Fishing is one of the most     1     (strike) drivers of declines (降低) in ocean wildlife populations. Catching fish is not naturally bad for the ocean and without doubt     2     (accept), except when boats catch fish faster than stocks (储备) can catch up, something called overfishing.

The damage done by overfishing goes     3     (超出……范围) the needless loss of billions of fish. The number of overfished stocks     4     (global) has increased a lot in half a century and today one-third of the world’s fisheries are being pushed over their biological limits, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is shown by a new study that more than one-third of all sharks and rays are now at risk of     5     (extinct) because of overfishing.

Overfishing is closely tied to bycatch — the catch of unwanted sea life while fishing for a specific species. This, too, is a serious marine (海洋的) threat that     6     (导致) the needless loss of billions of fish.

Billions of people rely on fish for protein, and fishing is the main livelihood for millions of people     7     (全世界).     8     (因此), governments and regional fisheries bodies must     9     (采取行动) now to stop overfishing and prevent a global crisis. To our relief, many people who make a living by catching and selling fish are working to promote how the world manages and protects ocean resources. WWF works with a lot of organisations to reform fishery management     10     (在全世界), focusing on sustainable (可持续的) practices that not only protect ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security.

Wildlife     1     (开始存在) billions of years ago, which used to live happily in their own homes and live     2     (与……和谐相处) other animals and plants. However, in recent years, animals are     3     (灭绝) at an alarming rate, 75 species every day     4     (平均). In order to obtain their parts, organs, or the skin and fur, or to obtain high     5     (利润), human beings ignore animal protection laws, engaging in     6     (违法的) killing. Furthermore, human activities have direct or indirect     7     (消极影响) animals.     8     (一方面), the expansion of human activity space means the decrease of animal habitat, which directly disturbs their peaceful life.     9     (另一方面), human activities lead to the rise of global temperature, which threatens the survival of some animals, especially those species living in the polar regions. They live on ice, where they hunt the ocean creatures. But the rapid melting of ice makes it hard for them to     10     (适应) the changes, which puts them     11     (处于危险之中). If we do not     12     (足够关注) this, the situation will be worse and the process of extinction will be accelerated.

We and wildlife     13     (属于) a common life circle, where we depend on each other. The extinction of     14     (大量) animals is an alarm to us. Protecting animals is to protect ourselves, which is urgent. If we do not act     15     (立刻;马上), perhaps the next species to die out in the near future will be ourselves.

It was a     1     (震惊) that for people who lived along the Yangtze River, the summer of 2016 was     2     (破坏). A huge typhoon     3     (袭击) East China, which    4       (彻底消除) almost everything along its way and caused great     5     (损失). The floods and landslides caused by the typhoon caused 161     6     (死), left 61 missing and some injured.     7     (电) was cut off, and people were     8     (疏散) to live in     9     (避难处). No one dared to walk     10    (在户外). The terrible weather     11     (对……有很大影响) flights, so some passengers were     12     (困于) at the airport and could hardly     13     (保持平静). It seemed as if the area was     14     (结束). Hopefully, emergency supplies     15    (现有) were     16     (递送) to the area and     17     (营救) workers did everything in their     18     (力量) to offer aid and     19     (埋葬) the dead.

Though people who were     20     (影响) by the disaster     21    (受苦) a lot, they unified and used their     22     (智慧) to make the area     23     (呼吸) again. In the following months since the disaster,     24     (努力) have been made to     25     (复活) the disaster­hit area.     26     (幸存者) were helped and houses which were     27     (毁坏) were rebuilt.