Question

In many countries today，laws protect wildlife.In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.

About 300 B．C.an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today.The killing of game animals was carefully governed.Some animals were fully protected.Within the forest，nobody was allowed to cut trees，burn wood，or trap animals for their furs.Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park，so that other animals would not become uneasy.

The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before.About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction，and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting_on.With mammals(哺乳類動物)，for example，the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year；from A. D．1 to 1800，the speed was about one sort every fifty years.Everywhere，men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world's growing population.

1.This report says that the need for protecting wildlife________.

A．is met in many countries today

B．was understood centuries ago

C．is carried out in forests as well as in national parks

D．was described by an Indian writer about 2,300 years ago

2.The report says that in Indian forests long ago________.

A．hunters were given permits to hunt game

B．no killing of animals was allowed

C．only dangerous animals were killed

D．the killing of game animals was forbidden

3.According to the report，men trying to save wildlife are thinking about ________as well.

A．the animals in national parks

B．stricter laws against hunting

C．the trees in the forests

D．the needs of people

4.The underlined phrase “putting on” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．slowing down B．rising

C．growing up D．going on

5.The growth of the world's population means________.

A．greater danger to wild life

B．people like animals better

C．over a thousand sorts of animals are extinct

D．only one sort of animal is extinct every year

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述印度野生動物滅絕速度越來越快，對野生動物的的保護迫在眉睫。

1. protect wildlife.In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.對印度野生動物的法律保護的需求在很多年前就已經(jīng)被意識到了，故選B

2.第四句Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park對人類游客危險的動物被捕捉或在公園外被殺死。可推斷只有危險的動物被殺，故選C

3. are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world's growing population.人類嘗試著解決拯救野生動物的問題，同時也關(guān)注著世界人口的增長。可推斷人類同時也關(guān)注人類的需求，故選D

4. need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before對野生動物保護的需求比以往更為急迫，可知數(shù)千種動物面臨滅絕，并且其被捕殺的速度呈上升趨勢。四個選項的意思分別為A減緩B上升C成長D繼續(xù)，故選B

5. caring for the world's growing population”人們在關(guān)注世界人口增長的同時，也要解決野生動物的保護問題，這說明人口增長的越快，對動物的威脅越大，故選A

考點：考查說明文閱讀