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 第二节 阅读短文,从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一个多余选项。
Rainforests
In the past, about 14％ of the earth was covered with rainforests, 9. ______. Why? Because people are cutting down large areas of trees. 10. ______, we will never see them again.
Rainforests are in the tropical regions(热带)of the earth. The trees are usually very tall. Plenty of rainfall helps them grow and live. These rainforests are important because half of the world’s animal species(物种),such as monkeys,elephants and tigers,live in rainforests.
11. ______. After the trees are cut down,many of these animals have nowhere to live. Each day,we are losing hundreds of species of animals and plants because their home is disappearing(消失).
Rainforests are an important part of the earth,12. ______.
□ A. If we do not protect the rainforests now
□ B. but today the number is about 6％
□ C. so every one of us should try to protect them
□ D. The trees provide home and food for many living things
□ E. We can also plant some trees along the river

答案： 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C