湖北省黄石市2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编：任务型阅读

湖北省黄石市 2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编 任务型阅读 2023年湖北省黄石市中考英语试题 五、阅读回答问题 阅读短文，回答问题。 Humans share the Earth with all kinds of wildlife and have lived in peace with them for thousands of years. Many of our animal friends may not be around for much longer, however, and many of them are in great danger. According to a study, the populations of animals including mammals(哺乳动 物), birds and fish have fallen by an average of 60 percent since 1970. What's worse, a study in 2014 found that species(物种) are dying out 1, 000 times faster than normal. Sadly, it is because of humans that animals are in this situation now. By increasing human development, we may end up seriously harming the environment on which animals live and depend Human development has caused pollution in oceans and three quarters of the world's land to be affected(影响). The balance between animals and their ecosystems has been greatly harmed by humans. Luckily, many people have realized that our action in fact does harm to animals, risking ou own lives as a result, so effective steps have been quickly taken to save both these endangered animals as well as ourselves. The World Wildlife Fund has called on governments and businesses to protect nature. In China, many natural reserves(保护区) have been built up and harmful behavior such as selling rhino horns(犀牛角), tiger bones and ivory has been banned(禁止). People have been taking steps in the right direction, which is encouraging news. The numbers of many animals have increased. The protection of animals still has a long way to go. In the end, to protect animals is to protect ourselves, and we should spare no effort toward living in harmony(和谐)with nature. 31. What do humans share with wildlife according to the passage? ______________________________________________________________________________ 32. In paragraph 2, how many studies are mentioned about the danger wildlife is in? ______________________________________________________________________________ 33. Who is responsib