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[originaltext] The establishment of 23 new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs)me

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The establishment of 23 new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs)mean that 8,000 square miles of UK waters now have environmental protection. The announcement has been welcomed by conservation and wildlife organizations.
   However they, along with fishermen’s groups, are concerned that there is no management plan. They say it will be difficult to balance competing interests in the reserves. At first, 127 sites were proposed as MGZs. The government has so far tried to set up 50, covering an area the size of Wales.
   The establishment of 23 new (MCZs) means that 20% of English waters are now considered protected. The sites range from the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds in the North Sea, down to Land’s End in the South West.
   The aim is to conserve habitats like coral colonies, geological features such as chalk reefs, and species such as the stalked jellyfish and spiny lobsters.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. What is the purpose of the establishment of new MCZs?
选项 A、To protect the territory of the UK.
B、To balance competing interests in the reserves.
C、To protect habitats, geological features and species.
D、To protect the profits of fishermen’s groups.
答案 C
解析 新闻最后提到，目的是保护珊瑚群等栖息地，白垩礁等地质特征，和诸如茎水母和大鳌虾等物种。故C“保护栖息地、地质特征及物种”正确。A“保护英国的领土”、B“平衡保护区内的利益竞争”和D“保护渔民的利益”均没有在新闻中提到。
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