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In the past 300 years, more than 130 kinds of animals have become extinct. One of these extinct kinds is the passenger pigeon (旅鸽). 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 (开普狮). The animal has been extinct since 1865. What causes 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 (承担义务) endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 kinds 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. about 160 years ago
D. in 1914
()3.
A. Pollution
B. Too much killing
C. Too much hunting
D. The war
()4. There are
A. less than 130
B. less than 200
C. over 200
D. nearly 300
()5. The best title for this passage should be "
A. A Sad Story
B. Endangered Animals in North America
C. Wild Animals
D. The US Fish and Wildlife Service
In the past 300 years, more than 130 kinds of animals have become extinct. One of these extinct kinds is the passenger pigeon (旅鸽). 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 (开普狮). The animal has been extinct since 1865. What causes 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 (承担义务) endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 kinds of endangered animals in North America.
()1. The underlined word "extinct" in the first sentence probably means "
B
".A. ill
B. dying out
C. becoming
D. changing
()2. There were many cape lions in North America
C
.A. last century
B. in the twentieth century
C. about 160 years ago
D. in 1914
()3.
D
ISN'T the reason for the extinction of wild animals in North America.A. Pollution
B. Too much killing
C. Too much hunting
D. The war
()4. There are
B
kinds of wild animals in danger listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.A. less than 130
B. less than 200
C. over 200
D. nearly 300
()5. The best title for this passage should be "
B
".A. A Sad Story
B. Endangered Animals in North America
C. Wild Animals
D. The US Fish and Wildlife Service
答案：
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. B
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