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1、Module4SandstormsinAsia课时作业（十六）建议时间/30分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解A词数:355 话题:废物处理与环境 文体:记叙文Inthefighttoconservetropicalrainforests,here‘satoolyoudon‘toftenhearabout:orangepeels.Specifically,12,000tonsofthem,weredumped(倾倒)ontheland.Youdon‘tusuallyassociatewastetreatmentwithbiodiversityb
2、enefits,somethingthat‘sgoodfortheenvironment.TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhe‘stalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s,whenanorangejuiceproducercalledDelOrosetupacompanyneartheGuanacasteConservationAreainCostaRica,aregionthatcon
3、tainsseveralnationalparksandawildlifeprotectionzone.DelOroneededsomewheretodumptheorangepeels,andthecompanyalsoownedforestedlandnexttotheparklandthatithadnointentionofgrowingcropson.Soadealwasstruck:ifDelOrodonateditsforestedland,itcoulddumporangepeelwasteondegraded
4、(退化的)landwithintheconservationarea.Thenathousanddumptrucks‘worthoforangepeelswerelyingonthelandin1998.Andwithinaboutsixmonthstheorangepeelshadbeenturnedfromorangepeelsintothisthickblackrichsoil.“Icouldn‘tevenfindthesitethefirsttimeIsawit.”Hecouldn‘tfinditbecause,ove
5、r16years,theorangepeelwastehadsentthelandonajourneytobecomeavine-chokedjungle,withthreetimesthediversityoftreespeciesoftheneighbouringcontrolplot,richersoilandamuchthickercovering.Inotherwords,theexperimentwasasuccess.TheresultsappearinthejournalRestorationEcology.T
6、reuersaysperhapsthislessoncouldbeappliedelsewhere.“It‘sashamethatweliveinaworldwithnutrient-limiteddegradedecosystemsandalsonutrient-richwastestreams.We‘dliketoseethosethingscometogetheralittlebit.That‘snotlicenceforanyagriculturalcompanytojuststartdumpingtheirwaste
7、productsonprotectedareas,butitdoesmeanthatlandmanagers,restorationists,peopleinvolvedwithindustrial-scaleagriculturaloperationsshouldstartthinkingaboutwaystodothoughtfulexperimentationtoseeifintheirparticularsystemtheycanhavesimilarwin-win-winresults.”1.Whatdoestheu
8、nderlinedword“It”inParagraph2referto?A.Wastetreatment.B.Aconservationstory.C.Anorangejuicecompany.D.Thebiodiversitybenefit.2.Whatdoestheau
