阅读理解
Unlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigerstheymaydisappearby2010theWorldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.
Theconservation(保护)groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased(减少)95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000-7200tigersstillremaininthewild-comparedwithnearlytentimesthatmanyatthestartofthecentury.
WWFpublishedanupdateFeb.111999oftheirstudy-WantedAlive:TigersintheWildmarkingtheendoftheChineseYearoftheTiger.
Thereportstatesthatinspiteofthegreateffortsoverthepastyearmuchremainstobedonetopreventthetigerfrombecomingextinctearly.
“Nextcenturyifgovernmentsdonotfightagainstunlawfulhuntingandgetridofdemandfortigerproductsthetigerwillgotoextinction.”saysWWF.
“WecannotrelaxforonemomentifwearetomakeitcertainthattigerswillstillexistinthewildbythenextChineseYearoftheTigerin2010.”SaidElizabethKemtspeciesconservationinformationmanageratWWFInternationalandoneoftheauthorsofthereport.
Threeofthesubspeciesoftiger—theBaliCaspianandJavantigerareextinct.TheSouthChinatigerfacesthesameendasonly20or30areknowntoremaininthewilddownfrom4000in1950s.
1.Thispassagetellsusthat________.
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A.WWFisagovernmentorganizationofChina
B.therearealtogethertwoChineseYeasoftheTiger;1999and2010
C.ElizabethKemfdidn'tjointheauthorsinwritingthereportbutsheagreedtotheiropinion
D.ifthetwentytothirtySouthChinatigerswerekilledprobablynotigerofthiskindwouldremaininthewild
2.Theword“extinct”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans________.
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A.fewer
B.lost
C.dead
D.alive
3.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?
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A.HowtoProtectTigers
B.TigersAreDisappearingfromtheWorld
C.TigersintheWild
D.TheChineseYearoftheTiger