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.

　　【文章大意】本文报道了在加拉帕戈斯群岛发生的保护主义者和岛上渔民的冲突, 为了开发岛屿, 双方矛盾激化, 政府正试图缓解紧张局面。

　　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.

　　【解析】选A。词义猜测题。从第五段The violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands’ population. 以及下文中反复提及的岛上人口可知此处this指日益增长的人口。

　　2. 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.

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