摘要：C Koalas are looking like toys. It’s hard to find another animal that is so beloved internationally. But love alone is not enough for the koala’s future. When not asleep a koala feeds on eucalyptus leaves, especially at night. Koalas do not drink much water and they get most of their water from these leaves. The eucalyptus forests that have been home to koalas are being increasingly cleared for housing, farms and roads. And according to Deborah Tabart, the director of the Australian Koala Foundation, each tree lost just adds difficulty to these animals’ lives. Well, this is exactly the koala habitat that used to be all over Australia. And in the last two hundred years since we’ve been here, we’ve cleared about 80% of this. So the foundation is pushing for a National Koala Act, a law to protect the remaining forests. According to a 1996 study done for the foundation, the koalas are a big money maker, making around three quarters of a billion U.S. dollars every year for Australia. The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane connects koala protection and tourism with the joy of visitors. The foundation says a large number of koalas have been killed over the past two centuries and that the population has been becoming smaller and smaller: from about ten million to possibly fewer than 100,000, which is why the foundation has decided to make the National Koala Act come true. 59. How many koalas are there in Australia now? A. About 10 million. B. About 1 million. C. About 100,000. D. About 10,000. 60. How are koalas described? A. They are always asleep. B. They are loved so much. C. They look very strange. D. They eat all kinds of forests. 61. Why are the forests cleared? A. Because more and more roads and houses are built. B. Because more and more people move to these areas. C. Because the koala population is growing rapidly. D. Because Koalas cannot be moved to zoos. 62. What influence would the National Koala Act have? A. No more eucalyptus trees would be cut down. B. Land owners would plant eucalyptus trees on their farms. C. The clearing of forests would be controlled. D. Australians would have a good future.

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