The koala is one of Australia’s most treasured creatures, which is a lovely little creature. But now, it is in big trouble.
Affected by habitat (棲居地) loss and climate change, like many other uniquely Australian animals, koalas are being squeezed into smaller regions. But at present, it is a deadly disease, a somewhat silent killer that causes a further decline in the koala population,  that is worrying many scientists about the fate of the koala.
The killer is Chlamydia, which has caused symptoms in up to 50 percent of the wild koalas, with probably even more infected (感染) but not showing symptoms. It has been particularly severe in Queensland, where nearly all koalas are infected. The disease causes many symptoms including eye infections, which can lead to blindness, making it difficult for them to find their primary food.
Treating Chlamydia in wild koalas is a challenge. There is no treatment available for it. Only a small percentage of the animals can be treated successfully and returned to the wild. Besides, there is no national plan in Australia to save the koala；it is up to each region to make management plans for its koala population.
The good news is that researchers are working to test a vaccine (疫苗) that would help prevent further spread. If all goes well, plans can be carried out to distribute the vaccil1e more widely. But it’s impossible to vaccinate all wild koalas.
Another possibility would be to make vaccine distribution a routi11e part of treatment for the thousands of koalas brought into care centers every year after they are injured by cars or dogs.
While it is a combination of problems that are affecting the wild koala population, many experts believe this vaccine would be an important step in helping koalas survive longer. It may buy enough time to give researchers a chance to solve some of the other problems facing Australia’s koalas.
小題1:Which isn’t considered the main cause of koala’s population decline?
A．Habitat loss.B．Injuries from cars and dogs.
C．Climate change.D．A deadly disease.
小題2:The third paragraph mainly tells us     .
A．the serious result Chlamydia has caused to the koala
B．Chlamydia affected the koala only in particular regions
C．the most serious symptom of Chlamydia is eye infections
D．Chla1nydia can seriously affect koala’s primary food
小題3:The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to     .
A．the koalaB．ChlamydiaC．national planD．eye infection
小題4: We can learn from the text that the vaccine     .
A．would cure the killer Chlamydia quite effectively
B．would only be distributed in koala care centers
C．has already been put into practical use in Australia
D．cannot be distributed to all the infected koalas
小題5:It can be inferred from the text that     .
A．a(chǎn) national plan for saving koalas will be made soon in Australia
B．koala population is declining only in a few regions
C．researchers need enough time to so1ve the koala problems
D．experts have lost the best chance to save the infected koalas

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：文章講述的正是考拉所面臨的嚴重問題，棲息地和氣候變化，尤其是一種特殊的疾病對考拉的影響。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段Affected by habitat (棲居地) loss and climate change,以及第三段The killer is Chlamydia可知ACD是主要原因，而B則不是。
小題2:段落大意題。這一段講述的正是這種病對于考拉的允許及其結(jié)果。選A
小題3:猜詞題：從第三段的句子：Treating Chlamydia in wild koalas is a challenge可知治療野生的考拉的Chlamydia 是有挑戰(zhàn)的，后面說沒有它的療法，it 指的是Chlamydia ，選B
小題4:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最后一句But it’s impossible to vaccinate (給注射疫苗)  all wild koalas.可知疫苗分配給所有被感染的考拉是不可能的，D正確。
小題5:推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句It may be enough time to give researchers a chance to solve some of the other problems facing Austalia’s koalas.可知研究人員需要足夠的時間，解決考拉的問題，C正確。
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