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m to take effective measures 2. The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is ________. A) to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasion B) to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protection C) to take radical measures to control environmental pollution D) to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards 3. The word “tunnelvisioned (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably means “________”. A) narrowminded B) blind to the facts C) shortsighted D) able to see only one aspect 4. Which of the following, according to the author, should play the leading role in the solution of environmental problems? A) Legislation and government intervention. B) The industry’s understanding and support. C) The efforts of environmental health professionals. D) The cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists. 5. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph? A) Efforts should be exerted on pollution prevention instead of on remedial measures. B) More money should be spent in order to stop pollution. C) Ordinary citizens have no access to technical information on pollution. D) Environmental degradation will be stopped by the end of this decade. 參考答案: 1The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, meaning essential quality, origin, innate disposition, 2Natura originally related to the intrinsic characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord.[1][2] The concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe, is one of several expansions of the original notion。 Adaptation to New EnvironmentD. The Impact of Human Activities on Earth39。Certainly, there have been periods in Earth39。Biological diversity has bee widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only since the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests which are the ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth has awakened people to the importance and fragility of biolo