upward about 700 meters，but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher，so they are stuck in the middle.Scientists are concerned about their populations.

　　Native to the US，pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West.They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world.Their habitats have been destroyed by development.Several populations，such as the Columbia Basin pygmy，almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators，but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.

　　All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.

　　【语篇导读】　复活节的

　　★1.The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to

　　.

　　A.show the importance of Easter Day

　　B.introduce the issue about bunnies

　　C.remind people of Easter traditions

　　D.discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies

　　解析　推理判断题。由文章第一段中的“gets quite a bit worse for bunnies”和第二段中的“And no可推知第一段提到复活节的目的在于引出关于B项。

　　答案　B

　　The word “culprit”

　　(Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to

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