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In many countries today，laws protect wildlife.In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.
About 300 B．C.an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today.The killing of game animals was carefully governed.Some animals were fully protected.Within the forest，nobody was allowed to cut trees，burn wood，or trap animals for their furs.Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park，so that other animals would not become uneasy.
The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before.About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction，and the speed at which they are being destroyed has beenputting_on.With mammals(哺乳类动物)，for example，the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year；from A. D．1 to 1800，the speed was about one sort every fifty years.Everywhere，men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world's growing population.
【小题1】This report says that the need for protecting wildlife________.

A．is met in many countries today

B．was understood centuries ago

C．is carried out in forests as well as in national parks

D．was described by an Indian writer about 2,300 years ago

【小题2】The report says that in Indian forests long ago________.

A．hunters were given permits to hunt game

B．no killing of animals was allowed

C．only dangerous animals were killed

D．the killing of game animals was forbidden

【小题3】According to the report，men trying to save wildlife are thinking about ________as well.

A．the animals in national parks

B．stricter laws against hunting

C．the trees in the forests

D．the needs of people

【小题4】The underlined phrase “putting on” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．slowing down	B．rising
C．growing up	D．going on

【小题5】The growth of the world's population means________.

A．greater danger to wild life

B．people like animals better

C．over a thousand sorts of animals are extinct

D．only one sort of animal is extinct every year

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

试题分析：本文讲述印度野生动物灭绝速度越来越快，对野生动物的的保护迫在眉睫。
【小题1】B推理判断题。根据文章第一段laws protect wildlife.In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.对印度野生动物的法律保护的需求在很多年前就已经被意识到了，故选B
【小题2】C细节理解题。根据文章第二段第四句Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park对人类游客危险的动物被捕捉或在公园外被杀死。可推断只有危险的动物被杀，故选C
【小题3】D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world's growing population.人类尝试着解决拯救野生动物的问题，同时也关注着世界人口的增长。可推断人类同时也关注人类的需求，故选D
【小题4】B词义猜测题。根据第三段的第一句句The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before对野生动物保护的需求比以往更为急迫，可知数千种动物面临灭绝，并且其被捕杀的速度呈上升趋势。四个选项的意思分别为A减缓B上升C成长D继续，故选B
【小题5】A推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话中提到“while caring for the world's growing population”人们在关注世界人口增长的同时，也要解决野生动物的保护问题，这说明人口增长的越快，对动物的威胁越大，故选A
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