[高考英语]高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解87.docVIP

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。 A 　　There are few places on earth where nature can be seen in almost primitive（原始的）condition. One is the Galapagos Islands, where, largely unspoiled by man, strange and unusual birds, animals and plants settle and grow—many of which are found nowhere else in the world. These islands lie directly on the Equator, about 1, 000 kilometers west of the South American mainland. 　　But the Galapagos is now facing a crisis（危机）. Its human inhabitants, who live on the island of Santa Cruz, want to develop the business and tourist possibility of the islands. Recently, they have been having a bitter struggle with the naturalists who work at the Charles Darwin Research Center, alto on Santa Cruz. The naturalists want to keep the island’s wildlife alive, which is already suffering as a result of human activities. 　　The animals’ greatest danger used to be sailors who, hundreds of years ago, plundered（掠夺）the islands for food. They wiped out about 250, 000 Giant Tortoises, causing extinction of several species which lived on some of the smaller islands. The last survivor, an 80-yearold Giant Tortoise called Lonely George, lives under the protection of naturalists at the Darwin Center. 1．The best title for this passage is ________. 　　A. In Primitive Times　　　　　　　B. Giant Tortoises’ Extinction 　　C. Great Danger to the Galapagos　　 D. Development of the Island 2．Which of the following maps shows rightly the position of the Galapagos Islands? 　　注：①□stands for the South American mainland. 　　　　②stands for the Galapagos Islands. 　　　　③—stands for the Equator. 3． It can be inferred from the second paragraph that if the business and tourism are developed in the Islands, ________. 　　A. there will be a war between the inhabitants and naturalists 　　B. a great number of wild animals and plants will die out 　　C. a lot of people will come to the Galapagos for food 　　D. the inhabitants on the Islands will be well off 4．The writer describes the G