首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext]The tiny eggs of an endangered butterfly, the white-letter hairst
[originaltext]The tiny eggs of an endangered butterfly, the white-letter hairst
游客
2023-06-21
25
管理
问题
The tiny eggs of an endangered butterfly, the white-letter hairstreak, have been found in Scotland, suggesting the insect has returned to breed in the country for the first time in more than 130 years.
While most butterflies become worms in winter, the white-letter hairstreak spends nine months of the year as an egg, which is smaller than a grain of salt and stuck to slender branches of elm.
The eggs were detected by Jill Mills and Ken Haydock, volunteers for Butterfly Conservation who travelled from Bolton to search trees in the Borders.
The white-letter hairstreak has suffered a 72% decline over the last decade and is still suffering from the loss of elm trees in the 1970s caused by Dutch Elm disease.
A colony of the butterfly is threatened with extinction in Sheffield, where campaigners are fighting to save a rare surviving English elm. Sheffield council wants to drastically prune the tree as part of its controversial PFI contract to maintain the city’s streets. Butterfly Conservation is opposed to the pruning or destruction of the tree.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. What is special about the white-letter hairstreak?
2. What is the white-letter hairstreak still suffering now?
选项
A、They become worms in winter.
B、They spend nine months of the year as eggs.
C、They are smaller than a grain of sand.
D、They can live more than 130 years.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2770182.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:I’mphoningupaboutthisjobyouadvertisedinthepaper.Thi
[originaltext]M:I’mphoningupaboutthisjobyouadvertisedinthepaper.Thi
[originaltext]M:I’mphoningupaboutthisjobyouadvertisedinthepaper.Thi
[originaltext]M:WhatshouldIdoaboutMr.Romero?Remember?Hesaiditwasim
[originaltext]M:WhatshouldIdoaboutMr.Romero?Remember?Hesaiditwasim
[originaltext]W:Steve,canyoutellmehowlongyou’vebeenapubowner?M:We
[originaltext]M:AceEmploymentAgency.Goodmorning.W:Goodmorning.Iwonder
[originaltext]M:Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewat
[originaltext]M:Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewat
[originaltext]M:Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewat
随机试题
Duringthetwentiethcentury,theUnitedStatesparticipatedintwomajorwa
我国现阶段的非公有制经济是()A.社会主义经济的主体形式 B.资本主义性质的
内部控制实现了()A.由结果控制向过程控制的转化 B.由执行层面向决策层面
以下属于急性肾盂肾炎表现的是()A:老年人表现不典型,可仅表现为纳差、淡漠、谵
进行校准活动应满足的基本要求是()。A.环境条件应满足实验室要求的温度、湿度等
从企业成长理论的角度分析,多元化经营是企业成长的结果,是企业实现发展壮大的重要途
关于说服的说法,正确的是()。A.当人们对该问题题了解较少时,预先警告有助
根据企业所得税法律制度的规定,在计算应纳税所得额时,下列财产可按照固定资产计算折
图示电压信号u0是( )。 A、二进制代码信号 B、二值逻辑信号
在潮湿和易触及带电体场所的照明电源电压最高为()V。A.12 B.24 C.
最新回复
(
0
)