CCNUJULIEPassageOneAWolfinDangerWhatishappeningtothetimberwolftoday?NativeAmericansandearlysettlersoftenwenttosleeptothesoundofalonelylullaby(催眠曲).Itwasthesongofthewolfhowlinginadistantforest.Thereweremanywolvesthen.OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.Wolvesareimportanttothebalanceofnaturebecausetheyeatsickandweakanimals.InColorado,peopletriedtohelpdeerbyshootingwolves.Butthenthereweresomanydeerthatmanyofthemstarvedtodeath.Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Peopledrovethewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andhighways.TimberwolvesarenowfoundonlyinCanada,Alaska,Michigan,andMinnesota.Thisspecialanimalmaysoondisappearfromourforestsforever.Then,itslonelyhowlwillneverbeheardagain.1.Animalsthatareindangerofdisappearingfromtheeartharecalleda_______species.A.endangeredB.livingC.aliveD.lived2.Wolveshelpthebalanceofnaturebecausethey_______.A.areanendangeredspeciesB.eatsickandweakanimalsC.nolongerliveinforestsD.helpthefarmers3.Atonetime,thetimberwolfwasfound_______.A.inmanypartsofNorthAmericaB.onlyinColoradoandCanadaC.intownsandcitiesinAlaskaD.inmanypartsofAfrica4.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Peoplebuilttownsandhighways.B.Thetimberwolfwasdrivenawayfromitshome.C.Peoplecutdowntheforests.D.Timberwolvesareendangeredspecies.5.WhenpeopleinColoradoshotthewolves,theymadeamistakebecause_______.A.thewolveskeptdownthenumberofdeerB.wolvesneverattackedotheranimalsC.thewolveswerestarvingandwouldhavediedanywayD.theykeptthebalanceofnaturePassageTwoUnlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigers,theymaydisappearby2010,theWorldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.Theconservation(保护)groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased(减少)95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000～7200tigersstillremaininthewild—comparedwithnearlytentimesthatmanyatthestartofthecentury.WWFpublishedanupdateoftheirstudyonFeb.11,1999—WantedAlive:TigersintheWild,markingtheendoftheChineseYearoftheTiger.Thereportstatesthatinspiteofthegreateffortsoverthepastyear,muchremainstobedonetopreventthetigerfrombecomingextinctearlynextcentury.Ifgovernmentsdonotfightagainstunlawfulhuntingandgetridofthedemandfortigerproductsthetigerwillgotoextinction,saysWWF.“WecannotrelaxforonemomentifwearetomakeitcertainthattigerswillstillexistinthewildbythenextChineseYearoftheTigerin2010.”SaidElizabethKemt,speciesconservationinformationmanageratWWFInternationalandoneoftheauthorsofthereport.Threeofthesubspeciesoftiger—theBali,CaspianandJavantigersareextinct.TheSouthChinatigerfacesthesameendasonly20or30areknowntoremaininthewild,downfrom4000in1950s.1.Thispassagetellsusthat_______.A.WWFisagovernmentorganizationofChina第1页共4页CCNUJULIEB.therearealtogethertwoChineseYearsoftheTiger:1999and2010C.ElizabethKemfdidn’tjointheauthorsinwritingthereportbutsheagreedtotheiropinionD.ifthetwentytothirtySouthChinatigerswerekilled,probablynotigerofthiskindwouldremaininthewild2.Theword“extinct”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.fewerB.lostC.deadD.alive3.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtoProtectTigersB.TigersAreDisappearingfromtheWorldC.TigersintheWildD.TheChineseYearoftheTigerPassageThreeTheworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsis...
