Module6AnimalsinDanger维A阅读理解(·浙江,A)Easter(复活节)isstillagreatdayforworship,candyinbasketsandrunningaroundtheyardfindingeggs,buteveryyearitgetsquiteabitworseforbunnies.Andno,notbecausethekidsliketopulltheirears.Theculpritisclimatechange,andsomeresearchersfoundthatrisingtemperaturesarehavingharmfuleffectsonatleastfivespeciesofrabbitintheUS.TaketheLowerKeysMarshrabbit,forinstance.AnendangeredspeciesthatlivesintheLowerFloridaKeys,thisspeciesofcottontailisagreatswimmer—itlivesontheislands!—butitisalreadyseverelyaffectedbydevelopmentandnowbyrisingsealevels.AccordingtotheCenterforBiologicalDiversity,anoceanlevelriseofonly0.6meterswillsendtheseguysjumpingtohighergroundanda0.9meterrisewouldwipeouttheirhabitat(栖息地)completely.Thesnowshoehare,ontheotherhand,hasacolorissue.Mostoftheserabbitschangetheirfurcolorfromwhiteinthewintertimetobrowninthesummer,eachdesignedtogivethembettercoverfrompredators(捕食者).Asthenumberofdayswithsnowdecreasesallacrossthecountry,however,moreandmorebunniesarebeingleftinwhitefurduringbrowndirtdaysofbothfallandspring,makingthemaneasiermarkforpredators.Researchersknowthatthecolorchangeiscontrolledbythenumberofhoursofsunlight,butwhethertherabbitwillbeabletoadaptquickenoughtosurviveisabigquestion.TheNationalWildlifeFederationhasreportedthathuntershavenoticedtheirnumbersarealreadymarkedlydown.Americanpikasorrockrabbits,arelativeofrabbitsandhares,mightbethefirstofthesespeciestogoextinctduetoclimatechange.About78incheslong,pikaslivehighinthecool,dampmountainswestoftheRockyMountains.Asglobaltemperaturesrise,theywouldnaturallymigrate(迁移)tohighergroundbuttheyalreadyoccupythemountaintops.Theycan'tgoanyhigher.TheNationalWildlifeFederationreportsthattheymightnotbeabletostandthenewtemperaturesastheirhabitatheatsup.Thevolcanorabbithasthesameproblem.TheserabbitsliveontheslopesofvolcanoesinMexico,andrecentstudieshaveshownthatthelowerrangeoftheirhabitathasalreadyshiftedupwardabout700meters,buttherearenotsuitableplantsforthemtomovehigher,sotheyarestuckinthemiddle.Scientistsareconcernedabouttheirpopulations.NativetotheUS,pygmyrabbitsweighlessthan1poundandliveintheAmericanWest.Theyarebelievedtobethesmallestrabbitsintheworld.Theirhabitatshavebeendestroyedbydevelopment.Severalpopulations,suchastheColumbiaBasinpygmy,almostwentextinctandweresavedbyzoobreedingprograms.Pygmyrabbitsalsorelyonwintercoverbydiggingtunnelsthroughthesnowtoescapepredators,butlessersnowfallisleavingthemexposed.AllofthisgivesnewmeaningtodressingupinagiantbunnycostumethisEaster.1.ThewritermentionsEasteratthebeginningofthepassageinorderto________.A.showtheimportanceofEasterDayB.introducetheissueaboutbunniesC.remindpeopleofEastertraditionsD.discusstherelationshipbetweenEasterandbunnies2.Theword“culprit”(Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto________.A.criminalB.judgeC.victimD.producer3.Accordingtothepassage,somerabbitscannowbeeasilydiscoveredbypredatorsbecausethey________.A.areexposedtomoreskillfulhuntersB.havemovedtohabitatswithfewerplantsC.haven'tadaptedthemselvestoclimatechangeD.can'tchangetheirfurcolorintowhiteinthefallandthespring4.Theproblemfacedbyvolcanorabbitsandrockrabbitsisthat________.A.bothareaffectedbylesssnowB.bothareaffectedbyrisingsealevelsC.neithercanfindenoughfoodD.neithercanmigratetohigherplaces5.Whichbestdescribesthewriter'stoneinthepassage?A....