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How many animals are killed for human use every year in the United States? The numbers are in the billions, and these are just the ones we know about. Let’s break it down.
How many animals are killed for food? According to Farm Animal Rights Movement, about 10 billion land animals are killed every year for food in the United States, and about 58 billion are killed around the world. What’s more, this does not even include wild animals.
How many animals are killed for experiments? From 17 million to 100 million! The numbers are difficult to tell because most animals used in experiments are not reported.
How many animals are killed for fur? Every year, over 40 million animals are killed for fur around the world. About 30 million animals are raised on fur farms and killed, about 10 million wild animals are killed for fur, and this does not include sea animals and those that are injured and die later.
How many animals are killed by hunters? According to In Defense of Animals, hunters kill the most animals every year. Over 200 million animals are killed by hunters in the United States every year. This does not include animals that are injured and die later and those who die after their mothers are killed.
If these numbers are shocking enough for you and you want to do something to help, act out at this very moment. Refuse wild animals on dinner tables, say no to fur coats and try your best to protect the environment. Also, don’t forget to tell the numbers above to the people around you.
1.How many animals are killed every year for food around the world?
A. About 30 million. B. About 10 billion.
C. About 40 million. D. About 58 billion.
2.Who kills the most animals?
A. Farmers. B. Scientists.
C. Hunters. D. Mother animals.
3.Which is NOT the reason why people kill animals according to this article?
A. For fur. B. For food.
C. For experiments. D. For environment.
4.Why does the writer use so many numbers in the article?
A. To tell us animals are human’s best friends.
B. To show which country kills the most animals.
C. To hope us to do something to protect the animals.
D. To tell us there are many animals around the world.
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Every year, _________ animals are killed in this way.
A.two hundreds B.two hundred of C.hundreds of D.two hundreds of
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—It’s reported that many wild animals are _____because of human’s killing.
—That’s too bad. We should do something to protect them.
A. cutting down B. dying out C. taking out
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Every year several thousand people are killed on the roads in Great Britain. Every year between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt. These people are killed or hurt in road accidents.
There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey the rules(遵守规则). They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.
Before crossing the road, stop and look both sides. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach small children to cross the road safely. We must always set them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.
1. If we want to make the roads safer, ______.
A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules
B. traffic should keep to the right
C. don’t cross the roads too often
D. roads must be clear
2. If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride______.
A. on the right side of the road
B. on the left side of the road
C. in the middle of the road
D. behind the buses
3.Which is NOT correct?
A. Few people die in road accidents in Great Britain.
B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.
C. Cars, trucks and buses kill many people every year.
D. Streets are not safe places for play.
4.“The road is clear” means that______.
A. you can see very clearly on the road
B. the road is very clean
C. the road is not noisy
D. there is no car or bus running
5.The only safe way to cross the road is to______.
A. look
B. look left
C. look both sides, right and left
D. run across the road
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—It is reported that many wild animals in the world are_______because of human behavior.
—We must do something to stop people from hunting and selling these animals.
A. in danger B. in public C. in silence
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Each year several thousand people are killed on the road in Great Britain . Every year between one and two hundred thousand people are injured（伤害）, or killed in road accidents .
If you are in England and if you listen to the eight o’clock news from BBC , you will often hear news of road accidents . You may hear something like this “ On last Monday evening , at about twenty minutes to ten , a cyclist was knocked down by a truck at crossing of Oak Road and High Street in Croydon . The cyclist has died from his injuries . Anyone who saw the accident please communicate（联系）with New Scotland Yard , telephone number Whitehall one , two , one , two .”
Accidents are often caused（引起）by carelessness. (2) 如果每个人都遵守交通规则，道路将会更安全得多。 How can we make the road safer ?
(3) In Great Britain traffic keeps on to the left . Motor-cars , trucks , buses and cyclists must all keep to the left side of the road . In most other country traffic keeps to the right .
Before crossing the road , stop and look both ways . Look right , look left again . Then , if you are sure that the road is clear, that there is nothing coming , it is safe to cross the road . If you see small children , or very old people , or blind people , waiting to cross the road , it is kind act to help (4) them to cross the road in safety .
(5) We must teach young children to cross the road safely . We must always give them a good example . Small children mustn’t play in the street .
阅读短文，按要求完成下面的任务。
1.回答问题1. How many people are injured in Great Britain every year ?
2.将2处翻译为英语。
3.将3处翻译为汉语。
4.找出4处”them”的指代对象。
5.将5处改写为被动语态。
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Every year several_______people are killed on the roads in Great Britain And between one and two thousand people are hurt in road accidents.
There are rules_______the roads safe, but people do not always obey(遵守)the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules the roads will be_______safer. How can we make the roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes_______all keep to the left side of the road. In most _______ countries traffic keeps to the right._______crossing the road, we should stop and look at both sides Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is_______, it is safe to cross the road.If you see small children or very old people, _______them to cross the road. We must teach small_______to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example .Small children must not play________the street.
1.A.thousand B.thousands C.thousands of D.thousand of
2.A.make B.to make C.making D.to making
3.A.many B.much C.more D.most
4.A.can B.need C.must D.should
5.A.another B.other C.others D.the other
6.A.As B.When C.After D.Before
7.A.busy B.clear C.icy D.wet
8.A.take B.ask C.help D.stop
9.A.children B.friends C.parents D.classmates
10.A.on B.at C.in D.around
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Every year animals all around the world take part in some wonderful journeys. Here are the stories of two amazing animal travelers.
Humpback whales (座 头 鲸 ) prefer a slow journey. The humpbacks, which travel over 10,000 kilometers on their journey from Alaska to Hawaii, swim at a relaxing speed of about 1.6 kilometers an hour. Although they don’t swim fast, humpback whales travel farther than any other kinds of whale.
Every August a fantastic sight can be seen in the skies above Ontario and Montreal - millions of amazing Monarch butterflies (帝王蝶) beginning their 4,000-kilometer journey from Canada to Central Mexico. In fact, the journey, which takes about 3 months, is longer than the average (平均的) life of the butterfly. Finally many of the butterflies reaching their final place are the great grandchildren or even the great great grandchildren of the butterflies who began the journey in Mexico the year before.
Humpback whales swim at a speed of 1. an hour from Alaska to Hawaii. They travel slowly but 2. than any other kinds of whale. Monarch butterflies spend 3.flying from Canada to Central Mexico. It lasts longer than their average life. The ones which arrive at the final place are 4.or even the great great grandchildren.
The passage is mainly about 5..
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---_____ are the Olympic Games held?
---Every four years..
A.How often B. How many years
C. How soon D. How long
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Is it possible for animals to raise a human child? There are many stories that suggest it is possible. Not just wolves and dogs, but also sheep, bears and even monkeys are able to look after human children, Daily Mail reported.
There is the case of Ivan Mishukov, a 6-year-old boy from Moscow. Police found him living with dogs in the city's streets in 1998. There, he had been begging for two years. Ivan found food to feed the dogs. And in return, the dogs kept him warm and protected him while he slept. When he was saved, he could hardly speak. Luckily, he later joined the army and lived like a normal adult.
But not all children who are raised by animals can adapt to human society. In 1848, British soldier Colonel William Sleeman found a little boy living with many wolves in India. He took him to a village, taking care of him and trying to teach him to speak. But nothing worked. The boy still behaved like a wolf, eating raw (生的) meat and refusing to wear clothes, no matter how cold the weather was. About two years later, he got very sick and passed away.
Some animals are believed to have strong maternal instincts (母性本能), which guide them to care for young animals, even those of other species(物种). However, people need to know that children raised by animals may experience long-term negative effects when they enter human society, according to Daily Mail.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Ivan Mishukov was raised by________.
A.wolves B.monkeys C.dogs D.bears
2.What could the dogs do for Ivan?
A.They begged food for him. B.They warmed him.
C.They talked with him. D.They took him to join the army.
3.The case of the boy raised by wolves shows us that children raised by animals________.
A.can learn from animals B.can live longer
C.can speak animal language D.may harm human beings
4.What did the Daily Mail say?
A.Animals can take good care of human babies.
B.Some animals have strong maternal instincts.
C.Some animals can't tell themselves apart from other species.
D.Children raised by animals are stronger than other people.
5.Where might you find this passage?
A.A fashion magazine. B.A science-fiction novel.
C.A sports article. D.A science magazine.