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ⅠⅡⅢⅣC(2024·山东潍坊高二期中)The97-year-oldbotanist,MargaretBradshaw,isthechiefcaretakerofTeesdale’srarestflowers.“EverythingaboutTeesdaleisunique,”saysBradshawwithpride—andtheauthorityofsomeonewhohasjustwrittena288bookonthesubject.Bradshawhasbeenrecordingrareplantsheresincetheearly1950sandhaswitnessedgreatdecreases.Herdatawasthefirsttoprovethat—andtheneedtodosomethingaboutit.ⅠⅡⅢⅣThemainreasonforthedecreaseoftheseplantsisanunusualone.ThenumberofsheepinTeesdalehadbeenreducedbyhalfby2000,astheuplandsweregenerallybelievedthereweretoomanysheep.Bradshawsayswhilesheeparehuntedinsomeuplandareas,reducingherdinginTeesdalehasbeendestructive.Longergrassovershadowsthedelicate(娇嫩)flowers,takingawaythelighttheyneedtogrow.Asaresultofherfindingsandherworkwithfarmerswhoherdtheland—aswellasNaturalEngland,whichmanagesit—sheepnumbersareincreasingandthetimingofherdingisbeingcarefullymanaged.Thishasledtothepartialrecoveryofsomeplants.ⅠⅡⅢⅣAt93,shesetupTeesdaleSpecialFloraResearchandConservationTrusttorecordrareplants.Akeenhorserider,at95,shedida55-milehorsejourneyacrossTeesdale,raisingalmost$10,000fortheTrust.Whenaskedaboutthesecrettolongevity,“Justkeepgoing,”shesays.“Keepatit.Don’tsitdownandjustwatchTV.”“IrecogniseI’mgettingolderandI’vebeentryingtogetmorepeopletotakeoveranddotherecords.Theydon’tbelieveIwon’tbehereforever,”Bradshawsays.DespiteBradshaw’sguardianshipofthisland,andtheloveandenergyshehasputintosavingit,thefuturehereisunknown.Thelastwordsofherbookspeaktothisendlessloss.“Thisisourheritage,thisuniqueplantspecies,mineandyours,”shewrites.“Inspiteoftrying,Ihavefailedtopreventitsdecrease,nowitisuptoyou.”ⅠⅡⅢⅣ【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。97岁的植物学家玛格丽特·布拉德肖是提斯代尔最稀有花卉的主要看护人,她希望让更多的人接手、做记录并且开创这个事业。ⅠⅡ