题目内容

Edward Wilson is America’s, if not the world’s, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world’s natural resources(资源). How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity(生物多样性)of our earth.

Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment (环境) protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today’s Walden Pond with that of Thoreau’s day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years. Can the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?

Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species(物种) are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.

At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.

1. We learn form the text that Wilson cares most about ______

A.the environment for plants

B.the biodiversity of our earth

C.the wastes of natural resources

D.the importance of human values

2. How many species are most important to our present food supply?

A.Twenty.

B.Eighty.

C.One hundred

D.Ten thousand.

3. Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to _______.

A.learn how to farm scientifically

B.build homes for some dying species

C.make it clear what to eat

D.use more species for food

4. We can infer that the text is _______

A.a description of natural resources

B.a research report

C.a book review

D.an introduction to a scientist.

5. Edward Wilson is _______

A.a pioneer in environment protection

B.an American scientist in environment protection

C.a world-famous scientist in Asia

D.a well-known expert in nature in U.S.A

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题解析:

1.细节题,根据第一段最后Wilson  also poibts out the need to understand fully the biodiversity of our earth.可知选B.

2.细节题,根据第二段...of which but twenty carry the load.可知选A.

3.推理题,根据第二段Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into teb thousabd apecies that could be made use of , which will be a way to rduce the clearing of the batural hones of plants and animals to enlarge farning areas.可知保持生物的多样性的一种方法就是用更多的物种做食物。

4.推理题,根据最后一段If you are to continue to live on the earth ,you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.可推理出这是一本书的评论。

5.细节题,根据第一段Edward Wilson is America’s,if not the world’s, leading naturalist.可知,Wilson是有名的自然专家。

考点:考查评论性文章的阅读。

点评:这是一篇书评,对书的内容及评论介绍的很清楚,推理性的问题也很好理解。只要认真阅读就很容易选择。

 

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WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL

YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTEL

Name/Address

No. of Rooms

Single Room

Double Room

Special Attraction

First Hotel

222 Edward Road

Tel. 414-6433

120

25

35

Air-conditioned rooms, French restaurant, Night Club, Swimming pool, Shops, Coffee shop and bar,

Telephone, radio and TV in each room

Close to city center

Fairview Hotel

129 North Road

Tel. 591-5620

50

12

18

Close to the airport, Telephone in each room, Bar, Restaurant, Garage, Swimming pool

Orchard Hotel

233 Edward Road

Tel. 641-6646

120

15

20

Facing First Hotel, Chinese restaurant, Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning, Shops, TV, Night-club

Osaka Hotel[???:Zxxk.Com]

1264 Venning Road

Tel. 643-8820

180

30

50

Air-conditioned rooms, Japanese and Chinese restaurants, Shops, Swimming pool, Large garden

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    A. 120        B. 240           C. 350         D. 470

2.If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in French restaurant,            is the right place for him to go?

    A. 222 Edward Road       B. 233 Edward Road

C. 1264 Venning Road         D.129 North Road

3. It is convenient for you to stay at            if you enjoy walking in the city center in the evening.

    A. First Hotel or Fairview Hotel   B. Fairview Hotel or Osaka Hotel

    C. First Hotel or Orchard Hotel D. Orchard Hotel or Osaka Hotel

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    A. First Hotel.     B. Fairview Hotel.    C. Orchard Hotel.   D. Osaka Hotel.

 

 

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