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专四模拟试题（阅读篇1）

专四模拟试题（阅读篇1）

GlacierNationalParkinMontanasharesboundarieswithCanada,anAmerican

Indianreservation,andanationalforest.AlongtheNorthForkoftheFlatheadRiver,

theparkalsobordersabout17,000acresofprivatelandsthatarecurrentlyusedfor

ranching,timber,andagriculture.Thislandisanimportantpartofthehabitatand

migratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.Theseprivate

landsareessentiallytheonlyonesavailablefordevelopmentintheregion.

Withencouragementfromthepark,locallandownersinitiatedalanduseplanning

efforttoguidethefutureoftheNorthFork.Theparkisapartnerinaninterlocal

agreementthatcallsforresourcemanagingagenciestoworktogetherandwiththe

morethan400privateownersinthearea.Adraftplanhasbeenprepared,with

objectiveofmaintainingtraditionaleconomicusesbutlimitingnewdevelopmentthat

woulddamageparkresources.Voluntaryactionbylandowners,incooperationwith

theparkandthecounty,ishelpingtorestrictsmalllotsubdivisions,maintainwildlife

corridors,andminimizeanyharmfulimpactontheenvironment.

Thewillingnessoflocallandownerstoparticipateinthisprotectioneffortmayhave

beenstimulatedbyconcernsthatcongresswouldimposealegislativesolution.

Nevertheless,manylocalresidentswanttoretaintheexistingcharacterofthearea.

Meetingsbetweenparkofficialsandlandownershaveledtoadramaticallyimproved

understandingofallconcerns.

1.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.

A.theendangeredspeciesinGlacierNationalPark

B.theprotectionoflandssurroundingGlacierNationalPark

C.conservationlawsimposedbythestateofMontana

D.conservationlawsimposedbyCongress

2.WhyaretheprivatelandssurroundingGlacierNationalParksoimportant?

A.Theyfunctionasahuntingpreserve.

B.Theyarerestrictedtogovernmentuse.

C.Theyareheavilypopulated