Every two years, the World Wildlife Fund(世界野生動物基金會) gives the Living Planet Report-a report on Earth’s health. The report for this year came out on Oct 30. It says that the number of animals like mammals (like elephants, lions and tigers), birds and fish falls by about 60 percent from 1970.

We are losing wildlife day by day. Humans should take this seriously, Vox Media said. It also plays an important part in our life. For example, a 2017-study said the number of flying insects(昆蟲) fell by 75 percent in 30 years. Insects help plants have new seeds(種子). Without them, we will have a broken ecosystem. The report also shows that Earth has lost about half of its shallow water coral(淺水珊瑚) in the past 30 years. One-fifth of the Amazon rainforest disappeared in just 50 years.

This is mainly because of human activity. Climate(氣候) change, losing living environment, environmental pollution and endless killing are some of the biggest reasons.

All over the world, people are cutting down forests, using too much water from rivers and putting waste into the sea. There is no human activity on only a quarter of the earth.

We need to find ways to meet the needs of our growing number of people, the WWF said. Different countries should work together to help the wildlife out of danger. Most importantly, humans cannot live by themselves in the world without other animals. To help the endangered wildlife is to help humans themselves.

1.What is the Living Planet Report about?

A.Earth’s health. B.Some kinds of animals. C.Human activity.

2.The underlined word “ecosystem” in Paragraph Two means _____ .

A.經(jīng)濟體制 B.循環(huán)系統(tǒng) C.生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

3.Which of the following is NOT the reason for losing wildlife?

A.People kill elephants for ivory.

B.Factories pour dirty water into the river.

C.Students plant trees on Tree Planting Day.

4.We can learn from the passage that_____ .

A.wildlife plays an important role in the ecosystem

B.there is human activity in every part of the world

C.the earth lost about half of the rainforest in 50 years

5.The writer mainly wants to_____ in this article.

A.tell people what WWF’s job is

B.ask people to work together for a better world

C.show how serious the environmental problems are

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