高中英语阅读理解专题训练
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第一节:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A(words323235)Everywherema
isalteri
gthebala
ceof
ature.Heisfacilitati
gthespreadofpla
tsa
da
imalsi
to
ewregio
ssometimesdeliberatelysometimesu
co
sciously.Heiscoveri
ghugeareaswith
ewki
dsofpla
tsorwithhousesfactoriesslagheapsa
dotherproductsofhiscivilizatio
.Heextermi
atessomespecieso
alargescalebutfavorsthemultiplicatio
ofothers.I
briefhehasdo
emorei
fivethousa
dyearstoalterthebiologicalaspectofthepla
ettha
has
aturei
fivemillio
.Ma
yofthesecha
geswhichhehasbroughtabouthavehadu
foresee
co
seque
ces.Whowouldhavethoughtthatthethrowi
gawayofapieceofCa
adia
waterweedwouldhavecausedhalfthewaterwaysofBritai
tobeblockedforadecadeorthattheprovisio
ofpotcactiforlo
elysettlers’wiveswouldhaveledtoEaster
Australia
bei
goverru
withforestsofPricklyPearWhowouldhaveprophesiedthatthecutti
gdow
offorestso
theAdriaticcoastsori
partsofCe
tralAfricacouldhavereducedthela
dtoasemidesertwiththeverysoilwashedawayfromthebarerockWhowouldhavethoughtthatimprovedcommu
icatio
swouldhavecha
gedhistorybythespreadi
gofdiseasesleepi
gsick
essi
toEastAfricameaslesi
toOcea
iaverypossiblymalariai
toa
cie
tGreeceThesearespectacularexamplesbutexampleso
asmallerscaleareeverywheretobefou
d.Wemakea
aturesa
ctuaryforrarebirdsprescribi
gabsolutesecurityforallspeciesa
dwemayfi
dthatsomecommo
a
dhardyki
dofbirdmultipliesbeyo
dmeasurea
douststherareki
dsi
whichwewereparticularlyi
terested.Weseeowi
gtosomelittlecha
gebroughtaboutbycivilizatio
thestarli
gspreadovertheE
glishcou
trysidei
hordes.Weimprovethe
fyieldi
gcapacitiesofourcattlea
dfi
dthat
owtheyexhaustthepastureswhichsufficedforlessexige
tstock.41.Thefollowi
gexamplesexcept_______________reflectma
alteri
gthebala
ceof
ature.A.ma
iscoveri
ghugeareaswith
ewki
dsofpla
tsB.ma
isfacilitati
gthespreadofa
imalsi
to
ewregio
s.C.ma
iskilli
gsomespecieso
alargescaleD.ma
isgetti
gtok
owtheimporta
ceofkeepi
gthebala
ceof
ature.42.WhathadapieceofCa
adia
waterweedcauseA.Easter
Australia
wasoverru
withforests.B.HalfthewaterwaysofBritai
blockedforadecade.C.I
partsofce
tralAfricathela
dreducedtoasemidesert.D.Diseasesleepi
ghasbee
caused.43.WhathavespreaddiseasesA.Diseasesleepi
gsick
ess.C.Improvedcommu
icatio
s.B.Measles.D.Malaria.
44.Wemakea
aturesr