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(1)细节理解题。根据第二段 Much worse,Dugongs are at risk of losing the protection of the Torres Strait Islanders,who have looked after them historically,hunting them for food sustainably and monitoring their numbers.(更糟糕的是,儒艮正面临失去托雷斯海峡岛民保护的风险,托雷斯海峡岛民在历史上一直照顾它们,以可持续的方式猎取它们的食物,并监控它们的数量。)可知土著人和儒艮的关系是土著人帮助保护儒艮。故选A。
(2)推理判断题。根据文章第四段的When a culture declines,the species that are important to that culture are also threatened.(当一种文化衰落时,对该文化重要的物种也受到威胁。)可知,Reyes﹣García可能会同意"文化与物种的生存息息相关。"故选B。
(3)推理判断题。根据文章第五段的In the study,the team used a new way to determine a species' risk of disappearing:the more a cultural group's language use declines,the more that culture is threatened.The more a culture is threatened,the more culturally vulnerable its important species are.Researchers then combined a species' cultural and biological vulnerability to arrive at its bio﹣cultural status.(在这项研究中,研究小组使用了一种新的方法来确定一个物种消失的风险:一个文化群体的语言使用下降得越多,该文化受到的威胁就越大。一种文化受到的威胁越多,其重要物种在文化上就越脆弱。然后,研究人员将一个物种的文化和生物脆弱性结合起来,得出它的生物文化状态。),可知,与以前的学习方法相比,现在的研究方法突出了人类语言的影响。故选C。
(4)观点态度题。根据文章最后一段的This new approach to conservation involves people that have historically cared for them.It can highlight when communities need support to continue their care.(这种新的保护方法涉及到历史上一直照顾它们的人。它可以突出社区何时需要支持以继续提供护理。),可知,作者赞成最新的方法。A.Conservative.保守的;B.Favourable.支持的;C.Critical.批评的;D.Ambiguous.模棱两可的。故选B。