2017年阅读真题 Mike Fay is a scientist who works on wildlife( 野生生物 ) protection. He has done several projects in Africa and America. Hes counted all the elephants in the central African country of Chad-twice ! H e’s walked over 1 , 800 miles across North America and hasn’t slept in a bed morn than 50 times in the last ten years . Fay travels light-he usually just takes a T-shirt , a pair of jeans, and his sandal ( 凉鞋 ) . His most recent pair of sandal lasted 1 , 200 miles before they fell apart Only after that , he bought a new pair . Fay wants to show people how beautiful and precious the earth is so they will take care of it. And he succeeds. His work has drawn attentions( 注意 ) to wildlife protection and made people act. After he started work on the elephant project in Chad , much fewer elephants died. And in Gabon , the government has created 13 new national parks .