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2024考研英语二原卷

第一部分阅读理解

Passage1

Questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inrecentyears,scientistsandjournalistsalikehavebeenreportingonthe

declineofinsectpopulations.Thisdecreaseininsectnumbershassignificant

implicationsforecosystemsandfoodproduction.

Onemajorconcernistheimpactonpollination.Insectsarecrucial

pollinatorsformanyplants,includingthosethatprovideuswithfruits,

vegetables,andnuts.Withoutsufficientinsectpopulations,thepollination

processisdisrupted,whichcanleadtoadecreaseincropyields.Asaresult,

boththeagriculturalindustryandfoodsupplywillbenegativelyaffected.

Furthermore,insectsplayavitalroleinsustainingbiodiversity.They

serveasafoodsourceforvariousbirds,reptiles,andmammals.Thedecline

ininsectpopulationscandisruptthefoodchain,leadingtoimbalancesin

ecosystems.Thiscanultimatelyharmotherspeciesonwhichhumans

depend,suchasfishorlivestock.

Variousfactorscontributetothedeclineininsectpopulations.Habitat

loss,pesticideuse,climatechange,andpollutionareamongthekeydrivers.

Destructionofnaturalhabitats,includingforestsandwetlands,reducesthe

availabilityofsuitableenvironmentsforinsectstothrive.Pesticides,

althoughintendedtoprotectcropsfrompests,canalsoharmnon-target

insectspecies.Climatechangeandpollutionhavewide-rangingeffectson

ecosystems,alteringtemperatureandprecipitationpatterns,aswellas

introducingharmfulchemicalsintotheenvironment.

Toaddresstheseconcernsandrestoreinsectpopulations,amulti-

prongedapproachisrequired.Firstly,effortsshouldbemadetoconserve

andrestorenaturalhabitats.Thiscaninvolvepreservingexistingwilderness

areasandcreatingprotectedzonesforinsectpopulationstoflourish.

Additionally,reducingpesticideuseandimplementingsustainable