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1、Unit1Gettingalongwithothers一、阅读理解。TheAmazonbasinregionishometoabout2.5millioninsectspecies,tensofthousandsofplants,andsome2000birdsandmammals.Todate,atleast40000plantspecies,3000fish,1294birds,427mammals,428amphibians,and378reptileshavebeenscientificallyclassifiedinth
2、eregion.OneinfiveofallthebirdsintheworldliveintherainforestsoftheAmazon.Thewarmwetforestshavebeeninexistencefor55millionyears,andthrivedevenduringglacialperiods,allowingfortheevolutionofanunbelievablediversityofspecies.Radiocarbondating(放射性碳年代测定)hasrevealedtreesof10ce
3、ntimeterdiametertobemorethan300yearsold,andsometreesover1000yearsold,indicatingthatuntouchedforestscanexperienceunbelievablelongevity.ThefirsthumaninhabitantsarethoughttohavesettledintheAmazonregionabout11200yearsago.Europeanexplorersarrivedinthe16thcentury,bringingdi
4、seaseswhichtraveledfasterthantheexplorersthemselves,killingperhapsasmanyas90%oftheindigenousinhabitants(土著居民).Bythelate17thcenturytheAmazonbasinwascontrolledbyPortugueseandSpanishexplorers.TheAmazonrainforesthasbeendescribedasthelungsofourplanetbecauseofitsimportantro
5、leinrecyclingcarbondioxideintooxygen.Butduetodeforestation(采伐森林),rainforestsnowcoverlessthan5%oftheEarth'slandsurface,andexpertsbelievethatthisisabigcontributortoglobalclimatechange.Severedeforestationbeganinthe20thcentury,with587000squarekilometerslostuptotheyear2000
6、.Mostdeforestedlandisusedforgrasslandtoraisefarmanimalsandagriculture.Theadditionoftransportrouteshasledtoincreasedsettlementanddeforestation,andatthepresentrate,scientistsestimatethattheAmazonrainforestwillbereducedby40%intwodecades.1.WhyarethefiguresmentionedinParag
7、raph1?A.Toprovetheforestuntouched.B.Toclassifyspeciesscientifically.C.Toshowthediversityofspecies.D.ToattractmoreattentiontoAmazon.2.WhydidmostindigenousinhabitantsintheAmazonregiondie?A.Europeanexplorersbroughtdiseasesthere.B.Portugueseexplorerstreatedthembadly.C.Alo
8、toftreeswerecutdownandburned.D.TheygotkilledbySpanishexplorers.3.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheAmazonrainforest?A.Ithasthelargest
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