The Sidamo lark（西达莫歌百灵），discovered by scientists in 1968，is known only from a small area of southern Ethiopia.The bird is one of the most ancient types of larks known anywhere.
The Sidamo lark has brown feathers.Male and female Sidamo larks look alike.It calls with a series of quick and short sounds,typically heard as it flies high into the sky.The Sidamo lark has very special habitat requirements,having only been found in grassland with a few bushes.For thousands of years,both the wild animals and humans kept the grassland in good condition.This habitat is now being destroyed.Wild animals are too few to stop bushes growing,while increasingly developed agriculture is damaging the grassland.The Sidamo lark is thought to have a very small population now.
The Sidamo lark could soon be the first bird on mainland Africa to die out since modern records began.Research has found that just a few hundred of the larks survive in Ethiopia.Unless action is taken to save it,the bird will disappear.It will be the first recorded bird dying out on the continent.
To save the bird from extinction,environmentalists have suggested the creation of small fields in which cattle could eat grass.This would stop damage to the grassland and protect the grass cover.Bushes should also be removed,while a limit should be placed on crops coming further into the bird's habitat.



What kind of habitat does the Sidamo lark need？ ______

A. Grassland with thick bushes.
B. Grassland with many wild animals.
C. Grassland covered with bushes here and there.
D. Grassland with a few bushes.

What do we know about the Sidamo lark's habitat now？ ______

A. It is under good protection now.
B. It has been replaced by small fields in which cattle eat grass.
C. It is being damaged by agriculture.
D. It has been removed to some other places.

What can we infer from the passage？ ______

A. Thick bushes are harmful to the survival of Sidamo larks.
B. Africa has the most kinds of larks in the world.
C. Larks only exist in African mainland.
D. Larks are found where there is grassland.

Which would be the best title for the passage？ ______

A. The Sidamo lark,a beautiful bird in Africa
B. The Sidamo lark soon to be extinct
C. The ways to protect the Sidamo lark
D. The Sidamo lark and its habitat