2019-2020年牛津译林版八年级英语上阅读理解加强训练（四）(含答案).docxVIP

Day One Pangolins in panic 阅读难度★★★ They are animals that live in the south of the Yangtze River in China. They have hard scales (鳞). They are also known as scaly anteaters (食蚁兽) and help to protect trees in the forest. They are Chinese pangolins (中华穿山甲). But they are endangered now. Experts said that Chinese pangolins are functionally extinct (功能性灭绝), The Beijing News reported. This means they cannot reproduce (繁衍) in the wild. They can no longer play an important role in the ecosystem (生态系统). According to a national wildlife survey, there were some 60,000 Chinese pangolins in di