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Question

（1）The British summer is extremely beautiful．Trees，flowers，birds and butterflies make the whole country like a big garden．However，many British people have noticed that butterflies have been gradually disappearing from this picturesque scenery during the past several years．What has happened to them?
（2）Butterfly Conservation，a charity in the UK，is running a survey to help answer this question．The result is more serious than people expected．According to the survey，among 59 butterfly species found in Britain，more than three quarters of them are suffering a declining population， including the most popular ones．What’s more，half of all butterfly species are in the danger of dying out．Some common species such as the small Tortoiseshell butterfly and the Wall butterfly are dropping dramatically．The latter cannot even be seen in many parts of central and southern England．The Blue butterfly was commonly seen in the south．However，it has started colonizing （迁徙至）Edinburgh in the past few years．
（3）The numbers of butterflies have dropped to a record low in the past three years largely because the summer in the UK is getting cooler and their habitat is also worsening．Fortunately Britain is experiencing a long hot summer this year compared to the last few summers．Conservationists believe the warm weather will bring some benefit to the butterflies．
（4）Sir David Attenborough，president of Butterfly Conservation，said：“Large quantities of butterflies tell us that all is well with nature．When they decline it’s a warning that other wildlife will be soon             ．”
（5）The survey is still going on．The public are also encouraged to keep track of the UK’s    butterfly population．The organizers hope the survey will help raise public awareness of the value of butterflies in the UK．Butterflies give an indication of the well-being of nature and the environment．
小题1:What is the best title of the passage?（no more than 10 words）
                                                                              
小题2:List two reasons for butterflies’ reduction in number．（no more than 10 words）
①                ②                 
小题3:Complete the following statement with proper words．（no more than 4 words）
But a large number of British people have realized that butterflies           from the beautiful scenery since a few years ago．
小题4:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．（no more than 5 words）
小题5:What does the underlined word “them”（paragraph 2）probably refer to?（no more than 4 words）

Answer 1

小题1:Butterflies are suffering a declining population in the UK/ Butterflies have been gradually disappearing in the UK.
小题2:1) The summer is getting cooler. 2)The habitat is worsening.
小题3:have been gradually disappearing
小题4:heading the same way/ on the way to disappearing /disappearing too.
小题5:The 59 butterfly species

文章讲述的是英国蝴蝶数量的下降及对其原因的分析。
小题1:Butterflies are suffering a declining population in the UK/ Butterflies have been gradually disappearing in the UK. 通读全文可知，文章重点讲的是英国蝴蝶数量的减少。
小题2:1) The summer is getting cooler. 2)The habitat is worsening. 根据第三段第二行
小题3:have been gradually disappearing 根据第一段第二、三行
小题4:heading the same way/ on the way to disappearing /disappearing too. 根据“Large quantities of butterflies tell us that all is well with nature．可知，蝴蝶多意味着大自然一切都好，蝴蝶减少，意为这别的生物也在减少。
小题5:The 59 butterfly species 句意为在已经发现的59种蝴蝶种类中，有（59种中的）四分之三强在减少。