Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.
Almost one in three of all apes and monkeys are now considered to be in danger of dying out and disappearing from our planet, if action is not taken soon.
The report, which was produced for the World Conservation Union (WCU), shows that 114 of the world's 394 kinds could be lost forever, and the main reason they are threatened is the continuing loss of forests where most of these animals live. In addition, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and commercial（商业的）hunting for meat are also endangering them.
What's more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.
Russell Mittermeier, the main researcher of the WCU report, said, "You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."
The scientists, who drew up the Red List, believe that the situation is now so bad that if action is not taken immediately, it will result in primate(灵长目动物) species dying out - something which has not happened in over a century.
The loss of habitat caused by the clearing of forests for wood, farmland and fuel continues to be the main reason for the decreasing number of primates, according to the report, and the problem was most severe in Asia.
The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.
小题1:What is the main subject of the report discussed in the text?
A．Climate change.
B．Loss of animal habitat.
C．Animal protection.
D．Endangered animals小题2:How many animals were on the Red List in 2005?
A．22
B．19
C．25.
D．28.小题3:The spokesman refers to 'a football stadium' in paragraph 5 to stress that ______.
A．the animals enjoy playing sports
B．these animals should be placed there for protection
C．there are not many of these animals left
D．the report was announced there小题4:What is the main cause of the greenhouse gas problem according to the text?
A．Airplanes.
B．Loss of trees.
C．Factory pollution.
D．Road vehicles.
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
题目分析：文章介绍了世界上濒危动物的现状，分析了原因主要是人为的砍伐树木造成的。
小题1:主旨题：文章的第一段的主题句：Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.可知是说一些濒危动物。选D。
小题2:细节题：从第四段的句子：What's more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.可知2005年有25-3=22种动物被列在红名单上面。选A。
小题3:推理题：从第五段的句子："You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."可知剩下的物种不多了。选C
小题4:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.可知树的损失是温室气体最大的原因。选B。
点评：环保类短文会有一些专业术语，但并不影响做题，同时本文出现的一些数据也很有用，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，答案在文章中可以直接找到。