高考英语贵阳市三月阅读理解信息匹配练习13.docx

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高考英语贵阳市三月阅读理解信息匹配练习13

贵阳市2015高考英语（三月）阅读理解、信息匹配练习（13）答案

【由江苏省盐城市2014模拟改编】

阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

SpanishexplorerscalledthemLasEncantadas,theEnchantedIsles,andCharlesDarwinusedhisstudiesoftheislandsasthefoundationforhistheoryofnaturalselection.TheGalapagosareamongtheworld'smostimportantscientifictreasures,agroupofvolcanicislandssurroundedbydesertedbeachesandinhabitedbyuniquevarietiesofgianttortoise,lizards,andbirds.

YetlifeonthisUnitedNationsworldheritagesitehasturnedsour.Battleshavebrokenoutbetweenfishermenandconservationists.Ecuador,whichownstheislands,hassentanavalpatrol（海军巡逻队）toputdowndisturbances.

ThecontroversialdirectoroftheGalapagosNationalPark—whichcontrols97percentofGalapagoslandandthereserveextendingto40milesoffshore—hasbeenfired,whileanairofuneasytensionhangsovertheislands,astheislandersprepareforelectionwhentheypicktheirrepresentativesinEcuador’snationalassembly.

“It’saverytensesituation,”saidLeonorStjepic,directoroftheLondon-basedGalapagosConservationTrust,whichraisesmoneytohelpprojectsontheislands.“Wearewatchingitwithconcern.”

Theviolencehasbeentriggeredbyanalarminggrowthintheislands’population.PuertoAyora,onSantaCruzisland,housedjust45inhabitantsinthe50s.Todaytherearemorethan10,000,whiletheislands'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,apostthathasbecomeapoliticalfootballforthemainlandgovernment.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.