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五、阅读理解
Biodiversity Conservation(生物多样性保护) in China
China has always paid high attention to biodiversity conservation. And years of efforts have paid off.
★Protected areas

Protected Area System
Since the first nature reserve was set up in 1956, China has developed close to 10,000 protected areas. That's about 18% of China's total land area.
★Populations of some endangered animals in China
| Animal | Picture | Number (past) | Number (now) |
| Crested ibises (朱鹮) | | only 7 (1981) | about 4,400 |
| Hainan gibbons (长臂猿) | | less than 10 in 2 groups (1980) | between 30 and 40 in 5 groups |
| Asian elephants (in the wild) | | less than 200 (1980s) | about 300 |
| Giant pandas (in the wild) | | 1,114 (forty years ago) | 1,864 |

★The Eco-environment

(A)1. Which kind of animal has the biggest number of all now?
A. Crested ibises.
B. Hainan gibbons.
C. Asian elephants.
D. Giant pandas.
(C)2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report?
A. Protected areas take up half of China's land area.
B. The first nature reserve in China was set up 100 years ago.
C. Actions to fight air pollution proved useful.
D. The past forty years has seen over 2,000 newly born giant pandas.
(C)3. What is the main idea of the report?
A. The introduction to different nature reserves in China.
B. The number of some common animals in China.
C. China's achievements in biodiversity conservation.
D. The changes of the world's eco-environment.

答案： 1.A 2.C 3.C