Humans share the Earth with all kinds of wildlife and have lived in peace with them for thousands of years. But many of our animal friends are in great danger now. According to a study, the population of animals has fallen by about 50 percent since 1950. What’s worse, another study shows 7. 5%~13% of the more than 2 million species (物种) on the Earth have gone dead over the past 1, 500 years. Sadly, now there are about 140, 000 species are dying out on the Earth each year.
With the development of society, humans have caused pollution in ocean and three quarters of the world’s land has been affected. The balance between animals and nature has been greatly harmed by humans.
Luckily, many people have realized that our action in fact does harm to animals. The World Wildlife Fund has called on governments to guard nature. In China, many natural reserves (自然保护区) have been built up. The number of many animals has increased. We should stick to the protection of animals. Remember, to protect animals is to protect ourselves.
26. Where is this passage most probably from?
A.A story book. | B.A travel guide. |
C.A science magazine. | D.A PE website. |
27. What’s the matter of the animal friends from paragraph 1?
A.They are in great danger now. | B.They live safely in the wild. |
C.They live in peace with humans. | D.They have gone for a long time. |
28. How much land of the world hasn’t been affected from paragraph 2?
A.It isn’t mentioned in the passage. |
B.Three quarters of the world’s land. |
C.Twenty percent of the world’s land. |
D.Twenty-five percent of the world’s land. |
29. What does the underlined word “
guard” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Keep. | B.Protect. | C.Hold. | D.Share. |
30. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A.The News of Wildlife | B.Protecting Wildlife |
C.The Story of Species | D.The Protection of Ocean |