Since life began eons ago, thousands of
creatures have come and gone. Some, such as the dinosaurs, became extinct due to
naturally changing ecologic conditions. More recent threats to life forms are
humans and their activities. Man has drained marshes, burned prairies, dammed
and diverted rivers. Some of the more recent casualties of man's expansion have
been the dodo, great auk, passenger pigeon, Irish elk, and Steller's sea cow.
Sadly, we can no longer attribute the increasing decline in our wild animals and
plant species to "natural" processes. Many species are dying out because of
exploitation, habitat alteration or destruction, pollution, or the introduction
of new species of plants and animals to an area. As mandated by Congress,
protecting endangered species, and restoring them to the point where their
existence is no longer jeopardized, is the primary objective of the U.S. Fish
and Wilidlife Service's Endangered Species
Program.
单选题
Which of the following is a form of man's habitat alteration?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following has become extinct due to man's destruction?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following would be a likely theme for the next paragraph?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
The tone of this passage is
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
According to this passage,
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following is NOT a cause of increasing decline of wild animal population?