Unlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigers,theymaydisppearby2010,theWorldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.Theconservation(保护)groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased(减少)95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000~7

　　Unlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigers,theymaydisppearby2010,theWorldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.

　　Theconservation(保护)groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased(减少)95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000~7200tigersstillremaininthewild-comparedwithnearlytentimesthatmanyatthestartofthecentury.

　　WWFpublishedanupdate(更新的信息)Feb.11,1999oftheirstudy-WantedAlive:TigersintheWild,markingtheendoftheChineseYearoftheTiger.

　　Thereportstatesthatinspiteofthegreateffortsoverthepastyear,muchremainstobedonetopreventthetigerfrombecomingextinctearlynextcentury.Ifgovernmentsdonotfightagainstunlawfulhuntingandgetridofdemandfortigerproductsthetigerwillgotoextinction,saysWWF.

　　"WecannotrelaxforonemomentifwearetomakeitcertainthattigerswillstillexistinthewildbythenextChineseYearoftheTigerin2010,"saidElizabethKemt,speciesconservationinformationmanageratWWFInternationalandoneoftheauthorsofthereport.

　　Threeofthesubspeciesoftiger-theBali,CaspianandJavantigersareextinct.TheSouthChinatigerfacesthesameendasonly20or30areknowntoremaininthewild,downfrom4000in1950s.

　　1.Accordingtothepassage,inwhatwaycanwepreventthetigerfromdyingout?

　　A.Governmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotect.

　　B.Getridofdemandfortigerproducts.

　　C.Fightagainstunlawfulhunting.

　　D.Inwhichyearwilltigerdieoutifwedon‘ttakeefficientmeasures?

　　A.NextChineseYearoftheTiger.B.Theyear2010.

　　C.Theyear2050.D.BothAandB.

　　3.Howmanytigersremaindinthewildatthebeginningofthe20thcentury？

　　A.5,000-7,200B.200-300C.50,000-72,000D.4,000