ScientistshavenoticedthatbottleneckdolphinsalongthenortheasterncoastofNewZealandbecomenervouslyexcitedwhentouristboatsarrive.Similarchangesinbehaviorhavebeenobservedinpolarbearsandyellow-eyedpenguinsinareasvisitedbycoloristsareproducingsmallerbabies.
Conservationistsarenowcallingformoreresearchintotheeffectofecotourismonanimalsandsaytheindustrymustbedevelopedcarefully.Theyalsowantstudiesdonebeforenewecotourismprojectsarestarted.
Theanimals，welfareshouldbeveryimportantbecausewithoutthemtherewillbenoecotourism，”saidRochelleConstantineoftheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand
59.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Manyanimalsaredyingbecauseoflackofmoney.
B.Therewillbenoecotourismwithoutanimals.
CEcotourismcouldendangerthesurvivalofthewildlifepeoplewanttosee.
D.Moreresearchshouldbedoneonecotourism.
60.Wemaylearnfromthetextthat_____.
Aecotourismmustbedevelopedproperly
B.polarbearsarelosingweightwithoutenoughfood
C.allthepoorcountrieshavestoppedecotourism
D.moneyproducedthroughecotourismshouldbespentonwildlife
61.WhichofthefollowingisNotmentionedinthetext?
A.Manyanimalsdonotreactwellintheirbackyard
Bpolarbearsinareasvisitedbyecotouristsareproducingsmallerbabies.
C.Ecotourismhasbeengrowingatabout10—30percentayear.
D.Studiesshouldbedonebeforenewecotourismprojectsarestarted
62.WhatRochelleConstantinesaidinthelastparagraphimpliesthat_____.
A.ifpeoplewanttogethighincome,theymustdevelopecotourism
B.animalshaverightstolivetheirownlife
C.animalsarepeople'sgoodfriends
D.peopleshouldtakegoodcareofwildlife
【参考答案】59—62、CABD
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NewarchaeologicaldiscoveriessuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.
ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1,000BC，longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.Otherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurther,perhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsia.
TheofficialoriginofEastWestcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWudireturnedfromadangeroussecretmission（使命）acrossthewesterndesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsia.Theagent,ZhangQian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia，SyriaandaplaceknownasLijien,perhapsRome.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,firsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggs，wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRome.
ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasia.
[语篇解读] 最新的考古学研究表明，古代欧亚大陆之间的主要贸易通道——丝绸之路，其起源可能比我们之前认为的要早许多世纪。
5．Theword“coupled”inthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby________.
A.producedB.continued
C.doubledD.combined
[解析] 猜测词义题。
由第一段第二句的句意“这些发现，综合广泛的、科学的、历史的研究可以增添丝绸之路历史新纪元迷人的一页”可以推知答案为D。
[答案] D
6．ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat________.
A.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilk
B.tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethought
C.historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresults
D.newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices
[解析] 推理判断题。
由末段首句可以推断出在汉武帝之前就有了丝绸之路的贸易，故B项正确。
A项不合常识和事实；C项句意本身没有错误但太宽泛；D项这一事实可以阐明古代贸易实践，不合文意，故排除。
[答案] B
7．UntilrecentlymosthistoriansbelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad________.
A.originatedinthe2ndcenturyBC
B.extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsia
C.beganamillionyearsago
D.primarilybenefitedtheEgyptians
[解析] 事实细节题。
由第三段首句可知答案为A。
[答案] A
8．HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian’smissionimportantbecausetheybelieve________.
A.hebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperor
B.hediscoveredtheSilkRoad
C.hehelpedestablishEastWesttrade
D.hetravelledasfarasAfghanistan
[解析] 推理判断题。
由第三段内容可知C正确。
[答案] C
[长难句解读] TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasia.这项研究可能改变人们关于世界贸易早期历史的看法，进一步洞察了对欧洲和地中海地区何时及怎样知道在欧亚大陆的另一端存在着辉煌的文化的奥秘。
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Itistruethatgoodwritersrewriteandrewriteandthenrewritesomemore.Butinordertoworkupthedesiretorewrite，itisimportanttolearntolikewhatyouwriteattheearlystage.
IamsurprisedatthenumberoffamouswritersIknowwhosaythattheysodislikereadingtheirownwritinglaterthattheyevenhatetolookoverthepublishers’opinions.Onereasonwemaydislikereadingourownworkisthatwe’reoftendisappointedthattherichideasinourmindsseemverythinandplainwhenfirstwrittendown.JerryFodorandStevenPinkersuggestthatthisfactmaybearesultofhowourmindswork.
Differentfrompopularbelief,wedonotusuallythinkinthewordsandsentencesofordinarylanguagebutinsymbolsforideas（knownas“mentalese”）,andwritingourideasdownisanactoftranslationfromthatsymboliclanguage.Butwhilementalesecontainsourthoughtsintheformofacomplextapestry（织锦）,writingcanonlybecomposedonethreadatatime.Thereforeitshouldnotbesurprisingthatourfirstattemptatexpressingideasshouldlooksosimple.Itisonlybyrepeatedlyrewritingthatweproducenewthreadsandconnectthemtogetclosertotheideasformedinourminds.
Whenpeoplewriteasifsomestrictcritics（批评家）arelookingovertheirshoulder,theyaresoworriedaboutwhatthiscriticmightsaythattheygetstuckbeforetheyevenstart.PierreElbowmakesanexcellentsuggestiontodealwiththisproblem.Whenwritingweshouldhavetwodifferentminds.Atthefirststage,weshouldseeeveryidea,aswellasthewordsweusetoexpressit,aswonderfulandworthputtingdown.Itisonlyduringrewritesthatweshouldexaminewhatweexcitedlywroteinthefirststageandcheckforweaknesses.
[语篇解读] 作者感到奇怪的是，很多著名的作家不喜欢看自己写的作品。
分析原因，其中之一便是，写的时候，头脑里面的构思非常不错，可是一旦写出来以后，却往往发现与本意有很大的不同。
5．Whatdowelearnfromthetextaboutthosefamouswriters?
A.Theyoftenregretwritingpoorworks.
B.Someofthemwritesurprisinglymuch.
C.Manyofthemhatereadingtheirownworks.
D.Theyarehappytoreviewthepublishers’opinions.
[解析] 细节理解题。
由第二段第一句话可知答案为C。
[答案] C
6．Whatdopeoplegenerallybelieveaboutthewayhumanmindswork?
A.Peoplethinkinwordsandsentences.
B.Humanideasaretranslatedintosymbols.
C.Peoplethinkbyconnectingthreadsofideas.
D.Humanthoughtsareexpressedthroughpictures.
[解析] 细节理解题。
由第三段第一句话可知答案为A。
[答案] A
7．Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?
A.Mostpeoplebelievewethinkinsymbols.
B.Lovingourownwritingisscientificallyreasonable.
C.Thewritersandcriticscanneverreachanagreement.
D.Thinkingandwritingaredifferentstagesofmindatwork.
[解析] 推理判断题。
综观全文可知，思考和写作是大脑工作的不同阶段。
[答案] D
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