高中英语 阅读理解(生态环保类)05

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1、CCNUJULIEPassageOneAWolfinDangerWhatishappeningtothetimberwolftoday?NativeAmericansandearlysettlersoftenwenttosleeptothesoundofalonelylullaby(催眠曲).Itwasthesongofthewolfhowlinginadistantforest.Thereweremanywolvesthen.OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.Wolvesareimporta

2、nttothebalanceofnaturebecausetheyeatsickandweakanimals.InColorado,peopletriedtohelpdeerbyshootingwolves.Butthenthereweresomanydeerthatmanyofthemstarvedtodeath.Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Peopledroveth

3、ewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andhighways.TimberwolvesarenowfoundonlyinCanada,Alaska,Michigan,andMinnesota.Thisspecialanimalmaysoondisappearfromourforestsforever.Then,itslonelyhowlwillneverbeheardagain.1.Animalsthatareindangerofdisappearingfromt

4、heeartharecalleda_______species.A.endangeredB.livingC.aliveD.lived2.Wolveshelpthebalanceofnaturebecausethey_______.A.areanendangeredspeciesB.eatsickandweakanimalsC.nolongerliveinforestsD.helpthefarmers3.Atonetime,thetimberwolfwasfound_______.A.inmanypartsofNorthAmerica

5、B.onlyinColoradoandCanadaC.intownsandcitiesinAlaskaD.inmanypartsofAfrica4.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Peoplebuilttownsandhighways.B.Thetimberwolfwasdrivenawayfromitshome.C.Peoplecutdowntheforests.D.Timberwolvesareendangeredspecies.5.WhenpeopleinColoradoshotthewo

6、lves,theymadeamistakebecause_______.A.thewolveskeptdownthenumberofdeerB.wolvesneverattackedotheranimalsC.thewolveswerestarvingandwouldhavediedanywayD.theykeptthebalanceofnaturePassageTwoUnlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigers,theymaydisappearby2010,theWor

7、ldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.Theconservation(保护)groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased(减少)95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000～7200tigersstillremaininthewild—comparedwithnearlytentimesthatmanyatthestartofthecentury.WWFpublishedanupdateoftheirstudyonFeb.11,1999—WantedAlive:Ti

8、gersintheWild,markingtheendoftheChineseYearoftheTiger.Thereportstatesthatinspiteofthegreateffortsoverthepastyear,much