Answer: A.
1. What does the writer suggest about British conservation in the fourth paragraph?
A It has failed to achieve its aims.
B It is beginning to change direction. C It has taken a misguided approach.
D It has focused on the most widespread species. Key words: British conservation, fourth paragraph
In the fourth paragraph, the author mentioned that British conservation “tried to preserve the living world as if it were a jar of pickles, letting nothing in and nothing out, keeping nature ina state of arrested development”. It can be understood that they wanted to keep everything in a static state, without developing, failing to understand that“ecosystems are not merely collections of species; they are also the dynamic and ever-shifting relationships between them”. “Ever- shifting” means “continuously changing and developing”, so the idea of always keeping everything the same is not plausible or possible. In other words,British conservation“has taken a misguided approach”. The answer is C.
Answer: C
1. Protecting large areas of the sea from commercial fishing would result in A practical benefits for the fishing industry.
B some short-term losses to the fishing industry. C widespread opposition from the fishing industry.
D certain changes to techniques within the fishing industry. Key words: protect, large areas of the sea, commercial fishing,
result in In the fifth paragraph, the author mentioned “At sea the potential is even greater: by protecting large areas from commercial fishing, we could once more see what 18th-century literature describes: vast shoals of fish being chased by fin and sperm whales, within sight of the English shore”, anticipating the return of once- flourished marine life if sea protection is done right, by creating breeding reserves. However, protecting large areas of the sea not only benefits the ecosystem, it also benefits the fishing industry whose over-exploitation of the seabed “could not be more damaging to its own interests”. Commercial fishing leaves no fish offspring in the sea,meaning no fish to catch in the near future. An alternative would be to
protect marine life and turn to “catches in the surrounding seas”, which could be more profitable in the long run. Therefore, the answer is A.
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