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【题目】Conservationists have made plans to preserve and protect the world's most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to "functional extinction" within decades．

Led by scientists at the Zoological Society of London, the Edge Coral Reefs project has identified 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinct．The scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）, overfishing and pollution．

The Edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservation．This means focusing on the "coral triangle" around the Philippines, the West Indian Ocean around the Mozambique channel, and in the Caribbean channel．

"Coral reefs are threatened with functional extinction in the next 20-50 years, due predominantly to global climatic instability," said Catherine Head, coordinator of the reefs project．"In these regions, we'll be supporting and training in-country conservationists to carry out research and implement targeted conservation actions," she said．"Their projects will last for two years．We provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training．" She added．

Coral reefs are the planet's most diverse marine ecosystem, known as the rainforests of the oceans．Despite taking up under 0．2% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life．If we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity, but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefs．

Climatic instability, which leads to rising sea temperatures, causes corals to bleach(漂白)．Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their color．Bleached corals often die if the stress continues．Among the 10 species chosen to start the Edge project are the pearl bubble coral, a food source for the hawksbill turtle, and the Mushroom coral, which supports at least 15 brightly colored fish．

【1】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Scientists are taking measures to protect coral.

B. Scientists are doing research about coral reef.

C. Why some coral are dying out.

D. People should change climate to protect coral.

【2】Which of the following can’t threaten the existence of coral?

A. Overfishing．

B. Polluted water

C. The increase in sea temperature.

D. Human exploration．

【3】What is the bad result of coral extinction?

A. It help to keep the balance of the marine ecosystems

B. It will cause the temperature of sea water rise.

C. It can lead to the loss of about thirty percent of the marine life

D. It can destroy the rainforests on our earth．

【4】Which statement may Catherine Head agree with?

A. Nearly all kinds of coral species are at risk.

B. Increased acidity has a negative on the existence of coral.

C. Climatic instability can’t affect corals.

D. It will takes decades to complete the Edge Coral Reefs project.

【5】How will the scientists help carry out the Edge Coral Reefs project?

A. By providing tools and money.

B. By doing some experiments.

C. By removing some dangerous sea animals.

D. By punishing the people who break the rules.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇有关环境保护的文章，主要介绍了科学家针对海洋珊瑚濒临灭绝的情况做出的一项计划，这项措施的制定旨在保护海洋珊瑚免于灭绝。在文中作者还说明了造成珊瑚灭绝的原因和由此会导致的后果。

【1】A主旨大意题。根据第一段Conservationists have unveiled plans to preserve and protect the world's most important species of coral, 可知这篇文章讲的是保护珊瑚的计划，选A。

【2】D细节理解题。根据文章第二段The scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）, overfishing and pollution．可知文中没有提到Human exploration是导致珊瑚灭绝的原因，故选D。

【3】C推理判断题。从第五段Despite taking up under 0．2% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life．可知珊瑚为三分之一的海洋物种提供食物和保护，由此判断灭绝的后果是三分之一的海洋物种都不能生存，选C。

【4】B细节理解题。根据第二段The scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）,判断海水酸性程度上升对珊瑚有破坏作用，选B。

【5】A细节理解题。根据第四段We provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training．" 可知科学家通过提供工具，还有资金和培训等来完成这个项目。