Question

In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become extinct. One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon(旅鴿). At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非獅). The animal has been extinct since 1860.

What cause animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.

Governments around the world have begun to protect wild animals in danger. In the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for(承擔(dān)義務(wù))endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.

1.The underlined word “extinct” in the first sentence probably means “         ”.

A．ill                                   B．dying out

C．becoming                             D．changing

2.There were many cape lions in North America          .

A．last century

B．in the twentieth century

C．more than one hundred years ago

D．in 1914

3.       isn’t the reason for the extinction of wild animals in North America.

A．The pollution                          B．Too much killing

C．Too much hunting                       D．The war

4.Three are        species of wild animals in danger listed by the US Fish and Wildlife.

A．less than 130                          B．a(chǎn)bout 200

C．over 300                              D．nearly 300

5.The best title of this passage should be “       ”.

A．A sad story

B．Endangered animals in North America

C．Wild animals become extinct

D．The US Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講的是在北美，有將近200種野生動(dòng)物已經(jīng)滅絕了。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become extinct.可知，在過去的300年，有超過130種動(dòng)物已經(jīng)滅絕了。Extinct意思是滅絕。故選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非獅). The animal has been extinct since 1860.自從1860年，西非獅已經(jīng)滅絕了�？芍�，上個(gè)世紀(jì)北美有許多西非獅子。故選C

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.

可知，獵殺和污染是導(dǎo)致北美野生動(dòng)物滅絕的原因。故選D

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.可知，在北美，已經(jīng)列舉了將近200種瀕臨動(dòng)物。故選B

5.主旨題。這篇文章主要講的是野生動(dòng)物的滅絕。故選C

考點(diǎn)：環(huán)境類說明文

點(diǎn)評(píng)：此類題目較簡(jiǎn)單，重在理解全文所講的內(nèi)容，題目多以細(xì)節(jié)題，圍繞北美的動(dòng)物滅絕一事進(jìn)行闡述，在答題時(shí)注意結(jié)合題目找到文章中找到相對(duì)應(yīng)的出處，仔細(xì)的對(duì)比，快速定位。