1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 题组层级快练 22 Unit 2 The United Kingdom . 阅读理解 (2017 甘肃 )The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological disaster area. Naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequence other countries might learn from its mistakes. For thousands of years,
2、 Polynesian people lived on the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant Island. However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communicat
3、ion with Europeans at first. The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1， 400 to 900. Naurus real troubles began
4、 in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate (磷酸盐 ) on the island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate. A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip
5、 mine. When a company strip mines, it removes the top layer of soil. Then it takes away the material it wants. Strip mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon. In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. Every year the
6、government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate. Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem their phosphate was r
7、unning out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say that it would take approximately $433， 600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1. What might be the authors pu
8、rpose in writing the text? A. To seek help for Naurus problems. B. To give a warning to other countries. C. To show the importance of money. D. To tell a heartbreaking story of a war. 2. What was Nauru like before the Europeans came? A. Rich and powerful. B. Modern and open. C. Peaceful and attracti
9、ve. D. Greedy and aggressive. 3. Which of the following was a cause of Naurus financial problem? A. Its leaders misused the money. B. It spent too much repairing the island. C. Its phosphate mining cost much money. D. It lost millions of dollars in the civil war. 4. What can we learn about Nauru fro
10、m the last paragraph? A. The ecological damage is difficult to repair. B. The leaders will take the experts words seriously. C. The island was abandoned by the Nauruans. D. The phosphate mines were destroyed. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 文章主要讲述了太平洋岛国瑙鲁如何从一个环境优美的天堂岛变成一个生态失衡、满目疮痍的小岛的。 1. 答案 B 解析 主旨大意题。本文通过太平洋上的岛国 Nau
11、ru 过度使用自己的资源导致最后资源枯竭 ， 国家陷入破产的实例 ， 以警告其他国家在发展过程中要注意科学发展 ， 故 B 项正确。 2. 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。根据文章第二段 “Polynesia n people lived in the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called
12、 the island Pleasant Island.” 说明这个岛在被西方发现之前是很宁静美丽的 ， 故 C 项正确。 3. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段 “Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.” 说明领导人错误投资也是一个主要的原因 ， 故A 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据文章最后两句 “By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say that
13、 it would take approximately $433， 600， 000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen” 可知 ， 这个国家所受的破坏要想恢复要耗费很多的资金 ， 已经很难再 恢复到以前了 ，故 A 项正确。 (2017 浙江 )Recently I went to the Tsavo National Park in northern Kenya for a film. We set off early for a distant water hole.
14、A huge elephant, covered with dry mud, drank calmly and deeply. He might have traveled 50 km to reach the water. He wasnt going to hurry now. Hed drink a while and then rest in the shade, and then drink again or so we thought. What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away. Then he
15、 suddenly fell down. Within minutes he was dead. We called animal doctor Jeremiah Poghon immediately. He removed the head of a poisoned arrow from the elephants body, and let out over 100 litters of pus (胺 ) the result of the elephants meeting with a poacher(偷猎者 ) months before. Todays poacher shoot
16、s from a blind. He fires an arrow, covered with poison, into the body of an elephant. If the poacher is lucky, the elephant might die in an hour or two; if not, he might have to follow the elephant for days before it dies. Often the arrow head fails to kill the elephant at once it doesnt mean the po
17、ison wont finally kill the elephant, but it will be a slow death. Living in Tsavo through these times, I could see the results of poaching from time to time. When I think about the death of that elephant, what stays with me is the extraordinary silence after the shocking sound of his body hitting th
18、e ground. I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil, some animals would benefit but I couldnt escape the feeling that with the death of such a large animal, the world seemed a poorer and emptier place. 5. While filming near the water hole, the author and his t
19、eam _ A. knew the elephant was injured B. found the elephant acted violently 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. tried their best to save the elephant D. thought the elephant was in good condition 6. Further examination showed that the dead elephant _ A. had suffered a lot B. had wounds all over it C. had drunk some d
20、eadly water D. had had a good fight with a poacher 7. How does the author feel when thinking about the elephants death? A. Embarrassed. B. Funny. C. Upset. D. Relieved 8. Why did the author write the text? A. To introduce an African elephant. B. To show the cruelty of poaching. C. To describe his fi
21、lming experience. D. To ask readers to protect wild animals. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 作者通过亲眼所见告诉我们猎杀者残忍杀害大象的 行为 ，对此表示痛心，呼吁人们保护动物。 5. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的 “A huge elephant, covered with dry mud, drank calmly and deeply. He might have traveled 50 km to reach the water. He wasnt going to hurry now. Hed drink a wh
22、ile and then rest in the shade, and then drink again or so we thought.” ， 可知他们以为大象很正常。故选 D 项。 6. 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “. let out over 100 litters of pu s (胺 ) the result of the elephants meeting with a poacher(偷猎者 ) months before.” ， 可知这头大象曾经遭受了很大的痛苦。故选 A 项。 7. 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “When I think
23、about the death of that elephant, what stays with me is the extraordinary silence after the shocking sound of his body hitting the ground. I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil, some animals would benefit but I couldnt escape the feeling that with the death of such a large animal, the world seemed a poorer and emptier 【 精品教育资源文库 】 place.” 可知当想到大象的死亡时 ， 作者 感到很不安。故选 C 项。 8. 答案 D 解析 写作意图题。通过文章内容可看出作者对残忍的猎杀者表示痛恨 ， 对他们的行为表示心痛 ， 所以写文章呼吁人们保护动物。 . 七选五 (2017 福建漳州 )A major source
