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1、武汉市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（20）附答案LONDON（Reuters）-BritainneedstospenduptoonebillionpoundsayeartoprotecteasilydestroyedEnglishwildlifehabitatsfromclimatechange,intensive（集约）farmingandpopulationgrowth,agovernment-backedreportsaidonFriday.Iturgedthegovernmenttotransformconserv
2、ationpolicyinthenext40yearstoavoidadevastatinglossofthecountrysidethatsupportsthousandsofimportantplants,treesandanimals.BritishecologistJohnLawton,wholedtheyear-longstudy,saidEngland’swildlifehabitatsaretoosmallandisolatedtoprotectmanyspeciesfromincreasedstrainsin
3、comingdecades.Creatingastronger,betterconnectednetworkofwell-managedhabitatswillcostbetween600millionpoundsand1.1billionpoundseachyear,thereportestimated（估计）.Failuretoactcouldleadtothelossofareasrichwithdiversespecies,suchasmeadows,wiidsandrivers,thereportsaid.Cent
4、uriesofhumanactivityhavehelpedtoshapethesehabitatsandtheywillneedongoingmanagementiftheyaretosurvive,itsaid.TheUnitedNationscalledonworldleadersthisweektotakeboldactiontopreserveanimalandplantspecies.Itsaystheworldisfacingtheworstlossessincethedinosaursvanished65mi
5、llionyearsago.Englandhasatleast55,000species,includingsignificantlevelsofbats,bumblebees,wildfowlandmatureoaktrees.Thepaceandscaleofenvironmentalchangeoverthelast50yearswasworryingandislikelytogetworse,thereportsaid.Futurethreatsincludeextremeweather,droughts（干旱）,r
6、isingsealevelsandthelossofareaslikewetgrasslandstofarmingtofeedagrowingpopulation,thereportsaid.Itsauthorsmade24recommendationstocreatestrongerhabitats.Themeasuresincludebettermanagementofhabitats,settingupnewecologicalrestorationzonesandimprovedwaterqualityandfloo
7、dprotection17．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotthecauseofthelossofwildlifehabitats?A．ClimatechangeB．PopulationgrowthC．IntensivefarmingD．Decreasinghabitats18．Theunderlinedword“meadows”inParagraph7probablymeans.A．aspeciesofanimalsB．mountains-8-C．piecesof
8、grasslandD．forests19．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Somewetgrasslandswerelostprobablybecauseofextremeweather.B．Englandhasatleast55,000endangeredspec
