Every two years, the World Wildlife Fund(世界野生动物基金会) gives the Living Planet Report-a report on Earth’s health. The report for this year came out on Oct 30. It says that the number of animals like mammals (like elephants, lions and tigers), birds and fish falls by about 60 percent from 1970.

We are losing wildlife day by day. Humans should take this seriously, Vox Media said. It also plays an important part in our life. For example, a 2017-study said the number of flying insects(昆虫) fell by 75 percent in 30 years. Insects help plants have new seeds(种子). Without them, we will have a broken ecosystem. The report also shows that Earth has lost about half of its shallow water coral(浅水珊瑚) in the past 30 years. One-fifth of the Amazon rainforest disappeared in just 50 years.

This is mainly because of human activity. Climate(气候) change, losing living environment, environmental pollution and endless killing are some of the biggest reasons.

All over the world, people are cutting down forests, using too much water from rivers and putting waste into the sea. There is no human activity on only a quarter of the earth.

We need to find ways to meet the needs of our growing number of people, the WWF said. Different countries should work together to help the wildlife out of danger. Most importantly, humans cannot live by themselves in the world without other animals. To help the endangered wildlife is to help humans themselves.

1.What is the Living Planet Report about?

A.Earth’s health. B.Some kinds of animals. C.Human activity.

2.The underlined word “ecosystem” in Paragraph Two means _____ .

A.经济体制 B.循环系统 C.生态系统

3.Which of the following is NOT the reason for losing wildlife?

A.People kill elephants for ivory.

B.Factories pour dirty water into the river.

C.Students plant trees on Tree Planting Day.

4.We can learn from the passage that_____ .

A.wildlife plays an important role in the ecosystem

B.there is human activity in every part of the world

C.the earth lost about half of the rainforest in 50 years

5.The writer mainly wants to_____ in this article.

A.tell people what WWF’s job is

B.ask people to work together for a better world

C.show how serious the environmental problems are

Every Chinese has his or her own Chinese zodiac sign (known as Sheng Xiao), and so does each year. 2020 is the Year of the Rat. The rat is also the first in the rotation (循环) of the 12 zodiac signs.

Of the many stories that _______ these animal signs and their arrangement (安排), the most famous one is that of the Great Race. As the story goes, Jade Emperor, or Yudi, wanted to find a way to measure (测量) _______. So he organized a race. The first twelve animals to make it across a river would have a place on the zodiac calendar in the order they _______.

The rat rose with the sun to get an early start. _______ the rat was small and couldn’t swim very well, he asked some bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused, the _______ ox agreed to carry the rat across. Yet, just as they were about to reach the other side of the river, the rat_______ the ox’s head and won first place. The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right_______ him. The rabbit who was small but afraid of falling behind jumped across stones and logs (木头) _______ and came in fourth. Next came the dragon, the snake and the horse.

Then Jade Emperor looked out at the river and found the sheep, the monkey and the rooster were on raft (木筏). They worked together to push it across the river. When they made it across, the three agreed to give the _______ place to the sheep, followed by the monkey and the rooster. Next came the dog. The last animal was the pig, who had gotten hungry and stopped ________ and sleep before finally reaching the finish line.

So, each year is connected with one of the animals in this order.

1.A.prove B.question C.explain

2.A.rotation B.time C.arrangement

3.A.started B.arrived C.stayed

4.A.Because B.If C.When

5.A.hard-working B.open-minded C.kind-hearted

6.A.fell off B.jumped off C.climbed to

7.A.behind B.before C.beside

8.A.lazily B.quietly C.quickly

9.A.seventh B.eighth C.ninth

10.A.eating B.running C.to eat

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