(单选题)

Judging from the context, what does the word “extinction” (Line 1, Para 1) mean?

A.Dying out of an entire species.

B.Killing of wild animals by man.

C.Deforestation of the rain forest.

D.Death of many plants and animals.

参考答案：A

参考解析：

词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句“Everyday entire species of plants and animals die out...”可知，每天都有物种会灭绝，extinction与本句中的die out同义，即“灭绝，消失”。故选A。

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