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(1)细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句But a new study by researchers in the US and Canada suggests not all of the nearly 2,000 species of ground beetles found in North America will survive climate change.Some could decline. (但美国和加拿大研究人员的一项新研究表明,在北美发现的近2000种地面甲虫并不是都能在气候变化中生存下来。一些可能会减少。)可知,北美的这项新研究表明,一些地面甲虫将无法在气候变化中生存。故选B。
(2)推理判断题。根据第三段 "We found that less mobile,nonflying ground beetles,which are critical pest control agents,are more likely to decline over time in a warmer,dryer climate," said Tong Qiu,who led the study. "That means you're going to have more pests that can impact agricultural and forest ecosystems." But there is reason for hope,Qiu added,because the analysis also showed that habitat conservation can lessen these effects and reverse the trends in some areas.(该研究的负责人佟邱说:"我们发现,在温暖干燥的气候中,流动性较差、不能飞行的地面甲虫更有可能随着时间的推移而减少,而地面甲虫是重要的害虫控制剂。''这意味着会有更多的害虫影响农业和森林生态系统。"但我们有理由抱有希望,邱补充说,因为分析还表明,栖息地保护可以减轻这些影响,并在一些地区扭转趋势。)以及第四段"We hope conservation biologists will use this information and the online map that we created to better manage habitats for insects in general.Ground beetles are very beneficial to ecosystems,but they're largely invisible to the average person.In this paper we're showing the broad impacts they have on whole communities in forested and agricultural ecosystems," said Qiu.( 邱说:"我们希望保护生物学家能够利用这些信息和我们创建的在线地图来更好地管理昆虫的栖息地。地面甲虫对生态系统非常有益,但普通人基本上看不见它们。在这篇论文中,我们展示了它们对整个森林和农业生态系统社区的广泛影响。")可知,在第3段和第4段中Tong Qiu 想表达,地面甲虫的重要性应该得到广泛的认识。故选D。
(3)推理判断题。根据最后一段The researchers used ground beetle count data from the National Science Foundation's National Ecological Observatory Network(NEON)and from 11 previously published studies to measure and map the beetles' distribution across North America.Habitat information,such as the location of gaps in forest canopies and the density of plants on a forest floor,was obtained by using NEON's imaging instruments to create detailed three﹣dimensional images of landscapes.They then entered the data collected into a computer model to simulate (模拟) climate changes to study how the insects would respond. (研究人员使用了来自美国国家科学基金会国家生态观测网络(NEON)和11项先前发表的研究的地面甲虫数量数据,来测量和绘制甲虫在北美的分布。通过使用NEON的成像仪器创建详细的三维景观图像,可以获得诸如森林冠层间隙位置和森林地面植物密度等栖息地信息。然后,他们将收集到的数据输入计算机模型来模拟气候变化,以研究昆虫会如何反应。)可知,研究小组通过分析数据来开展这项研究。故选A。
(4)标题归纳题。根据全文内容,结合第一段前三句The success of many North American crops partly depends on ground beetles,small insects that eat pests and weed seeds that could otherwise damage crops.But a new study by researchers in the US and Canada suggests not all of the nearly 2,000 species of ground beetles found in North America will survive climate change.Some could decline. (许多北美作物的成功部分取决于地面甲虫,一种吃害虫和杂草种子的小昆虫,否则会破坏作物。但美国和加拿大研究人员的一项新研究表明,在北美发现的近2000种地面甲虫并不是都能在气候变化中生存下来。一些可能会减少。)可知,本文主要介绍了一项新研究表明,在北美发现的保护农作物的近2000种地面甲虫并不是都能在气候变化中生存下来,为了保护它们,研究人员通过分析数据开展进一步研究。结合选项.North American Agriculture Crops at Risk.北美农业作物面临风险.;B.A Catastrophic Climate Change on the Way.灾难性的气候变化正在发生;C.Crop ﹣ saving Beetles under Climate Threat.气候威胁下拯救作物甲虫;D.New Breakthrough in Biodiversity Research.生物多样性研究新突破;分析可知,C项符合文章的主旨大意。故选C。