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四川省成都市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练2
阅读理解选练
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【由江苏省盐城市2014模拟改编】
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.
4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.
A.theprojectsofGalapagosConservationTrustontheislandsareprofitable
B.conservationistsgetangrywhenfishermenarekillingagoose
C.politiciansfromthemainlandgovernmentplayfootballontheislands
D.thegovernmentistryingtoeasethetension
5、InParagraph13,whatdoestheauthormeanby“TheEcuadorgovernmenttooknochances”?
A.Thegovernmentdidnotseizeopportunities.
B.Thegovernmentmadenocompromises.
C.Thegovernmentdidnotrunrisks.
D.Thegovernmentshrankfromresponsibilities.
【参考答案】1---5、AABDC
阅读理解练习
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
ROME:
ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:
Howdidhedie?
AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?
Wasthe"MonaLisa"aself-portraitindisguise(伪装)?
AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremains,andtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.
Iftheskullisundamaged,thescientistscangototheheart
ofaquesti
onthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:
theidentityofthe"MonaLisa."RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sface,theycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.
"Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopened.Wecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddust,"saysGiorgioGruppioni,ananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject."Butiftheremainsarewellkept,theyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slife,andsometimesintheirdeath."SilvanoVinceti,theleaderofthegroup,saidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.
LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisI,whonamedhim"firstpaintertotheking."Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethere,anddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplace,thepalacechurchofSaintFlorentine,wasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastle.
"TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmark,"saidAlessandroVezzosi,thedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestions,suchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremains,buttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.
Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheproject,calledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritage,wascreatedin2003withtheaimof"solvingthegreatmysteriesofthepast,"saidVinceti,whohaswrittenbooksonartandliterature.
Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspainting,the"MonaLisa"hangsintheLouvreinParis,whereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturies,withopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.
ThatLeonardointendedthe"MonaLisa"asaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:
SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.
Ifgrantedaccesstothegravesite,theItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume(挖掘)theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.
AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo's,includingwithDNAtesting.Ks*5u
VezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparison,sayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants(后代)ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.
GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewhere.Forexample,Leonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumb,possiblyusingsaliva(唾液),meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.
EvenintheabsenceofDNAtesting,othertestscouldprovideusefulinformation,includingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawoman,andwhetherthepersondiedyoungorold.
Evenwithinthecommittee,expertsaredividedovertheidentityofthe"MonaLisa."
Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated(共鸣)withLeonardo.
Vezzosi,themuseumdirector,dismissedas"baselessandsenseless"theideathatthe"MonaLisa"couldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayha
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