Question

A. various    B. similar   C. with care    D. familiar      E. in trouble

Today I’m going to talk about rainforests. Are you    1.   with them? They’re interesting and exciting places! Many kinds of the world’s plants and animals live in the rainforests.

However, rainforests are 2.  now---they are disappearing very fast because they are cut down or burnt every day. As a result,   3.  animals and plants are dying out.

Maybe you have never been to a rainforest, so why should you protect them   4.   ?  Rainforests are important to everyone. They are important because the plants in the rainforests make oxygen . We need oxygen to breathe.

Answer

1.D

2.E

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了因为人类的不断砍伐雨林在很快消失，同时珍稀动植物也会灭亡。雨林对于每个人都是重要的，我们要一起保护雨林。

1.D句意：今天，我打算谈谈雨林。你们熟悉他们吗? sth be familiar to sb某物为某人所熟悉 ；sb be familiar with sth某人熟悉（通晓, 精通）某事。结合句意，故选D

2.E句意：然而雨林处于困境之中。结合后文因为他们每天都被砍伐和燃烧所以他们消失的非常快。可知雨林处于困境之中。故填E

3.A句意：结果是，珍稀动物和植物就要灭绝。根据上文雨林在消失，可知动物也会减少，结合所给的词汇，故选A

4.C句意：也许你从来都没有去过雨林，那么你为什么你应该小心地保护他们呢？根据后文雨林的重要性，可知是用心的保护。结合所给选项，故选C

【考点定位】环境保护类短文阅读。