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1、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。A Therearefewplacesonearthwherenaturecanbeseeninalmostprimitive(原始的)condition.OneistheGalapagosIslands,where,largelyunspoiledbyman,strangeandunusualbirds,animalsandplantssettleandgrow—manyofwhicharefoundnowhereelseinthew
2、orld.TheseislandsliedirectlyontheEquator,about1,000kilometerswestoftheSouthAmericanmainland. ButtheGalapagosisnowfacingacrisis(危机).Itshumaninhabitants,wholiveontheislandofSantaCruz,wanttodevelopthebusinessandtouristpossibilityoftheislands.Recently,theyhave
3、beenhavingabitterstrugglewiththenaturalistswhoworkattheCharlesDarwinResearchCenter,altoonSantaCruz.Thenaturalistswanttokeeptheisland’swildlifealive,whichisalreadysufferingasaresultofhumanactivities. Theanimals’greatestdangerusedtobesailorswho,hundredsofyea
4、rsago,plundered(掠夺)theislandsforfood.Theywipedoutabout250,000GiantTortoises,causingextinctionofseveralspecieswhichlivedonsomeofthesmallerislands.Thelastsurvivor,an80-yearoldGiantTortoisecalledLonelyGeorge,livesundertheprotectionofnaturalistsattheDarwinCente
5、r.1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________. A.InPrimitiveTimes B.GiantTortoises’Extinction C.GreatDangertotheGalapagos D.DevelopmentoftheIsland2.WhichofthefollowingmapsshowsrightlythepositionoftheGalapagosIslands? 注:①□standsfortheSouthAmericanmainla
6、nd. ②standsfortheGalapagosIslands. ③—standsfortheEquator.3.ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatifthebusinessandtourismaredevelopedintheIslands,________. A.therewillbeawarbetweentheinhabitantsandnaturalists B.agreatnumberofwildanimalsandplantswi
7、lldieout C.alotofpeoplewillcometotheGalapagosforfood D.theinhabitantsontheIslandswillbewelloff4.ThewriterdescribestheGiantTortoise,George,as“lonely”because________. A.itisthelastoneofitsspecies B.ithaslivedaloneforeightyyears C.theCenterdoesn’tallowitt
8、ogoout D.thenaturalistskeepitaloneintheCenter第7页共7页BHIGHFIELDCOMPREHENSIVESCHOOLSCHOOLREPORTFormTeacher:G.BakerPupil’sName:SimonWatkinsTerm:Summer2010Form:ⅣBSubjectExamClassworkCommentsEnglish5961Simo