More than 50， 000， 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees， but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat， but they do not destroy them.

When we cut down the rainforests， we destroy these forest people， too. In 1900， there were 1， 000， 000 forest people in the Amazon forest In 1980， there were only 200， 000.

The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil（巴西）。 They have lived in the rainforest for about 10， 000 years and they use more than 2， 000 differ­ent plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988， someone found gold in their forest， and suddenly 45， 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred air­ports. The Yanomami people lost land and food Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.

The Yanomami people tried to save their forest， because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.

Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us—forest people， Brazil， and all the Earth， ”he said A few months later， in December 1988， people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.

In Borneo， people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood The Penan people tried to save their rainforest They made blodtades（障礙） across the roads into the forest In 1987， they dosed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.

In Panama， the Kuna people saved their forest They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.

The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest， but they protect it as well They find and sell the Btttfl nuts（堅果） which grow on the forest trees，

Choose the best answer根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢�，用A、B、C或D表示

1. The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was of that in 1900.

A. half B. one-third C two-fifths D. one-fifth

2. The people who have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.

A. pick fruits and kill animals to eat

B. use plants for food and medicine

C have lived there for about ten thousand years

D. made the roads and the airports

3. Those people built roads and airports in order to 。

A. carry away the gold conveniently

B. make people there live a better life

C. stop spreading the new diseases

D. develop the tourism（旅游） there

4. Which of the following is wrong？

A. The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forests.

B. The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood

C. The Penan people didn’t want other people to destroy

their forest D. Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped at the road blockades.

5. In Panama， visitors have to before they enter the forest park of the Kuna people；

A. buy Brazil nuts B. plants trees

C. pay for the tickets D. pay for the gold

6. From the passage， we learn that 。

A. we need wood to build houses， so we have to cut down trees

B. the rainforest people have done something to protect

their home C to humans， gold is more important than trees

D. we mustn‘t cut down any trees or kill any animals

II. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（選擇最恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞語，完成短文。用A、B、C或D表示）。（共6分）．

During the time of the Second ！World War， a woman from New York was one of the many who had a son in the army in 1. The son wrote home once a week. His mother was always pleased to receive his letters， so when the letters 2 stopped coming， she became worried She soon learned from the Home Office that her son was 3 by the Japanese. And he was now in prison （監(jiān)獄）。 A few weeks later， the mother was very 4 to get a letter from her son. He wrote that he was in a Japanese prisoner of war camp， 5 he was treated well and was in fine health， At the end of the letter， he added， “PS Steam off the stamp and give it to my little brother for his collection. ”As the boy was her only son， the mother steamed off the stamp at once. She was surprised to see a message， saying， “ 6 ， we’ re starving（餓）to death！”

1. A. Ask B. America C Africa D. Europe

2. A， quickly B. suddenly C. finally D. quietly

3. A. sent B. chosen C heard D. caught

4. A. sad B. happy C. kind D. angry

5. A. or B. for C. so D. but

6. A. Look B. Listen C Save D. Help

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