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    Urban rewilding projects are attracting nature back into our cities,from creating city butterfly grasslands to building unlikely homes for deadly birds. The middle of London's busy West End doesn't seem like the likeliest location for one of the UK's rarest birds. There are only approximately 20-40 breeding pairs of black redstarts in the country. But in recent years, without being artificially introduced into the area, this rare bird has started to make a home in this crowded part of Central London.
    The black redstart isn't the only unexpected species of wildlife to start living in urban landscapes. Moths,butterflies, woodpeckers and even serotine bats, more commonly found in the countryside, have also been on the rise in this part of London. These changes are the result of increasing efforts to transform urban areas from wildlife dead-spots into attractive, practical homes for nature alongside citizens. One new initiative is even trying to get offices to keep bees.
    Urban rewilding initiatives often have multiple levels of benefit-greener spaces not only make people happier, but they also help solve water drainage(排水)problems and prevent flooding,as well as providing a home for bees and other animals. But perhaps one of their most valuable features is to make us feel more connected with nature and be more aware of our relationship with the environment.
    The long game is not just to build green compromises into existing city areas, but to shift what development looks like in a city. Until recent years, urbanisation has meant turning green areas grey with the concrete,asphalt and glass of traditional buildings. That transformation has unsurprisingly ended up being bad for our mental well-being, physical health, environment, ecosystems and wildlife.
    Rewilding is one way to completely change that process: prioritizing(按重要性排列)plants and animals first, and paving the way for the benefits to our health, well-being and the urban environment that follow.



    Why are black redstarts referred to in Paragraph 1? ______

    A. To stress the importance of rare birds.
    B. To show urban rewilding has paid off.
    C. To suggest their love for living downtown.
    D. To prove man lives in harmony with nature.

    What can be learnt about serotine bats? ______

    A. Their homes have completely changed.
    B. People build more homes for them.
    C. Their population is increasing in cities.
    D. They are uncommon in urban areas.

    What is the author's attitude to urbanization? ______

    A. Critical.
    B. Approving.
    C. Ambiguous.
    D. Objective.

    What is the best title for the text? ______

    A. Wildlife Is Coming Back to Cities.
    B. Urban Rewilding Benefits Both Man and Wildlife.
    C. Man Is Making Efforts to Project Wild Animals.
    D. We Need More Urban Rewilding Projects for Nature.
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