Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands. Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.

The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.

The most well-known animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise (巨型海龜), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago (群島). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.

Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.

Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.

1.What do we know about Darwin's visit to the islands?

A. He completed his famous book on the islands

B. He was touched by the geography of the islands

C. He studied different creatures on the islands

D. He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands

2.Which of the following plays a role in making the islands "a paradise for wildlife"?

A. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.

B. Animals on the islands feed on grass.

C. Local government forbids killing wildlife.

D. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.

3.Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of _____.

A. Darwin's inspiring trip

B. The beautiful sea views

C. a closer view of animals

D. various daring activities

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Galapagos as a Paradise for Adventures

B. Charles Darwin as a Symbol of Galapagos

C. A successful Example of Wildlife Protection

D. A Unique Attraction for Wildlife Lovers

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了加拉帕格斯群島上美麗的自然景色和多樣的野生生物。加拉帕格斯群島是野生生物的天堂，那里的生物沒(méi)有天敵，生態(tài)環(huán)境沒(méi)有遭到人類的破壞。加拉帕格斯群島美麗的海景讓游客流連忘返。

1.He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals.”可知，達(dá)爾文在加拉帕格斯群島上觀察了各種各樣的動(dòng)物，故選C。

2.as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control”可知，加拉帕格斯群島上的生物沒(méi)有天敵，而且前往那里的游客和船只的數(shù)量由政府控制著，因此，人們不可以隨心所欲地前往加拉帕格斯群島，故選A。

3.your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures”和下面對(duì)海獅、小鯊魚和鯨魚等海洋生物的描寫可知，雖然政府對(duì)游客的活動(dòng)和參觀時(shí)間有嚴(yán)格的限制，游客們?nèi)匀豢梢孕蕾p到很棒的海洋景觀，故選B。

4.The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife”可知，加拉帕格斯群島是野生生物的天堂，排除A；達(dá)爾文只是去過(guò)加拉帕格斯群島，他并不是加拉帕格斯群島的象征，排除B；文章重點(diǎn)介紹了加拉帕格斯群島上美麗的自然環(huán)境和多樣的野生生物，沒(méi)有提到加拉帕格斯群島是野生生物保護(hù)的成功案例，排除C，故選D。

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