What do you do at weekends? Some people like to __11__ at home, but others like to go for a walk __12__ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the __13__. At weekends he always _14__ the same thing. On Saturday he __15__ his car and on _16_ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a __17__ one, but there’s always __18__ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their _19__, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all __20__ and Jack’s aunt gives them a big meal.

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Protecting (保护) wild animals is our duty. Because wild animals are important to us. They live with us on the earth together. If there are no animals on the earth, we will not live on,   46  . So we should take good care   47   them to help us live a healthy life.
  48  some people still don’t realize the   49  of protecting wild animals. They often kill wild animals for food or for money. Every day there are many wild animals being   50  . So lots of wild animals have died out (灭绝). We can’t see them any more. Today the number of wild animals   51  becoming smaller and smaller. If we don’t protect them, they will all die out. If this goes on, there will be no animals left on the earth.
  52  , more and more people have begun to do many things to help protect wild animals. They ask people   53  killing wild animals. They get people to know that protecting wild animals is one of the most important things. Now many countries have made   54  laws (法律) to protect wild animals.
Now that (既然) wild animals are so important to man, we should do our   55 
to protect them and it means human beings can make friends with animals and get on well with them.

It is said that another acre of the world’s forest will be destroyed forever. Why is this happening? There are two reasons — land and wood. In many countries the trees have been cut down because the land was needed for animals or crops. In other parts of the world the trees are cut down because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by local people for firewood or it is used for building. But many people don’t know that in most places the trees won’t be replaced. The soil in the forests is very thin, but it is protected by the trees. When the trees are cut down, the soil is washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon nothing can be grown on it. The  forest becomes a desert. Then more land will be needed, and more trees will be cut down.

When the forest is destroyed, it isn’t only the trees that are lost — the homes of millions of animals and plants are destroyed, too. All kinds of animals are in danger — fish，reptiles, birds, mammals, insects, and shellfish — as well as thousands of plants.

Who is to blame for this? The answer is simple: all of us. There are just too many people in the world. The world’s population is now six billion. Of course, it’s very easy to blame the local people. We don’t cut down trees. They do. But the products are bought by people like you and me — wood houses, beds, tables, chairs, paper… Why are the forests being destroyed? Just look around. You are probably using it right now.

1.People cut down large areas of trees in order to _________.

    A. grow crops        B. keep animals    C. build houses   D. get land and wood

2. In most places, __________after trees are cut down.

A. new trees can grow better                  B. forests will become deserts      

C. most animals can live there                 D.people build new house there

3. According to the passage, we should  _________________ to protect the forest.

A. use fewer wood products            B. plant more trees      

C. blame the local people              D. protect the soil