广东学位英语考试：阅读理解过关练习及答案三

        Directions:There are three passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

        Passage 1

        Today the game reserves(猎物保护区)of East Africa are facing a number of threats.(76)Although they earn considerable revenue(收入)by attracting tourists,they take up land which is increasingly sought by the local people.While these reserves feed and protect animals,they are in danger of turning into barren areas or deserts.Trees,shrubs and grass are gradually being eaten by grazing herds.

        Another problem is to be found in the changing attitudes of the animals themselves.Many of them are losing their hereditary(天生)fear of man.In this way they may become a danger to visitors and thus to themselves.Attacks on vehicles are beginning to increase,and it is possible that the problems will become serious in a few years’time.

        The problem of shortage of land is not a simple one.(77)As the population increases,more and more people look hungrily at the land set aside for game reserves.They claim that a Government’s first duty is to its inhabitants and not to tourists or to wild animals.Despite the income obtained from tourism,this is an argument which it is difficult to answer satisfactorily.

        1.The best title of this passage is ______.

        A problems Facing East African Tourists

        B african Wild Animals Becoming More Dangerous

        C the Increasing Popularity of Game Reserves

        D some Problems of East African Game Reserves

        答案:D

        [分析]本文主要讲非洲东部猎物保护区的几个问题，故选项D合适。

        2.Why may local people look hungrily at the game reserves?

        A They may wish to visit them frequently.

        B They may seek land for their own cultivation(耕种).

        C The animals may be a danger to them and their village.

        D They may dislike living in a deserted plac

        答案:B

        [分析]第三段谈到，由于“shortage of land”和“the population increases”，因此“people look hungrily at the land set aside for game reserves”，故本题选B。

         3.______ is causing soil erosion(侵蚀)in the game reserves.

        A The bad weather

        B The disappearance of vegetation which is eaten by the animals

        C The violent storms

        D The animals

        答案:B

        [分析]根据段后二句，本题应选B。

        4.As far as we can tell from the passage,why does the Government bother to maintain game reserves?

        A To prevent the people from using the land.

        B To reserve the land for building development.

        C To obtain income from tourism.

        D To stop tourists from making a nuisance(令人讨厌)of themselves.

        答案:C

        [分析]当地政府保留猎物保护区的主要原因是，“they earn considerable revenue by attracting tourists”，故本题选C。

        5.The word"this"refers to ______ in the last sentence of the passage.

        A the income obtained from tourists who park their cars in the town

        B the revenue derived from tourists who visit the game reserves

        C the problem concerning game reserves in East Africa

        D the claim put forward concerning the duty of the Government

        答案:D

        [分析]显然，本句“this”指的是“a Government’s first duty is to...”，故本题选D。