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Passage Two
文章二
Mountains are about one-fifth of the world's land surface area. Mountains are a very important part of the earth's ecology and environment. They contain important eco-systems, such as forests. They provide the most important resources for about one-tenth of the world's population. Mountains also provide goods and services to more than half the people in the world.
山脈占據(jù)地球陸地面積的五分之一。山脈是地球生態(tài)和環(huán)境的重要組成部分。它包含了重要的生態(tài)體系，比如說(shuō)森林。它們還為地球上約十分之一的人口提供最為重要的資源，并為地球上超過(guò)半數(shù)的人提供商品和服務(wù)。
Melting snow from mountains provides water for hundreds of millions of people. For example, the Himalayan Mountains supply drinking water for the people of India. Mountains are also important areas for winter sports. Millions of people visit countries in Europe to ski down mountains every year.
山脈上的融雪為無(wú)數(shù)人提供了水源。比如，喜馬拉雅山脈為印度人提供了飲用水源。山脈也是冬季運(yùn)動(dòng)的重要地區(qū)。每年有數(shù)百萬(wàn)人去歐洲，只為在高山上滑雪。
Mountains are important to the world. But there are problems, involving mountains in many places. People who live in mountain areas are usually poor. There is often very little economic activity in these areas. Mountain environments are sometimes not supervised very well. When this, happens, eco-systems, supporting plants and animals suffer.
山脈對(duì)世界來(lái)說(shuō)很重要。但是很多地區(qū)的山區(qū)也存在一些問(wèn)題。住在山區(qū)的人口生活貧困。經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)少。山區(qū)環(huán)境監(jiān)管不力。出現(xiàn)這些問(wèn)題時(shí)，維持生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的植物和動(dòng)物都會(huì)遭殃。
In some areas, too many trees are cut down. When it rains heavily, water can rush down the sides of mountains and flood villages and cities. Serious flooding kills many people and animals every year. In addition, earthquakes can cause hillsides to come crashing down in powerful landslides.
在某些地區(qū)，樹木過(guò)度砍伐。降雨量較多時(shí)，雨水順山體流下，淹沒(méi)村莊和城市。每年都會(huì)有一些嚴(yán)重的洪澇導(dǎo)致人類和動(dòng)物死亡。此外，地震會(huì)引起強(qiáng)大的山體滑坡。
The United Nations wants to help more people learn about the importance of mountains as well as their problems. Many activities including research and development projects have been planned for next year. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is leading this special recognition of mountains.
聯(lián)合國(guó)希望能夠幫助更多的人了解山脈的重要性和它們存在的問(wèn)題。研究和開發(fā)項(xiàng)目在內(nèi)的很多活動(dòng)都被計(jì)劃在明年開展。聯(lián)合國(guó)糧農(nóng)組織領(lǐng)導(dǎo)此次特殊的山脈認(rèn)知活動(dòng)。
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問(wèn)題13至問(wèn)題15是基于你剛剛聽(tīng)到的這篇短文的
Question 13. Why are mountains a very important part of the earth's ecology and environment?
問(wèn)題13 為什么山脈是地球生態(tài)和環(huán)境的重要組成部分？
Question 14. What are the problems involving mountains?
問(wèn)題14 山脈有哪些問(wèn)題？
Question 15. What has the United Nations done to raise people's awareness of the importance of mountains?
問(wèn)題15 聯(lián)合國(guó)做了哪些事來(lái)引起人們對(duì)山脈重要性的認(rèn)識(shí)？
