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1、我们在这里，召开私营企业家联谊会，借此机会，我代表成都市渝中工商局、渝中区私营企业协会，祝各位领导新年快乐、工作愉快、身体健康，祝各位企业家事业兴旺甘肃省甘谷县2017届高三英语第四次检测考试试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（共70分）第一部分选择题第一节．阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）AThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru
2、’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedontheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.Hecal
3、ledtheislandPleasantIsland.However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichr
4、educedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate(磷酸盐)ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichisaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.Aphosphatemineisnot
5、aholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegov
6、ernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercen
7、toftheir认真组织会员学习，及时将党的路线、方针、政策，及时将新的法律和规章，传达到会员，协会编印了《会员之家》宣传资料共四期我们在这里，召开私营企业家联谊会，借此机会，我代表成都市渝中工商局、渝中区私营企业协会，祝各位领导新年快乐、工作愉快、身体健康，祝各位企业家事业兴旺islandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20year
8、storepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.1.Whatmightbetheautho
