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Live in the City—Many of us yearn to live in the country，so we can be closer to nature and enjoy peace and quiet.However，when we do this there are less wild areas for wildlife.We need to develop a new environmental theory，which encourages people to stay in the cities.We have to make cities more livable and leave the remaining wild areas for the wildlife.
Support Strict Zoning—Land use zoning(土地用途分区管制)is one of the few tools the government can use to protect wetlands，natural areas and environmental corridors.Unfortunately，such zoning is often opposed by powerful land developers or political forces.It's important for citizens to show support for zoning to offset these negative pressures.
Support Organizations Preserving Rare Properties—Several groups specialize in buying and keeping pieces of important wildlife habitat which are threatened with development.
Create Habitat in Your Backyard—You can make your own backyard habitat for wildlife by planting native plants，putting nest boxes in the trees and so on.
Save Energy—We must work together to use less energy.This is important to stop climate change and global warming.Saving energy also reduces direct habitat losses and air and water pollution，all of which threaten wildlife.
Limit Your Family Size—Each person requires space and natural resources to live.The human population is rapidly rising to levels which make it difficult to provide enough resources for humans while maintaining a healthy environment for wildlife.If each couple limited themselves to no more than two children，the world's population would stabilize(稳定)and be able to support everyone without conflict or suffering.
Get Involved and Talk to Law Makers—Many of our laws are not helpful for preserving wildlife habitat or saving energy，and some policies actually reward large energy users.Citizens need to contact their law makers and ask for better policies.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍的是我们普通人可以做哪些事情来保护野生动物。
1．What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Where Should We Live in the Future?
B．How to Protect Our Environment?
C．Why Should We Save Energy?
D．What Can We Do to Help Wildlife?
D [标题归纳题。本文中的几项内容都是关于我们普通人可以做哪些事情来保护野生动物的。]
2．The underlined word “yearn” in Paragraph 1 probably means ．
A．hope B．fear
C．hate D．fail
A [词义猜测题。根据后半句的内容，居住在乡下能使人们亲近大自然，享受平和安静的生活，所以人们希望到乡下居住。]
3．Which of the following actions will NOT destroy the homes of wildlife?
A．Building houses in the country.
B．Putting nest boxes in the backyard.
C．Releasing dirty water into a river.
D．Couples having many children.
B [细节理解题。根据文章内容可知居住在乡下、污染水资源和增加人口都会威胁到野生动物的家园，而人工放置鸟巢是保护野生动物的一种方式，所以选B项。]
