RecentfireshavedestroyedmuchofIndonesianforestsandposethelatestthreattothesurvivaloftheendangeredorangutans(red-hairedapes).Thirtyorangutansfleeingtheirburningforesthomehavebeenkilledbyvillagers,whoseetheanimalsas
RecentfireshavedestroyedmuchofIndonesianforestsandposethelatestthreattothesurvivaloftheendangeredorangutans(red-hairedapes).Thirtyorangutansfleeingtheirburningforesthomehavebeenkilledbyvillagers,whoseetheanimalsascropraiders.Orangutanmothershavebeenkilledsothattheiryoungcanbecapturedandsoldintotheillegalwildlifepettrade.Orangutanexpertscontinuetoreceiveorangutaninfantswhosemothershavebeenkilledwhilesearchingforfoodinplantationsandfields.
Thefires,causedbydroughtandcoupledwithfire-settingmethodstoclearforests,havedestroyedmorethantwomillionacres.Whenfiregetsintotherainforests’layerofdrypeat(partlydecayedplantmaterialwhichcoversthesoil),itcanburnslowlyoffandonformonthsoryearsaftertheoriginalfire.Thesefirescontinueuntilheavyrainfallsoaksthepeatthroughandthrough.Orangutansoncenumberedinthehundredsofthousands,buttheirpopulationhasdroppedtoroughly25.000duetofire,thedestructionofforestsfromfellingtreesfortimberandagriculture,andlosseslinkedtothelive-animaltrade.Beforethefires,only40percentoftheorangutans’originalhabitatremained,andnow,theirhabitathasbecomeevensmaller..
26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforthedecreasingoforangutansinIndonesia?
A)Theforestshavebeenburnedtogetlandforagriculture.
B)Mostoforangutans’forestshavebeendestroyed.
C)Motherorangutanshavebeensoldintothelive-animalbusiness.
D)Treeshavebeencutdownforhumanprofits.
27.Accordingtothispassage,firesinIndonesia___________.
A)willnotenduntilitstartstorain
B)willbeeventuallyputoutbyhumaneffort
C)willdieoutinafewdayswhenthewindsstopblowing
D)willonlystopwhenthepeatistotallywet
28.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A)FiresDriveOrangutanstoDanger
B)OrangutansArePreciousAnimals
C)FiresinIndonesiaKeeponFlaming
D)OrangutansEndangertheCropsofIndonesia
29.Manypeoplebuyorangutansbecause______.
A)theywanttosaveorangutans
B)theywanttokeeporangutansasp