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    The world's largest rainforest, the Amazon, grows over eight counties and covers 40 percent of South America. It makes about one—fifth of Earth's oxygen. People call it "the lungs of our planet.

However, the rain forest is in danger now. A large fire broke out in the Amazon last moth. As of Aug 27, it had lasted for 22 days.

In fact, the Amazon has seen a large number of fires this year. Between January and August, there were over74, 000fires —the highest number since 2013, the BBC reported.

Most of the fires came from human activities" CNN noted. Farmers in the Amazon have long used fire to prepare land for planting. But these fires can easily get out of hand.

The Brazilian government has sent soldiers to fight the fires. But scientists have said that it will take around 20 to 40 years to rebuild the forest's ecosystem. They have also said that the fires have destroyed 15 to 17percent of the rainforest, China Daily reported.

Fires in the forest

The Amazon is home to around 1 million indigenous(土著的)people from up to 500 tribes(落)、About 3million species of plants and animals also live there, including jaguars, sloths and river dolphins. Many of them have lost their homes because of the fires. Here is the number of fires that have broken out in Brazil over the years.

Total numbers of fires between Jan 1 to Aug 20:

1.People call the Amazon rainforest" the lungs of our planet" because       .

A.it lies along the Amazon river B.it's the world's largest rainforest

C.it makes one—fifth of Earth's oxygen D.it grows over many countries

2.We know from CNN's report that the fire       .

A.lasted for 22 days B.resulted from human activity

C.is helping farmers plant crops D.is out of control

3.The chart(图标)tell us the total numbers of fires between Jan1 to Aug20       .

A.is the least in 2019 B.is the most in 2016

C.is the same every year D.is the most this year

4.The last paragraph was written to show       .

A.how much damage the fire has done

B.what we should do to rebuild the forest

C.how the Brazilian government stopped the fire

D.the importance of protecting the ecosystem

5.We can learn from the text that      .

A.farmers shouldn't plant crops near the Amazon rainforest

B.Amazon forest's ecosystem will repair itself

C.it will take a long time to rebuild the Amazon

D.earth will run out of oxygen soon

 

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 【解析】 本文主要是向大家介绍了亚马逊森林的重要性,报道了大火对它造成的严重影响。 1.细节理解题。根据 It makes about one-fifth of Earth's oxygen. People call it "the lungs of our planet".它制造约占地球氧气的五分之一。人们称其为"地球之肺"。故选C。 2.细节理解题。根据Most of the fires came from human activities, CNN noted.美国有线电视新闻网指出,大火主要来自人类活动。故选B。 3.推理判断题。根据文中In fact, the Amazon has seen a large number of fires this year. Between January and August, there were over74, 000fires —the highest number since 2013, the BBC reported.并结合图表,可知今年的火灾是最多的。故选D。 4.推理判断题。根据But scientists have said that it will take around 20 to 40 years to rebuild the forest's ecosystem. They have also said that the fires have destroyed 15 to 17 percent of the rainforest, China Daily reported.但是科学家表示,重建森林的生态系统大约需要20至40年。他们还说,据《中国日报》报道,大火毁坏了15%至17%的雨林。可知是介绍了火灾造成了多大破坏。故选A。 5.推理判断题。根据But scientists have said that it will take around 20 to 40 years to rebuild the forest's ecosystem.但是科学家表示,重建森林的生态系统大约需要20至40年。可知重建亚马逊需要很长时间。故选C。
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