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While you’re reading this, we will lose about 25 football fields of rainforest. Every tree that falls results in great damage to the biodiversity(生物多样性)that supports wildlife including tiny frogs and our own relative, the orangutan(猩猩).
It’s up to all of us to do what we can if we are to make sure biodiversity is protected. We invite you to take part in a BIG challenge.
When: March 2021.
Where: Kinabalu National Park, Borneo.
Who: Cheshire business leaders and friends of the zoo, including CEO Dr Mark Pilgrim and Trustee Sandra Donnelly.
What: A run through the jungle of Borneo to raise money for Chester Zoo’s reforestation(重新造林)work. Participants can choose to run 9km, 30km, 50km, 100km or 100 miles.
We know from our experts in the field that, reforestation is important to bring life back to the land, so we aim to raise money to support our reforestation work in Borneo. Our activities include tree-planting, wildlife monitoring and research and managing forest fires, and every bit of our work contribute to a healthy rainforest place where wildlife can develop.
By taking part in Race for the Rainforest and raising money for Chester Zoo, not only are you encouraging the reinvigoration(重振)of the precious biodiversity that would otherwise be lost, but you are supporting local communities and protecting our planet.
21. What does the author mainly want to tell us in paragraph 1?
A. Football fields can be built in rainforest.
B. Wildlife is very important to humans.
C. We may spend too much time reading the text.
D. Biodiversity needs to be protected immediately.
22. How can we take part in the big challenge?
A. By running a distance. B. By asking others to give money.
C. By meeting business leaders. D. By becoming a worker of the zoo.
23. What can we learn from the text?
A. The race can make a big difference.
B. Managing forest fires is key to reforestation.
C. Chester Zoo centers on looking after animals.
D. Enough attention has been paid to biodiversity.
