Question

Read the following passage and identify the text structure.

Forests, which are main habitats of terrestrial animals, are being damaged more and more rapidly and execrably to meet the requests of logging, so that a number of animals are facing extinction due to losing their habitats. The northeast tiger, living in the northeast part of China and being famous for its fur with extraordinary high commercial value, is one of those unfortunate species. There remains only 360 to 406 wild ones. To solve the problem, I think, the following two measures may work.

First, the government can control the amount of logging with policies. Limiting lignum trade by raising taxes, demarcating certain areas of logging, and encouraging people to plant trees may all be feasible ways. With the guarantee of habitats, the situation of the northeast tiger's survival may be ameliorated efficiently. In addition, protecting the other animals in the forests is also an important step. As the balance of the whole ecosystem is related to each element in it, every part cannot be ignored. All the creatures in a certain area build a food chain, where if one part breaks, the whole cycle breaks down. The northeast tiger is within the food chain and needs the other animals to live. Thus, protecting the other animals is an indirect but essential step that should be taken in considering the long term.
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Answer 1

The text structure of the passage is **Problem and Solution**. The passage highlights a specific problem (the endangerment of the northeast tiger due to habitat loss from logging) and then proposes possible solutions (government control of logging and protecting other animals in the ecosystem).