H.S.C Reading Passage- Unit 6 Lesson4
Unit-6, Lesson-4
Humans(beings, hominids), animals(beasts, faunas) and plants(florae, shrubberies) are all important elements (rudiments, sections) of
the natural environment. But humans are cruelly destroying plants and animals
and thereby creating a danger(hazard,
peril, menace, jeopardy) for us all. The destruction of forests and other
habitats is causing the extinction(extermination,
annihilation) of various plants and animals every day. These losses are
particularly severe in the areas of tropical forests which cover only 7% of the
surface of the globe, but which provide the living space for between 50% and
80% of all our wildlife. Many wild animals and birds such as pandas, bears,
tigers, alligators, whales, wolves, eagles, falcons, kites and buzzards are
faced with the threat of extinction today. Their decline has been accelerated(quicker, speeded, hastened) by the
destruction of their feeding (nourishing,
suckling) and nestling(huddling,
snuggling,) places, by the collection of eggs, and above all by the
widespread use of chemicals and pesticides which enter their food chains
leading to sterility (barrenness, desolation)
and mass deaths. Hunting of birds and animals is another cause of their
extinction. Men kill birds for food and feathers, hunt (chase, stalk) big cats to make fur coats and slaughter (massacre, butchery, carnage) alligators and other reptiles
for shoes and bags. In addition, whale-hunting has also drastically (radically, harshly) reduced the number
of blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean.
Regards
Shamsul Huda
Lecturer (English)
City Model College
Dhaka-1204
Bangladesh
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