【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之十九（19页word版答案含有解析）

【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之十九（19页word版答案含有解析）

‎ 2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之十九 ‎[一]‎ When Curie was 10 years old, in 1878, her mother died of tuberculosis（结核病）. The Polish girl then known as Manya Sklodowska carried on with her schoolwork as if nothing had happened, but for months she'd find places to hide so she could cry her eyes out. ‎ At age 18, she landed a job as governess（家庭教师） to a wealthy family near Warsaw. She ended up falling in love with Casimir Zorawski, an accomplished student of 19 with whom she shared a love of nature and science. But when Casimir announced that he and Manya wanted to marry, his father threatened to disinherit（剥夺……的继承权） him. Four years dragged by. Finally, Manya told Casimir, "If you cannot decide, I cannot decide for you." ‎ Marie and Pierre, whom she married in 1895, did indeed work side by side late into the night. But their lab was so shabby and dank that their daughter Irene, at age three, called it "that sad, sad place." And one prominent scientist said that had he not seen the worktable, he would have thought he was in a stable（马厩）. ‎ ‎ Even before winning the Nobel, Pierre was severely ill from exposure to this fierce energy. He had open sores（溃疡） on his hands and fingers, and increasing difficulty walking. In 1906, he fell into the path of a wagon drawn by two huge draft horses, and a wheel ran over his head. He died instantly. ‎ Marie was just 38. The Sunday after the funeral, instead of staying with family and friends, she returned to the lab. In her diary she wrote Pierre: "I want to talk to you in the silence of this laboratory, where I did not think I could live without you." ‎ Later she went back to the Radium Institute she established, teaching, traveling and lecturing until her death, at age 66, on July 4, 1934. ‎ 1. When her mother died, Manya Sklodowska .‎ ‎ A. felt as if nothing had happened ‎ B. could not carry on with her schoolwork ‎ C. was very sad ‎ D. hid herself in an unknown place 2. In 1886 all of the following happened to Manya EXCEPT .‎ ‎ A. She worked as a governess. ‎ ‎ B. She fell in love with a young man with common interests.‎ ‎ C. His father was against their marriage.‎ ‎ D. She gave up the young man.‎ 3. Marie married at the age of .‎ ‎ A. 18 B. ‎19 C. 27 D. 38‎ 4. After Pierre's death, Curie .‎ ‎ A. often talked to him in the silence of the laboratory.‎ ‎ B. couldn't live without him.‎ ‎ C. left their lab for ever.‎ ‎ D. went on with her work.‎ 1. It can be inferred from the passage that .‎ ‎ A. Casimir didn't love Manya.‎ ‎ B. Marie didn't love Pierre.‎ ‎ C. Pierre didn't support Curie's work.‎ ‎ D. Marie and Pierre loved each other deeply.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1. C 从第一段最后一句话中可以看出，她为母亲的去世感到非常悲伤。‎ ‎2. D 从第二段倒数一、二句中可以看出，因为那是四年以后的事了。‎ ‎3. C 根据第一段第一句可以算出她出生于1868年，再根据第三段第一句可算出她结婚时为27岁。‎ ‎4. D 根据倒数第二段可以排除前三项，倒数第一段证实了D项正确。‎ ‎5. D 根据第三段第一句中的work side by side和倒数第二段最后一句中的I did not think I could live without you可以判断出来。‎ ‎[二]‎ Seven of us bought an old house on the edge of town not far from my home. We called it the "lodge（支部）" and tried to have a couple of "lodge meetings" per month. Clearly not so forgetful of their debts or money as I, the other members seemed to be able to come without their wives refusing. Once in a while, one would bring something to eat. Mine always would shouted at me even if I came home with $250, which, to be honest, happened only a couple of times.‎ One afternoon, while 50 miles away on business, I had called to tell my wife I'd be 45 minutes late for dinner. She said okay but asked me to stop by the supermarket when I got into town to get something tasteful for a cool evening of TV viewing. At the store, I came across one of my friends who was gambling（赌） some beer and so on for a poker game that evening. When he said they really needed me, I said okay "But only for one hour."‎ I went to the pay phone and, calling my wife, said that I was held back somewhere 18 miles away. I was driving when something went wrong with the car but fortunately I had found someone who would have me on the road again within a couple of hours. But I had to pause as a noisy fire truck went by, and then my wife said "Listen, I'm not buying your story and you've got just 10 minutes to get home or you'll find your clothes and luggage in the front yard."‎ It didn't take me that long to get home and face my wife. But it was several days before I learned what made her think I was lying. It was that boring fire truck. She not only heard its noise through the telephone, but also heard the actual horn and siren（警报器） as the truck passed our neighborhood!‎ ‎1. The “lodge” .‎ A. is 50 miles from my home B. is 18 miles from my home.‎ C. is very far from my home.‎ D. is very near from my home.‎ ‎2. What’s their wives’ attitude towards them?‎ ‎ A. All their wives are against them.‎ ‎ B. All their wives are for them.‎ ‎ C. The other members’ wives are against them.‎ ‎ D. The author’s wife is against him.‎ ‎3. If the author didn’t go home right away, his wife would .‎ ‎ A. go to get him home herself.‎ ‎ B. get divorced from him.‎ ‎ C. throw his clothes and luggage out of the house.‎ ‎ D. kill him.‎ ‎4. The underlined part “I’m not buying your story” in paragraph 3 means .‎ ‎ A. I don’t want to buy the thing.‎ ‎ B. I don’t believe you.‎ ‎ C. I can’t hear you clearly.‎ ‎ D. I want to sell something.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1. D 细节理解题。从文章的第一句中可以看出。‎ ‎2. D 细节理解题。从第一段最后一句“Mine always would shouted at me”中可以看出。‎ ‎3. C 细节理解题。从第三段最后一句 “and you’ve got just 10 minutes to get your ass home or you’ll--- ”中可以看出。‎ ‎4. B 句意猜测题。根据全文最后一句可以推断出。‎ ‎[三]‎ ‎ The future of our planet is at stake. If we do not act now, we may never be able to save the earth. There is good news too: we can make a difference. We may think that what we do in our everyday life has no effect on big problems, such as environmental pollution. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is exactly what we do -- you and I -- that changes the world. It is important to have big meetings like the Earth Summit to educate people and make them aware of the situation, but nothing will be improved until ordinary people like you and me start acting differently. One person who learnt about the importance of taking action is Liao Mingyu from Shenzhen. In 2002, the then 11-year-old Mingyu went on a journey that she would never forget. After having been chosen to represent all children in the world by the United Nations Environment Programme, she travelled to the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.‎ ‎ Together with four other children, Mingyu appeared on the stage at the opening ceremony. They expressed both hopes and fears about the future. Mingyu and two other children made a speech in which they asked the governments of the ‎ world to do more to provide access to clean drinking water and to take action to reduce pollution and improve health care.‎ ‎ When asked about the experience in an interview with China Daily, Mingyu said that she hopes that adults will listen to what young people have to say. The leaders at the summit applauded the speech, but for Mingyu, that is not enough: "I don't know if they will listen and take action. They probably will."‎ ‎ Mingyu's journey to Johannesburg is only a small part of the action she is taking. Ever since she entered primary school, she has been a true activist. Her school has made environmental protection part of what the students have to learn. She and her classmates look for ways to improve the environment and they remind their parents and other adults of the danger of keeping environmentally unfriendly habits.‎ ‎ If we change our habits, if we refuse to buy products from companies that harm the environment, and if we learn more and take action, we can save the planet. For Mingyu, her journey was only a beginning. The real work, she says, starts when she goes back to her normal life: "One thing I have learnt from this experience is that environmental protection is really important. When I get back, I am going to tell my classmates of ways to protect the environment."‎ ‎1. Liao Mingyu was born in .‎ ‎ A. 1972 B. 1991‎ ‎ C. 1981 D. 2002‎ ‎2. Which of the following statements is true?‎ ‎ A. Four children in all attended the opening ceremony of the Earth Summit.‎ ‎ B. Three children made a speech at the conference.‎ ‎ C. The governments of the world have done enough to provide access to clean drinking water.‎ ‎ D. All of the above.‎ ‎3. What's the listeners' attitudes towards the children's speech?‎ ‎ A. They didn't listen to the speech.‎ ‎ B. They thought the speech was of no importance.‎ ‎ C. They will listen and take action.‎ ‎ D. They thought highly of the speech.‎ ‎4. None of the following is true except .‎ ‎ A. protecting the environment is not a problem that can only be solved by the government.‎ ‎ B. enviromental problems are solved by big meetings like the Earth Summit.‎ ‎ C. only by taking action can we improve the situation.‎ ‎ D. adults do not care about the environment.‎ ‎5. All of the following statements is wrong except .‎ ‎ A. Liao Mingyu does not think that most leaders care about the environment.‎ ‎ B. nobody listens to what children have to say about the environment.‎ ‎ C. students are too young to understand difficult issues such as environmental protection.‎ ‎ D. Liao Mingyu and her classmates try to take action to protect the environment.‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1. B 从第一段倒数第二句中可以看出。‎ ‎2. B 从第二段中可以看出。‎ ‎3. D 从第三段第二句中可以看出。‎ ‎4. C 从第五段第一句中可以看出。‎ ‎5. D 从全文最后一句中可以看出。 ‎ ‎[四]‎ VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Mike Rowe thinks it's funny that his attractive name for a Web site design company sounds a lot like Microsoft. ‎ The software giant, however, is not pleased. ‎ ‎"Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be funny to add 'soft' to the end of it," said Rowe, a 17-year-old computer lover and Grade 12 student in Victoria, British Columbia. ‎ Microsoft Corp. and its lawyers have demanded that he give up his net name, the Vancouver Province newspaper reported Sunday. ‎ Rowe registered(注册) the name in August. In November, he received a letter from Microsoft's Canadian lawyers, Smart & Biggar, informing him he was committing copyright infringement（侵权）. ‎ He was advised to change the name to the Redmond, Washington-based corporation. ‎ ‎"I didn't think they would get all their high-priced lawyers to come after me," Rowe said. ‎ He wrote back asking to be paid for giving up his name. Microsoft's lawyers offered him $10. Then he asked for $10,000. ‎ On Thursday, he received a 25-page letter accusing（控告） him of trying to force Microsoft into giving him a large amount of money. ‎ ‎"I never even thought of getting anything out of them," he said, adding that he only asked for the $10,000 because he was "sort of mad at them for only offering 10 dollars." ‎ He said family and friends are backing him and a lawyer has offered to advise him for free. ‎ ‎"It's not their name. It's my name. I just think it's kind of funny that they'd go after a 17-year-old," Rowe said. ‎ Company spokesman Jim Desler said Sunday, "Microsoft has been in communication with Mr. Rowe in a good faith effort to reach an agreeable desicion. And we remain hopeful we can settle this to everyone's satisfaction."‎ ‎1. Which of the following is untrue about Mike Rowe?‎ ‎ A. He is seventeen years old.‎ ‎ B. He is in Grade Twelve.‎ ‎ C. He comes from Britain.‎ ‎ D. He likes surfing the Internet.‎ ‎2. Smart ＆ Bigger are from .‎ ‎ A. the U S B. the Great Britain ‎ C. French D. Canada ‎3. Why did Rowe ask for $10,000 ?‎ ‎ A. Because his name was so valuable.‎ ‎ B. Because he was angry Microsoft Corp. offered him too little.‎ ‎ C. Because he wanted to get more money.‎ ‎ D. Because he was glad to do so.‎ ‎4. The lawyer who offered to advise Rowe asked for .‎ ‎ A. 10 dollars B. 30,000 dollars ‎ C. 10,000 dollars D. nothing 参考答案：‎ ‎1. C 第三段最后有 “British Columbia”意为“英属哥伦比亚”，并非英国，而是加拿大的一个省。‎ ‎2. D 细节理解题。第五段中有 “from Microsoft’s Canadian lawyers,”为证。‎ ‎3. B 细节理解题。从第十段 “because he was ‘sort of mad at them for only offering 10 dollars.’”中可以看出。‎ ‎4. D 细节理解题。从倒数第三段 “a lawyer has offered to advise him for free”中可以看出。‎ ‎ [五]‎ Passenger pigeons(旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers． Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours．‎ It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world．Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati．‎ Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing．Where the birds were most abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands．Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time．The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants．‎ By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered (驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline．Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again．‎ In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years．The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900．For a time, a few birds survived under human care．The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1, 1914．‎ ‎24．In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______．‎ A．were the biggest bird in the world B．lived mainly in the south of America C．did great harm to the natural environment D．were the largest bird population in the US ‎25．The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ ______．‎ A．escape B．ruin C．liberation D． evolution ‎26．What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?‎ A．To seek pleasure． B．To save other birds．‎ C．To make money． D．To protect crops．‎ ‎27．What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?‎ A．It was ignored by the public． B．It was declared too late．‎ C．It was unfair． D．It was strict．‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎24．D 根据第二段的内容可知，据计算，旅鸽数量最多时，有30多亿只，相当于美国鸟类总数的24%-40%。到1870年，旅鸽的数量已经减少了，但是，有人在Cincinnati附近看到鸽群的规模为1英里宽，320英里长。由此可见，在18至19世纪，旅鸽的数量最多。第一段的第二句也是关键信息。‎ ‎25．B 根据第三段的内容可知，旅鸽的数量巨大最终导致它们灭绝。undoing意为“毁灭”，与ruin同义。‎ ‎26．C 根据第三段可知，商业猎人用大网来围捕旅鸽，然后运到大城市卖给餐馆，由此可见，人们捕杀旅鸽主要是为了赚钱。‎ ‎27．B 根据最后一段的内容可知，1 897年密歇根州出台了法律，禁止捕杀旅鸽。此时，人们已经十年没有看到大规模的旅鸽群出没。由此可知，保护旅鸽的法律出台太晚了。‎ ‎ [六]‎ The behaviour of a building's users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use，according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre(UKERC)．The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions(排放) by 80 percent by 2050，part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016．But this，report shows that sustainable building design on its own — though extremely important — is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too．‎ The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency(效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments．‎ Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything，explains Katy Janda，a UKERC senior researcher，'consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design．' In other words，old habits die hard，even in the best-designed eco-home．‎ Another part of the problem is information．Households and bill-payers don't have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits．Without specific information，it's hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices．Feedback (反馈) facilities，like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use，some studies have shown that ‎ households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters． ‎ Social science research has added a further dimension (方面)，suggesting that individuals' behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted — whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat(怛温器)，for example．‎ Janda argues that education is the key．She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them．‎ ‎66．As to energy use，the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of ______ ．‎ A．zero-carbon homes B．the behaviour of building users C．sustainable building design D．the reduction of carbon emissions ‎67．The underlined word which " in Paragraph 2 refers to " _____ ．‎ A．the ways B．their homes C．developments D．existing efforts ‎68．What are Katy Janda's words mainly about?‎ A．The importance of changing building users' habits． ‎ B．The necessity of making a careful building design．‎ C．The variety of consumption patterns of building users．‎ D．The role of technology in improving energy efficiency．‎ ‎69．The information gap in energy use _______ ．‎ A．can be bridged by feedback facilities B．affects the study on energy monitors C．brings about problems for smart meters D．will be caused by building users' old habits ‎70．What does the dimension added by social science research suggest?‎ A．The social science research is to be furthered． ‎ B．The education programme is under discussion．‎ C．The behaviour of building users is unpredictable． ‎ D．The behaviour preference of building users is similar．‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎ 解读：本文为议论文。本文论述了房屋使用者的行为对节能减排的重要性，号召人们规范行为，共同保护环境。‎ ‎66．B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句和最后一句可知，房屋使用者的行为对节能减排起着至关重要的作用。‎ ‎67．D 代词指代题。研究表明，人们在家中使用的能源和生活的方式在很大程度上已被提高能源利用效率的现有努力所忽视，这些努力反而被集中于农业和技术的发展。画线词所在句是一个非限制性定语从句，which指代前文中的existing efforts。‎ ‎68．C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的"consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design"可知，Katy Janda旨在强调改变房屋使用者的消费模式的重要性。‎ ‎69．A 细节理解题。根据第四段第四句中的"Feedback（反馈）facilities，like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap"可知，反馈设备，如智能仪表和能源监测器，可以帮助填补这一信息缺口。‎ ‎70．C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"Social science research has added a further dimension（方面），suggesting that individuals' behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted¨可知，在家里的个人行为是无法预测的。‎ ‎ [七]‎ Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger，but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways．You may wonder how paving(铺砌)a road can lead to less useable fresh water．A major part of the water we use every day is ‎ groundwater．Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers．It comes from underground．The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater．‎ Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺)．Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case，good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs．‎ Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too．In the United States，a family of four can use l.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live，but there's a lot we can do to lower the number．‎ You can take steps to save water in your home．To start with，use the same glass for your drinking water all day．Wash it only once a day．Run your dishwasher(洗碗机) only when it is full．Help your parents fix any leaks in your home．You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away．‎ ‎60．Which of the following is most likely to lead to less ground water?‎ A．Using river water．‎ B．Throwing batteries away．‎ C．Paving parking lots．‎ D．Throwing rubbish into lakes．‎ ‎61．What can be inferred from the text?‎ A．All water shortages are due to human behavior．‎ ‎ B．It takes a lot of effort，to meet our water needs．‎ C．There is much we can do to reduce family size．‎ ‎ D．The average family in America makes proper use of water．‎ ‎62．The last paragraph is intended to ________ ．‎ A．show us how to fix leaks at home B．tell us how to run a dishwasher C．prove what drinking glass is best for us D．suggest what we do to save water at home ‎63．The text is mainly about _______ ．‎ ‎ A．why paving roads reduces our water B．how much we depend on water to live ‎ C．why droughts occur more in dry climates ‎ D．how human activity affects our water supply 参考答案：‎ 解读：本文为议论文。文章阐述了人类活动对水资源的隐形影响。‎ ‎60．C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句"The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater．"可知选C。‎ ‎61．B 推理判断题。根据第二段首句"Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages（短缺）．"可排除A项。根据第三段最后一句"This shows how much we depend on water ‎ to live，but there's a lot we can do to lower the number．"可知D项不正确。该句中的the number指的是用水量，而不是家庭的人数，C项不正确。根据全文的内容可推知，由于存在水浪费、水污染现象，并且水需求不断增长，所以要解决水资源短缺矛盾需要付出大量的努力。故选B。‎ ‎62．D 写作意图题。本段首句"You can take steps to save water in your home．"是主题句，接下来从几个方面举例说明了节约水资源的方法。显然，本段主要是讨论我们在家里应该如何节约用水。故选D。‎ ‎63．D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文为议论文，讨论的是人类活动对水资源的隐形影响。故选D。‎ ‎[八]‎ One might expect that the ever-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday-makers．Indeed，a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry．Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere．And every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as ‎ the "last paradise(天堂) on earth"． ‎ However，the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy．In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of sea-side holidays，over-crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal．‎ Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most．In recent years，Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education．Its forests，full of wildlife and rare flowers，were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise．In fact，the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land．Ancient tracks became major routes for the walkers，with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants．‎ Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism．The people as well rapidly feel its effects．Farmland makes way for hotels，roads and airports; the old way of life goes．The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization；he is no longer his own master* Once it was his back that bore the pain；now it is his smile that is exploited．No doubt he wonders whether he wasn't happier in his village working his own land．‎ Thankfully，the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards' those countries that receive its customers．The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies．At the same time，tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people．The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit．Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies．Increased understanding in planning world-wide tourism can preserve the market for these companies．If not，in a few years' time the very things ‎ that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed．‎ ‎71．What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph l?‎ A．The Pacific island is a paradise．‎ B．The Pacific island is worth visiting，‎ C．The advertisement is not convincing．‎ D．The advertisement is not impressive．‎ ‎72．The example of Nepal is used to suggest ______ ． ‎ A．its natural resources are untouched B．its forests are exploited for farmland C．it develops well in health and education D．it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists ‎73．What can we learn about the farmers from Paragraph 4?‎ A．They are happy to work their own lands．‎ B．They have to please the tourists for a living．‎ C．They have to struggle for their independence．‎ D．They are proud of working in multi-national organizations．‎ ‎74．Which of the following determines the future of tourism?‎ A．The number of tourists．‎ B．The improvement of services．‎ C．The promotion of new products．‎ D．The management of tourism．‎ ‎75．The author's attitude towards the development of the tourist industry ______ ．‎ A．optimistic B．doubtful C．objective D．negative 参考答案：‎ ‎ 解读：本文是一篇议论文，作者通过举例子阐述了旅游业带来的负面影响。‎ ‎71．C 推理判断题。从第一段的最后一句话可知，每个月都有另外一个太平洋岛屿被宣称是"地球上最后的天堂"。其实太平洋中的岛屿也就那么多，由此可以看出，这些广告只是为了吸引游客，是不可信的。所以选C项。‎ ‎72．D 推理判断题。从第三段中的"In fact，the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land"可知，尼泊尔为了在医疗健康和教育方面获得更多的资金投入而大力发展旅游业，对外开放了森林，然而，大自然很快就受到了旅游业带来的负面影响。这就是作者在文章中举尼泊尔的例子的目的。‎ ‎73．B 细节理解题。从第四段中的"The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization．．．now it is his smile that is exploited"可知，昔日的农民摇身一变，成为了服务员，他们不再是自己土地的主人了，他们通过取悦游客来谋生。所以选B项。‎ ‎74．D 细节理解题。从最后一段中的"The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit"可知，旅游业的未来受到该行业的管理方式的影响。所以选D项。‎ ‎75．C 推理判断题。作者在文章中通过举例子阐述了旅游业带来的负面影响，不偏不倚，没有添加任何个人感情，所以作者对旅游业的发展的态度是客观的。‎ ‎[九]‎ Wilderness ‎"In wilderness (荒野) is the preservation of the world．"This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism．The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved．‎ As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out，there is a strong appeal in images of the wild， the untouched；more than anything else，they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly．The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong，and the danger exploitation(开发) brings to such landscapes(景观) is real．Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans need — the rainforests，for example，store 'carbon in vast quantities．To Mr．Sauven，these ecosystem services far outweigh the gains from exploitation．‎ Lee Lane，a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute，takes the opposing ‎ view．He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services，such as water conservation．But that is not，he argues，a reason to avoid all human presence，or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation．There are ever more people on the Earth，and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives，rather than merely struggle for survival．While the ways of using resources have improved，there is still a growing need for raw materials，and some wildernesses contain them in abundance．If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide，the argument goes，there is no further reason not to do so．Being untouched is not，in itself，a characteristic worth valuing above all others．‎ I look forward to seeing these views taken further，and to their being challenged by the other participants．One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly．And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm．‎ This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings，but also the guidance of reason．What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking．‎ ‎67．John Sauven holds that _______ ．‎ A．many people value nature too much ‎ B．exploitation of wildernesses is harmful C．wildernesses provide humans with necessities D．the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong ‎68．What is the main idea of Para．3?‎ A．The exploitation is necessary for the poor people．‎ B．Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials．‎ C．Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation．‎ ‎ D．All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally．‎ ‎69．What is the author's attitude towards this debate?‎ A．Objective． B．Disapproving．‎ C．Sceptical． D．Optimistic．‎ ‎70．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?‎ ‎ ‎ CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点)‎ C: Conclusion 参考答案：‎ ‎ 解读：荒野是否应该开发？仁者见仁，智者见智。文中两种观点针锋相对，莫衷一是。作者客观分析，冷静思考，期待着事态的发展。‎ ‎67．B 推理判断题。第二段的最后一句提到John Sauven认为"生态系统服务"远比开发的利益重要，由此可推断他的观点是开发荒野有害。‎ ‎68．C 段落大意题。本段第二、三句是对另外一种观点的概括，意思是荒野有益的服务不能作为不开发的理由。‎ ‎69．A 作者态度题。作者在最后两段中并没有直接表明自己的观点，只是"客观"地进行叙述。‎ ‎70．D 文章结构题。文章第一段提出中心论点；第二、三两段分别阐述了两种不同的观点；第四段是作者自己的观点；最后一段是文章的结论。‎ ‎[十]‎ Think about the different ways that people use the wind．You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat．Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源)，as well as one of the oldest．Evidence shows that windmills(风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC．They were first introduced to Europe during the ll00s，when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of' using wind power．‎ For many centuries，people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground．When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s，people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity．This allowed them to have electric lights and radio．However，by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States，windmills were rarely used．‎ During the 1970s，people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity．People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever．Then，wind was rediscovered，though it means higher costs．Today，there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind．‎ ‎60．From the text we know that windmills A．were invented by European armies B．have a history of more than 2，800 years C．used to supply power to radio in remote areas D．have rarely been used since electricity was discovered ‎61．What was a new use for 'wind power in the late 19th century?‎ A．Sailing a boat．‎ B．Producing electricity．‎ C．Grinding wheat into flour．‎ D．Pumping water from underground．‎ ‎62．One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that ______．‎ A．wind power is cleaner ‎ B．it is one of the oldest power sources C．it was cheaper to create energy from wind ‎ D．the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs ‎63．What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?‎ A．The advantages of wind power．‎ B．The design of wind power plants．‎ C．The worldwide movement to save energy．‎ D．The global trend towards producing power from wind．‎ 参考答案：‎ 解读：风能曾经风光一时，风能曾经黯然失色。在污染严重、能源衰竭的今天，风能的优势再度得以显现。‎ ‎60．C 细节理解题c结合第二段第二句以及第三句的内容可知，风车曾经给偏远地区的无线广播提供电能。‎ ‎61．B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的内容可知，19世纪晚期，风能的一种新用途是"发电"。‎ ‎62．A 推理判断题。最后一段提到人们在20世纪70年代开始关心用煤炭和天然气发电产生的污染问题，进而重新考虑风能，由此可推知风能更加洁净。另外，第一段第三句的内容也是线索提示。‎ ‎63．D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句的内容可推测出作者接下来要讨论的可能是利用风能发电这一全球趋势。‎