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　　RecentfireshavedestroyedmuchofIndonesianforestsandposethelatestthreattothesurvivaloftheendangeredorangutans(red-hairedapes).Thirtyorangutansfleeingtheirburningforesthomehavebeenkilledbyvillagers,whoseetheanimalsascropraiders.Orangutanmothershavebeenkilledsothattheiryoungcanbecapturedandsoldintotheillegalwildlifepettrade.Orangutanexpertscontinuetoreceiveorangutaninfantswhosemothershavebeenkilledwhilesearchingforfoodinplantationsandfields.

　　Thefires,causedbydroughtandcoupledwithfire-settingmethodstoclearforests,havedestroyedmorethantwomillionacres.Whenfiregetsintotherainforests’layerofdrypeat(partlydecayedplantmaterialwhichcoversthesoil),itcanburnslowlyoffandonformonthsoryearsaftertheoriginalfire.Thesefirescontinueuntilheavyrainfallsoaksthepeatthroughandthrough.Orangutansoncenumberedinthehundredsofthousands,buttheirpopulationhasdroppedtoroughly25.000duetofire,thedestructionofforestsfromfellingtreesfortimberandagriculture,andlosseslinkedtothelive-animaltrade.Beforethefires,only40percentoftheorangutans’originalhabitatremained,andnow,theirhabitathasbecomeevensmaller..

　　26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforthedecreasingoforangutansinIndonesia?

　　A)Theforestshavebeenburnedtogetlandforagriculture.

　　B)Mostoforangutans’forestshavebeendestroyed.

　　C)Motherorangutanshavebeensoldintothelive-animalbusiness.

　　D)Treeshavebeencutdownforhumanprofits.

　　27.Accordingtothispassage,firesinIndonesia___________.

　　A)willnotenduntilitstartstorain

　　B)willbeeventuallyputoutbyhumaneffort

　　C)willdieoutinafewdayswhenthewindsstopblowing

　　D)willonlystopwhenthepeatistotallywet

　　28.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

　　A)FiresDriveOrangutanstoDanger