Question

  In recent years, we have been hearing much terrible news ， such as earthquake ， flood ， snowstorm ，hazy weather (霾)and so on. What is happening to our 1 ？ Global (全球的)warming, greenhouse gases, destruction (破坏)of forests, pollution of oceans ， air and land are all harmful to the environment that animals 2 on. Many animals today are facing extinction (灭绝) 3 the changing environment. In fact, changes in the environment are not something  4 . The environment has been changing for millions of years, and many animals have adapted to (适应)the 5 But now the changes are happening too quickly for some animals to adapt ，and they are in 6 of extinction.

   If all the forests are cleaned and the oceans and air are polluted ， the balance of nature will be destroyed and the Earth will not be able to 7 any life. The best way to save endangered (濒临灭绝的)animals is to 8 them and provide safe places for them to live. Many countries have founded (建立)protected areas 9 animals to live in. Areas of forest, wetlands and oceans have also become wildlife protection areas. To 10 animals live healthily ， it is important to understand how animals live in the wild and their different living environments.

(   ) 1. A. human B. nature

          C. world D. planet

(   ) 2. A. put B. go

          C. depend D. live

(   ) 3. A. because    of    B. instead    of

          C. thanks    to       D. according    to 

(   ) 4. A. awful    B.old

         C. new D. boring

(   ) 5. A. pollution    B. waste

         C. weather D. changes

(   ) 6. A. safety B. danger

         C. need D. condition

(   ) 7. A. support B. keep

         C. produce D. help

(   ) 8. A. feed B. visit

         C. catch D. protect

(   ) 9. A. to    B.of

          C. with D. for

(   ) 10. A. give B. help

           C. want D. keep

Answer 1

1. D   planet意为"行星"，引申为"地球"。

 2.C    depend on意为"依靠"，其逻辑宾语为environment (环境).

3.A

4.C下文提示环境的变化有几百万年的历史,故不是新的东西。

5.D许多动物已经适应了这个变化。

6.B上文提示说环境变化太快，所以动物有灭绝的危险。

7.A   8.D

9. D

10. B   help sb. (to)do sth.意为"帮助某人做某事"。