Question

Edward Wilson is America’s, if not the world’s, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world’s natural resources(資源). How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity(生物多樣性)of our earth.

Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment (環(huán)境) protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today’s Walden Pond with that of Thoreau’s day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years. Can the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?

Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species(物種) are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.

At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.

1. We learn form the text that Wilson cares most about ______

A．the environment for plants	B．the biodiversity of our earth
C．the wastes of natural resources	D．the importance of human values

2. How many species are most important to our present food supply?

A．Twenty.

B．Eighty.

C．One hundred

D．Ten thousand.

3. Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to _______.

A．learn how to farm scientifically

B．build homes for some dying species

C．make it clear what to eat

D．use more species for food

4. We can infer that the text is _______

A．a(chǎn) description of natural resources

B．a(chǎn) research report

C．a(chǎn) book review

D．a(chǎn)n introduction to a scientist.

5. Edward Wilson is _______

A．a(chǎn) pioneer in environment protection

B．a(chǎn)n American scientist in environment protection

C．a(chǎn) world-famous scientist in Asia

D．a(chǎn) well-known expert in nature in U.S.A

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題解析：

1.細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段最后Wilson  also poibts out the need to understand fully the biodiversity of our earth.可知選B.

2.細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段...of which but twenty carry the load.可知選A.

3.推理題，根據(jù)第二段Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into teb thousabd apecies that could be made use of , which will be a way to rduce the clearing of the batural hones of plants and animals to enlarge farning areas.可知保持生物的多樣性的一種方法就是用更多的物種做食物。

4.推理題，根據(jù)最后一段If you are to continue to live on the earth ,you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.可推理出這是一本書的評論。

5.細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段Edward Wilson is America’s,if not the world’s, leading naturalist.可知，Wilson是有名的自然專家。

考點：考查評論性文章的閱讀。

點評：這是一篇書評，對書的內(nèi)容及評論介紹的很清楚，推理性的問題也很好理解。只要認真閱讀就很容易選擇。