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SavetheSpecies
DuetoDarwin＇s"evolution",man,willinglyornot,hastoadmitthatheisnotdescendentsofAdamandEvebutratheraspeciesequaltothemonkeys,thecatsanddogsinnature.Althoughhumanbeingsclaimtobethemostsapientspecies,itisundeniablethattheyhaveaclosekinshipwiththechimpanzees.Inaword,weareanimals,thoughmoreadvantageousinmindthanourwildordomesticatedfellowlivingbeings.But,isthisaprivilegeofhumanbeingstodominatethedestiniesofotherspedes?Sorrowfully,somepeopledisregardthenaturaldiversityandmanyspeciesareinthedangerofextinctionduetohumanactivities.Nolongercantherighteouspeoplelookonwithout
takinganaction.
HumanbeingshavealwaysoverratedthemselvesinthattheyassumetheyaresuperiorcreatureswhosedestinyisgrantedbyGod.Intheearlytimes,naturewasantitheticaltohumanactivities.Nolongercantherighteouspeoplelookonwithouttakinganaction.
HumanbeingshavealwaysoverratedthemselvesinthattheyassumetheyaresuperiorcreatureswhosedestinyisgrantedbyGod.Intheearlytimes,naturewasantitheticaltohumancultures.Peoplesetouttoconquernature:theyplowedthesoilfrainstofeedthemselves;theyfoughtagainststormsandtornadoestosafeguardtheirproperties;theymadeuseoftoolstoexploitnaturalresources.Thisstruggleagainstnatureprecludestheunderstandingthatnatureissogeneroustohumansanditisharmonyratherthanconflictthathasmadehumanlivessofortable.Iftheancestorshadnotfoundwaystocopewithnaturaldisastersandbuckedupagainandagaininfaceofperil,itwouldhavebeenlikelythathumanracemighthavegoneextinctonthewayofevolution.However,ashumanbeingsgetmoreandmoreusedtothedevelopmentintheirownsocieties,they,onthecontrary,contributetoanaturethatisincreasinglydissonantandhostile,whereotherco-existingspeciesareontheedgeofextinction.
Itisnotthenaturalevolution,liketheglaciers,thatcausedmanyspeciestodisappear.Itishumanactivitiesthatistobeblamed.Deforestationdeprivesmanybirdcoloniesoftheirhabitat.Waterpollutiondestroysthenaturalenvironmentofaquaticanimals.Unimaginablenumbersofspecieshavetomigrateandinsearchofnewhabitat,andtheydie.Gullsandotherseabirdsstrandedinthecrudeoilfromshipscouldnotflytocollectfood,theydie.Whenfursandhidesofcheetahs,rhinos,andcrocodilesaresoldatgoodpricesontheinternationalmarket,theydie.Theprosperityofhumansocietyisbloodilyindebtedtolivesofotherplantsandanimalspecies,yethumanbeingskeepfromsavingtheanimalsandplants.Themoneyspentonprotectionofendangeredspeciesismoneyspentworthwhile.Soistheeffortandtime.Justimagineonedayanotherintelligentspecieswearingtheleatherofhumanskin.
Inthehistoryofhumancivilization,peoplehavealwaysreliedonnaturetoachievesomethingofvalue.Fundamentally,webreathetheoxygenreleasedbytheplants;weenjoytheravishingbeautyofnatureinourarts;weevenrelyonanimalstoproduceexperimentalevidenceindevelopingmedicines.Weowetoomuchtotheplantsandanimals.Itishightimethatwedidsomethingtopreventtheworldfrombeingadrabandcolorlesspla,withonlythehumanspecieslivinginsheerloneliness.
简评
人与自然之间究竟应该保持一种怎样的关系?作者由此展开了一番较为详细、精辟的论述，并发出“拯救物种”的强烈呼吁。
在这篇议论文中，作者列举了人类自身的夜郎自大，对大自然的强取豪夺，对其他物种的肆意妄为等种种令人发指的行径……有着很强的警世意义。
文章语言纯熟，用词老练，主题深刻，语气中肯，铿锵有力。举例，排比，反问等各种修辞手法运用自如，使文章锦上添花。足见作者不仅能言善辩，胸怀广阔，最可贵的是，她练就了一双鹰一般的锐眼。
文章的不足之处在于：and，so，just，yet，however等用得太多。而且，“and”用在句首是口语体的用法，在书面语中尽量少用。
(点评教师：时丽娜)