OneanimalwhichisstillalivebuthasalmostdisappearedfromtheworldistheChineseriverdolphinorbaiji.Thebaijiisabeautifulanimalwithagracefulbodyandalongnose.Itisblue-greywithawhiteundersideweighsbetween100

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One animal which is still alive but has almost disappeared from the world is the Chinese river dolphin or baiji.

The baiji is a beautiful animal with a graceful body and a long nose. It is blue-grey with a white underside weighs between 100 and 160 kilogrammes and can grow up to eight feet long. It lives in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River. Most dolphins live in the sea so the baiji is very unusual. It is one of only five kinds of river dolphins in the world.

In the past there were many stories about the baiji. One story said that the dolphin was really a beautiful princess who had drowned in the river .Another said it was a kind of horse that could gallop(急速行进) across water carrying God on its back.

Sadly the situation today is very different.Many millions of people live in the Yangtze River Basin and the river is busy noisy and polluted. The baiji is almost blind and moves around using sounds. With so many boats and people using the river the animals cannot find their way around. They are unable to find food or find each other. Year by year the number of baiji in the river becomes smaller and smaller.

A lot of work is being done to help the baiji. One section of the river has been made into a kind of nature park where the bajij can be safe. Fishermen work together with scientists and tell them when they see a bajij or if they find an injured one. Injured animals are taken to a research center and nursed back to be healthy. However in spite of these measures scientists estimate(估计) that the mumber of the bajij still alive in the river may be less than 100. If things continue as they are the lovely creature will disappear in the next 25 years.

33．Which description about the baiji is WRONG ?

A．It has already died out from the world.

B．It is blue-grey with a white underside.

C．It lives in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River.

D．It is one of only 5 kinds of river dolphins in the world.

34．The reasons why the baiji is disappearing are the following EXCEPT        .

A．many millions of people live in the Yangtze River Basin making there noisy and polluted

B．the baiji is blind because of the pollution and can’t find the way around

C．the boats and people are noisy making the animals cannot find their way around by sounds

D．they are unable to find food or find each other by sounds since the river is noisy

35．What can we learn from the passage ?

A．People like to live in the Yangtze River Basin with animals swimming in the river.

B．The animals dying out are being hunted by human beings.

C．People can take some measures to save the animals dying out.

D．There are more bajij living in a nature park now.

Answer 1

ABC