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1、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 consequenceother countries might learn from its mistakes.For thousands of years, Polynesian people l
2、ived 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 communication with Europeans at
3、 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 tenyear civil war started, which reduced the population from 1，400 to 900.Naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a British
4、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 mine. When a company stri
5、pmines, 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 government received millions
6、 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 problemtheir phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of
7、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.1. What might be the authors purpose in writing the text? A. To seek help for
8、 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 attractive.D. Greedy and aggressive.3. Which of the followin
9、g 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 from the last paragraph? A. The ecological damage is difficul
10、t 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Nauru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
11、题。根据文章第二段“Polynesian 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 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“Unfor
12、tunately, 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。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 it would take approximately $433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happe
13、n”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. 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
14、hurry now. Hed drink a while and then rest in the shade, and then drink againor so we thought. What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away. Then he suddenly fell down. Within minutes he was dead.We called animal doctor Jeremiah Poghon immediately. He removed the head of a poison
15、ed 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 shoots 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
16、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 onceit doesnt mean the poison 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
