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1、ATheGalapagosafar-awayarchipelago（群岛）andlargelyuntouchedbyman,isnowfacingaproblem.Itslocalpeople,wholiveontheislandofSantaCruz,wanttodevelopthebusinessandtouristpotential（旅游资源）oftheisland.Recently,theyarelockedinabitterstrugglewiththenaturalistswhoworkattheCharlesDarwinCent

2、re,alsoonSantaCruz

3、ands,therearenoGiantTortoisesleftatall.Thelastsurvivor,an80・year-oldGiantTortoisecalledLonesomeGeorge,livesundertheprotectionofnaturalistsattheDarwinCentre.Today,theislandsanimalsarenolongerhuntedforfood.Butotherdangershavereplacedthethreatfromsailors.Goats,forexample,intro

4、ducedovertheyearsbyman,havegonewild.Withnonaturalenemies,theirnumberhasreached10,000onthelargestoftheGalapagosislands,Isabella.Theyareeatinghugequantitiesofplants,androbbedtheremainingGiantTortoisesoffood.TheproblemisnowsobadthattheNationalParkServicehashiredhunterstokillth

5、egoatsinordertosavetheGiantTortoisefromdyingout.56.Today,youcanfindtheGiantTortoisesontheislandof•A.SantaCruzB.PintaC.IsabellaD.Galapagos57.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationshipbetweentheGalapagos,Isabella,PintaandSantaCruz?A.TheGalapagos>Pinta>Isabella>SantaCruzB.Is

6、abella>SantaCruz>theGalapagos>PintaC.TheGalapagos>Isabella>SantaCruz>PintaD.Isabella>theGalapagos>Pinta>SantaCruz58.WecanlearnfromthearticlethegreatestdangertotheGiantTortoisesisfrom•A.sailorsB.huntersC・goatsD.thelocalpeople59.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat•A.thenatura

7、liststrytohelpthelocalpeoplewiththeirinterest-B.Thelocalpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheeconomicgrowththanthewildlifethere,C.Theanimalsandplantsareofgreatimportancetothelocal.D.Thenaturalistsdon'tcareaboutthelocalpeopleatallWhatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenyoutrytofindyourcareer?Youar

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