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| In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago. About 300 BC, an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game animals was carefully governed. Some animals were fully protected. Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut trees, burn woods, or trap animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park so that other animals would not become uneasy. The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction, and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting on. With mammals, for example, the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year; from AD l to 1800, the speed was about one sort every fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world's growing population. |
| 1. In the forests of ancient India ____. |
| A. people were permitted to hunt for fun B. a lot of kinds of animals could be killed C. the game of killing beasts was strictly limited D. no killing of beasts was allowed |
| 2. Dangerous animals were caught or killed outside the park so as to_____. |
| A. keep human visitors safe B. free the rest of the animals from worry or fear C. supply other animals with more food D. control the number of wild animals |
| 3. The example of man's connection with wildlife protection can date back to____. |
| A. the third century B. more than 2,000 years ago C. A.D.1 to 1800 D. over 300 years ago |