高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练2Word文档格式.docx

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totalpopulationismorethan19,000andgrowingby6percentayear,despiterecentlyintroducedalawtolimitwavesofimmigrantsfleeingthepoorareasofEcuadorforalife“inparadise（天堂）”.Ontopofthis,morethan100,000touristsvisittheislandseveryyear.

Suchnumbershaveputtheislands,specialecologyunderintensepressure.ConservationistsbackedbytheEcuadorgovernment,haverepliedbyexercisingstrictcontrolstoprotecttheislands*iguanas,blue-footedboobies,andgianttortoises.

Thesemoveshaveangeredmanylocalpeople,however.Theywanttoexploit（开发利用）theislands’watersandcatchitsprotectedspeciesofsharks,lobstersandseacucumbers,whichcanfetchhighpricesinJapanandSouthKorea.

AngryfishermensurroundedtheCharlesDarwinresearchstationonSantaCruzlastFebruary,threatenedtokillLonesomeGeorge—thelastsurvivingmemberofthePintaIslandspeciesoftheGalapagosgianttortoise.

ThesituationgotimprovedaftertheEcuadorgovernmentmadeconcessions（让步）byincreasingfishingquotas（配额）,whichangeredconservationists.“Itistragic,theshort-termgainofafewfishermenversusthelong-termsurvivaloftheGalapagos,”saidJohnMcCoskeroftheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences.“Theyarekillingthegoldengoose.”

Then,theEcuadorgovernmentappointedFaustoCepedaasthenationalpark'

snewdirector,apostthathasbeeapoliticalfootballforthemainlandgovernment.Therehavebeenninedirectorsinthepast18months.

Thisappointmentwasparticularlycontroversial,however.Cepedawasknowntohaveclosetieswiththefishingindustry,andtherangers（管理员）,whorunthenationalparkandreserve,rebelled.

Morethan300stagedasit-inatthepark’sheadquartersandpreventedCepedafromtakinguphispost.Abattlebrokeout,andatleasttwopeoplesufferedseriousinjuries.Eventually,Cepeda—withthefishermen’shelp-enteredthepark.“Iaminoffice,iamincontrol.AndIamtryingtolowerthetension,”heannounced.

TheEcuadorgovernmenttooknochances,andsentapatrolboattomaintainthepeace.Afewdayslater,EcuadorEnvironmentMinisterFabianValdivicsometrepresentativesofrangers.Afterdiscussions,hetoldnewspapersthathehaddecidedtoremoveCepedafromthepost.

However,asthepopulationcontinuestorise,thelong-termpressuresontheislandsareseriousandwillnotdisappearthateasily.

“Wehavetobalanceitsspecialenvironmentwiththeneedsoflocalpeople.Inthatsense,itisamicrocosm（缩影）foralltheotherthreatenedpartsoftheworld.Sogettingitrighthereisgoingtobeavery,veryimportanttricktopulloff,”saidStjepic.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?

A．Theisland’sswellingpopulation.

B．Thelawtolimitwavesofimmigrants.

C．Alifeinparadise.

D．Thetourists’visitingtheislandseveryyear.

2、HowsignificantweretheislandsforCharlesDarwin?

A．Hebasedhistheoryonhisstudiesthere.

B．HebuilttheCharlesDarwinresearchcenterthere.

C．Headvocatedthebalancebetweenecologyandpeoplethere.

D．Hefoundthelastsurvivinggianttortoisethere.

3、Whatistheprimarycontributingfactortotheconflictbetweenconservationistsandfishermen?

A．ThedismissalofthepreviousdirectoroftheGalapagosNationalPark.

B．Theexploitationoftheislands.

C．Thegovernment'

ssupportofGalapagosConservationTrust.

D．Cepeda’sclosetiewiththefishingindustry.

4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A．theprojectsofGalapagosConservationTrustontheislandsareprofitable

B．conservationistsgetangrywhenfishermenarekillingagoose

C．politiciansfromthemainlandgovernmentplayfootballontheislands

D．thegovernmentistryingtoeasethetension

5、InParagraph13,whatdoestheauthormeanby“TheEcuadorgovernmenttooknochances”?

A．Thegovernmentdidnotseizeopportunities.

B．Thegovernmentmadenopromises.

C．Thegovernmentdidnotrunrisks.

D．Thegovernmentshrankfromresponsibilities.

【参考答案】1---5、AABDC

阅读理解练习

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

ROME:

ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:

Howdidhedie?

AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?

Wasthe"

MonaLisa"

aself-portraitindisguise（伪装）?

AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremains,andtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.

Iftheskullisundamaged,thescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:

theidentityofthe"

MonaLisa."

RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'

sface,theycanpareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.

"

Wedon'

tknowwhatwe'

llfindifthetombisopened.Wecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddust,"

saysGiorgioGruppioni,ananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject."

Butiftheremainsarewellkept,theyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'

slife,andsometimesintheirdeath."

SilvanoVinceti,theleaderofthegroup,saidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.

LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisI,whonamedhim"

firstpaintertotheking."

Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethere,anddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'

soriginalburialplace,thepalacechurchofSaintFlorentine,wasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastle.

TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;

it'

sabigquestionmark,"

saidAlessandroVezzosi,thedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'

sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestions,suchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremains,buttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.

Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheproject,calledtheNationalmitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritage,wascreatedin2003withtheaimof"

solvingthegreatmysteriesofthepast,"

saidVinceti,whohaswrittenbooksonartandliterature.

Arguablytheworld'

smostfamouspainting,the"

hangsintheLouvreinParis,whereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'

ssubjectforcenturies,withopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'

sownmother.

ThatLeonardointendedthe"

asaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:

SomethinkthatLeonardo'

stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;

othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.

Ifgrantedaccesstothegravesite,theItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume（挖掘）theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.

AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'

s,includingwithDNAtesting.Ks*5u

VezzosiquestionstheDNAparison,sayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants（后代）ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'

scloserelatives.

GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybeparedtoDNAfoundelsewhere.Forexample,Leonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumb,possiblyusingsaliva（唾液）,meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.

EvenintheabsenceofDNAtesting,othertestscouldprovideusefulinformation,includingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawoman,andwhetherthepersondiedyoungorold.

Evenwithinthemittee,expertsaredividedovertheidentityofthe"

Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'

sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'

sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated（共鸣）withLeonardo.

Vezzosi,themuseumdirector,dismissedas"

baselessandsenseless"

theideathatthe"

couldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneither