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Animals are people’s friends. But many wild animals are facing the danger of dying out, because the environment that they are living in has changed greatly. For example, their living area has become smaller and smaller because of pollution and the development of cities. They have no room to live in except the zoo. And many of the wild animals now can’t find enough food to eat. At the same time, man is killing off animals just for getting their fur, teeth and meat.

People should realize how serious the situation is and something should be done to protect the animals. We should set up some nature reserves so that animals can live freely. And people shouldn’t be allowed to kill the endangered (处于危险中的) animals. We should also do something to make our world cleaner. Fresh air, clean water and green grass are all important for animals. The death of the endangered animals will bring a disaster (灾难) to human beings.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

( )31.The number of the wild animals is smaller now.

( )32.With the development of the cities, the living area for the animals has become smaller and smaller.

( )33.Man is killing off animals just for fun.

( )34.The wild animals are very safe now, because we have found a lot of useful methods (方法) to save them.

( )35.All of us should try our best to protect the animals.

(B)

A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

( )36.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

A.people drive big cars

B.people drive little cars

C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline

D.the usual size of cars today is too small

( )37.The usual size of cars today is _____.

A.much smaller than the future one B.as big as the future ones

C.as small as the future ones D.bigger than the future ones

( )38.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT TRUE?

A.Big cars cost more.

B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.

C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

D.Small cars are slower than big ones.

( )39.The streets will be less crowded because _____.

A.there will be fewer cars in the future B.there will be fewer people in the streets

C.three kinds of roads will be built D.future cars will be smaller

( )40.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A.there will be too many cars in the future

B.more and more people will go to cities

C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower

D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads