Question

Wildlife faces threats(威胁)from habitat destruction, pollution, and other human actions. Although protecting wildlife may seem too hard at times, even small actions in your own neighborhood can help protect many different animals. Here are some tips on how to protect wildlife through small actions.

1．Create wildlife friendly areas in your backyard.

When trying to make your garden more beautiful, you can choose plants that can provide food and shelter to native wildlife. This will also help cut down on pollution. And bird or bat houses to your yard or garden to attract and shelter these species.

2．Avoid harming the natural ecosystem(生态系统)in your area.

Some plants from other places can kill or harm native plants that provide food and shelter for wildlife.

3．Have a greener lifestyle.

By using less water and fewer fuels, you will be helping to protect the wildlife around you. Take buses or the subway when you can, turn off electric devices when you're not using them, take shorter showers, and keep your room temperature at or below 68 degrees during the winter.

4．Buy products that are wildlife friendly.

Don't buy products that are made from endangered animals. Keep in mind that some endangered animals are killed by traps, catches or hunters who are after other wildlife within the same habitat.

5．Donate money or time to organizations that protect wildlife and their habitats.

You can give money to organizations or groups that protect wildlife species in your neighborhood.

1. We infer that the purpose of this passage is to________.

A．tell us why protecting wildlife is extremely important now

B．suggest that we protect wildlife through actions

C．explain why protecting wildlife is not as hard as people think

D．give us some tips on how to protect wildlife through small actions

2. Which of the following threats to wildlife is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Animal diseases.

B．Loss of habitat.

C．Pollution.

D．Hunters.

3. In which section of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A．Environment                           B．Teaching

C．Business                              D．Geography

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章的写作目的是给我们一些好的建议，告诉我们怎样通过小的举动来保护野生生物。本文给出了五个建议。一是在你的自己的花园里的植物要保护好。二是避免破坏自然生态系统。三是有一个环保的生活方式。四是买一些绿色产品。五是捐钱或抽一些时间去做一些保护野生动物的善事。

1.作者意图题。根据第一段的“Here are some tips on how to protect wildlife through sma ll actions.”可知文章的写作目的是给我们一些好的建议，告诉我们怎样通过小的举动来保护野生生物。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一句话“Wildlife faces threats from habitat destruction, pollution...以及第四点的．..some endangered animals are killed by traps, catches or...”可知作者提到了B、C、D三项的内容，并没有提到动物疾病。故选A。

3.推理判断题。文章是关于如何通过小的行为举动来保护野生生物的，与环境息息相关，故选A。

考点：环境保护类短文阅读。