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　　Bats are among the least understood creatures in the world today. Until recently, not many people seemed to care about their rapid disappearance. That is because bats are commonly feared and hated. The strong feeling about them are the result of many false beliefs about the creatures. Stories are told about bats attacking people or being caught in human hair. However, bats are not a threat to people. 1 , they are a central part of the environment(环境). The death of bats severely(严重地) affects everything that lives in 2 natural surroundings.

　　 3 are one of the most effective controls on insects' population. For example, a 4 little brown bat can catch 600 insects in an hour. Twenty - five million bats 5 lived in a cave in the southwestern state of Arizona. They killed up to 200 tons of insects 6 night. The bats protected crops of local farms 7 being destroyed by the insects.

　　For the past several years, scientists have been learning more about the economical and environmental 8 of bats. Throughout the world, bats are the main 9 of insects that destroy crops and forest. Bats 10 help carry pollen (花粉) to fertilize flowers. They 11 plant seeds throughout deserts and forest areas. The loss of bats 12 many fruits, nuts, and vegetables throughout the world can't survive(生存).

　　In the United States, more than half the different kinds of bats are considered in 13 of disappearing. Their loss will increase the dependence of farmers 14 poisonous chemicals to kill harmful insects.

　　In 1962, an organization was set up to help 15 bats and the areas in which they live. The organization is 16 Bat Conservation International. Merlin Tuttle formed it. He is recognized worldwide 17 a leading expert on bats. Bats Conservation now has more then 12,000 members in 55 18 .

　　One of the goals (目标) of the organization is to educate people about the importance of bats and the need to protect 19 . Last June Bat Conservation International and two American government agencies (组织)announced a joint 20 . They will work together to protect the bats that have made their homes in old mines.

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　　Bats are among the least understood creatures in the world today. Until __1__ not many people seemed to care about their rapid disappearance. That's because bats commonly are feared and __2__ . The strong feelings about bats are the result of many false beliefs about the creatures. Stories are told about bats attacking people or __3__ caught in human hair. __4__ , bats are not a threat to people. 5__ , they are central part of the environment（环境）. The death of bats severely affects everything that lives in __6__ natural surroundings.

　　__7__ are one of the most effective controls in insects population. For example, a single little brown bat can catch 600 insects in an hour. “Twenty-five” million bats __8__ lived in a cave in the southwestern state of Arizona, they killed up to 200 tons of insects __9__ night.the bats protected crops of local farms __10__ being destroyed by the insects.

　　For the past several years, scientists have been learning more about the economical and environmental __11__ of bats. Throughout the world, bats are the main hunters of insects that destroy crops and forests. Bats __12__. help carry pollen（花粉）to fertilize flowers, And they spread plant seeds throughout deserts and forest areas. The loss of bats __13__ many fruits, nuts, and vegetables throughout the world cannot survive.

　　In the United States, more than, half of the different kinds of bats are considered in __14__ of disappearing. Their loss will increase the dependence of farmers __15__ poisonous chemicals to kill harmful insects.

　　In 1962, an organization was set up to help __16__ bats and the areas in which they live. The organization is called Bat Conservation International. Meilin Tuttle formed it. He is recognized worldwide __17__ a leading expert on bats. Bats Conservation International now has more than 12,000 members in 55 __18__.

　　One of the goals of the organization is to educate people about the importance of bats and need to protect __19__. Last June, Bat Conservation International and two American government agencies（组织）announced a joint __20__. They will work together to protect the bats that have made their homes in old mines.

A new law has recently been announced which forbids people to disturb, annoy, harm, kill or interfere with any bats which choose to live in their houses. Anyone who disturbs a bat on its nest ,or handles one without a license will be fined ￡1,000.

There are some people who like bats. The late Mrs. Ian Fleming was one. She would crawl for miles to see them in caves or hanging from trees. Similarly, there are many people who do not like bats much but are not particularly troubled by them. The chance of a bat resting in their attics（阁楼） or spare bedroom curtains may seem far away from them. But there are others who do not fall into either of these categories and Mr. Auberon Waugh is one. Underneath his house are eight large cellars(地下室) which for some reason bats have chosen to claim for themselves. He finds it extremely disagreeable to have to fight his way through a colony of them every time he wants a bottle of wine. And as a wine-lover he gets a particular pleasure from the ownership of wine. He has certain bottles in his cellar which he thinks are too good to serve to anyone he knows, but he likes to go down and enjoy looking at them occasionally. The bats entirely destroy this pleasure.

Until the recent law, he could keep the bat problem within manageable proportions by sending his children down on a bat hunt every three months armed with tennis rackets. They usually managed to kill one or two and discouraged the rest from settling. But now, Mr. Waugh fears that the bats will take over the house. To solve the problem he inquired what course of action he could take and was told by Dr Robert Stebbings of the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, “I am sure that no one will mind if you pick up a bat and take it outside and hang it on a tree or the outside of the house.” The trouble with this, as Mr. Waugh explains, is that he would be fined a ￡1,000 if he had not already applied to the Nature Conservancy Council for a license to handle bats. And there is no certainty that he would automatically be granted（agreed to give）one.

1. Mr. Waugh thinks that bats 　　　 .

A. should all be destroyed　　 B. interfere with his wine

C. should be kept under control D. prevent him owning wine

2. Because he is a wine-lover, M. Waugh 　　　 .

A. stores only good wines　　 B. keeps certain good wine

C. refuses to drink good wines D. only wants to own the best wines

3. Success in removing bats from your home depends on 　　　 .

A. applying for a license from the Nature Conservancy Council

B. seeking help from the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

C. taking the course of action recommended by Dr Stebbings

D. the granting of a Nature Conservancy Council license

4. Some people who dislike bats 　　　 .

A. think they are unlikely to be bothered by them

B. run the risk of finding them in their attics

C. think it strange they should roost（栖息） in the curtains

D. do not mind them hanging in trees