How many animals are killed for human use every year in the United States? The numbers are in the billions, and these are just the ones we know about. Let’s break it down.
How many animals are killed for food? According to Farm Animal Rights Movement, about 10 billion land animals are killed every year for food in the United States, and about 58 billion are killed around the world. What’s more, this does not even include wild animals.
How many animals are killed for experiments? From 17 million to 100 million! The numbers are difficult to tell because most animals used in experiments are not reported.
How many animals are killed for fur? Every year, over 40 million animals are killed for fur around the world. About 30 million animals are raised on fur farms and killed, about 10 million wild animals are killed for fur, and this does not include sea animals and those that are injured and die later.
How many animals are killed by hunters? According to In Defense of Animals, hunters kill the most animals every year. Over 200 million animals are killed by hunters in the United States every year. This does not include animals that are injured and die later and those who die after their mothers are killed.
If these numbers are shocking enough for you and you want to do something to help, act out at this very moment. Refuse wild animals on dinner tables, say no to fur coats and try your best to protect the environment. Also, don’t forget to tell the numbers above to the people around you.

小題1:How many animals are killed every year for food around the world?
A．About 30 million.B．About 10 billion.
C．About 40 million.D．About 58 billion.
小題2:Who kills the most animals?
A．Farmers.B．Scientists.
C．Hunters.D．Mother animals.
小題3:Which is NOT the reason why people kill animals according to this article?
A．For fur.B．For food.
C．For experiments.D．For environment.
小題4:Why does the writer use so many numbers in the article?
A．To tell us animals are human’s best friends.
B．To show which country kills the most animals.
C．To hope us to do something to protect the animals.
D．To tell us there are many animals around the world.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述每年人們宰殺動物的數(shù)量驚人。有的用作食用，有的用動物的皮毛制成衣服等等。作者謹以此文呼吁人們愛護動物，保護我們生存的環(huán)境。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一行and about 58 billion are killed around the world.“全世界大約有580億只。”故選D。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。文章第三段前兩句話可知用于試驗的宰殺動物量是1700萬至10億；文章第四段前兩句話可知用于做衣服的宰殺動物量是4千萬；第五段第二行可知獵人宰殺的動物量是20億。故選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。柑橘文章第二段可知B正確；根據(jù)文章第三段介紹可知C正確；根據(jù)文章第四段可知A正確。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段，可知作者利用這些數(shù)據(jù)呼吁人們保護動物。故選C
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