TEXT23Tosaveawoodpecker为了救一只啄木鸟May11th2006|CLARENDON,ARKANSASFromTheEconomistprinteditionTHEivory-billedwoodpeckerisnotlarge,asbirdsgo.Itisaboutthesizeofacrow,butflashier.Itsclaimtofame[1]isthat,thoughithadbeenthoughte_________（A）since1944,alonekayakerspotteditabouttwoyearsago,flyingaroundamongthecypresstreesintheCacheRiverNationalWildlifeRefuge.And（1）thatsightingmayprovethedeath-blow[2]toa$319mirrigationprojectintheArkansascorneroftheDelta.象牙喙啄木鸟与普通的鸟一样，体形不是很大，跟乌鸦差不多，但羽色较亮。1944年以来人们一直以为它已经灭绝，但大约两年前，一个划着小船的独行客在凯奇河国家野生物保护区的柏树林中发现一只啄木鸟正在四处飞翔，因此，这种鸟就出了名。而且，这一发现可能致使阿肯色三角洲地区一项耗资3.19亿美元的灌溉工程搁浅。TheGrandPrairieAreaDemonstrationProjectseemed,atfirst,afineidea.TheGrandPrairieisthefourth-largestrice-bowlintheworld,with363,000acresunderpaddies.Butitisrunningoutofwater,withfarmersdrivingwellsdeeperanddeeperintotheunderlyingaquifer[3].Thenewproject,dreameduparoundadecadeago,wouldtapexcesswaterfromtheWhiteriverwhenitf_________（B）andpumpit,attherateofaboutonebilliongallonsaday,tostoragetanksonaround1,000ricefarms.此项北美大草原地区示范工程一开始似乎是个好主意。大草原是世界上第四大稻米产地，拥有36.3万亩稻田。但是那里水资源正日趋枯竭，农民的井越挖越深，已经到了地下蓄水层。大概十年前人们就梦想有这样一项新的工程，能在怀特河发生洪灾时对上涨的河水进行引流，并以每天10亿加仑的流量将其抽入大约1000个水稻农场的蓄水池中。U_________（C）,itwouldalsodivertwaterfromtheregion'shuge,swampywildliferefuges,hometoblackbearsandalligatorsandthepallidsturgeon.TinyswamptownslikeClarendonandBrinkley,whichareheavilyblackandalmostdestitute[4],relyonnaturetourismforthelittleeconomicactivitytheyhave.InBrinkley,（2）thebarberoffersan“ivorybill”haircutthatmakesyoulooklikeone.可不幸的是，这一工程同样会排走当地野生物保护区庞大的沼泽地里（黑熊、鳄鱼和白鲟鱼栖息处）的水。像克拉林顿和布林克利这样的沼泽小城都是黑黢黢的，穷得叮当响。靠着自然旅游业，它们的经济方才一息尚存。在布林克利，理发师会剪一种“象牙喙”发型，让每个人看上去都毫无二致。（译者按：此句中的“one”到底指代什么呢？是“oneivory-billedwoodpecker”还是“thesameone”，或者是别的？匪夷所思！）Theprojecthassomepowerfullocalbackers.TheyincludeBlancheLincoln,thestate'sseniorsenator,whogrewuponaricefarminHelena,andDaleBumpers,aformerfour-termsenatorandgovernorofArkansas.MrBumpers,longani_________（D）oftheenvironmentalmovementandprominentintheeffortstoestablishtherefuges,nowbelievesthewaterprojectisimportantfornationalsecurityinfoodandtrade,andthatitwillnotdamagetheforestshehasworkedtoprotect.该工程得到了当地一些有权有势的人的支持，这些人包括，在海伦娜一个水稻农场长大的州参议院资深议员布兰彻·林肯和阿肯色州第四任参议院议员兼州长戴勒·邦姆珀斯。邦姆珀斯先生一直以来都是环境保护运动的领军人物，为建立野生物保护区做出过卓越贡献，如今他认为，这项灌溉工程对国家食品与贸易安全而言具有重要意义，并不会破坏他曾经致力于保护的森林。（3）Opponentsworrythattheproject,apartfromitsenvironmentalrisks,willoverwhelmtheinnovativewaterconservationmethodsthatrice-farmersarealreadyusing,andgivethebiggestwaterusersanunfairadvantage.Theyalsoobjectthatitmeansusingsubsidisedpumpstoprovidesubsidisedwaterforacropthatdoesn'tpay.RiceisoneofthemostheavilyassistedcropsinAmerica;ricepaymentscosttaxpayersalmost$10billionbetween1995and2004,andrichfa...