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高考提能练(十)　必修2　Unit 5　Rhythm Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2020·长春市质量监测一) Pangolins (穿山甲) are strange­looking creatures，covered with hard scales (鳞)．They can roll up into a ball to protect themselves from enemies and have tongues that are longer than their bodies. Pangolins have recently become the focus of Chinese people.A screenshot of a microblog post showing some people eating pangolins at a feast spread.A few days later，people were angered again by pictures showing people eating protected animals，including pangolins. Yet this is only the tip of the iceberg.Many more pangolins have been hunted or killed.According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)，more than 1 million of them have been killed or sold in the last 10 years.It also said that they are the most illegally traded mammals in the world.In September 2016，the IUCN added the pangolin to the world’s “endangered animals list”．They are now more endangered than pandas. A growing trade of their scales and meat is the main reason