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Read the following paragraph and cross out TWO irrelevant sentences.
Rain forests, such as those in South America and Africa, contain more plant and animal species than does any other area in the world. For example, more bird species have been identified in a wildlife preserve in Peru than in the entire United States. The bird species will eventually die off if their habitat is not protected. At least 700 different tree species have been found in one forest in Borneo. That same number exists in the whole of North America. Amazingly, only 6-7% of the total land surface on Earth is covered by rain forests. One river in Brazil contains more species of fish than all the rivers and lakes in the United States together. If nothing is done to prevent these rain forests from being cleared, untold numbers of plant and animal species will certainly be endangered. And to protect these rain forests, the governments should take urgent and effective measures.
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试题解析
本题考查对段落统一性的理解与判断。
本段主要讲述了雨林的物种多样性以及保护雨林的必要性。
第一句:雨林,例如南美洲和非洲的雨林,包含的动植物物种比世界上其他任何地区的都要多。
第二句:例如,秘鲁的一个野生动物保护区发现的鸟类种类比整个美国都多。
第三句:如果这些鸟类的栖息地得不到保护,那么它们最终会灭绝。
第四句:在婆罗洲的一片森林里,(科学家)至少发现了700种不同的树种。
第五句:同样的数字存在于整个北美。
第六句:令人惊讶的是,地球上只有6-7%的陆地表面被雨林覆盖。
第七句:巴西的一条河流所包括的鱼的种类比美国所有河流和湖泊的总和还要多。
第八句:如果不采取任何措施来阻止这些雨林被清除,那么不计其数的动植物物种肯定会濒临灭绝。
第九句:为了保护这些雨林,各国政府应该采取紧急有效的措施。
分析段落结构可知,本段应为总-分-总的行文结构。第一句为总论,说明了雨林的物种多样性,第二、四、五、七句均为对世界各个雨林地区物种多样性的具体描述,第八、九句说明了保护雨林的必要性。相比之下,含义上看似紧跟前句的第三、六句实则显得格格不入,故此两句与段落内容无关。