Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 1 to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may 2 turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 3 a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause 4 damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 5 by the United States law, which makes it 6 to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 7 was to save turtles; now we must save 8 too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 9 that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all 10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
【小题1】A．doubtB．streamC．dangerD．worry【小题2】A．accelerateB．slowC．improveD．change【小题3】A．causeB．expandC．absorbD．reduce【小题4】A．accidentalB．occasionalC．unknownD．serious【小题5】A．qualifiedB．protectedC．restrictedD．produced【小题6】A．impossibleB．difficultC．illegalD．abnormal【小题7】A．goalB．impressionC．difficultyD．cost【小题8】A．EarthB．oceanC．peopleD．animals【小题9】A．advertisementB．messageC．signD．problem【小题10】A．concernedB．disturbedC．developedD．connectedC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文告诉人们由于人类捕食海龟导致海龟面临灭绝的危险，不过由于海水受到污染，捕食海龟会导致疾病，所以海龟 数量减少的速度也许会有所减缓，这说明保护海洋环境非常重要。
【小题1】考查名词：A. doubt怀疑B. stream小河，小溪，C. danger危险D. worry 担心，前面讲到海龟很快会灭绝，接着解释海龟面临的主 要 “危险”是人类的捕杀。选 C。
【小题2】考查动词：A.accelerate加快，B. slow放慢，C．improve改善D．change改变，最近的研究会使对海龟的捕杀放慢。选B
【小题3】考查动词：A. cause导致，B. expand扩大C．absorb吸收，D. reduce减少，通过上下文可知：海龟吸入大量的污染物，这些污 染物对动物和人类都会带来严重损害，人类会减少捕杀海龟，这将 “减慢”海龟灭绝的速度。选 C。
【小题4】考查形容词：A. accidental偶然的，B. occasional偶然的C．unknown不为人知的，D．serious严肃的，严重的，对它们的身体造成严重的损坏，并导致死亡。答案：D
【小题5】考查动词：A. qualified合格B. protected保护C. restricted限制D. produced制作，海龟在美国是受保护的，答案：B
【小题6】考查形容词：A. impossible不可能，B．difficult困难的，C．illegal违法的，D. abnormal不正常的，在美国人们不吃海龟，因为海龟受到 “保护”，伤 害、捕杀海龟都是 “违法的”。 选 C。
【小题7】考查名词：A. goal目标，B. impression印象，C．difficulty困难，D. cost成本，我们最初的 “目标”是保护海龟，答案：A
【小题8】考查名词：A. Earth地球，B. ocean海洋，C. people人D. animals动物，而现在变成要保护人类了，即人类要健康，就不能捕食海龟。选 C。
【小题9】考查名词：A. advertisement广告B. message信息，C．sign标志，D. problem问题，Davis说他想传递一个更大的讯息，我们也要保护地球。答案：B
【小题10】考查形容词：A.concerned关心的，B. disturbed打扰的，C．developed发达的，D. connected有联系的，海洋、海生动物、人类都是紧密相连，息息相关的。选D。