2021年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案 第1套 仔细阅读2篇_1 .pdfVIP

2021 年 6 月英语六级阅读真题及答案 第 1 套 仔细阅读 2 篇 Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels. What happens here will have a bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southern European wetlands. Located on the Mediterranean just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 120 million kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continents most important rice-growing areas. As the sea creeps into these fresh-water marshes, however, rising salinity (盐分) is hampering rice production. At the same time, this sea-water also kills off the greedy giant apple snail, an introduced pest that feeds on young rice plants. The most promising strategy has become to harness one foe against the other. The battle is currently being waged on land, in greenhouses 第 1 页 共 8 页 at the University of Barcelona. Scientists working under the banner ProjectNeurice are seeking varieties of rice that can withstand the increasing salinity without losing the absorbency that makes European rice ideal for traditional Spanish and Italian dishes. The project has two sides, says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona, the short-term fight against the snail, and a mid- to long-term fight against climate change. But the snail has given the project greater urgency. Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums (水族馆), but failed to prevent their escape. For