More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not h

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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. 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 blockades across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed 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 Brazil nuts(坚果) which grow on the forest trees.
【小题1】The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was      of that in1900.A.halfB.one-thirdC.two-fifthsD.one-fifth【小题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 medicineC.have lived there for about ten thousand yearsD.made the roads and the airports【小题3】Those people built roads and airports in order to     .A.carry away the gold convenientlyB.make people there live a better lifeC.stop spreading the new diseasesD.develop the tourism(旅游业) there【小题4】We can infer the underlined word blockades probably means:A.包围B.障碍C.街区D.通道【小题5】 From the passage, we learn that     .A.we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down treesB.the rainforest people have done something to protect their homeC.to humans, gold is more important than trees D.we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animalsD 

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(答案→)D 
解析:
【小题1】根据文章内容In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000.可知答案为D
【小题2】根据文章内容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.可知答案为D
【小题3】根据文章内容But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold.可知答案为A
【小题4】根据单词的意思,可知答案为B
【小题5】根据文章内容大意可知答案为B
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