老虎在文学和影视作品里常被塑造成战无不胜而勇猛的形象。然而，随着人类活动对老虎栖息地的影响，野生老虎的数量在不断减少。为了增强人们对野生虎的保护意识，每年的7月29日被定为“世界爱虎日”。你知道几个用于描述老虎的英语词汇？试做本集《英语小测验》。

1. Tigers are very easy to identify. They have black and orange ______.

a) hoops

b) lines

c) stripes

d) marking        

2. Tigers belong to a group of animals known as ______.

a) big cats

b) big canines

c) huge beasts

d) fantastic creatures           

3. The place where tigers and other wild animals live is called their ______.

a) usual habitat

b) normal habitat

c) everyday habitat

d) natural habitat

4. Have you ever seen a tiger ______?

a) on the wild

b) at the wild

c) in the wild

d) by the wild

5. People who illegally kill tigers or other wild animals are called ______.

a) poachers

b) robbers

c) animal burglars

d) rustlers           

6. If there are no more tigers alive in the world, the tiger will be ______.

a) in danger

b) endangered

c) flourishing

d) extinct

答案

1) c, 2) a, 3) d, 4) c, 5) a, 6) d.