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阅读理解 　　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 beasts was carefully supervised(监视)．Some animals were fully protected．Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut wood for building, burn wood for charcoal(木炭), or catch animals for their furs．Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park so that other animals would not caught 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 species of animals are in danger of extinction, and the rate(速度)at which they are being destroyed has increased．With mammals(哺乳动物), for example, the rate of extinction was about one species every fifty years from A．D．1 to 1800, but now it is about one species every year．Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of protecting wildlife caring for the rapid growth of the world’s population． (1) In forests of ancient India _________． [　　] A． people were allowed to hunt for fun B． only a few kinds of animals could be killed C． the killing of beasts was strictly limited D． no killing of beasts was allowed (2) Dangerous animals were caught or killed outside the park so as to _________． [　　] A． keep human visitors safe B． free the rest of the animals from worry or fear C． supply other animals with more food D． control the number of wild animals (3) The underlined word “extinction” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________． [　　] A． being hungry B． being killed C． growing slowly D． dying out (4) The example of man’s connection with wildlife protection can date back to _________． [　　] A． the third century B． 2300 years ago C． 1800 D． over 300 years ago (5) According to the passage, it is necessary for people to do something to protect out environment because _________． [　　] A． animals became dangerous to human visitors B． about a thousand species of animals are in danger of dying out C． a species can be used to a new environment D． laws have been passed

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．B;5．B;
解析：

(1)	推断题。本题从第二段的内容可知在几百年前，印度禁止人们捕杀动物、砍伐树木，因此可以推断出C项符合题意。
(2)	细节题。本题依据文章第二段最后一句“Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park so that other animals would not become uneasy．”可知答案为B项。
(3)	词义猜测题。根据该词所在句子的后半句中的destroy可知extinction的意思应该是die out“灭绝”。
(4)	计算题。根据文章的第二段中从公元前300年是开始到现在大约2500年，所以答案选B项。
(5)	推断题。本文主要讲古印度人是如何保护野生动植物的以及现在采取措施保护野生动植物的必要性和紧迫性。