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1、时文阅读拓展人类命运休戚与共的自然圣地：“地球之肺”正在燃烧天学网，用心育人，用AI陪伴。点击上方蓝字“天学网”关注，我们将为您提供有温度，有品质，有趣的阅读。近日，巴西亚马逊雨林遭遇大火侵袭，引发国内外网友广泛关注。巴西国家空间研究所的卫星数据显示，亚马逊地区雨林大火已持续燃烧了三周，“地球之肺”正面临不能承受之重，大火产生的烟雾笼罩在附近城市上空，带来一片阴霾。阅读短文并回答问题 RecordfiressweepingacrosstheAmazonthismonthhavebeengrabbingglobalheadline
2、sasscientistsandenvironmentalgroupsareworriedthattheywillaggravateclimatechangecrisisandthreatenbiodiversity（生物多样性）. Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,theAmazonisoftencalled“thelungsoftheworld”.Itisalsohometoabout3millionspeciesofplantsandanimals,and1millionindigenous
3、（当地的）people.Thevastswaths（大片土地）ofrainforestplayanimportantroleintheworld’secosystembecausetheyabsorbheatinsteadofitbeingreflectedbackintotheatmosphere.Theyalsostorecarbondioxideandproduceoxygen,ensuringthatlesscarbonisreleased,mitigatingtheeffectsofclimatechange. “An
4、yforestdestroyedisathreattobiodiversityandthepeoplewhousethatbiodiversity,”ThomasLovejoy,anecologistatGeorgeMasonUniversitytold NationalGeographic.“Theoverwhelmingthreatisthatalotofcarbongoesintotheatmosphere,”hestressed.“Inthemidstoftheglobalclimatecrisis,wecannotaffor
5、dmoredamagetoamajorsourceofoxygenandbiodiversity.TheAmazonmustbeprotected,”U.N.SecretaryGeneralAntonioGuterressaid. DatafromtheNationalInstituteforSpaceResearch(INPE)showthatthenumberofforestfiresinBrazilquicklyincreasedby82percentfromJanuarytoAugustthisyearfromayear
6、ago.Atotalof71,497forestfireswereregisteredinthecountryinthefirsteightmonthsof2019,upfrom39,194inthesameperiodin2018,INPEsaid.“WeestimatethattheforestareasintheBrazilianAmazonhavedecreasedsomethingbetween20and30percentcomparedtothelast12months,”CarlosNobre,aresearcherat
7、theUniversityofSaoPaulo,toldGermanbroadcaster DeutscheWelle. Brazilownsabout60percentoftheAmazonrainforest,whosedegradationcouldhavesevereconsequencesforglobalclimateandrainfall.Theextentofthearearuinedbyfireshasyettobedetermined,buttheemergencyhastranscended（超出）Braz
8、il’sborders,reachingPeruvian,ParaguayanandBolivianregions.（节选自GlobalTimes）1.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlytalk
