Question

Wild animals are our friends, but the number of them is getting smaller and smaller. We should try to protect them. The four animals below are now in danger.

Tibetan Antelopes

Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) are medium-sized animals. They mainly feed on grass. They are usually found in groups of about 20. They are killed for their wool, which is warm, soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes. Although people can get the wool without killing the animals, people simply kill them before taking the wool. The number of them is dropping year by year. There are less than 75,000 Tibetan antelopes left in the world, down from a million 50 years ago.

Golden Monkeys

Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan, Gansu, Shanxi provinces and Shengnongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province. Golden monkeys have golden-orange fur. They move around in the daytime, usually in groups of as many as 100 to 200 heads, or 20 to 30 heads. They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos. But people are destroying the environment where they live. Trees and bamboos are disappearing, so golden monkeys have less and less to eat.

Elephants

Elephants are very big and strong. They are bigger than any other animals on land. They are grey and have long trunks and tusks. They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell. They can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks. Elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbours. Normally, they live in a group for many years. Young male elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. Now, there are very few elephants in the world. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming. Also, people hunt them for their tusks.

Wolves

Wolves are not very big. They have grey fur. Wolves have very good eyesight, hearing and smell. Wolves’ food is various. They eat animals, insects and snails. They are friendly to each other and never attack people. They do not kill for fun. Wolves are in danger, too. They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.

1.Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about _______.

A. 20       B. 30            C. 100           D. 200

2.Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?

A. Tibetan antelopes.             B. Golden monkeys.

C. Elephants.                     D. Wolves

3.Which of the following sentences is right?

A. There are less than 7,500 Tibetan antelopes left in the world now.

B. Golden monkeys usually move around during the night.

C. Elephants have good eyesight, but very poor hearing and smell.

D. Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people.

4.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Wild animals in danger             B. How to hunt wild animals

C. Animals in the zoo                 D. How to train the animals

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了四种野生动物。

1.A细节理解题。在“Tibetan Antelopes”这一段中写到“They are usually found in groups of about 20.”，由此可知，通常一群藏羚羊大概有20只。故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据“Elephants are very big and strong. They are bigger than any other animals on land.”这两句话可知，大象比陆地上其他动物都要大。故选C。

3.D推理判断题。根据“There are less than 75,000 Tibetan antelopes left in the world”可知世界上有不足75000只藏羚羊，并非7500只，A表述错误；“They move around in the daytime”这句话说明金丝猴在白天活动，B表述错误；“They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell.”说明大象视力不好，但听力和嗅觉很好，C表述错误；根据“They are friendly to each other and never attack people.”可知D是正确的。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了四种野生动物，并且都濒临灭绝。故选A。

考点：科普类短文阅读。