1．10million reptiles （爬行动物），such as snakes，crocodiles，tutles，are killed every year．Their skin is used to make fashion items，like handbags and shoes．
The whales are in danger because man kills them for their meat and oils．
Orangutans（猩猩） live in rainforests．They want to live in peace，but people are cutting down the trees for wood and farming．This is a big problem because the trees are the orangutan's homes．They are very difficult to find and study because they are shy animals．They are also our cousins!
There isn't enough bamboo for pandas to eat because man has cut down nearly half the bamboo forests．Research has shown that there are only about 600pandas in the wild world．Most of them live in China．
Some people take the turtle's eggs to eat．The skin of the turtle is used to make some jewelry．
In the Far East，rhinoceros'（犀牛），horns（角）are used to make medicines．They are also used to make ornaments（饰品）．
There are only abuot 2500manatees in the US．They are endangered because some of the swamps have become polluted．Also，there sometimes isn't enough food for all of them．
So what you you do to protect them？
•Try not to buy jewelry made from them？
•Try to keep the planet clean and free from pollution．
•Tell other people about what you've learned．
任务（一）选择与动物名称相匹配的图片，将图片的字母代号填写在相应的横线上．
71．pandaB72．rhinocerosA73．turtleD74．manateeC
75．任务（二）用英语回答问题．（1分）How many kings of animals are mentioned in the passage？Eight/8．
76．任务（三）根据短文内容，列出导致动物濒危的两种原因．
①People are cutting down the trees for wood and farming．．
②Man has cut down nearly half the bamboo forests．
77．任务（四）请将文中They are also our cousins! 翻译成中文．它们还是我们的近亲呢！．
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