世界自然基金会称地球生物多样性正急剧下降

Wildlife is disappearing faster than ever before. The WWF says the world’s wildlife population dropped by 60 percent between 1970 and 2014. It said, “Earth is losing biodiversity at a rate seen only during mass extinctions.” Most of this is because of “exploding human consumption”. There are more people and they are eating more, buying more, cutting down more trees, and using more energy. This has led to a big loss of habitat for animals.
The report says that only a quarter of the world is untouched by humans. Researchers tracked 4,000 species of animals. In South and Central America, there has been an 89 percent loss of wildlife in four decades. The WWF wrote that the shocking loss of wildlife was a depressing reminder of the pressure we put on the planet. It warned we must act now and not “let Earth slip away”.

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1.What is disappearing fast according to the WWF?

A Forests.

B Wildlife.

C Energy.

D The world’s population.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句Wildlife is disappearing faster than ever before. The WWF says the world’s wildlife population dropped by 60 percent between 1970 and 2014.可知是世界上的野生动物正在迅速消失，故选B。

2.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“consumption”?

A “顾客”.

B “总结”.

C “对话”.

D “消费”.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段第五句There are more people and they are eating more, buying more, cutting down more trees, and using more energy.可知，现在地球上的人越来越多，买的东西、砍伐的树木及消耗的能源也越来越多，即人类的消费越来越多，由此可推测consumption意为“消费”，故选D。

3.Which of the following is TRUE from Paragraph 1?

A The consumption of the world’s population is falling.

B There are fewer and fewer people in the world.

C Humans’ activities have led to a big loss of animals’ habitat.

D People are eating more, buying more and planting more trees.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数一、二句There are more people and they are eating more, buying more, cutting down trees, and using more energy. This has led to a big loss of habitat for animals.可知人类的活动导致动物栖息地的大量丧失，故选C。

4.How much of Earth has not been touched by humans?

A A third.

B A half.

C A quarter.

D Two-thirds.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The report says that only a quarter of the world is untouched by humans.可知世界上只有四分之一的地区不受人类的影响，故选C。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A The Decline of Wildlife.

B The Protection of Wildlife.

C The Importance of Wildlife.

D The Biodiversity of Wildlife.

解析：选A。文章标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要围绕野生动物数量正在以前所未有的速度下降展开，故选A。