Rip van Winkle, who fell asleep under a tree and woke up 20 years later. The small farm, called the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, is part of a global effort to save threatened(受到威胁的) plants and trees. The most important step is to collect seeds at exactly the right time---when they are just about ready to fall from the plant. The seeds are being kept in storage at the Greenbelt Center. When planted in the future, these seeds could help restore damaged parklands and forests.

　　40. Why is the Global Seed Vault located in a far-northern Norwegian island?

　　A. Because it is a place to keep everything safe.

　　B. Because half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk.

　　C. Because the climate there is fit for keeping seeds for a long time.

　　D. Because it is the best place to fight against agricultural disasters.

　　41. The Greenbelt Native Plant Center in New York City is unusual because _____.

　　A. it is an old farm in a big city.

　　B. it is the largest seed company in the world.

　　C. it is set up to save the threatened plants and trees.

　　D. it stores the seeds of most kinds of plants in New York City.

　　42. To store the seeds well and last as long as possible, the most important thing is to _____.

　　A. collect seeds at the right time.

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