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今天的精选文章“Protecting wildlife 为了一条鱼，立了一部法。”来自《21世纪学生英文报·高一》第794期第2版。
Protecting wildlife
为了一条鱼，立了一部法。
Known as a “living fossil”, the Chinese sturgeon (中华鲟) is a very precious species. It is believed to have lived alongside the dinosaurs more than 140 million years ago.
Although dinosaurs are long since gone, the Chinese sturgeon still exists to this day. However, the species has been listed as “Critically Endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. According to CGTN, dams and overfishing (过度捕捞) affect its reproduction (繁殖). In 2018, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the annual rate of reproduction was between 4.5 percent and zero.
On May 14, Shanghai legislators (立法机构) passed a new law protecting the Chinese sturgeon, emphasizing “regional cooperation”, according to China Daily.
“This is the first local legislation in the country to protect one endangered fish,” said Ding Wei, director of the legislative affairs committee (法制委员会) of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress.
Expected to take effect on June 6, the regulation urges cooperation in law enforcement (实施), scientific research and rescue (拯救) of the species between Shanghai and other provinces and regions in the Yangtze River basin, according to People’s Daily.
The need for collaborative (合作的) efforts is due to the living habitat of the Chinese sturgeon. As an anadromous (溯河产卵的) species, it mainly lives in the Yangtze River and depends on the Yangtze estuary (河口) for migration (迁移).
The protection of the Chinese sturgeon is urgent. China began the artificial propagation (人工繁殖) and release of the fish in 1984. However, very few of the farmed fish have survived in the wild. The number of first filial generation Chinese sturgeons (子一代中华鲟亲鱼) through artificial breeding (培育) is less than 1,000, according to a report by the Shanghai Observer.
Whether this species can be preserved (保护) depends on the natural population. “If the natural population is not well protected, the Chinese sturgeon is in danger of extinction (灭绝),” Li Furong, vice chairperson of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, said in the report.
With the number of the Chinese sturgeon in sharp decline, China has used different measures to preserve the species. In 2002, Shanghai first set up the natural reserve (保护区) for the sturgeon in the mouth of the Yangtze River. In 2018, the State Council issued a guideline to improve biodiversity (生物多样性) in the Yangtze River region. It stated that human activities, including building dams, water pollution and overfishing have had a severe impact on aquatic (水生的) life in the Yangtze River.
Since Jan 1 of this year, a 10-year fishing ban on key areas of the Yangtze River basin has been issued, covering 332 nature reserves, which includes Shanghai’s Chinese sturgeon nature reserve.
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Choose the best answer:
01
What is the new law passed on May 14 in Shanghai about?
A. Forbidding fishing in the area.
B.Protecting the Chinese sturgeon.
C. Increasing the reproduction of the Chinese sturgeon.
D. Listing the Chinese sturgeon as an endangered species.
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B
02
What do we know about the Chinese sturgeon?
A. It mainly lives in the waters of Shanghai.
B.Artificial propagation technology costs too much.
C. Farmed fish tend to live longer than the natural ones.
D. Saving the species depends on protecting their natural population.
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D
03
What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. China’s effort to protect the Chinese sturgeon.
B. Causes of the decline in the Chinese sturgeon population.
C. The importance of regulations controlling human activities.
D. The effects of human activities on aquatic life in the Yangtze River.
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A
