英语四六级仔细阅读训练五农业动物世界与生态环保五篇阅读及解析.docx

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英语四六级仔细阅读训练五农业动物世界与生态环保五篇阅读及解析

PassageOne----Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IntheUnitedStates,theneedtoprotectplantandanimalspecieshasbecomeahighlycontroversialandsharplypoliticalissuesincethepassageoftheEndangeredSpeciesActin1973,Theact，designedtoprotectspecies'livingareas,andpoliciesthatpreservelandandforestscompetewitheconomicinterests.Inthe1990's,forexample，thewoodcuttersintheWesternUnitedStateswerechallengedlegallyintheirattempttocuttreesfortimberintheCascadeMountains.Thechallengewasmountedtoprotecttheendangeredspottedowl（猫头鹰），whoseremainingpopulationoccupiestheseforestsandrequirestheintact,ancientforestforsurvival.Theproblematicsituationsettheinterestsofenvironmentalistsagainstthoseofcorporationsandofindividualswhostoodtolosejobs.Aftermonthsofdebateandlegalbattles,thefateofthewoodcutters一andtheowls—wasstillundecidedinmid1992.Similartensionsexistbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingnations.Manypeopleinindustrializednations,forexample,believethatdevelopingnationsintropicalregionsshoulddomoretoprotecttheirrainforestsandothernaturalareas.Butthedevelopingcountriesmaybeimpoverished（使穷困），withpopulationsgrowingsorapidlythatusingthelandisameanstotemporarilyavoidworseningpovertyandstarvation.

ManyofthechangestoEarththatscientistsconcernhavethepotentialtorobtheplanetofitsbiologicalrichness.ThedestructionofEarth'sozonelayer（臭氧层），forexample,couldcontributetothegeneralprocessofimpoverishmentbyallowingultra-violetraystoharmplantsandanimals.Andglobalwarmingcouldwipeoutspeciesunabletoquicklyadapttochangingclimates.Clearly,protectingEarth'sbiologicaldiversityisacomplexproblem.Butsolutionstohumanity'scurrentproblemswillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrolhumanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andpreserveintactEarth'scomplexweboflife.

1.    Whydoestheauthorsaythattheprotectionofendangeredspeciesisahighlycontroversialissue?

A.     Becausepeoplecan'tagreeastowhatspeciestoprotect.

B.     Becauseitisdifficulttofindaneffectivewaytoprotectsuchspecies.

C.     Becauseitaffectstheinterestsofcertaingroupsofpeople.

D.     Becauseitisamajorprobleminvolvingaseriesoflegalprocedures.

2.     Accordingtothepassage,thepreservationofrainforests______________•

A.     mayhamperadevelopingcountryinitsfightagainstpoverty

B.     benefitsdevelopedcountriesratherthandevelopingcountries

C.     shouldtakepriorityoverthecontrolofhumanpopulation

D.     willhelpimprovethelivingconditionsindevelopingcountries

3.Accordingtothepassage，cuttingtreestogrowmorefood______________________________________•

A. willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingcountries

B.     isbutashort-termrelieftothefoodproblem

C.     callhardlyalleviatetheshortageoffood

D.     provestobeaneffectivewayforimpoverishednations

4.     Among‘‘humanity'scurrentproblems"（Line7,Para.2）,thechiefconcernofthescientistsis  .

A.     theimpoverishmentofdevelopingcountries

B.     theexplosionofthehumanpopulation

C.     thereductionofbiologicaldiversity

D.     theeffectofglobalwarming

5.     Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis______________.

A.     todescribethedifficultiesinsolvinghumanity'scurrentproblems

B.     topresentthedifferentviewsonhumanity'scurrentproblems

C.     toanalyzethecontradictionbetweencountriesindealingwithhumanity'scurrentproblems

D.     topointoutthathumanity'scurrentproblemscanonlybesolvedthroughthecooperationofnations

PassageTwo

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IfEuropeansthoughtadroughtwassomethingthathappenedonlyinAfrica,theyknowbetternow.Afterfouryearsofbelow-normalrainfall（insomecasesonly10percentoftheannualaverage）♦vastareasofFrance,Spain,Portugal，

Belgium,BritainandIrelandaredryandbarren.WaterissolowinthecanalsofnorthernFrancethatwaterwaytrafficisforbiddenexceptonweekends.OystergrowersinBrittanyreporta30percentdropinproductionbecauseofthelossoffreshwaterinlocalriversnecessaryforoysterbreeding.InsoutheasternEngland,therollinghillsofKenthaveturnedsobrownthatofficialshavebeenweighingplanstopipeinwaterfromWales.InPortugal,farmersinthesouthernAlentejoregionhaveheldprayermeetingsforrain-sofar,invain.

Governmentsindrought-plaguedcountriesaretakingdrasticmeasures.Authoritiesinhard-hitareaofFrancehavebannedwashingcarsandwateringlawns.InBritain，waterwillsoonbemetered，likegasandelectricity."TheEnglishhavealwaystakenwaterforgranted,99saysGrahamWarren,aspokesmanofBritain'sNationalRiversAuthority.“Nowthey'reputtingapriceon.Evenasuddenendtothedroughtwouldnotendthemiseryinsomeareas.Itwilltakeseveralyearsofunusuallyheavywinterrain,theexpertssay,justtobringexistingwaterreservesuptotheirnormallevels.

1.    Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying‘‘theyknowbetternow”？

A.     Theyknowmoreaboutthecausesofthedrought.

B.     TheyhaveabetterunderstandingofthedroughtinAfrica.

C.     TheyhaverealizedthatthedroughtinEuropeisthemostseriousone.

D.     TheyhaverealizedthatdroughtshitnotonlyAfricabutalsoEurope.

2.     ThedroughtinEuropehasbroughtaboutallthefollowingproblemsEXCEPT  .

A.below-normalrainfall                               

B.difficultnavigation

C.asharpdropinoysterharvest

D.bone-dryhills

3.     TheBritishgovernmentintendsto____________.

A.     forbidthecar-washingservice

B.     increasethepriceofthewaterused

C.     endthemiserycausedbythedrought

D.     chargefeesfortheuseofwater

4.     Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.     Germanyistheonlycountryfreefromthedrought.

B.     Waterreservesareattheirlowestlevelinyearsduetothedrought.

C.     ThedroughtismoreseriousinEuropethaninAfrica.

D.     Europewillnothaveheavyrainuntilseveralyearslater.

5.     Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Europeinmisery.

B.Beeconomicalwithwater.

C.DroughtattacksEurope.                   

D.Europe，awould-beAfrica.

PassageThree

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshidethefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilofEurope，ofwhich21countriesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptilespeciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.

EuropeanconcernforwildlifewasoutlinedbyDr.PeterBaum,anexpertintheenvironmentandnatureresourcesdivisionofthecouncil»whenhespokeataconferencearrangedbytheadministratorsofaBritishnationalpark.TheparkisoneofthefewareasinEuropetoholdthecouncil'sdiplomafornaturereservesofthehighestquality，andDr.Baumhadcometopresentittotheparkonceagain.Hewasafraidthatpublicopinionwasturningagainstnationalparks,andthatthosesetupinthe1960sand1970scouldnotbesetuptoday.ButDr.Baumdearlyremainedastrongsupporteroftheviewthatnaturalenvironmentsneededtobeallowedtosurviveinpeaceintheirownright.

Noareacouldbeexpectedtosurvivebothasatruenaturereserveandasatouristattraction，hewenton.Theshortviewthatreserveshadtoserveimmediatehumandemandsforoutdoorrecreationshouldbereplacedbyfullacceptanceoftheirimportanceasplacestopreservenatureforthefuture.

“Weforgetthattheyaretheguaranteeoflifesystems,onwhichanybuiltupareaultimatelydepends，”Dr.Baumwenton.“Wecouldmanagewithoutmostindustrialproducts，butwecouldnotmanagewithoutnature.However，ournaturalenvironmentareas,whicharetheoriginalpartsofourcountryside，haveshrunktobecomemereislandsinaspoiledandhighlypollutedlandmass”.

1.    RecentstudiesbytheCouncilofEuropeshowthat_____________.

A.     Britainneedsmoreprotectionforwildlife

B.    allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout

C.     therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere

D.    certainspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesneedurgentprotection

2.     Dr.BantuvisitedoneparticularBritishnationalparkbecause__________.

A.     hewaspresentingtheparkwithadiplomaforitsachievements

B.     hewasconcernedabouthowtheparkwasrun

C.     itwastheonlynationalparkofitskindinEurope

D.     itwastheonlyparkthathadreceivedadiplomafromtheCouncil

3.    Althoughtheimportanceofnaturereservesarenotfullyunderstoodbythepublic.Dr.Baumfeltthat       .

A.     peoplewouldatleastsupport,thenationalparksinexistence

B.     peoplewouldnotobjecttosettingupnewnaturereserves

C.     certainareasofcountrysideshouldbeleftundisturbedbyman

D.     existingnationalparksshouldbeusedintourism

4.     InDr.Baum'sopinion，atruenaturereserve_____________.

A.     shouldprovidespecialareasfortouriststoenjoy

B.     shouldberegardedasaplacewherenatureisprotected

C.     couldneversurviveinamodernage

D.     shouldmeetpeople'sdesireforpleasure

5.         Althoughwealldependontheresourcesofnatureforoursurvival，•

A.     industrialproductsarereplacingournaturalresources