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19.
While the presence of rats in homes may cause anxiety and annoyance,they rarely result in driving out the residents.But that is exactly what happened to the inhabitants of the 10-squaremile Hawadax Island off the coast of Alaska,almost 230 years ago.Now thanks to a five-year effort by scientists,the terribly silent"Rat Island"as it had been called for many years has been returned to its rightful owners--birds!
Hawadax Island is part of a chain of volcanic islands in the Bering Sea called the Aleutian Islands.The rats that arrived there in 1780,when a Japanese ship carrying them broke down nearby,completely destroyed the native population because the environment of the island was not built to defend its animals from these predators.There isn't any tree on the Island,which meant that the birds were accustomed to building their nests low in the ground,giving the rodents easy access to both eggs and baby chicks.As years passed,the birds that had called the island home for thousands of years became endangered and eventually,disappeared completely.
In 2007,the U.S.FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) started a serious plan to rid the island of the rats and try bringing back the beautiful birds that had once called it home.Given that there were an estimated 10,000rodents inhabiting"Rat Island"and the fact that they reproduce rapidly,it was not an easy task.But by 2009,the Island was officially declared rat free!
Then slowly but surely,the birds began to return.Unfortunately,some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed from the leavings of the raticide,a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents.But now it seems things are becoming more stable and the Island is starting to increasingly look like its former self.Before the transformation,"Hawadax",also known as"Rat Island",was a silent and ghostly place with bird bones,snail remains and rocks covered in rat feces(粪便).
Today birds'singing and flying in and out is a common sight.Tufted puffins and song sparrows,which had long disappeared,are gradually making their way back.Scientists have also been observing an increase in ground nesting and shorebirds.Though the Island is still not back to its full glory,the signs are encouraging and things can only get better,as time passes.

67.The underlined word"that"in Para.1 probably refers toB.
A.the presence of rats           B.birds'being driven out
C.birds'returning to the island    D.residents'worrying about rats
68.Birds on Hawadax Island became an easy target becauseA.
A.this island was treeless     B.they nested randomly
C.they reproduced too rapidly   D.their chicks were extremely weak
69.From the passage,we can know the plan of US FWSC.
A.has helped the island fully recovered
B.cost little but benefited greatly
C.involved poisoning the rats on a large scale
D.accomplished its goal after exactly 24 months
70.Which would be the best title for the passage?D
A.FWS Help Get Rare Birds Back to Alaska Island
B.Japanese Changed a Bird Paradise into Rat Island
C.FWS Plan to Drive Rats Out Of Rat Island
D.Alaska's Rat Island Returns to a Bird Paradise.

分析 Hawadax海岛在FWS的计划下重新恢复生机.

解答 67:B 词义推测题.根据后文…has been returned to its rightful owners birds可知,该岛上的小鸟曾经被老鼠驱逐出去.故可知.
68:A 细节理解题.根据第二段中There isn't any tree on the Island,…giving the rodents(啮齿动物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks可知岛上没有树,给啮齿类动物方便地接触到卵和幼鸟.故选A.
69:C 细节理解题.根据第四段中some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed …the raticide,a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents可知一些先锋无意杀…灭鼠药、毒药,被用来消灭老鼠.故选C.
70:D 主旨大意题.全文讲述在FWS的帮助下,老鼠岛灭鼠后,鸟儿重新回归,故选D.

点评 做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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