单选题 Hunters have almost exterminated many of the larger animals while farmers destroyed many smaller animals.
A. wounded B. reduced C. killed D. trapped

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 各项的意思是：划线单词exterminated的意思是：消除，消灭。wound“表示”创伤，伤口；reduce减少，缩小；kill杀死，毁掉；trap圈套，陷阱。句意是：当农民消灭了许多小型动物时，猎人几乎已经消灭了许多大型动物。所以，答案是C。