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1、初三阅读环保话题阅读(1)AWolfinDangerWhatishappeningtothetimberwolftoday?NativeAmericansandearlysettlersoftenwenttosleeptothesoundofalonelylullaby(催眠曲).Itwasthesongofthewolfhowlinginadistantforest.Thereweremanywolvesthen.OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.Wolvesareimportanttothebalanceofnaturebecausethe

2、yeatsickandweakanimals.TnColorado,peopletriedtohelpdeerbyshootingwolves.Butthenthereweresomanydeerthatmanyofthemstarvedtodeath.Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Peopledrovethewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andh

3、ighways.TimberwolvesarenowfoundonlyinCanada,Alaska,Michigan,andMinnesota・Thisspecialanimalmaysoondisappearfromourforestsforever.Then,itslonelyhowlwillneverbeheardagain.LAnimalsthatareindangerofdisappearingfromtheeartharecalledaspecies・A.endangeredB・livingC・aliveD・lived2.Wolveshelpthebalanceofna

4、turebecausethey.A.areanendangeredspeciesB.eatsickandweakanimalsC・nolongerliveinforestsD.helpthefarmers3.Atonetime,thetimberwolfwasfound.A.inmanypartsofNorthAmericaB.onlyinColoradoandCanadaC.intownsandcitiesinAlaskaD・inmanypartsofAfrica2.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Peoplebuilttownsandhigh

5、ways・B.Thetimberwolfwasdrivenawayfromitshome・C.Peoplecutdowntheforests・D.Timberwolvesarcendangeredspecies・3.WhenpeopleinColoradoshotthewolves,theymadeamistakebecause.A.thewolveskeptdownthenumberofdeerB・wolvesneverattackedotheranimalsC.thewolveswerestarvingandwouldhavediedanywayD.theykeptthebala

6、nceofnature⑵Unlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigers,theymaydisappearby2010,theWorldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.Theconservation（保护）groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased（减少）95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000〜7200tigersstillremaininthewild——comparedwithnearlytentimesthatmanyatthestartoft

7、hecentury・WWFpublishedanupdateoftheirstudyonFeb.11,1999一WantedAlive:TigersintheWild,markingtheendoftheChineseYearoftheTiger.Thereportstatesthatinspiteofthegreateffortsoverthepastyear,muchremainstobedonetopreventthetigerfrombecomin