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In Colombia a group, named WebConserva, is carrying out a project in the San Lucas Mountains with the help of coffee growers.

The San Lucas area is one of the most unexplored places in Colombia, which is home to many thousands of species of animals and plants. Yet gold mining and coca farming have done much damage to its ecosystem. To limit additional development in the San Lucas area, the group helps coffee growers by linking them with processors(加工者) from around the country.

Colombia has more different kinds of living things than any other country except neighboring Brazil. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ending years of civil war. As a result, more land became accessible for use, with deforestation(毁林) coming along. Government information shows that in 2017, almost 220,000 hectares of forest were destroyed compared to around 124,000 hectares in 2015.

To date, the project includes 10 families who farm 400 hectares of coffee plants, which costs about $ 77,000 dollars a year. WebConserva hopes that, in time, 200 families will be included. At that level, 20,000 hectares of untouched forest could be protected. In San Lucas, the families promise not to cut down trees to expand their crops or to hunt wild animals from the forests. In return, they receive $ 250 to $ 300 per 125 kilograms of coffee, an enviable amount there. Arcadio Barajas is among those taking part. His new coffee farm makes a barrier(屏障) between cattle farms and forests where wild animals like the jaguar live and hunt. In this way, he doesn't have to kill wild animals to protect his cattle.

Barajas said that pulling down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife were against his will. Now he feels that growing coffee lets him be a steward of the land. "I'm taking care of the environment, the forest and the animals," he said.

1. （1） Why does WebConserva set up the project?

   A . To help local farmers make money. B . To expand areas of coffee growing. C . To link processors with coffee growers. D . To conserve biodiversity in the Mountains.
3. （2） What happened after Colombia's civil war was over?

   A . Colombia helped many needy families. B . Colombia lost lots of areas of forests. C . Colombia started to save damaged forests. D . Colombia became more peaceful than Brazil.
5. （3） Which is probably a function of Barajas's coffee plantation?

   A . A method of protecting cattle and wildlife. B . A substitute for hunting of wild animals. C . A barrier between man and wild animals. D . A shelter for cattle against human hunters.
7. （4） What does the underlined word "steward" mean in the last paragraph?

   A . farmer B . developer C . guardian D . explorer