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But the scheme is attracting ? criticism from scientists and conservation groups, who argue that the ? government hasn9t gone far enough in protecting the Coral Sea, or ? in other marine reserves in the coastal network.

Hugh Possingham, director of ? the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions at the University of ? Queensland, points out that little more than half of the Coral Sea reserve is ? proposed as a 1 no take * area, in which all fishing would be ? banned. The worlds largest existing marine reserve, established last year by ? the British government in the Indian Ocean, spans 544,000 km2 and ? is a no- take zone throughout. An alliance of campaigning conservation groups ? argues that more of the Coral Sea should receive this level of protection.

“I would like to have seen ? more protection for coral reefs,” says Terry Hughes, director of the Centre ? of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland. aMore ? than 20 of tiiem would be outside the no-take area and vulnerable to ? catch-and-release fishing".

As?Nature?went to press, the Australian government had not responded to ? specific criticisms of the plan. But Robin Beaman, a marine geologist at ? James Cook University, says that the reserve does “broadly protect the range ? of habitats” in the sea. “I can testify to the huge effort that government ? agencies and other organisations have put into trying to understand the ? ecological values of this vast area/* he says.

Reserves proposed earlier ? this year for Australia^ southwestern and northwestern coastal regions have ? also been criticised for failing to give habitats adequate protection. In ? August, 173 marine scientists signed an open letter to the government saying ? they were “greatly concerned” that the proposals for the southwestern region ? had not been based on the ‘‘ core science principles ’’ of reserves_the ? protected regions were not, for instance, representative of all the habitats ? in the region, they said.

Critics say that the southwestern reserve offers the greatest ? protection to the offshore areas where commercial opportunities are fewest ? and where there is little threat to the environment, a contention also ? levelled at the Coral Sea plan.

51.??? ??What do we learn from the ? passage about the Coral Sea?

A)??? ??It is exceptionally rich in ? marine life.

B)???? ??It is the biggest marine ? protected area.

C)???? ??It remains largely ? undisturbed by humans.

D)??? ??It is a unique haven of ? endangered species.

52.??? ??What does the Australian ? government plan to do according to Tony Burke?

A)??? ??Make a new proposal to ? protect tiie Coral Sea.

B)???? ??Revise its conservation plan ? owing to criticisms.

C)???? ??Upgrade the established ? reserves to protect marine life.

D)??? ??Complete the series of marine ? reserves around its coast.

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53.??????What is scientists5 argument about ? the Coral Sea proposal?

A)????? ??The ? government has not done enough for marine protection.

B)????? ??It will ? not improve the marine reserves along Australia’s coast.

C)????? ??The ? government has not consulted them in drawing up the proposal.

D)????? ??It is not ? based on sufficient investigations into the ecological system.

54.??????What does marine geologist Robin Beaman say ? about the Coral Sea plan?

A)????? ??It can ? compare with the British government’s effort in the Indian Ocean.

B)????? ??It will ? result in the establishment of the world9s largest marine reserve.

C)????? ??It will ? ensure the sustainability of the fishing industry around the coast.

D)????? ??It is a ? tremendous joint effort to protect the range of marine habitats.

55.??????What do critics think of the Coral Sea plan?

A)????? ??It will ? do more harm than good to the environment.

B)????? ??It will ? adversely affect Australia^ fishing industry.

C)????? ??It will ? protect regions that actually require little protection.

D)????? ??It will ? win little support from environmental organisations.

Part IV????????????????????????????????????? Translation????????????????????????????? (30 minutes)

Directions?：?For this part,?you are allowed ? 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English, You should write ? your answer on?Answer Sheet 2m

《西游記》（Journey?to?the?West)也許是中國文學(xué)四大經(jīng)典小說中最具影響力的一部，當(dāng)然 ? 也是在國外最廣為人知的一部小說。這部小說描繪了著名僧侶玄奘在三個(gè)隨從的陪同下穿越 中國西部地區(qū)前往印度取鋈（Buddhist?scripture)的艱難歷程。雖然故事的主題基于佛教，但這 ? 部小說采用了大量中國民間故事和神話的素材，創(chuàng)造了各種栩栩如生的人物和動(dòng)物形象。其中 最著名的是孫悟空，他與各種各樣妖魔作斗爭(zhēng)的故事幾乎為每個(gè)中國孩子所熟知。

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