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1、WildlifeConservationInmychildren'slifetimes,Ibelievegorillas,chimpanzeesandorangutans(猩猩)willallbecomeextinctinthewild.Sothequestionwehavetoaskourselvesisthis:dowewantourchildrentoseeonlyinzooswhatusedtoexistintherealworld?Itisthegreatapesthatwilldisappearfirst,becausetherearesofewofthemlef
2、t,andbecausethey'resovulnerabletochangesintheirhabitats.Manyofthethreatstotheseanimalsresultfromaglobaleconomyandnotlocalpressures.ThethreattotheorangutansinIndonesia,forexample,islargelyaresultofdeforestationandtheriskstoapesandchimpanzeesinAfricaresultfromthetimbertradeandthedemandforbush
3、-meat.Thetwoworktogether:loggingopensuptheforest,whichmeansthatthebush-meatcanbegotoutfast,toKinshasaortoLondon.Ifwewanttoavoidthedisaster,peopleindevelopedcountrieswillhavetotakeaglobalperspectiveandacceptresponsibilityforthedamageexportcrops,suchastimber,coffee,cutflowersorevengreenbeans,
4、dototheenvironment.ThechallengeistoavoidsimplyimposingWesternattitudesonlocalpeoples.Alreadytherearenotrulywildplacesleftintheworld.Lookingatwildlifehasbecomethepreserveofthemiddleclassesoverthelast20-oddyears,andaswildanimalsbecomeevenrarer,somoretouristswanttoseethem.Buttourismaloneplainl
5、ycannotconservetheworld'sanimals;economicdevelopmentisthepriority.Forthefuture,Isuspectthatifyoureallywanttodosomethingaboutwildlifeconservation,youwouldbebetteroffputtingyourmoneyintowomen'seducationratherthanjustintotheprotectionofflagshipspecies.Womenoftenbearthedirectcostsofwildlifeconf
6、lict;theirknowledgeofhowtodealwithconflictandhowtocontroltheirownreproductivedestiniesmayyetdeterminethesurvivalofmanythreatenedspecies.Choosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whywillthegreatapesbecomeextinctinthewildfirst?A.Becausethegreatapesaremovingawayfromthewildlifeconservationa
7、reas.B.Becausethegreatapesareunabletosurviveanynaturaldisasters.A.Becausemoreandmoregreatapesarekeptinzoos.B.Becausethegreatapesareunadaptabletochangesintheenvironment.1.Inthesecondparagraph,theword"deforestation"means.A.theprocessofhuntingforwildlifeinf
