题目内容：

第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Who owns the sea? The ships of all countries sail in the open seas. Not long ago, all countries could fish and hunt in the oceans as they pleased. But now, the countries using the sea must work together to protect the animal life in the seas.

In 1870, there were millions of valuable fur seals in the Berling Sea. Ships came from all over the world to kill them.

Man wanted the animals’ fur and their oil from their bodies. By 1930, only about 130,000 seals were left there in the seas and the oceans. Even the hunters themselves knew that something had to be done to protect them, otherwise the seals would die out or disappear from the earth forever.

Four countries owned the land near the seals’ northern home. In 1911, these countries began plans to control seal—hunting. The governments of these four countries, Japan, Russia, Canada and the United States, where the animals rested and gave birth to their young, formulated a policy that only male seals that didn’t have mates were to be divided among the four governments.

Today, large herds of seals swim in the Berling sea again. By working together, the four countries mentioned above have saved the seals in the seas they share.

1..The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the governments of the four countries       B. protecting seals

C. the seals’ northern home—the rocky island    D. the Berling Sea

2.Why did people hunt or kill seals in the open seas?

A. People wanted to eat the meat.     B. The seals were eating too many of the fishes.

C. Their fur and oil were very valuable   D. The seals were did much harm at that time

3.The four countries worked together __________.

A. in order to kill more seals       B. so as to protect the seal

C. to protect the seals’ rocky island—their northern home

D. in order to kill any seal that was alive in the open sea

4.According to the short passage, which of the following is true?

A. It is important to protect wildlife   

B. No more seals can be seen in the Berling Sea

C. Only one country could hunt or kill seals  

D. There are no seals in other parts of the world besides the Berling Sea