Perhaps the most famous rare（珍稀）animal is the panda. Twenty years ago it was nearly extinct（灭绝的）. Now, its numbers are growing again. It is even a symbol for wildlife conservation（保存，保护）. But many other species have not been as lucky as the panda. Some are already extinct. Today, many more are in serious danger. This is because man hunts them and destroys their habitat. Is it too late to save wildlife?

A serious habitat problem arises（出现）because of pollution or opening new lands. Habitants take many years to grow again. When the wild animals lose their homes, the natural balance is also changed. If one animal, bird, or insect disappears, all the others suffer, too.

This is what is happening in the forests of South America. Africa and Asia. Habitats and animals are disappearing in Europe, too. Since 1947 in Britain, for example, 50% of the woods, low wet land, and 95% of meadows have disappeared. And what has taken the place of these green, natural places? Houses, farms, cities, streets, roads, and factories. Because of this (and pollution too) several British species are dying.

Then, what is the solution? There is only one way to save wild animals and wild habitats---conservation. This means man should protect animals in danger by establishing law, opening more national parks, building fewer new roads, planting more forests, and cutting pollution. If not, many wild animals will soon have just one habitat---the zoo!

1. Why are many more animals in danger? Because _________.

A. the natural balance has changed

B. they are not as lucky as the panda

C. they are losing their homes

D. the places where they live are being destroyed

2. Another word which can be used in place of “habitat” is ________.

A. a natural home of animals or plants          B. custom

C. conservation                                          D. trees

3. It is implied（暗指的）that ________.

A. if the animals’ habitats are destroyed, they will grow up soon

B. the zoo is the best habitat for the world’s animals

C. the more new roads are built, the fewer habitats animals will have

D. pandas are the lest lucky among the animals in the world

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　　Scientists think that a game like bowing was played in Egypt thousands of years ago.

　　Toys that look like a ball and bowling pins were found buried with a child who died around 5200 B. C.

　　People who study history know that the game was popular in Germany around 200~300 A. D. It was played by people in some churches in order to show that they were good Christians. When people bowled poorly, they had to go to church more often.

　　The first bowling place built inside a building opened in England in 1455. Then the game was taken to the United States where most people played it outside.

　　During the 1800s, many people in the United States began to bowl for money, so several cities made the game illegal. Many people kept on bowling illegally. A group named the American Bowling Congress (ABC) began around 1900. The job of this group was to clean up bowling and make it a gentlemen's game again.

　　At this time, the game was mostly played by men. If women played, they hung a curtain up so that the men were not able to see them.

　　Then, in 1916, a woman's group named the Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) made a point of showing that the game was fine for both men and women.

1．In which country did poor bowlers have to go to church more often?

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2．In the United States during the 1800s, ________.

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A．many people bowled for money

B．women never bowled

C．people discovered bowling

D．all of the above

3．Who was probably in the American Bowling Congress?

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A．People who bet money on bowling.

B．People who liked bowling.

C．People who bowled in church.

D．All of the above.

4．When did the Women's International Bowling Congress begin?

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5．Before 1916, what did women probably do when they bowled?

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