阅读理解Whoownsthesea?Theshipsofall

阅读理解Who owns the sea? The ships of all countries sail in the open seas. Not long ago, all countries could fish and hunt in the oceans as they pleased. But now, the countries using the sea must work together to protect the animal life in the seas.In 1870, there were millions of valuable fur seals in the Berling Sea. Ships came from all over the world to kill them.Man wanted the animals’ fur and their oil from their bodies. By 1930, only about 130,000 seals were left there in the seas and the oceans. Even the hunters themselves knew that something had to be done to protect them, otherwise the seals would die out or disappear from the earth forever.Four countries owned the land near the seals’ northern home. In 1911, these countries began plans to control seal—hunting. The governments of these four countries, Japan, Russia, Canada and the United States, where the animals rested and gave birth to their young, formulated a policy that only male seals that didn’t have mates were to be divided among the four governments.Today, large herds of seals swim in the Berling sea again. By working together, the four countries mentioned above have saved the seals in the seas they share.1..The passage is mainly about ________.A.the governments of the four countries      B.protecting sealsC.the seals’ northern home—the rocky island   D.the Berling Sea2.Why did people hunt or kill seals in the open seas?A.People wanted to eat the meat.    B.The seals were eating too many of the fishes.C.Their fur and oil were very valuable  D.The seals were did much harm at that time3.The four countries worked together __________.A.in order to kill more seals      B.so as to protect the sealC.to protect the seals’ rocky island—their northern homeD.in order to kill any seal that was alive in the open sea4.According to the short passage, which of the following is true?A.It is important to protect wildlife   B.No more seals can be seen in the Berling SeaC.Only one country could hunt or kill seals  D.There are no seals in other parts of the world besides the Berling Sea