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素养突破训练课时作业8UNIT2WILDLIFEPROTECTION

模拟题组练Ⅰ.阅读理解A（2023·广东阳江一模）WhalesarethreatenedbyavarietyofhumanactivitiesofftheWestCoastoftheUnitedStates,includingfishing,shiptrafficandpollution.Theyhavebadeffectsonwhalepopulations,butarerarelyaddressedbycurrentwhaleprotectionpoliciesinCalifornia,accordingtoastudyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.

Thestudy,publishedforopenaccessthisweekinthejournalMarinePolicy,examinesthemaincausesofdeathforninewhalespeciesintheCaliforniaCurrentEcosystem,whichstretchesfromBritishColumbia,CanadatoBajaCalifornia,Mexico.Thewhalesconsideredinthestudyincludegray,blue,fin,minke,NorthPacificright,andkillerwhales.“Wefindthatitispeoplethatdeemfishingcauseswhaledeaths,”saidco-leadingauthorElizaOldach.“Butanumberofhumanactivitieshavemadethemodernoceanareallytoughenvironmentfor

whalestosurvive.Wereexcitedabouteffortsthatlookbroadlytorebuildhealthyoceans.”Thereportfoundthatmaincontributorstowhaledeathsarecurrentlytargetedatrelevantpolicyresponses:noise,waterqualityandmarine（海洋的）rubbish.Butthreeotherthreats—nutritionalstress,diseaseandpredation（捕食）—needtoalsobeconsideredtoprovideamorewholeapproachtowardmanagingwhaledeaths.“Graywhalesmigrate（迁徙）over5,000milesbetweentheirbreedinggroundsateitherendoftheCaliforniaCurrent,”saidco-

leadingauthorHelenKilleen.“Throughouttheirjourney,theymustpassthroughalargenumberofhumanactivities,fightingwithchangestotheirenvironmentcausedbyclimatechange.”ThestudycomesastheCaliforniaOceanProtectionCouncil（COPC）aimstodevelopaplanforachievingzerodeathforwhalesintheCaliforniaCurrentEcosystemthisyear.Achievingsuchagoalrequiresunderstandingthekeydriversofwhaledeathsandopportunitiesforpolicychange,thereportsaid.

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