According to the passage, "dwindle" means______

A． decrease

B． enlarge

C． weaken

D． eliminate

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【答案】A。解析：本题测试词义。根据原文可知，大象的数量在急剧减少，而表示“减少”之意的，答案A最合适。

1 Since many of the older, bigger-tusked animals have already been destroyed, what did the poacher do? ______

A． They gave up poaching

B． They killed more elephants to get the same quantity of ivory

C． To them, game is over

D． They realized it was illegal to slaughter elephants

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2 Why did the African nations welcome an ivory ban? ______

A． The rate of killing has been accelerating

B． The US government forbids imports of both raw and finished ivory

C． They realized that the killing of elephants is a serious threat to their tourist business

D． African people advocated an ivory ban

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3 What' s the author' s attitude? ______

A． Subjective

B． Neutral

C． Pessimistic

D． Active

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