《2025年初中英语话题复习暑假作业八年级人教版》

二、补全短文。根据短文内容,从短文后的A~F选项中,选出5个适当的选项补全短文。(共5小题;每小题1分,计5分)
Endangered Species Act (ESA, 美国《濒危物种法》) appeared in 1973 in the US. 71
Before the ESA, there were other programs like the Lacey Act. But these didn't provide enough protection. The ESA went further by defining(定义) what it means for a kind of animals to be endangered. 72
Scientists study the number of animals and their living conditions to decide whether a kind of animal needs protection under the ESA. 73 This might include making rules to stop activities that hurt the animal or its living places, like cutting down trees or causing pollution.
The ESA has been successful in saving many kinds of animals. 74 Luckily, after years of hard work, the ESA protects over 2,000 kinds of animals, and about 99% of the animals under the act don't disappear because of it.
75 There are also arguments about where the animals should live. Though there are challenges, the ESA never gives up protecting the rich diversity(多样性) of life on our planet.

答案： 71. 前文提到美国《濒危物种法》于1973年出现，E选项解释了它出现的原因是许多动物因人类活动（如打猎、建房、农耕）而处于危险中，符合语境。
72. 前面说该法案定义了动物濒危的含义，C选项进一步说明它还保护了动物的生存环境，这对动物生存很重要，逻辑连贯。
73. F选项说如果动物被认为濒危，政府会努力了解其濒危原因并制定计划帮助它更好地生活，与前文科学家研究动物数量和生存条件来决定是否保护相呼应。
74. B选项提到一个物种数量增长大约需要25年，与后文经过多年努力该法案保护了很多动物相衔接。
75. D选项指出一些人不喜欢该法案因为它对土地使用制定规则可能影响建房，与后文提到的关于动物应生活在哪里的争论等挑战相契合。
71. E 72. C 73. F 74. B 75. D