The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了西班牙埃布罗三角洲如今正被吃水稻的巨型苹果蜗牛和不断上升的海平面所威胁。文章解释了背后的原因，以及科学家们正在寻找能够承受不断升高的盐度、同时又不丧失吸收能力的大米品种，同时预计巨型苹果蜗牛未来会继续入侵欧洲其他水稻种植区。
8．推理判断题。根据第一段“The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Ci War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is making rice farmers fight against two enemies: the rice - eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.”（西班牙的埃布罗三角洲曾是西班牙Ci战争期间著名的战场，现在这里又成了另一场竞赛的场地，在这场竞赛中稻农们与两个敌人作战:吃水稻的巨型苹果蜗牛和不断上升的海平面。）可知作者在文章的开头提到了西班牙内战，是因为那里的稻农正在进行另一种同样重要的战争。故选C。
9．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The most promising strategy has become the play one enemy off against the other.”（最有希望的策略是一个敌人对付另一个敌人。）可知用一个敌人对付另一个敌人可能是稻农对付敌人最有效的策略。故选D。
10．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段“For now, the giant apple snail’s presence in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta. But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat.”（目前，巨型苹果蜗牛在欧洲的存在仅限于埃布罗三角洲。但Serrat说，蜗牛继续向新的领域进军。）可知Neurice项目经理表示，巨型苹果蜗牛将入侵欧洲其他水稻种植区。故选B。
11．细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“As an EU - funded effort, the search for salt - tolerant varieties of rice is taking place in all three countries.”（作为欧盟资助的一项努力，这三个国家都在寻找耐盐水稻品种。）可知欧盟资助项目的最终目标是培育理想的耐盐水稻品种。故选A。