NBA star Yao Ming has a restaurant in the USA. The restaurant sells many famous dishes. But one dish could never be made there---shark fin soup(鱼翅汤). Yao has given up shark fin soup since he joined a program for saving endangered animals in 2006. “Animals are our friends,” he said.：How much do you know about these endangered animals?

Sharks, the king of the ocean, are in danger. Each year about 75 million sharks are killed for their fins, 8 kinds of shark have died out.

In some Asian countries, people get bile(胆汁) from Asian black bears’ stomachs and use it as traditional Chinese medicine. The animal’s population has decreased(下降) by 30% to 49% during the past 30 years.

The shahtoosh shawl(沙图什披肩) is thought to be the softest and most beautiful in the world. It is popular in Europe and the US. However, one has to kill three to five Tibetan antelopes(藏羚羊) to make just one shahtoosh. About 20,000 antelopes were killed every year during the 1980s.

One day, if animals all disappeared, the world we live in would come to an end. Saving them now means saving ourselves. Maybe you think that only scientists or famous people can save animals. In fact, everyone can do something. Here are some useful tips for students.

Don’t eat foods that are made of endangered animals, such as shark fin soup. Ask your parents and friends to do so, too.

Don’t buy or use something that is made out of endangered animals, like clothes with antelope fur or necklaces made of ivory(象牙). You should also tell your parents not to buy these things, either.

You can become a volunteer to help build the habitats(栖息地) of endangered animals. There is a lot of information on the Internet about these volunteer jobs.

You can hold a photo show at your school to tell people the situation of endangered animals and what people can do to help save them.

52. In Yao Ming’s restaurant, shark fin soup couldn’t be made because_________________.

　 A. many sharks died, and that makes it difficult to find shark fins

　 B. he wants to save endangered animals

　 C. shark fin soup is not popular now 　　　

D. shark fin soup is not a traditional Chinese food

53. The underlined word “endangered” means _________________in Chinese.

A. 危险的　　 B. 濒临灭绝的　　　 C. 有害的　　 D. 凶猛的

54. Students can help save the endangered animals in many ways EXCEPT________________.

　 A. asking their parents and friends not to eat foods made of endangered animals

　 B. becoming a volunteer to help build the habitats

C. holding a photo show at school to tell people what they can do

D. using something that is made out of endangered animals

55. The best title of this article may be_______________.

　 A. Help Save Endangered Animals　　　　　 B. What Can Students Do

　 C. Yao Ming’s Restaurant D. Animals Are Our Friends

Do you know Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng?

Fei Junlong was born in 1965. He is a Chinese astronaut selected(选拔) as a member of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Jiangsu and joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force(中国人民解放军空军) in 1982 at the age of 17. And since then he has only returned home six times. As a fighter pilot(战机飞行员), he was selected to an astronaut in 1998. He married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son.

Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is also a Chinese astronaut selected for the Shenzhou program. He is from Hubei. After graduating from high school he joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program. Nie Haisheng got married to Nie Jielin and has an 11-year-old daughter. He was one of the three astronauts who were in the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 Flight. Yang Liwei was also picked out for the flight, with Zhai Zhigang.

On September 23rd, 2005. It was reported that Zhai and Nie would be one of the three pairs of astronauts who would be in the final training for Shenzhou 6. But in the end, Fei and Nie were chosen, and Zhai missed his chance to space again.

56. When did Nie join the army?

A. In 1982.   B. In 1998.   C. In 1991.  D. After his graduation from high school.

57. Who among the astronauts in this passage hasn’t been to space?

A. Zhai Zhigang.             B. Nie Haisheng.      C. Yang Liwei. D. Fei Junlong.

58. How many times has Fei Junlong returned home since he left at the age of 17?

A. Three times.          B. Four times.            C. Six times.              D. Eight times.

59. How many people did the writer mention in this passage?

A. 5.                           B. 6.                            C. 7.                           D. 8.

60. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. Yang Liwei was born in Jiangsu.

B. Nie Haisheng has an eleven-year-old daughter.

C. Fei Junlong is one year older than Nie Haisheng.

D. Zhai Zhigang got married to Nie Jielin and has a son.

Tigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger.

In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. They’re in danger of dying out. If the government does nothing, we won’t be able to see them in ten to twenty years.

In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it.

However, it’s not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.During the 20th century, _______ kinds of wild tigers died out.

A. 3????????????? ????????????? B. 5????????????? C. 8????????????? ????????????? D. 20

2.The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _______.

A. 5%????????????? B. 22????????????? C. 93%????????????? ????????????? D. 30%

3.Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _______.

A. pigs????????????? B. deer????????????? C. people????????????? D. A and B

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now.

B. There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund.

C. Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer.

D. It’s our duty to protect the wild tigers.

5.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. why and how do we protect the wild tigers

B. The government does everything they could to protect the wild tigers

C. the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty years

D. the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat