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We human beings haven’t been good friends to animals. For thousands of years, we have been polluting the environment, making it hard for animals to live on the planet. We have been killing animals for their fur, feathers or meat, or simply because they are dangerous. As a result, many kinds of animals have disappeared forever. Hundreds more are on the endangered list today.
Should we care about animals? Of course we should. If animals of a certa
in kind all disappear, they will never come back again. Animals are more than just resources of things we need. Every kind of animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying any kind of animal can lead to many problems. For example, w
hen farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰)，the corn and grain that the farmers stored were destroyed by rats and mice. Why？Because hawks eat rats and mice. With less and less hawks to keep down their numbers, rats and mice multiplied quickly. And if people kill too many birds, the fields will be bothered with insects. It is because birds eat insects. When there are less and less birds, more and more insects will eat the crops.
Luckily, we’ve realized that we shouldn’t kill animals any more. And people are working hard to save those animals that would disappear soon. The government also passed laws to protect the endangered animals. In
fact, quite a few countries have passed such laws. These laws forbid the killing of any kind of animal on the endangered list. We should try our best to protect and save the endangered animals.
1. Why do people kill animals?
A. Animals cause endless trouble.
B. They kill animals for something they need.
C. Animals destroy their natural balance.
D. They kill animals to control their number.
2. The example that farmers killed hawks shows that ____ .
A. there are too many rats and mice
B. animals are very beautiful and interesting
C. animals are good food resources
D. every kind of animal is very important in nature
3. What can be learned from this text?
A. Killing off one kind of animals would cause some new problems.
B. The endangered animals should be kept away from people.
C. People cared much about animals because they relied on them.
D. The number of dangerous animals increased too fast in the past.
4. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of endangered animals?
A. Doubtful. B. Uncaring. C. Optimistic. D. Negative.
