| Ten years ago, when environmental
lawyer Kassie Siegel went in search of an animal to save the world, the polar
bear wasn’t at all an obvious choice. Siegel and Brendan Cummings of the Center
for Biological Diversity in Joshua Tree, Calif. , were looking for a species
whose habitat was disappearing due to climate change, which could serve as a
symbol of the dangers of global warming. Her first candidate met the
scientific criteria—it lived in ice caves in Alaska’s Glacier Bay, which were
melting away—but unfortunately it was a spider. You can’t sell a lot of T shirts
with pictures of an animal most people would happily step on. Next, Siegel turned to the Kittlitz’s murrelet, a small Arctic seabird whose nesting sites in glaciers were disappearing. In 2001, she petitioned the Department of the Interior to add it to the Endanger A. call on people to take actions against global warming B. make people aware of the danger of environmental damage C. introduce to people a new concept of environmental protection D. remind people of the importance of protecting endangered species [单项选择]Ten years ago, when environmental lawyer Kassie Siegel went in search of an animal to save the world, the polar bear wasn’t at all an obvious choice. Siegel and Brendan Cummings of the Center for Biological Diversity in Joshua Tree, Calif. , were looking for a species whose habitat was disappearing due to climate change, which could serve as a symbol of the dangers of global warming. Her first candidate met the scientific criteria—it lived in ice caves in Alaska’s Glacier Bay, which were melting away—but unfortunately it was a spider. You can’t sell a lot of T shirts with pictures of an animal most people would happily step on.
Next, Siegel turned to the Kittlitz’s murrelet, a small Arctic seabird whose nesting sites in glaciers were disappearing. In 2001, she petitioned the Department of the Interior to add it to the Endangered Species list, but Interior Secretary Gale Norton turned her down. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, which are threatened by rising water temperatures in the Car A. call on people to take actions against global warming B. make people aware of the danger of environmental damage C. introduce to people a new concept of environmental protection D. remind people of the importance of protecting endangered species [单项选择]The building was destroyed by ______ ten days ago.
A. rebels B. the earthquake C. car bombs D. missiles [填空题]When did John give his friend a cigarette
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