Question

In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become extinct. One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon(旅鴿). At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非獅). The animal has been extinct since 1860.
What cause animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.
Governments around the world have begun to protect wild animals in danger. In the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for(承擔義務)endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.
小題1:The underlined word “extinct” in the first sentence probably means “         ”.

A．ill	B．dying out
C．becoming	D．changing

小題2:There were many cape lions in North America          .

A．last century

B．in the twentieth century

C．more than one hundred years ago

D．in 1914

小題3:       isn’t the reason for the extinction of wild animals in North America.

A．The pollution	B．Too much killing
C．Too much hunting	D．The war

小題4:Three are        species of wild animals in danger listed by the US Fish and Wildlife.

A．less than 130	B．about 200
C．over 300	D．nearly 300

小題5:The best title of this passage should be “       ”.

A．A sad story

B．Endangered animals in North America

C．Wild animals become extinct

D．The US Fish and Wildlife Service

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講的是在北美，有將近200種野生動物已經滅絕了。
小題1:細節題。根據文章In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become extinct.可知，在過去的300年，有超過130種動物已經滅絕了。Extinct意思是滅絕。故選B
小題2:細節題。根據文章Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非獅). The animal has been extinct since 1860.自從1860年，西非獅已經滅絕了。可知，上個世紀北美有許多西非獅子。故選C
小題3:細節題。根據文章Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.
可知，獵殺和污染是導致北美野生動物滅絕的原因。故選D
小題4:細節題。根據文章It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.可知，在北美，已經列舉了將近200種瀕臨動物。故選B
小題5:主旨題。這篇文章主要講的是野生動物的滅絕。故選C
點評：此類題目較簡單，重在理解全文所講的內容，題目多以細節題，圍繞北美的動物滅絕一事進行闡述，在答題時注意結合題目找到文章中找到相對應的出處，仔細的對比，快速定位。