近期，又有五種海鳥被列入瞭英國鳥類紅色名單。該名單記錄瞭被認為在英國境內亟待保護的鳥類，比如海鸚鵡。
Britain’s miles of coastline are home to globally important seabird colonies, with more than 20 different species breeding on cliff tops or foraging out at sea. But many populations are in trouble, hit by multiple pressures from climate change to overfishing.
在英國數千英裡的海岸線上分佈著許多在世界范圍內都有著顯著意義的海鳥群落，這裡有超過 20 種海鳥在懸崖上築巢繁衍或在海中覓食。但由於氣候變化和過度捕撈等因素帶來的生存壓力，其中不少鳥類種群的生存都陷入瞭困境。
In the latest health check of seabirds, conservation groups have added five more species to the red list of British birds facing the highest level of conservation concern. The new additions are the Arctic tern, the giant skua, the little-known Leach’s storm petrel and two types of gull – the common gull and great black-backed gull.
在最新的一項對海鳥的生態健康檢查過後，動物保護團體將五種鳥類添加到瞭英國鳥類紅色名單中。新添加的鳥類包括北極燕鷗、大賊鷗、較少為人所知的白腰叉尾海燕，以及兩種鷗屬鳥類——普通海鷗和大黑背鷗。
詞匯表
coastline 海岸線
colonies 群落，聚居區
species 物種
cliff 懸崖
foraging 覓食
pressures 壓力
health check 健康檢查
gull 鷗屬的鳥類
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. How many species of seabirds either breed on cliff tops, or forage at sea along Britain’s coastline?
2. What, apart from climate change, is mentioned as a reason for seabird species being in trouble?
3. Which five species have been added to the red list of British birds?
4. How many of these newly endangered species are types of gull?
答案
1. How many species of seabirds either breed on cliff tops, or forage at sea along Britain’s coastline?
More than 20 different species of seabirds either breed on cliff tops, or forage out at sea.
2. What, apart from climate change, is mentioned as a reason for seabird species being in trouble?
Overfishing is mentioned as one of the pressures on seabird populations.
3. Which five species have been added to the red list of British birds?
The new additions are the Arctic tern, the giant skua, the Leach’s storm petrel, the common gull and the great black-backed gull.
4. How many of these newly endangered species are types of gull?
Two types of gull have been added to the list – the common gull and the great black-backed gull.
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