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Protecting the Yangtze River Fast reading Careful reading * * * * It flows 6,300 kilometers from western China into the East China Sea. It runs across nine provinces. It is China’s most important freshwater river. It is the third longest river in the world. 学科网 学.科.网 Skim the passage and match the main idea with the correct paragraph. Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 D: The environmental health of the Yangtze River have raised concern. C: Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and many environmental organizations and projects have been set up to do this. E: Two special government projects are under way to protect the river. One is the water and soil preservation project. B: The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins. A: The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 1.Why has the health of the Yangtze River raised concern both nationally and internationally? 2.What does the Green River organization do? 3.What problems do the two government projects focus on? 4.What did farmers have to do under the water and soil preservation project? 5.What does the second project concern? Scan the passage and answer questions: Answer questions: 1.Why has the health of the Yangtze River raised concern both nationally and internationally? Rapid development and an increase in population have meant that the amount of water taken from the river is rising and the waste being put back into the river has been increasing. 2.What does the Green River organization do? It educates and advises people on the importance of protecting the Yangtze River. It also watches the river and stops the illegal hunting of animals. 3.What problems do the two government projects focus on? They focus on water and soil conservation and protecting white-flag dolphins. 4.What did farmers have to do under the water and soil preservation project? They had to replace crops with trees or grass. 5.Wha