本题是2010年下半年学位英语教材第25单元的课后阅读理解2。 

 

本题是2008年下半年学位英语教材第25单元的课后阅读理解2。

 

本题是2009年下半年学位英语教材第25单元的课后阅读理解2。

本题是2010年上半年学位英语教材第25单元的课后阅读理解2。

 

　　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 counties are members, have shown that 45 per cent of reptile species and 24 per cent of butterflies are 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 council's diploma for nature reserves of the highest quality, and Dr Peter 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 recreation should 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 shrunk to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted land mass."

　　1. Recent studies by the council of Europe have indicated that

　　A) wildlife needs more protection only in Britain

　　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 else where

　　D) many species of reptiles an butterflies in Europe need protecting

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

　　A) Because he needed to present it with a council's 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 was the only park which had ever received a diploma from the Council.

　　3. The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that

　　A) People should make every effort to create mere environment areas

　　B) People would go on protecting national parks

　　C) certain areas of countryside should be left intact

　　D) people would defend the right to develop the areas around national parks

　　4. In Dr Baum's opinion, the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is

　　A) idealistic

　　B) revolutionary

　　C) short-sighted

　　D) traditional

　　5. 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 built-up areas.

　　KEY: DACCA

 

The short-sighted view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for out door recreation should be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future.

那种认为保护区必须给人们提供户外消遣的直接需求的短见，应该被对保护区重要性的充分认识所代替，将其作为为将来而保护自然的地方。

 

1.Recent studies by the council of Europe have indicated that

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

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

A .Because he needed to present it with a council’s diploma

3.The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that      

C .certain areas of countryside should be left intact

4.In Dr. Baum’s opinion, the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is    

C .short-sighted 

5.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A .We have developed industry at the expense of countryside.

 

【翻译】

 

在英国强烈保护野生动物的呼声下，人们往往会忽略掉欧洲其他国家也需要保护他们的野生物。根据欧洲委员会的调查表明，45%的爬行动物和24%的蝴蝶频临灭绝。环境自然保护方面的专家皮特在由英国国家公园主持的会议上发表了关于保护野生动物的文件。英国国家公园是为数不多的持有欧洲委员会颁发证书的公园之一。这次比特又一次颁发证书给英国国家公园，是因为他担心民众会对建立国家公园持反对意见。因为这些在60，70年代建立起来的公园，一旦遭到破坏就很难再恢复。比特坚持在和平年代，这些公园有权利继续保存下去。

   他继续说到，“没有地区既能保持自然状态，又能成为旅游胜地”他还说，“那中认为保护区必须给人们提供湖外消遣的直接需求的短见，应该被对保护区重要性的充分认识所代替，将其视作将来保护自然地地方。

  “我们忘记了自然资源是生命机制的保证，是建筑还是最低端的依靠，没有工业产品，我们还可以生存，但是如果没有了大自然，我们就无法生存。”然而，现在一些自然区已经成了污染严重的小岛。

 

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