DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshidethefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilofEuropeofwhich21countriesaremembershaveshownthat45percentofreptile

　　　DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshidethefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilofEuropeofwhich21countriesaremembershaveshownthat45percentofreptile(爬行动物)speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerordyingout.

　　EuropeanconcernforwildlifewasoutlinedbyDrPeterBaumanexpertintheenvironmentandnaturalresourcesdivisionofthecouncilwhenhespokeataconferencearrangedbytheadministratorsofaBritishnationalpark.TheparkisoneofthefewareasinEuropetoholdthecouncil’sdiplomafornaturereservesofthehighestqualityandDrBaumhadcometopresentittotheparkonceagain.Hewasafraidthatpublicopinionwasturningagainstnationalparksandthatthosesetupinthe1960sand1970scouldnotbesetuptoday.ButDrBaumclearlyremainedastrongsupporteroftheviewthatnaturalenvironmentsneededtobeallowedtosurviveinpeaceintheirownright.

　　“Noareacouldbeexpectedtosurvivebothasatruenaturereserveandasatouristattraction”hewenton.Theshortsightedviewthatreserveshadtoserveimmediatehumandemandsforoutdoorrecreationshouldbereplacedbyfullacceptanceoftheirimportanceasplacestopreservenatureforthefuture.

　　“Weforgetthattheyaretheguarantee(保证)oflifesystemsonwhichanybuilt-upareadepends”DrBaumwenton.“Wecouldmanagewithoutmostindustrialproductsbutwecouldnotmanagewithoutnature.Howeverournaturalenvironmentareaswhicharetheoriginalpartsofourcountrysidehavebecomemereislandsinaspoiledandhighlypollutedland.”

　　59.RecentstudiesbytheCouncilofEuropehavedeclaredthat____.

　　　A.wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain

　　　B.allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout

　　　C.therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere

　　　D.manyspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting

　　60.WhydidDrBaumcometoaBritishnationalpark?

　　　A.Becauseheneededtopresentitwithacouncil'sdiploma.

　　　B.Becausehewasconcernedaboutitsmanagement.

　　　C.BecauseitwastheonlynationalparkofitskindinEurope.

　　　D.Becauseitwastheonlyparkth