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    Fishing cats are a kind of cats that love water and love to fish. They are like tigers and lions, only much smaller, around twice the size of our average pet cats. They live in wetlands of South Asia and mangrove forests (红树林)of South and Southeast Asia. Like many endangered species, fishing cats were in danger of dying out more than twenty years ago, mainly because of the great international need for fish and the people's cutting off the mangroves at an extremely fast speed.

    Mangroves of Southeast Asia are home to a great many fantastic species, like fishing cats, turtles, shorebirds and others. Mangroves can protect soil, and they can be the first line of protection between storms, tsunamis and the millions of people who live next to them. The fact is that mangroves can store up to ten times more CO₂ than other forests. So protecting mangroves may well be like protecting up to ten times more of other forests.

    Ten years ago, in South India, many people came together to change the future of their home. In less than 10 years, with international support, the state forest departments and the local people worked together to restore over 20,000 acres of unproductive fish and shrimp farms back into mangroves. Now experts are working with them in helping study and protect the mangroves as well as the species living in them. Fish and shrimp farmers are now willing to work with experts to test the harvest of nature protection of fishes, turtles and other species in mangroves. The local farmers are encouraged to protect and plant mangroves where they have been lost. A win-win-win situation for fishing cats, local people and the global ecosystem(生态系统) is being built.

1.What made the fishing cats endangered?

A.The great need for fish.

B.Less fish and overcutting of mangroves.

C.Natural enemies and environment pollution.

D.People's cutting off mangroves and lack of water.

2.Why are mangroves so important?

A.They can prevent extreme weather.

B.They can take in more CO₂ effectively.

C.They help plants grow better on the soil.

D.They are perfect home to all species.

3.What's the best title for the text?

A.Man and Nature

B.Ways to Protect Fishing Cats

C.The Importance of Mangroves

D.Fishing Cats and Mangroves Protection

【答案解析】

  本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了需要被保护的濒危的渔猫、对于人类十分重要的红树林以及印度南部人民为形成"渔猫—当地居民—全球生态系统"三赢格局所作出的努力。

1.B   细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的"mainly because of the great international need for fish and the people's cutting off the mangroves at an extremely fast speed"可知，渔猫濒临灭绝的原因是国际市场对鱼的大量需求导致当地鱼数量减少和人们对红树林的过度砍伐。

2.B   细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的"The fact is that...protecting up to ten times more of other forests"可知，红树林重要的原因在于可以吸收更多的二氧化碳。

3.D   标题归纳题。根据文章最后一段中的"A win-win-win situation for fishing cats, local people and the global ecosystem(生态系统) is being built"以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了需要被保护的濒危的渔猫、对于人类十分重要的红树林以及印度南部人民为保护红树林所作出的努力，所以D项符合题意。