2．Wild animals are our friends，but many of them are getting fewer and fewer．We should try to protect them．The four animals below are now in danger．
Tibetan Antelopes
Tibetan antelopes （藏羚羊） are medium-sized animals．They mainly feed on grass．They are usually found in groups of about 20．They are killed for their wool，which is warm，soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes．Although people can get the wool without killing the animals，people simply kill them before taking the wool．The number of them is dropping year by year．There are less than 75，000Tibetan antelopes left in the world，down from a million 50years ago．
Golden Monkeys
Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan，Gansu，Shanxi provinces and Shengnongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province．Golden monkeys have golden-orange fur．They move around in the daytime，usually in groups of as many as 100to 200heads，or 20to 30heads．They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos．But people are destroying the environment where they live．Trees and bamboos are disappearing，so golden monkeys have less and less to eat．
Elephans
Elephants are very big and strong．They are bigger than any other animals on land．They are grey and have long trunks and tusks．They have poor eyesight，but very good hearing and smell．They can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks．Elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbours．Normally，they live in a group for many years．Young male elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12years old．Now，there are very few elephants in the world．The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming．Also，people hunt them for their tusks．
Wolves
Wolves are not very big．They have grey fur．Wolves have very good eyesight，hearing and smell．Wolves'food is vavious．They eat animals，insects and snails．They are friendly to each other and never attack people．They do not kill for fun．Wolves are in danger，too．They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests．Soon they will have no home or food．
40．Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of aboutA．
A.20 B.30 C.100 D.200
41．Which of the following animals are the biggest on land？C
A．Tibetan antelopes．B．Golden monkeys．
C．Elephants．D．Wolves
42．Which of the following sentences is right？D
A．There are less than 7，500Tibetan antelopes left in the world now．
B．Golden monkeys usually move around during the night．
C．Elephants have good eyesight，but very poor hearing and smell．
D．Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people．
43．What can be the best title of the passage？A
A．Wild animals in dangerB．How to hunt wild animals
C．Animals in the zooD．How to train the animals．
分析 短文屬于說明文．作者介紹了四種瀕危的野生動物--藏羚羊、金絲猴、大象和狼，文章重點介紹了每一種動物的特征和他們的生活狀況，人類為了羊毛而去獵手藏羚羊，導(dǎo)致藏羚羊的數(shù)量從50年前的一百萬只降到了現(xiàn)在的7500只；金絲猴以水果和嫩竹葉為生，但是人類不斷破壞金絲猴的生存環(huán)境；大象的數(shù)量也在不斷減少，因為人們占用大象的生存區(qū)域來耕種，并且為了象牙而去獵殺大象；狼也面臨瀕危，因為人類不斷砍伐森林，使狼失去了家園和食物．短文作者呼吁大家盡力保護這些瀕危動物．
解答 40．答案：A 細節(jié)理解題．從原文介紹藏羚羊那一段中的："They are usually found in groups of about 20．"這句話可知藏羚羊通常以20只為一群體過著群居生活．故選A．
41．答案：C 細節(jié)理解題．從介紹大象那一段中的："They are bigger than any other animals on land他們比陸地上的其他任何一種動物都大．"得知大象是陸地上最大的動物，故選C．
42．答案：D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)原文中的"There are less than 75，000Tibetan antelopes left in the world"判斷A是錯誤的； 根據(jù)原文中介紹金絲猴那一段中的"They move around in the daytime"判斷B錯誤；根據(jù)原文中介紹大象那一段中的"They have poor eyesight，but very good hearing and smell．"判斷C錯誤；根據(jù)原文中介紹狼那一段中的"They are friendly to each other and never attack people．"這句話判斷選項D正確．故選D．
43．答案：A 主旨大意題．通讀全文可知：短文中介紹的這些野生動物都面臨生存危機．事實上作者文章開頭已經(jīng)點明．所以題目是"瀕危野生動物"，故選A．
點評 做閱讀理解時，要注意培養(yǎng)自己快速閱讀的習(xí)慣．切不可在個別難懂的詞句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，個別難懂的詞句可以根據(jù)上下文和構(gòu)詞法去猜測，去推斷．
