China makes headway in wetland conservation湿地保护润泽美丽中国

刘同功

青海省湿地面积位居全国第一，是世界影响力最大的生态调节区。近年来，青海省的湿地保护取得了显著的成效。

主题语境：生态保护 篇幅：326词 建议用时：6分钟

1 Qinghai Province in northwest China， dubbed“the water tower of China”， is making headwayin protecting its rich wetland resourcesthrough comprehensive efforts， with its wetlandarea and wildlife both increasing.

2 Home to the Three?River?Source NationalPark， the plateau province ranks first in the country in wetland areas. “Currently，Qinghai has 19 national wetland parks and 32 provincial?level key wetlands，” said MaJianhai， an official with the provincial forestry and grassland bureau. Over the pasteight years， the province has rolled out 111 ecological restoration projects.“ Throughthe conservation measures， a number of degraded wetlands have been restored， whilethe water conservation capacity of the wetlands and headwaters on the plateau has alsoimproved，” Ma added.

3 Tseringtamdro， a 24?year?old herdsman in the province＇s Yushu Tibetan AutonomousPrefecture， followed in his father＇s footsteps and became a wildlife ranger （管理员） inthe Longbao Nature Reserve in 2018.“ In summer， a number of birds nest and settle inthe reserve thanks to the large area of wetlands there，” he said. Now the reserve ishome to five species of birds under the country＇s first?class protection includingblack?necked cranes and black storks （鹳）.

4 In 2015， Qinghai took the lead in the nation to launch the ecological protection systemfor wetlands， employing 963 rangers to protect the wetlands in 22 counties.“ We patrolfor 20 days each month，” said Qi Tongliang， a 55?year?old ranger in the Swan Lake NationalUrban Wetland Park， which is the county＇s second?largest water source， ensuringsafe drinking water for more than 100，000 people.“ We also record the numberof wild birds spotted during the patrol.”

5 In 2014， Qinghais capital Xining launched an ecological restoration program in its BeichuanRiver Wetland Park. It adopted a series of measures including a pipe networkproject for rainwater and sewage collection to minimize river pollution. Now the park isnot only home to various species of wild birds but also plays an important role in soilerosion control， flood storage， and drought prevention.

Reading Check

Gist

1. What does paragraph 2 focus on？

A. The Three?River?Source National Park.

B. Qinghais geographical conditions.

C. The distribution of wetlands in Qinghai.

D. Qinghais achievements in wetland protection.

Inference

2. How does Tseringtamdro feel in paragraph 3？

A. Concerned. B. Satisfied.

C. Doubtful.D. Ambitious.

Inference

3. What contributes to the significance of the Swan Lake National Urban

Wetland Park？

A. Its water reserve.

B. The black storks.

C. The black?necked cranes.

D. Its wild plant species.

Inference

4. Where is the text most probably taken from？

A. A news report.B. A fashion magazine.

C. A guide book. D. A diary entry.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

In 2015， Qinghai took the lead in the nation to launch the ecological protection systemfor wetlands， employing 963 rangers to protect the wetlands in 22 counties. 2015年，青海率先在全國启动湿地生态保护体系，在22个县雇用了963名护林员。

【点石成金】本句是一个简单句。employing 963 rangers to protect the wetlands in22 counties为现在分词短语作伴随状语，动词不定式短语to protect the wetlands in 22counties作目的状语。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

make headway 取得进展

roll out 开展；实行

follow in ones footsteps 仿效某人

thanks to 多亏；由于

be home to 是……的家园

take the lead 带头；领先

play a role in 在……中起作用