The Ecuador government took no chances, and sent a patrol boat to maintain the peace. A few days later, Ecuador Environment Minister Fabian Valdivicso met representatives of rangers. After discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove Cepeda from the post. However, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not disappear that easily.

　　“We have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. In that sense, it is a microcosm (缩影) for all the other threatened parts of the world. So getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off,” said Stjepic. 1、What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

　　A．The island’s swelling population.

　　B．The law to limit waves of immigrants.

　　C．A life in paradise.

　　D．The tourists’ visiting the islands every year.

　　How significant were the islands for Charles Darwin?

　　A．He based his theory on his studies there.

　　B．He built the Charles Darwin research center there.

　　C．He advocated the balance between ecology and people there.

　　D．He found the last surviving giant tortoise there.

　　3、What is the primary contributing factor to the conflict between conservationists and fishermen?

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