Bearsliketo
BearsandhumanoftenmeetinNationalPark.Althoughcampersandhikersarewarnednottofeedthebearsmanypeopleignorethesewarningsandfeedthebearsanyway.Whenbearsareusedtopeople’sfoodproblemssoonarise.
Bearsliketoeatalargevarietyofthingsbothmeatandvegetables.Withouthumanassistancebearslivenicelyonrootstwigsleavesoftreesinsectsandsmallanimals.Withpeoplearoundbears’tastesquicklyexpandtoincludesandwicheshotdogshamburgersandanythingelsetheycantempthumansintogivingup.
Bearsoftendevelopcleverstrategiesfoegettingpeopletoletgotheirfoodsupplies.Moreoftenthannotanunsuspectinghikerhastakenoffhisorherpackforarestonlytofindabearrushoutofthewoodsgrabthepackandquicklydisappearintotheunderbrushwithit.Hangingthepackonatreebranchwon’thelp.Bearshavebeenknowntoclimbupjumpoffandcatchthepackonthewaydown.Onemotherbearstretchesupwithherbabyonhershoulderstoreachapackstoredonapole.Manybearsthreatenpeopleintogivinguptheirsupplies.Althoughabearisunlikelytoattackapersonandwouldprobablyrunawayifscreamedatfewpeoplearewillingtodoso.Mostpeopledropthepackandruntheotherway.Thisofcoursedelightsthebear.InsomeplacestheParkServiceinstalledsomemetalbarrelswithlidstohelpcamperskeeptheirsuppliessafefrombears.Althoughthebearswereunabletoopenthesecontainerstheeffortwaslessthansuccessful.Mostcampersunabletotellthemetaldrumsfromrubbishcansneverusedthemfortheintendedpurpose.
56.Ifpeoplehadneverfedbearsthebears______
A.mightbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhadoriginally
B.wouldhavestarvedlongbefore
C.wouldn’thaveenoughfoodsupply
D.wouldhavehuntedforotherkindsoffoods
57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Iffedonsandwichesandhotdogsthebearswouldnolongereatrootstwigsandinsects.
B.It’slikelythatbearswouldhurtpeopleifthepeopledidn’tgiveuptheirfood
C.Mostpeoplewouldfrightenawaythebearsthatwouldtempttheirfood.
D.Seeingapackthebearwouldquicklysnatchitandrunawaywithit.
58.Bear-proofcontainersdidn’tworkbecause______
A.bearsw