共用题干Protection of WildlifeDemands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain some hide the fact that similar are felt ill the rest Europe.Studies by the Council of Europe,of which 21 countries are members,have shown that 1 percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out.European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr. Peter Baum,an expert in the environment and nature resources division of the council,when he spoke at a conference arranged by the ad- ministrators 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 a peace in their own right.No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as tourist attraction,he went on .The short view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recrea- tion 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.” Although we all depend on the resources of nature for our survival,______.A: industrial products are replacing all our natural resourcesB: it is only on islands that nature survivesC:we have forgotten what our original countryside looked likeD: we have allowed areas of countryside to be spoilt by industrial development
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Protection of Wildlife
Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain some hide the fact that similar are felt ill the rest Europe.Studies by the Council of Europe,of which 21 countries are members,have shown that 1 percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out.
European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr. Peter Baum,an expert in the environment and nature resources division of the council,when he spoke at a conference arranged by the ad- ministrators 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 a peace in their own right.
No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as tourist attraction,he went on .The short view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recrea- tion 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.”
Protection of Wildlife
Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain some hide the fact that similar are felt ill the rest Europe.Studies by the Council of Europe,of which 21 countries are members,have shown that 1 percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out.
European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr. Peter Baum,an expert in the environment and nature resources division of the council,when he spoke at a conference arranged by the ad- ministrators 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 a peace in their own right.
No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as tourist attraction,he went on .The short view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recrea- tion 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.”
Although we all depend on the resources of nature for our survival,______.
A: industrial products are replacing all our natural resources
B: it is only on islands that nature survives
C:we have forgotten what our original countryside looked like
D: we have allowed areas of countryside to be spoilt by industrial development
A: industrial products are replacing all our natural resources
B: it is only on islands that nature survives
C:we have forgotten what our original countryside looked like
D: we have allowed areas of countryside to be spoilt by industrial development
参考解析
解析：第一段的第二句提到，拥有21个成员国的欧洲委员会所作的研究显示，1％的爬行动物和24％的蝴蝶类正濒临威胁甚至绝迹，由此可见答案为D。
第二段中提到鲍姆博士是来此地再次为该公园颁发证书的。由此可见答案为选项 A。
第二段最后一句说，鲍姆博士立场鲜明地坚持应当让国家环境不受干扰地生存，理应如此。最后一段说，但是，我们的自然环境区，它们是农村最初的组成部分，已经退减成为被破坏污染了一片地区中的小岛而已了。综合两句意思，可推断出答案应为选项 D。
第三段中，鲍姆认为，没有一个地区能有望做既是真正的自然保护区而又是旅游区而存在。由此可见，他是否定自然保护区存在的可能性，选项A、D可排除。同时第二段最后一句，鲍姆博士立场鲜明地坚持应当让国家环境不受干扰地生存。可见选项B 也可排除。
最后一段指出，我们的自然环境保护区，它们是农村最初的组成部分，已经退减成为被破坏污染了一片地区中的小岛而已了。可见农村环境已被破坏，所以选项D是正确答案。
第二段中提到鲍姆博士是来此地再次为该公园颁发证书的。由此可见答案为选项 A。
第二段最后一句说，鲍姆博士立场鲜明地坚持应当让国家环境不受干扰地生存，理应如此。最后一段说，但是，我们的自然环境区，它们是农村最初的组成部分，已经退减成为被破坏污染了一片地区中的小岛而已了。综合两句意思，可推断出答案应为选项 D。
第三段中，鲍姆认为，没有一个地区能有望做既是真正的自然保护区而又是旅游区而存在。由此可见，他是否定自然保护区存在的可能性，选项A、D可排除。同时第二段最后一句，鲍姆博士立场鲜明地坚持应当让国家环境不受干扰地生存。可见选项B 也可排除。
最后一段指出，我们的自然环境保护区，它们是农村最初的组成部分，已经退减成为被破坏污染了一片地区中的小岛而已了。可见农村环境已被破坏，所以选项D是正确答案。