高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练及解析答案高考_2
高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练及解析答案高考_1
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（11）及解析答案【2016模拟题】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。
With his unique black mane (鬃毛)and impressive stature(身材), 13-year-old Cecil was a popular tourist attraction at the 3.6 million-square-acre Hwange National Park(万基国家公园) in Zimbabwe (津巴布韦).Cecil was head of a pride of lions that includes 12 cubs(幼崽), but the well-known lion was shot and killed in early July by American dentist Walter J. Palmer.Cecil’s death has already sparked an international outcry (强烈抗议) with many calling for an end to hunting endangered animals and for Palmer to be extradited(引渡) to Zimbabwe to stand trial.Professor David Macdonald, the head of the Oxford University research program that monitored the daily movements of Cecil and dozens of other lions, is deeply saddened by Cecil’s death. Macdonald hopes the death can inspire the public to take an interest in lion conservation.Macdonald says many of the lions tracked by the program have been shot and killed. “The background to this story is that there is a crisis for lions throughout much of Africa.” He says.African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades, and as few as 32,000 of them remain in the wild, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare(国际爱护动物基金会).“And as troubling as it is, the rarer these hunted animals become, the more hunter s are willing to pay to kill them,” said Jeff Flockedn, the fund’s North American regional director.In addition to excessive hunting, lions throughout Africa also continue to face threats that include conflicts with local farmers, loss of habitat and risk of traffic and railwaycollisions(碰撞).1. Internationally, people’s attitude towards Walter J. Palmer’s behavior is ________.A. UnderstandableB. UnpardonableC. UnpredictableD. Uncontrollable2. According to the text, how many African lions lived in the wild thirty years ago?A. 80,000B. 48,000C. 53,000D. 60,0003. African lions are facing the following threats except ________.A. their conflicts with local farmers.B. the loss of their habitatsC. people’s excessive huntingD. the increase in the number of their natural enemies4. The best title of the text might be ________.A. The Death of Cecil-an African LionAB. The Current state of All African LionsC. The Threats Facing African LionsD. The Appeal for an End to Hunting Endangered Animals【参考答案】1. B. 推理判断题。
【配套K12】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解八十集之连载训练(50)
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（50）阅读理解。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take my family's last vacation.It was my six－year－old son's winter break from school，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip.The flight was overbooked，and Delta，the airline，offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York，so I had to get back.But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay.I took my nine－month－old and took off for home.The next day，my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes，I encouraged—okay，ordered—them to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars.Our total take：$1,600.Not bad，huh?Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either.But as a big－time bargain hunter，I know the value of a dollar.And these days，a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.I've made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade.I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade：A Consumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money's worth.I'm also tightfisted when it comes to shoes，clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants.But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut.It keeps its shape longer，and it's the first thing people notice.And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture.Quality lasts.1．Why did Delta give the author's family credits?A．They took a later flight.B．They had early bookings.C．Their flight had been delayed.D．Their flight had been cancelled.解析细节理解题。
【配套K12】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解八十集之连载训练(12)
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（12）【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。
Spanish explorers called them Las Encantadas, the Enchanted Isles, and Charles Darwin used his studies of the islands as the foundation for his theory of natural selection. The Galapagos are among the world's most important scientific treasures, a group of volcanic islands surrounded by deserted beaches and inhabited by unique varieties of giant tortoise, lizards, and birds.Yet life on this United Nations world heritage site has turned sour. Battles have broken out between fishermen and conservationists. Ecuador, which owns the islands, has sent a naval patrol (海军巡逻队) to put down disturbances.The controversial director of the Galapagos National Park—which controls 97 percent of Galapagos land and the reserve extending to 40 miles offshore—has been fired, while an air of uneasy tension hangs over the islands, as the islanders prepare for election when they pick their representatives in Ecuador’s national assembly.“It’s a very tense situation,” said Leonor Stjepic, director of the London-based Galapagos Conservation Trust, which raises money to help projects on the islands. “We are watching it with concern.”The violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands’ population. Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz island, housed just 45 inhabitants in the 50s. Today there are more than 10,000, while the islands' total population is more than 19,000 and growing by 6 percent a year, despite recently introduced a law to limit waves of immigrants fleeing the poor areas of Ecuador for a life “in paradise (天堂)”. OnSuch numbers have put the islands, special ecology under intense pressure. Conservationists backed by the Ecuador government, have replied by exercising strict controls to protect the islands* iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and giant tortoises. These moves have angered many local people, however. They want to exploit (开发利用) the islands’ waters and catch its protected species of sharks, lobsters and sea cucumbers, which can fetch high prices in Japan and South Korea.Angry fishermen surrounded the Charles Darwin research station on Santa Cruz last February, threatened to kill Lonesome George—the last surviving member of the Pinta Island species of the Galapagos giant tortoise.The situation got improved after the Ecuador government made concessions (让步) by increasing fishing quotas (配额), which angered conservationists. “It is tragic, the short-term gain of a few fishermen versus the long-term survival of the Galapagos,” said John McCosker of the California Academy of Sciences. “They are killing the golden goose.”Then, the Ecuador government appointed Fausto Cepeda as the national park's new director, a post that has become a political football for the mainland government. There have been nine directors in the past 18 months.This appointment was particularly controversial, however. Cepeda was known to have close ties with the fishing industry, and the rangers (管理员),who run the national park and reserve, rebelled.More than 300 staged a sit-in at the park’s headquarters and prevented Cepeda from taking up his post. A battle broke out, and at least two people suffered serious injuries. Eventually, Cepeda—with the fishermen’s help- entered the park. “I am in office, i am in control. And I am trying to lower the tension,” he announced. The Ecuador government took no chances, and sent a patrol boat to maintain the peace. A few days later, Ecuador Environment Minister Fabian Valdivicso met representatives of rangers. After discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove Cepeda from the post.However, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not disappear that easily.“We have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. In that sense, it is a microcosm (缩影) for all the other threatened parts of the world. So getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off,”said Stjepic.1、What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A．The island’s swelling population.B．The law to limit waves of immigrants.C．A life in paradise.D．The tourists’ visiting the islands every year.2、How significant were the islands for Charles Darwin?A．He based his theory on his studies there.B．He built the Charles Darwin research center there.C．He advocated the balance between ecology and people there.D．He found the last surviving giant tortoise there.3、What is the primary contributing factor to the conflict between conservationists and fishermen?A．The dismissal of the previous director of the Galapagos National Park.B．The exploitation of the islands.C．The government's support of Galapagos Conservation Trust.D．Cepeda’s close tie with the fishing industry.4、We can learn from the passage that _______.A．the projects of Galapagos Conservation Trust on the islands are profitable B．conservationists get angry when fishermen are killing a gooseC．politicians from the mainland government play football on the islandsD．the government is trying to ease the tension5、In Paragraph 13, what does the author mean by “The Ecuador government took no chances”?A．The government did not seize opportunities.B．The government made no compromises.C．The government did not run risks.D．The government shrank from responsibilities.【参考答案】1---5、AABDC【2016模拟题】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。
2022高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练(9)及解析答案
2022高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（9）及解析答案【2022模拟题】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。
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机). Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2. 3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar’s center of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of.A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorB. the spar which is floating in deep-sea waterC. the blades driven by strong and steady sea windD. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designedwith its gearbox sitting.A. on the sea floorB. on the spar topC. at sea levelD. behind the blades3. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can.A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB. make financial profits by producing more turbinesC. settle the arguments about environmental problemsD. explore low-carbon power resources available at sea参考答案1----3 BCD阅读理解。
高考英语二轮复习阅读理解八十集之连载训练(80)
- 1 - 2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（80） 阅读理解-。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车)．But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile.Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker，instead of making the worker move to the parts.That is not true，either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better.And he made the whole factory a moving production line. In the early days of the automobile，almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Ford's most famous race was his first one.It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself. The race was in 1901，at a field near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left：the Winton and Ford's.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began. The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race, it began to lose power.Ford started to gain.And near the end of the race, he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated the Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company.That_sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream.Ford said: “I will build a motor car for the great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best men to be employed.And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce.It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.” The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on.Doctors bought the Model T．So did farmers.Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation.Americans loved the Model T．They wrote stories and songs about it.Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years. 本文记叙了亨利福特充分利用别人的想法，生产出了自己的汽车，形成了自己的生产流水线。- 2 -
高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解八十集之连载训练高三全册英语试题_421
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（54）介绍说明类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
While some dictionaries define the word “right” as “a privilege” when used in the context of “human rights”, we are talking about something more basic. Originally, people had rights only because of their membership in a group, such as a family. Then, in 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, after conquering the city of Babylon, did something totally unexpected—he set all slaves free and let them return home. Moreover, he declared people should choose their own religion. Cyrus’ statements are about the first “human rights” declaration in history.Every person has certain basic rights, simply by the fact of being human. These are called “human rights” rather than a privilege, which can be taken away at someone’s sudden desire. They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace. Yet many people, when asked to name their rights, will list only freedom of speech and belief and perhaps one or two others. There is no question that these are important rights, but the full scope of human rights is very broad. They mean choice and opportunity. They mean the freedom to get a job, adop t a career, select a partner of one’s choice and raise children. They include the right to travel widely and the right to work without trouble, abuse and threat of arbitrary (霸道) dismissal. They even embrace the right to leisure.In ages past, there were no human rights. Then the idea turned up that people should have certain freedoms. And that idea, in the wake of World War II, resulted finally in the document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the thirty rights to which all people are entitled.1. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. What Are Human Rights?B. Why Do We Have Human Rights?C. How Do Human Rights Come Into Being?D. What To Do With Human Rights?2. How did the first human rights come into being?A. By Cyrus conquering the city of Babylon.B. By Cyrus setting the slaves free.C. By Cyrus making his statement about human rights.D. By choosing ones own beliefs.3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Human rights can be taken away for some reason.B. Human rights have the same meaning as privileges.C. Human rights can help you live a peaceful life.D. Human rights can be used to hurt others.4. The underlined word “embrace” in the third paragraph means.A. to seekB. to includeC. to enjoyD. to share5. From the last paragraph we can infer that .A. people would have freedom rather than human rightsB. at the beginning of 20th the more complete rights appearedC. thirty human rights have existed for about 70 yearsD. World War II decided human rights【参考答案】1—5、ACCBC较难题目特训：介绍说明类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
高考英语二轮复习阅读理解八十集之连载训练(42)
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（42）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Let's face it.No one drinks diet sodas for the taste.People drink diet sodas in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it.Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect，according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didn't drink diet sodas.“What we saw was that the m ore diet sodas a person drank，the more weight they were likely to gain，”said Sharon Fowler.The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large，ongoing research project，where the participants were followed for nearly 10 years.While the findings are surprising，they also offer some explanations.Nutrition expert，Melanie Rogers，who works with overweight patients in New York，has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet sodas，they don't lose weight at all.“We weren't seeing weight los s necessarily，and that was confusing to us，”said Rogers.So why would diet soda cause weight gain？No one knows for sure yet，but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet sodas，and so over－compensate for the missing calories.A related study found some sweeteners(甜味剂)raised blood sugar levels in some mice.“Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky.”said Helen P．Hazuda，professor at the University of Texas's school of medicine.“They may be free of calories，but not of consequences.”【语篇解读】一项新的研究表明，喝低糖汽水非但不能减轻体重，反而会使体重增加。
高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解八十集之连载训练高三全册英语试题_49
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（70）科普知识类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Steven Spielberg's 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.On Jan. 3l, a team of scientist sat the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad.There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out of information from the brain.In spite of these breakthroughs,Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.“Eventually,” says Gallant,“someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness.l. What is the best title for the passage?A. New technology can read your mindB. Fantasy is edging closer to factC. A new discovery in human brainD. The intelligent computers in the future2. What did scientist sat the UC Berkeley do?A. They produced a fanciful world.B. They made computers jump forward like a human.C. They managed to translate brain waves into language.D. They used computers to make short movies.3. Which of the following is impossible for the research?A. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.B. Doctors can read a patient's mind even if he is unconscious.C. People will know what happens in their dreams.D. People's thoughts may be given away.4. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?A. A computer.B. An iPad.C.A decoding machine.D.A hat.5. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. scientists got the inspiration from a movieB. the technology still has a long way to goC. the technology has been put into practiceD. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory【参考答案】1—5、ACACB 科普知识类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
高考英语二轮复习阅读理解八十集之连载训练(11)
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（11）【2016模拟题】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。
With his unique black mane (鬃毛)and impressive stature(身材), 13-year-old Cecil was a popular tourist attraction at the 3.6 million-square-acre Hwange National Park(万基国家公园) in Zimbabwe (津巴布韦).Cecil was head of a pride of lions that includes 12 cubs(幼崽), but the well-known lion was shot and killed in early July by American dentist Walter J. Palmer. Cecil’s death has already sparked an international outcry (强烈抗议) with many calling for an end to hunting endangered animals and for Palmer to be extradited(引渡) to Zimbabwe to stand trial.Professor David Macdonald, the head of the Oxford University research program that monitored the daily movements of Cecil and dozens of other lions, is deeply saddened by Cecil’s death. Macdonald hopes the death can inspire the public to take an interest in lion conservation.Macdonald says many of the lions tracked by the program have been shot and killed. “The background to this story is that there is a cri sis for lions throughout much of Africa.” He says.African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades, and as few as 32,000 of them remain in the wild, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare(国际爱护动物基金会).“And as troubling as it is, the rarer these hunted animals become, the more hunter s are willing to pay to kill them,” said Jeff Flockedn, the fund’s North American regional director.In addition to excessive hunting, lions throughout Africa also continue to face threats that include conflicts with local farmers, loss of habitat and risk of traffic and railway collisions(碰撞).1. Internationally, people’s attitude towards Walter J. Palmer’s behavior is________.A. UnderstandableB. UnpardonableC. UnpredictableD. Uncontrollable2. According to the text, how many African lions lived in the wild thirty years ago?A. 80,000B. 48,000C. 53,000D. 60,0003. African lions are facing the following threats except ________.A. their conflicts with local farmers.B. the loss of their habitatsC. people’s excessive huntingD. the increase in the number of their natural enemies4. The best title of the text might be ________.A. The Death of Cecil-an African LionAB. The Current state of All African LionsC. The Threats Facing African LionsD. The Appeal for an End to Hunting Endangered Animals【参考答案】1. B. 推理判断题。
高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解八十集之连载训练高三全册英语试题_01
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（19）【由2014模拟改编】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。
Mainland couples who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined for breaking the family planning policy，a senior official has warned．As more women flock to Hong Kong to give birth to their second child，Zhang Feng，family planning department director of Guangdong Province，stressed that this violated China's policies．“And those who are government employees will even be dismissed from their posts．”he said．According to statistics revealed by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government，about 88，000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010，but more than 41，000 or 47 percent，were to mainland couples，including a large number from Guangdong．Hong Kong has limited the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in the city at 34，000 this year．The issue also has caused calls for an amendment（修正）to Hong Kong's Basic Law so that babies born to mainland women are no longer granted permanent fight of abode．“I support Hong Kong government's decision to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong．”Zhang said．China introduced its family planning policy in 1979 to limit births in the world's most populous nation，although the rules have been relaxed in recent years．1．Which of the following is true?A．Those who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined．B．Many government employees have been dismissed from their posts．C．Zhang Feng is family planning department director of Guangdong Province．D．It doesn't matter if they give birth to their second child on the mainland．2．What does the word “violated” mean in the second paragraph?A．went against B．was obeyed C．was for D．was dismissed3．Zhang Feng said that .A．few families had been punished after having a second child in China B．about 88，000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010C．the residents' medical services in Hong Kong had been affected D．he agreed to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong4．From the passage we can infer .A．in 2010 most of the babies born in Hong Kong belonged to mainland couplesB．the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in Hong Kong has been reducedC．babies born to mainland women in Hong Kong can't get permanent right of abode nowD．the family planning policy in China is as strict as before 5．Which is NOT the reason why some people want to give birth to a second child in Hong Kong?A．They want to gain right of abode（居住）there for their babies．B．They want to escape being punished for breaking the family planning policy．C．They want to cause calls for an amendment（修正）to Hong Kong's Basic Law．D．They want their babies to enjoy the good medical services in Hong Kong．【参考答案】1---5、 CADBC【由2014高考模拟题改编】阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
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2016高考英语二轮阅读理解八十集之连载训练（12）及解析答案【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。
Spanish explorers called them Las Encantadas, the Enchanted Isles, and Charles Darwin used his studies of the islands as the foundation for his theory of natural selection. The Galapagos are among the world's most important scientific treasures, a group of volcanic islands surrounded by deserted beaches and inhabited by unique varieties of giant tortoise, lizards, and birds.Yet life on this United Nations world heritage site has turned sour. Battles have broken out between fishermen and conservationists. Ecuador, which owns the islands, has sent a naval patrol (海军巡逻队) to put down disturbances.The controversial director of the Galapagos National Park—which controls 97 percent of Galapagos land and the reserve extending to 40 miles offshore—has been fired, while an air of uneasy tension hangs over the islands, as the islanders prepare for election when they pick their representatives in Ecuador’s national assemb ly.“It’s a very tense situation,” said Leonor Stjepic, director of the London-based Galapagos Conservation Trust, which raises money to help projects on the islands. “We are watching it with concern.”The violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands’ population. Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz island, housed just 45 inhabitants in the 50s. Today there are more than 10,000, while the islands' total population is more than 19,000 and growing by 6 percent a year, despite recently introduced a law to limit waves of immigrants fleeing the poor areas of Ecuador for a life “in paradise (天堂)”. On topSuch numbers have put the islands, special ecology under intense pressure. Conservationists backed by the Ecuador government, have replied by exercising strict controls to protect the islands* iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and giant tortoises.These moves have angered many local people, however. They want to exploit (开发利用) the i slands’ waters and catch its protected species of sharks, lobsters and sea cucumbers, which can fetch high prices in Japan and South Korea.Angry fishermen surrounded the Charles Darwin research station on Santa Cruz last February, threatened to kill Lonesome George—the last surviving member of the Pinta Island species of the Galapagos giant tortoise.The situation got improved after the Ecuador government made concessions (让步) by increasing fishing quotas (配额), which angered conservationists. “It i s tragic, the short-term gain of a few fishermen versus the long-term survival of the Galapagos,” said John McCosker of the California Academy of Sciences. “They are killing the golden goose.”Then, the Ecuador government appointed Fausto Cepeda as the national park's new director, a post that has become a political football for the mainland government. There have been nine directors in the past 18 months.This appointment was particularly controversial, however. Cepeda was known to have close ties with the fishing industry, and the rangers (管理员),who run the national park and reserve, rebelled.More than 300 staged a sit-in at the park’s headquarters and prevented Cepeda from taking up his post. A battle broke out, and at least two people suffered serious injuries. Eventually, Cepeda—with the fishermen’s help- entered the park. “I am in office, i am in control. And I am trying to lower the tension,” he announced.peace. A few days later, Ecuador Environment Minister Fabian Valdivicso met representatives of rangers. After discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove Cepeda from the post.However, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not disappear that easily.“We have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. In that sense, it is a microcosm (缩影) for all the other threatened parts of the world. So getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off,” said Stjepic.1、What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A．The island’s swelling population.B．The law to limit waves of immigrants.C．A life in paradise.D．The tourists’ visiti ng the islands every year.2、How significant were the islands for Charles Darwin?A．He based his theory on his studies there.B．He built the Charles Darwin research center there.C．He advocated the balance between ecology and people there.D．He found the last surviving giant tortoise there.3、What is the primary contributing factor to the conflict between conservationists and fishermen?A．The dismissal of the previous director of the Galapagos National Park.B．The exploitation of the islands.C．The government's support of Galapagos Conservation Trust.D．Cepeda’s close tie with the fishing industry.4、We can learn from the passage that _______.A．the projects of Galapagos Conservation Trust on the islands are profitableB．conservationists get angry when fishermen are killing a gooseC．politicians from the mainland government play football on the islandsD．the government is trying to ease the tension5、In Paragraph 13, what does the author mean by “The Ecuador government took no chances”?A．The government did not seize opportunities.B．The government made no compromises.C．The government did not run risks.D．The government shrank from responsibilities.【参考答案】1---5、AABDC【2016模拟题】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。