Some species of Arctic birds are threatened by recent sharp increases in the population of snow geese, which breed in the Arctic and are displacing birds of less vigorous species. Although snow geese are a popular quarry for hunters in the southern regions where they winter, the hunting season ends if and when hunting has reduced the population by five percent, according to official estimates. Clearly, dropping this restriction would allow the other species to recover.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the argument?
Hunting limits for snow geese were imposed many years ago in response to a sharp decline in the population of snow geese.
It has been many years since the restriction led to the hunting season for snow geese being closed earlier than the scheduled date.
The number of snow geese taken by hunters each year has grown every year for several years.
As their population has increased, snow geese have recolonized wintering grounds that they had not used for several seasons.
In the snow goose's winter habitats, the goose faces no significant natural predation.
Plan:移除‘捕猎数达到鹅的总数5%以后就终止捕猎季’的规定
GAP: 移除限制之后就能捕杀更多的雪雁
B: 禁令导致捕杀期提前结束已经过去很多年了,也就是说很多年没有提前结束捕杀期了。
提前结束捕猎期=捕猎数提前达到了规定的5%;很多年没有提前结束捕猎期=很多年捕猎数都没有达到5%或达到的很晚
那么即使取消禁令,情况并不会好转
这句话翻译成中文我也不能确定它的意思究竟是说
①措施导致狩猎季节提前结束,这个情况已经持续有很多年了
②这个情况已经不再发生,很多年了
理解不了完全做不了题,蒙了....
提前结束捕猎期=捕猎数提前达到了规定的5%;很多年没有提前结束捕猎期=很多年捕猎数都没有达到5%或达到的很晚
那么即使取消禁令,情况并不会好转
the hunting season ends if and when hunting has reduced the population by five percent, according to official estimates.
提前结束捕猎期=捕猎数提前达到了规定的5%;很多年没有提前结束捕猎期=很多年捕猎数都没有达到5%或达到的很晚
那么即使取消禁令,情况并不会好转
B的意思是已经有好几年捕猎季都早于预先的规定提前结束了,意思就是猎人们没有捕到5%的鹅就自动不打了。因此敞开规定让猎人们打猎他们也不会去打更多的鹅
B. It has been many years since the restriction led to the hunting season for snow geese being closed earlier than the scheduled date. 禁令导致捕杀期提前结束已经过去很多年了,也就是说很多年没有提前结束捕杀期了(禁令没起作用),那么即使取消禁令,情况并不会好转。
C. 猎人捕杀的雪雁数量已经持续上升好几年了。那又如何?就算已经捕杀很多雪雁了,取消禁令可以捕杀更多的雪雁,保护其他鸟类,无法削弱结论。
取消禁补令①==》雪雁的数目减少②==》其他鸟类的数目增多
gap:禁补令能不能减少雪雁数目
gap:雪雁数目减少后有没有可能导致其他的predator增加从而不能使那些个鸟的数目增多
①winter v.过冬...(半天看不懂)
②距离上一次禁补令导致捕猎季提前结束已经很多年过去了...说明这个捕猎限制根本就没有起到作用 也就是说不管有没有禁补令,雪雁的数目都不会有很大变化