高考英语贵阳市三月阅读理解信息匹配练习13Word下载.docx
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阅读理解。
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
SpanishexplorerscalledthemLasEncantadas,theEnchantedIsles,andCharlesDarwinusedhisstudiesoftheislandsasthefoundationforhistheoryofnaturalselection.TheGalapagosareamongtheworld'
smostimportantscientifictreasures,agroupofvolcanicislandssurroundedbydesertedbeachesandinhabitedbyuniquevarietiesofgianttortoise,lizards,andbirds.
YetlifeonthisUnitedNationsworldheritagesitehasturnedsour.Battleshavebrokenoutbetweenfishermenandconservationists.Ecuador,whichownstheislands,hassentanavalpatrol(海军巡逻队)toputdowndisturbances.
ThecontroversialdirectoroftheGalapagosNationalPark—whichcontrols97percentofGalapagoslandandthereserveextendingto40milesoffshore—hasbeenfired,whileanairofuneasytensionhangsovertheislands,astheislandersprepareforelectionwhentheypicktheirrepresentativesinEcuador’snationalassembly.
“It’saverytensesituation,”saidLeonorStjepic,directoroftheLondon-basedGalapagosConservationTrust,whichraisesmoneytohelpprojectsontheislands.“Wearewatchingitwithconcern.”
Theviolencehasbeentriggeredbyanalarminggrowthintheislands’population.PuertoAyora,onSantaCruzisland,housedjust45inhabitantsinthe50s.Todaytherearemorethan10,000,whiletheislands'
totalpopulationismorethan19,000andgrowingby6percentayear,despiterecentlyintroducedalawtolimitwavesofimmigrantsfleeingthepoorareasofEcuadorforalife“inparadise(天堂)”.Ontopofthis,morethan100,000touristsvisittheislandseveryyear.
Suchnumbershaveputtheislands,specialecologyunderintensepressure.ConservationistsbackedbytheEcuadorgovernment,haverepliedbyexercisingstrictcontrolstoprotecttheislands*iguanas,blue-footedboobies,andgianttortoises.
Thesemoveshaveangeredmanylocalpeople,however.Theywanttoexploit(开发利用)theislands’watersandcatchitsprotectedspeciesofsharks,lobstersandseacucumbers,whichcanfetchhighpricesinJapanandSouthKorea.
AngryfishermensurroundedtheCharlesDarwinresearchstationonSantaCruzlastFebruary,threatenedtokillLonesomeGeorge—thelastsurvivingmemberofthePintaIslandspeciesoftheGalapagosgianttortoise.
ThesituationgotimprovedaftertheEcuadorgovernmentmadeconcessions(让步)byincreasingfishingquotas(配额),whichangeredconservationists.“Itistragic,theshort-termgainofafewfishermenversusthelong-termsurvivaloftheGalapagos,”saidJohnMcCoskeroftheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences.“Theyarekillingthegoldengoose.”
Then,theEcuadorgovernmentappointedFaustoCepedaasthenationalpark'
snewdirector,apostthathasbecomeapoliticalfootballforthemainlandgovernment.Therehavebeenninedirectorsinthepast18months.
Thisappointmentwasparticularlycontroversial,however.Cepedawasknowntohaveclosetieswiththefishingindustry,andtherangers(管理员),whorunthenationalparkandreserve,rebelled.
Morethan300stagedasit-inatthepark’sheadquartersandpreventedCepedafromtakinguphispost.Abattlebrokeout,andatleasttwopeoplesufferedseriousinjuries.Eventually,Cepeda—withthefishermen’shelp-enteredthepark.“Iaminoffice,iamincontrol.AndIamtryingtolowerthetension,”heannounced.
TheEcuadorgovernmenttooknochances,andsentapatrolboattomaintainthepeace.Afewdayslater,EcuadorEnvironmentMinisterFabianValdivicsometrepresentativesofrangers.Afterdiscussions,hetoldnewspapersthathehaddecidedtoremoveCepedafromthepost.
However,asthepopulationcontinuestorise,thelong-termpressuresontheislandsareseriousandwillnotdisappearthateasily.
“Wehavetobalanceitsspecialenvironmentwiththeneedsoflocalpeople.Inthatsense,itisamicrocosm(缩影)foralltheotherthreatenedpartsoftheworld.Sogettingitrighthereisgoingtobeavery,veryimportanttricktopulloff,”saidStjepic.
1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?
A.Theisland’sswellingpopulation.
B.Thelawtolimitwavesofimmigrants.
C.Alifeinparadise.
D.Thetourists’visitingtheislandseveryyear.
2、HowsignificantweretheislandsforCharlesDarwin?
A.Hebasedhistheoryonhisstudiesthere.
B.HebuilttheCharlesDarwinresearchcenterthere.
C.Headvocatedthebalancebetweenecologyandpeoplethere.
D.Hefoundthelastsurvivinggianttortoisethere.
3、Whatistheprimarycontributingfactortotheconflictbetweenconservationistsandfishermen?
A.ThedismissalofthepreviousdirectoroftheGalapagosNationalPark.
B.Theexploitationoftheislands.
C.Thegovernment'
ssupportofGalapagosConservationTrust.
D.Cepeda’sclosetiewiththefishingindustry.
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