江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（33）含答案.docVIP

江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（33）含答案 维A2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分) 选材相似度：★★★★ 设题相似度：★★★ 难度系数：★★★★ Twelve years ago，a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco，California，visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.In the rainforest，he watched a bird flying through the trees.The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him.But weeks later，back home，Rhett Butler got the news that trees in the area he visited had been cut down. That experience led Rhett Butler to write a book about rainforests and threats to their existence.But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website，using his research for the book.The site is .His purpose was to inform the public of tropical rainforests.But the subject quickly developed.As a former businessman，he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories. The popularity of M attracted advertisers.Small ads on the site pay for its has grown and led to other sites，for example，，a site for children; www.wildM，which is about the island that Rhett Butler called his favorite place. To keep his website going，he travels around the world on several major trips each year.His working tools are a laptop computer，cameras and some diving equipment.He often calls on experts for information.For example，he interviewed Alison Jolly，a top expert on lemurs.He interviewed Rodney Jackson，a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy. Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers，students and teachers.In April， named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world. Note： lemur n．狐猴 【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。巴特勒游览过的热带雨林被砍伐，他因此写了本书，但并没有发表，而是建立了与此相关的网站。 1．Rhett Butler didnt publish his book about rainforests because ________. A．it couldnt bring him much money B．it was not about rainforest protection C．he didnt want to become a writer D．he wanted to use the information to create a website 答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段“But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he cr