专题01阅读理解【期末必刷20篇】（原卷版）.docxVIP

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专题01阅读理解20篇

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(福建省福州第一中学学年高二下学期期中)EdwardWilsonisAmericas,ifnottheworld’s,leadingnaturalist.InThe??FutureofLife,hetakesusonatouroftheworldsnaturalresources.Howaretheyused?Whathasbeenlost?Whatremainsandisitabletocontinuewiththepresentspeedofuse?Wilsonalsopointsouttheneedtounderstandfullythebiodiversityofourearth.

Wilsonbeginswithanopenlettertothepioneerinenvironmentprotection,HenryDavidThoreau.Heparestoday’sWaldenPondwiththatofThoreau’sday.Wilsonwillusesuchparisonsfortherestofthebook.Theproblemisclear:manhasdonegreatdamagetohishomeovertheyears.Wemaywonderwhethertheearth,withhumanhelp,bemadetoreturntobiodiversitylevelsthatwillbeabletosupportusinthefuture?

Biodiversity,Wilsonargues,isthekeytosettlingmanyproblemstheearthfacestodayEvenouragriculturalcropscangainadvantagesfromit.Amerehundredspeciesarethebasisofourfoodsupply,ofwhicharoundtwentycarrytheload.Wilsonsuggestschangingthissituationbylookingintotenthousandspeciesthatcouldbemadeuseof,whichwillbeawaytoreducetheclearingofthenaturalhomesofplantsandanimalstoenlargefarmingareas.

Attheendofthebook,Wilsondiscussestheimportanceofhumanvaluesinconsideringtheenvironment.Ifyouaretocontinuetoliveontheearth,youmaywellreadandactontheideasinthisbook.

1．WhatdoesWilsoncaremostabout?

A．Theenvironmentforplants.

B．Theecologicalvarietyoflifeonearth.

C．Thewastesofnaturalresources.

D．Theimportanceofhumanvalues.

2．WhyistheopenlettertoThoreaumentionedinparagraph2?

A．ToexpressWilsonslongingforthepast.

B．Tohighlightthedesperationofmankind.

C．Toemphasizemancauseddamagetotheenvironment.

D．Tocallformorehelptochangethecurrentsituation.

3．Howmanyspeciesaremostimportanttoourpresentfoodsupply?

A．Twenty. B．Eighty. C．On