1. (2020七下·德州月考) 阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D 中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

At the beginning of 2020, pangolins(穿山甲)come into the eyes of people with the Covid-19（新型冠状病毒）.Scientists find that they may be the middie host（寄主）of the Covid-19. What are pangolins? If you never hear of them, you're not alone.

Pangolins live on the earth for over 40,000,000 years. And there are 8 different kinds of pangolins around the world, half of them in Asia and the others in Africa. Most of them live on the ground, but some can climb trees. They go out at night and sleep during the day. When they meet dangers(危险), their hard coats get closed and it looks like a ball.

As we all know, pangolins are our friends. Every year a pangoiin can eat 7,000,000 harmful ants(有害的蚂蚁). This is good for our forests. When pangolins find one family of ants, they just eat a half and leave the other half to live. How kind the little animals are!

The pangolin is a kind of animals in danger. Some people eat pangolins as delicious food. Also, people use them in Chinese medicine（中药）.In the last 10 years, 1,000,000 pangolins are on sale in the black market. About every 5 minutes, one pangolin has to leave its home, because some bad people want to catch the pangolin. Whatgloomy news! We should do something to stop that.

1. （1） How many kinds of pangolins live in Asia ?

   A . 8 B . 4 C . 5 D . 3
3. （2） From the passage, we know that ___________.

   A . pangolins are helpful for the forests. B . some people use them in Chinese medicine. C . pangolins are in danger now. D . all the above are right.
5. （3） Which of the following is True?

   A . Scientists find that pangolins are the middie host of the Covid-19. B . Pangoiins can only live on the ground. C . In the last 10 years, 1,000,000 pangolins are on sale in the market. D . Pangoiins just eat a half when they find one family of ants.
7. （4） The underlined word "gloomy" means ______ .

   A . hot B . sad C . welcome D . interesting
9. （5） What's the best title of the passage?

   A . The middie host—Pangolins B . Our friends—Pangolins C . The Dangerous Pangolins D . The Most Useful Animal