Question

Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.

Almost one in three of all apes and monkeys are now considered to be in danger of dying out and disappearing from our planet, if action is not taken soon.

The report, which was produced for the World Conservation Union (WCU), shows that 114 of the world's 394 kinds could be lost forever, and the main reason they are threatened is the continuing loss of forests where most of these animals live. In addition, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and commercial（商業(yè)的）hunting for meat are also endangering them.

What's more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.

Russell Mittermeier, the main researcher of the WCU report, said, "You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."

The scientists, who drew up the Red List, believe that the situation is now so bad that if action is not taken immediately, it will result in primate(靈長目動物) species dying out - something which has not happened in over a century.

The loss of habitat caused by the clearing of forests for wood, farmland and fuel continues to be the main reason for the decreasing number of primates, according to the report, and the problem was most severe in Asia.

The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.

1.What is the main subject of the report discussed in the text?

A．Climate change.                        B．Loss of animal habitat.

C．Animal protection.                      D．Endangered animals

2.How many animals were on the Red List in 2005?

A．22               B．19               C．25.               D．28.

3.The spokesman refers to 'a football stadium' in paragraph 5 to stress that ______.

A．the animals enjoy playing sports

B．these animals should be placed there for protection

C．there are not many of these animals left

D．the report was announced there

4.What is the main cause of the greenhouse gas problem according to the text?

A．Airplanes.                             B．Loss of trees.

C．Factory pollution.                       D．Road vehicles.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了世界上瀕危動物的現(xiàn)狀，分析了原因主要是人為的砍伐樹木造成的。

1.主旨題：文章的第一段的主題句：Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.可知是說一些瀕危動物。選D。

2.細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：What's more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.可知2005年有25-3=22種動物被列在紅名單上面。選A。

3.推理題：從第五段的句子："You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."可知剩下的物種不多了。選C

4.細節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.可知樹的損失是溫室氣體最大的原因。選B。

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