Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of ies by the Council of
Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 per cent of reptile(爬行动物)species and 24 per cent of butterflies(蝴蝶)are in danger Of dying out.
European concern for wildlife was outlined by r Baum，an expert in the environment and natural resources division of the council，when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the council’s diploma(证书)for nature reserves(自然保护区)of me highest quality, and had come to present it to the park once was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks，and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up
clearly remained a strong supporter of the view that natural environments be allowed to survive in peace in their own right.“No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as a tourist attraction。”he went ted view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreation(户外娱乐)should be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future.
“We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems，on which any built-up area ultimately depends.” went on.“We could manage without most industrial products，but we could not manage without ver, our natural environment areas，which are the original parts of our countryside，have shrunk(缩小)to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted 1andmass.”
1 Recent studies by the Council of Europe have indicated that
A Britain is the only country where wildlife needs more protection.
B all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out.
C there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere
D many species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe need protecting.
2 Why did come to a British national park?
A Because he needed to present it with a council’s diploma.
B Because he was concerned about its management.
C Because it was the only national park of its kind in Europe.
D Because it had never before received a diploma from the Council
3 The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that
A people should create more natural environment areas
B people would go on protecting national parks.
C certain areas of countryside should be preserved.
D people should defend the right to live in a peaceful environment.
4 In ’s view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is
A idealistic.
B revolutionary.
C short—sighted.
D traditional.
5 Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A We have developed industry at the expense of countryside.
B We have forgotten what our original countryside looked like.
C People living On islands should protect natural resources for their survival.
D We should destroy all the built?up areas.
