Preserving Nature for Future

　　Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe.Studies by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 per cent of reptilespecies and 24 per cent of butterfliesare in danger Of dying out.

　　European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr.Peter Baum，an expert in the environment and natural resources division of the council，when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park.The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the councils diplomafor nature reservesof me highest quality, and Dr.Baum had come to present it to the park once again.He was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks，and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today.But Dr.Baum clearly remained a strong supporter of the view that natural environments needed.To be allowed to survive in peace in their own right.

　　No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as a tourist attraction。he went on.The short.sighted view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreationshould be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future.

　　We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems，on which any built-up area ultimately depends.Dr.Baum went on.We could manage without most industrial products，but we could not manage without nature.However, our natural environment areas，which are the original parts of our countryside，have shrunkto become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted 1andmass.

　　31 Recent studies by the Council of Europe have indicated that

　　A Britain is the only country where wildlife needs more protection.

　　B all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out.

　　C there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere

　　D many species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe need protecting.

　　32 Why did Dr.Baum come to a British national park?

　　A Because he needed to present it with a councils diploma.

　　B Because he was concerned about its management.

　　C Because it was the only national park of its kind in Europe.

　　D Because it had never before received a diploma from the Council

　　33 The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that

　　A people should create more natural environment areas

　　B people would go on protecting national parks.

　　C certain areas of countryside should be preserved.

　　D people should defend the right to live in a peaceful environment.

　　34 In Dr.Baums opinion.the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is

　　A idealistic.

　　B revolutionary.

　　C shortsighted.

　　D traditional.

　　35 Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

　　A We have developed industry at the expense of countryside.

　　B We have forgotten what our original countryside looked like.

　　C People living On islands should protect natural resources for their survival.

　　D We should destroy all the builtup areas.

　　答案解析

　　31.D 第一段的第二個(gè)句子是這么說(shuō)的：有21個(gè)國(guó)家組成的歐洲委員會(huì)的研究表明，45%的爬行動(dòng)物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕。由此可見(jiàn)，D是正確的答案。

　　32.A 該題問(wèn)的是：Baum博士為什么來(lái)到一個(gè)英國(guó)國(guó)家公園?第二段有這么一個(gè)句子，意思是：Baum博士來(lái)到這里，目的是要把委員會(huì)的最高質(zhì)量自然保護(hù)區(qū)證書(shū)再次給這個(gè)公園。由此可見(jiàn)，A是正確的答案。

　　33.C 該題問(wèn)的是：第二段最后一個(gè)句子蘊(yùn)涵了什么?這個(gè)句子是這么說(shuō)的：然而，Baum博士旗幟鮮明地繼續(xù)支持這樣的觀點(diǎn)：自然環(huán)境本身就需要不受侵?jǐn)_地生存下來(lái)。不難看出：C是該句所蘊(yùn)涵的。

　　34.C 該題問(wèn)的是：Baum博士是怎樣看待自然保護(hù)區(qū)應(yīng)該用做旅游景點(diǎn)的觀點(diǎn)的?答案可在第三段中找到。

　　35.A 該題問(wèn)的是：下面四個(gè)陳述句中哪一個(gè)可以從最后一段中推出?有兩句話特別明顯：我們沒(méi)有大部分的工業(yè)產(chǎn)品還是可以生存的， 但是如果沒(méi)有自然我們則不可能生存。然而，原來(lái)屬于我們農(nóng)村一部分的自然環(huán)境區(qū)域已經(jīng)縮小成受到破壞的、高度污染的地塊中的孤島。不難看出，工業(yè)的發(fā)展是以犧牲農(nóng)村為代價(jià)的。

　　Preserving Nature for Future

　　Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe.Studies by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 per cent of reptilespecies and 24 per cent of butterfliesare in danger Of dying out.

　　European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr.Peter Baum，an expert in the environment and natural resources division of the council，when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park.The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the councils diplomafor nature reservesof me highest quality, and Dr.Baum had come to present it to the park once again.He was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks，and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today.But Dr.Baum clearly remained a strong supporter of the view that natural environments needed.To be allowed to survive in peace in their own right.

　　No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as a tourist attraction。he went on.The short.sighted view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreationshould be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future.

　　We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems，on which any built-up area ultimately depends.Dr.Baum went on.We could manage without most industrial products，but we could not manage without nature.However, our natural environment areas，which are the original parts of our countryside，have shrunkto become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted 1andmass.

　　31 Recent studies by the Council of Europe have indicated that

　　A Britain is the only country where wildlife needs more protection.

　　B all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out.

　　C there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere

　　D many species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe need protecting.

　　32 Why did Dr.Baum come to a British national park?

　　A Because he needed to present it with a councils diploma.

　　B Because he was concerned about its management.

　　C Because it was the only national park of its kind in Europe.

　　D Because it had never before received a diploma from the Council

　　33 The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that

　　A people should create more natural environment areas

　　B people would go on protecting national parks.

　　C certain areas of countryside should be preserved.

　　D people should defend the right to live in a peaceful environment.

　　34 In Dr.Baums opinion.the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is

　　A idealistic.

　　B revolutionary.

　　C shortsighted.

　　D traditional.

　　35 Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

　　A We have developed industry at the expense of countryside.

　　B We have forgotten what our original countryside looked like.

　　C People living On islands should protect natural resources for their survival.

　　D We should destroy all the builtup areas.

　　答案解析

　　31.D 第一段的第二個(gè)句子是這么說(shuō)的：有21個(gè)國(guó)家組成的歐洲委員會(huì)的研究表明，45%的爬行動(dòng)物和24%的蝴蝶瀕臨滅絕。由此可見(jiàn)，D是正確的答案。

　　32.A 該題問(wèn)的是：Baum博士為什么來(lái)到一個(gè)英國(guó)國(guó)家公園?第二段有這么一個(gè)句子，意思是：Baum博士來(lái)到這里，目的是要把委員會(huì)的最高質(zhì)量自然保護(hù)區(qū)證書(shū)再次給這個(gè)公園。由此可見(jiàn)，A是正確的答案。

　　33.C 該題問(wèn)的是：第二段最后一個(gè)句子蘊(yùn)涵了什么?這個(gè)句子是這么說(shuō)的：然而，Baum博士旗幟鮮明地繼續(xù)支持這樣的觀點(diǎn)：自然環(huán)境本身就需要不受侵?jǐn)_地生存下來(lái)。不難看出：C是該句所蘊(yùn)涵的。

　　34.C 該題問(wèn)的是：Baum博士是怎樣看待自然保護(hù)區(qū)應(yīng)該用做旅游景點(diǎn)的觀點(diǎn)的?答案可在第三段中找到。

　　35.A 該題問(wèn)的是：下面四個(gè)陳述句中哪一個(gè)可以從最后一段中推出?有兩句話特別明顯：我們沒(méi)有大部分的工業(yè)產(chǎn)品還是可以生存的， 但是如果沒(méi)有自然我們則不可能生存。然而，原來(lái)屬于我們農(nóng)村一部分的自然環(huán)境區(qū)域已經(jīng)縮小成受到破壞的、高度污染的地塊中的孤島。不難看出，工業(yè)的發(fā)展是以犧牲農(nóng)村為代價(jià)的。