高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(87)

第1页共7页高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（87）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATherearefewplacesonearthwherenaturecanbeseeninalmostprimitive（原始的）condition.OneistheGalapagosIslands,where,largelyunspoiledbyman,strangeandunusualbirds,animalsandplantssettleandgrow—manyofwhicharefoundnowhereelseintheworld.TheseislandsliedirectlyontheEquator,about1,000kilometerswestoftheSouthAmericanmainland.ButtheGalapagosisnowfacingacrisis（危机）.Itshumaninhabitants,wholiveontheislandofSantaCruz,wanttodevelopthebusinessandtouristpossibilityoftheislands.Recently,theyhavebeenhavingabitterstrugglewiththenaturalistswhoworkattheCharlesDarwinResearchCenter,altoonSantaCruz.Thenaturalistswanttokeeptheisland’swildlifealive,whichisalreadysufferingasaresultofhumanactivities.Theanimals’greatestdangerusedtobesailorswho,hundredsofyearsago,plundered（掠夺）theislandsforfood.Theywipedoutabout250,000GiantTortoises,causingextinctionofseveralspecieswhichlivedonsomeofthesmallerislands.Thelastsurvivor,an80-yearoldGiantTortoisecalledLonelyGeorge,livesundertheprotectionofnaturalistsattheDarwinCenter.1．Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.InPrimitiveTimesB.GiantTortoises’ExtinctionC.GreatDangertotheGalapagosD.DevelopmentoftheIsland2．WhichofthefollowingmapsshowsrightlythepositionoftheGalapagosIslands?注：①□standsfortheSouthAmericanmainland.②standsfortheGalapagosIslands.③—standsfortheEquator.3．ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatifthebusinessandtourismaredevelopedintheIslands,________.A.therewillbeawarbetweentheinhabitantsandnaturalistsB.agreatnumberofwildanimalsandplantswilldieoutC.alotofpeoplewillcometotheGalapagosforfoodD.theinhabitantsontheIslandswillbewelloff4．ThewriterdescribestheGiantTortoise,George,as“lonely”because________.A.itisthelastoneofitsspeciesB.ithaslivedaloneforeightyyearsC.theCenterdoesn’tallowittogooutD.thenaturalistskeepitaloneintheCenter第2页共7页BHIGHFIELDCOMPREHENSIVESCHOOLSCHOOLREPORTFormTeacher:G.BakerPupil’sName:SimonWatkinsTerm:Summer2010Form:ⅣBSubjectExamClassworkCommentsEnglish5961Simonhasreachedasatisfactorystandardbutnowneedstoapplyhimselfwithmoredetermination.Mathematics7785Soundworkandprogressthroughouttheyear.Welldone!History4653Adisappointingexamresult.Heisunabletogiveattentiontothissubjectforlong.Chemistry7885Hisobviousabilityinthesubjectwasnotfullyreflectedinhisexamwork,butIhavehighhopesforhimnevertheless.Physics8694Anexcellentterm’sperformance.Hegoesfromstrengthtostrength.Abornscientist,Ifeel.Biology5760Thistimenextyearhewillbetakingthe“0”exam.Heneedstoconcentrateonthework,notonclassconversation.French4146Clearlyhedidn’tbothertorevise.Hisgeneralattitudeisfartoocasual.PhysicalEducation/31Weak.It’stimeheexercisedhisbodymoreandhisvoiceless.Heshouldtrytoworkwithateam.FORMTEACHER’SREMARKSHEADMASTERBasicallysatisfactoryworkandprogressIshallbekeepinganeyeonhisthoughhewillnowhaverealized,Ihope,thatprogressinhisweakersubjectsincertainsubjectareasheneedstomakespeedythoughhissuccessinthesciencesisimprovement.mostpleasing.5．AccordingtothecommentsofthePhysicalEducationteacher,Simon.A．istootalkativeintheclassB．likestoworkwithhisclassmatesC．doesn’texercisehisbodyattherighttimeD．becomesweakbecausehedoesn’texerciseatall6．WhichofSimon’ssubjectswillattracttheheadmaster’sattentioninfuture?A．BiologyandMaths.B．HistoryandFrench.C．EnglishandChemistry.D．PhysicsandPhysicalEducation.7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesSimon?A．Hehasmadegreatprogressinlanguageclasses.B．Hispotentialhasbeenfullyreflectedinscienceclasses.第3页共7页C．Hisgradeinmathsmakeshimabornscientist.D．Heneedstoimprovehisattitudeoncertainsubjects.8.Basedontheschoolreport,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Simondidn’tbotherhisteachertoreviseFrench.B.Basically,Simondidagoodjobinscience.C.SimonisadeterminedlearnerinEnglish.D.Simonisabletopayattentiontohistoryforlong.CHK’sFamilyAffairThe32ndHongKongArtFestival,tobeheldearlynextyear,willbebasedonthethemeof“family”.Theartfestival,consideredtobeAsia’sbest,beganin1973.“WehopethatpeoplefromBeijingandfromallovertheworldwillgotoHongKongtoenjoythemultipleperformancesinourartfestival,”DouglasGautier,thefestival’smanagementdirector,saidinapressconferenceinthecapital.Inthe29daysofthefestival,whichrunsfromFebruary8toMarch7,2004,theaudiencecanchoosefrom111performancesof51programmesstagedby700foreignperformers,450localartistsand160actorsfromthemainland.Programmesvaryfromclassicalmusic,jazz,worldmusic,WesternandPekingopera,dramaanddancetooutdoorspectaculars.TheprogrammesincludeBeethoven’sonlyoperaFidelio,Shakespeare’sdramaRromeoandJuliet,theballetMozartinaandAfricandances,tonamejustafew.Thelineup（阵容）includestheEnglishTouringTheatre,PragueChamberOrchestra,ZurichBallet,TheSpanishNationalDanceTroupe,aswellasEuropeGalante,thePetersenQuartet,pianistsAngelaHewittandMarc-AndreHamelin,andsaxophonistJanGarbarek.Inanefforttoincreaseattendance,hotelsandairlinesareofferingdiscountpackagesalongwithartfestivalticketsales,mostofwhichareat20%and30%discounts.Formoreinformation,pleasecheck:．Thepressconferencemusthavebeenheld________.A.inHongKongB.inEuro