BeforetheearthquakeinChina’sSichuanProvince38-year-oldSarahBexellwasworkingtodevelopanewenvironmentalconsciousnessamongChinesepeopleandtoencouragethemtoprotectwildlifeandhabitat--inparticularthatofth

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Before the earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province 38-year-old Sarah Bexell was working to develop a new environmental consciousness among Chinese people and to encourage them to protect wildlife and habitat -- in particular that of the giant panda.

Bexell an American who is the director of conservation(对自然资源的保护) education at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding has spent a lot of time teaching young people the value of protecting the environment.

“The younger generation in China can afford to care ” Bexell said before the earthquake. “They’re not starving. They have food good jobs and access to education.”

Now Bexell worries about the people she has been working with and who are up in the mountains. She doesn’t know whether they and their families are safe. And she knows the work to which she is devoted has become more urgent (急迫的) during the immediate crisis.

Bexell and her Chinese workmates have been trying to spread the message that the tourist boom population growth and pillaging (掠夺) of resources form terrible threats to the environment.

There are stories of pandas wandering out of the forest and into villages. This is a troubling sign for what should be a rare species.

To make matters worse there are fears that with the earthquake and landslides bamboo could massively die off. That’s the main food source for the giant pandas whose habitat was already damaged.

In April Bexell went into the Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve（保护区）. The reserve was set up in 1997 to protect the giant panda and its habitat. It was very near the epicenter(震中) so this area suffered serious damage. Now she is always thinking about the healing and rebuilding and she believes that the education of rebuilding the balance of nature together with the local people is in great need after this disaster.

68. Bexell is devoted to________ in Sichuan Province.

A. protecting giant pandas       

B. environment-protection education

C. research on people’s lives 

D. research on the environment after earthquakes

69. The main threats to the wildlife and the environment are the following EXCEPT ________.

A. population growth              B. tourist development 

C. the massive death of bamboo      D. the overuse of resources

70. We can infer from what Bexell says that ________.

    A. She’s quite hopeful for her cause in the future

B. many young people in China are usually selfish

C. rich people should spend more on young people’s education

D. China is ready yet for animal and environmental protection

71. What is the best title for the passage?

    A. Quake makes pandas more dangerous

    B. Quake makes conservation education in great need

    C. Sarah Bexell a fighter against earthquake

    D. Younger generation can do more after the earthquake

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B