课时作业(十四) Using Lan-guage（课时作业）-【学易优】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第二册（外研版）

选择性必修第二册·英语(WY) 课时作业（十四） Using Language 【阅读理解 Whales A Despite the fact that one third of the world's Animal Conservation oceans have been declared whale sanctuaries Many animal and plant species have become )7 out of 13 whale species remain endangered. extinct and many more are in critical danger. Hunted for their rich supply of oil,their numbers Finding ways to protect the earth's wildlife and have decreased to just 300.Collisions (with conserve the natural world they inhabit (is ships,poisonous pollution and being caught in fishing nets are other major causes of whale deaths. now more important than ever. Tigers The Dodo The last 100 years has seen a 95%reduction in The Dodo is a classic example of how human the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5,000 caused damage to the earth's biology.The flightless and 7.000 and the Bali,Javan,and Caspian tigers Dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the are already extinct.The South China tiger is Indian Ocean.The easily controlled bird became a precariously close to disappearing,with only 20 to source of food for sailors and was attacked by 30 still alive.Like the Rhino horn,tigers'bones and animals introduced to the island by humans such as organs are sought after for traditional Chinese pigs,monkeys and rats.The population of Dodos:medicines.These items are traded illegally along rapidly decreased and the last one was killed with tiger skins. in1681. 1.Which group of the following animals has already Rhinos ceased to exist according to the text? The Rhino(犀牛)horn is a highly prized item A.The Dodo,Rhino and Giant Panda. for Asian medicine.This has led to the animal being B.The Rhino.Whale and South China Tiger. hunted in its natural habitat.Once widespread in C.The Rhino,Panda,Whale and Tiger. Africa and Eurasia,most rhinos now live in D.The Dodo and the Bali,Javan,and Caspian tigers. protected natural parks and reserves.Their2. can serve as a cure for certain diseases. numbers have rapidly decreased in the l