2019届高三英语一轮复习题组层级快练22Unit2TheUnitedKingdom新人教版必修5.doc

题组层级快练22 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Ⅰ. 阅读理解 (2017·甘肃)The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological disaster area. Naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequence—other countries might learn from its mistakes.alled the island Pleasant Island. However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first. The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten－year civil war started, (磷酸盐) on the island. In fact, of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate. A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. When a company strip－mines, en it takes away the material it wants. Strip mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon. In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate. Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem梩heiar phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say that it would take approximately $433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen. 1. What might be the authors purpose in writing the text? A. To seek help for Naurus problems. B. To give a warning to other countries. C. To show the importance of money. D. To tell a heartbreaking story of a war. 2. What was Nauru like before the Europeans came? A. Rich and powerful. B. Modern and open. C. Peaceful and attractive. D. Greedy and aggressive. 3. Which of the fol