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Springwatch is back. It’s the BBC’s largest outside broadcasting event, with regular audiences approaching 4 million, and I’m
Springwatch is back. It’s the BBC’s largest outside broadcasting event, with regular audiences approaching 4 million, and I’m
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2022-02-15
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Springwatch is back. It’s the BBC’s largest outside broadcasting event, with regular audiences approaching 4 million, and I’m among its greatest fans, having watched every series since it began in 2005. But this year I’ve begun to worry about the gulf opening up between the wonderful richness on our screens and the urgent biodiversity crisis unfolding off camera.
Springwatch’s unique contribution to wildlife programming is its emphasis on citizen science.
The audience is encouraged to observe and submit data about gardens and local spaces, a model of environmental engagement. But deep down, Springwatch is rooted in the tradition of nature programming; intimate stories of wildlife focusing on nature’s eternal beauty and fascinating behaviors. What’s missing is coverage of the human pressures on habitat. The conservation defence for presenting wildlife in closeup and excluding human impact is that the intimate focus triggers a love of nature that motivates its protection. But something doesn’t stack up here.
Since the 60s, British broadcasting has been the world leader in nature programming, with incredible photography, storytelling, research and brilliant presenters. Yet a recent WWF report showed the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Among declines too numerous to list, a quarter of Britain’s mammals are now at risk of extinction. Farmland birds have declined by 50% since the 70s. Shockingly, the UK is in the global bottom 10% in terms of remaining biodiversity. The report puts the leading cause of extinction down to the " catastrophic impact" of humans on habitats. Wildlife habitats have been destroyed by agricultural practices, woodland clearance and the industrializing of countryside by house and infrastructure projects.
How will Springwatch deal with the threat to Minsmere, in Suffolk, for years the main location for the series? Minsmere is one of the RSPB’s top reserves, an area bursting with wildlife. Now the energy company EDF plans to build the new nuclear power station next door. Could Springwatch ever mention this? Or would the programme handle it as the nature series Countryfile did with its item on the Colne Valley? This focused on protecting the ecosystem from an "invader" —the penny-wort plant. It neglected to mention a much more serious invader; High Speed Rail. Talk about a white elephant in the room.
I sympathize with the programme-makers. The more nature is destroyed, the more Springwatch and Countryfile are needed as
succour
to our wounded souls. It’s also difficult for Springwatch to appear political. If TV news and current affairs recognized the assault on the British countryside and the biodiversity crisis as important news stories, then Springwatch and Countryfile would stick to what they do best.
Regarding the role played by Springwatch and Countryfile, the author is
选项
A、hopeful
B、disappointed
C、supportive
D、doubtful
答案
A
解析
态度题。根据顺序出题原则可定位至最后一段。其中Springwatch and Countryfile are needed as succour to our wounded souls“人们需要《春季观察》和《乡村档案》来拯救受伤的灵魂”,Springwatch and Countryfile would stick to what they do best“《春季观察》和《乡村档案》就会坚持他们最擅长的事情”,均可体现出如果节目正确选择播放内容的话,作者对他们所能起到的作用是满怀希望的,故本题答案为A。
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考研英语一
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