6.很吃惊地干某事:　 be surprised to do sth

5.令人惊奇的事情::　 the surprising thing

4.了解:　　　　　　　　 　 learn about…

3.没有喝水： 　　　 　without drinking

2.需要做某事:　　　 　 need to do

1.濒危动物:　　　　　 　 animals in danger　　

5. forbid vt.禁止，不许；阻止，妨碍

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　1 Animals are important to us mainly because _____.

　 A. they give us a source of food

　 B. they are beautiful and lovely

　 C. they keep the balance of nature

　 D. they give us a lot of pleasure

　2 What has happened to the animals on the earth?

　 A. Hundreds of kinds of animals are gone forever.

　 B. Many kinds of animals have died out.

　 C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

　 D. All kinds of animals are in danger.

3 Why do people kill animals?

　 A. They kill animals for something they need.

　 B. They kill animals to raise some money.

　 C. Animals destroy their natural resources.

　 D. Animals create many problems.

　4 Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. People care much about animals because they need them.

　 B. Once a certain kind of animal is gone forever, there will never be any more.

　 C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some new problems.

　 D. People must not kill any animals or plants.

5 What can we conclude from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

　 A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

　 B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

　 C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.

　 D. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

Key: 1-5 CAADC

4. multiple vt.增加，繁殖multiply adj.多样的multiple choice adj.多项选择的

3. hawk n.鹰，隼

2. balance n.平衡