高中英语 Module 6 Animals in Danger模块综合测评 外研版必修5.doc

模块综合测评(六)
(时间:100分钟;满分120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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Animal Conservation
Many animal and plant species have e extinct and many more are in critical ways to protect the earth's wildlife and conserve the natural world they inhabit(居住) is now more important than ever.
Dodos
The dodo is a classic example of how human caused damage to the earth's flightless dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian lived on fruit fallen from the island's trees and lived unthreatened until humans arrived in easily controlled bird became a source of food for sailors and was attacked by animals introduced to the island by humans such as pigs,monkeys and population of dodos rapidly decreased and the last one was killed in 1681.
Rhinos (犀牛)
The rhino horn is a highly prized item for Asian has led to the animal being hunted in its natural widespread in Africa and Eurasia,most rhinos now live in protected natural parks and numbers have rapidly decreased in the last 50 years,and the animals remain under constant threat from poachers.
The Giant Pandas
The future of the World Wildlife Fund's symbol is far from few as 1,000 remain in the world.
The Chinese government has set up 33 panda reserves to protect these beautiful animals and made poaching them punishable with 20 years in ,the panda's distinct black and white patched coat fetches a high price on the black market and determined poachers still pose(造成) one of the most serious threats to the animals' continued existence.
Whales
The International mission is fighting to ensure the survival of the whale the fact that one­third of the world's oceans have been declared whale sanctuaries(保护区),7 out of 13 whale species remain for their rich supply of oil,their numbers have decreased to just
(碰撞) with ships,poisonous pollution and being caught in s ar