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Conservationists have unveiled plans to preserve and protect the world's most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to "functional extinction" within decades．
Led by scientists at the Zoological Society of London, the Edge Coral Reefs project has identified 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinct．The scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）, overfishing and pollution．
The Edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservation．This means focusing on the "coral triangle" around the Philippines, the West Indian Ocean around the Mozambique channel, and in the Caribbean channel．
"Coral reefs are threatened with functional extinction in the next 20-50 years, due predominantly to global climatic instability," said Catherine Head, coordinator of the reefs project．"In these regions, we'll be supporting and training in-country conservationists to carry out research and implement targeted conservation actions," she said．"Their projects will last initially for two years．We provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training．" She added．
Coral reefs are the planet's most diverse marine ecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）, known as the rainforests of the oceans．Despite taking up under 0．2% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life．If we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity （生物多樣性）, but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefs．
Climatic instability, which leads to rising sea temperatures, causes corals to bleach．Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their colour．Bleached corals often die if the stress continues．Among the 10 species chosen to start the Edge project are the pearl bubble coral, a food source for the hawksbill（玳瑁）turtle, and the Mushroom coral, which supports at least 15 brightly colored fish．

1. 1.
   What does the first paragraph mean in the passage ?
   1. A.
      Conservationists planned to preserve and protect some extinct corals years ago．
   2. B.
      Conservationists have banned plans to protect endangered corals for years．
   3. C.
      Conservationists are going to protect corals that are dying out in several ten years．
   4. D.
      Conservationists have made plans to protect corals from being extinct in ten years．
2. 2.
   What will probably happen to coral species with the increasing threats?
   1. A.
      Decrease．
   2. B.
      Losing functions
   3. C.
      Disappearance．
   4. D.
      Existence
3. 3.
   Which of the following statements about the Edge Plan is TRUE?
   1. A.
      The Edge Coral Reefs project was carried out by American scientists．
   2. B.
      The plan concentrates on the channels to protect the endangered species．
   3. C.
      The Conservationists have carried out the Edge plan for many years to protect the corals．
   4. D.
      Ten coral species chosen by the project are at the greatest risk of becoming extinct．
4. 4.
   Which of the following will be the consequence of coral extinction in the passage?
   1. A.
      We will keep the balance of the marine ecosystems．
   2. B.
      About one third of the marine species can't survive．
   3. C.
      Man can benefit more from corals．
   4. D.
      We will lose the rainforests on our earth．
5. 5.
   What is the best title of the passage?
   1. A.
      Climatic Instability and Coral Extinction
   2. B.
      Reasons for Coral Functional Extinction．
   3. C.
      A Plan to Save Coral from Extinction
   4. D.
      A Research about Endangered Coral Reefs．

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章介紹一項計劃，旨在保護(hù)海洋的珊瑚免于滅絕，說明珊瑚滅絕的原因和因此導(dǎo)致的后果。
1.句意理解題：第一段的句子：Conservationists have unveiled plans to preserve and protect the world's most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to "functional extinction" within decades．意思是：保護(hù)主義者要保護(hù)幾十年后要滅絕的珊瑚。選C
2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：increasing threats that they say will lead to "functional extinction" within decades．可知面對這么多的威脅，珊瑚種類有可能滅絕，消失，選C
3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Led by scientists at the Zoological Society of London, the Edge Coral Reefs project has identified 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinct．可知這個項目選出有十種珊瑚最有可能滅絕。選D
4.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：Despite taking up under 0．2% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life．If we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity （生物多樣性）, but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefs．可知珊瑚滅絕的后果是三分之一的海洋物種都不能生存，選B
5.主旨題：從第一段的句子:Conservationists have unveiled plans to preserve and protect the world's most important species of coral, 可知這篇文章講的是保護(hù)珊瑚的計劃。選C
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