Question

When humans and nature go head to head, nature often ends up losing. Rivers get polluted. Trees are knocked down. Natural resources are exhausted. That’s what makes the Galapagos Islands so special—it’s one of he few places on the Earth that nature can truly call its own.

For people used to having wild animals run at the scent of humans, a visit to the Galapagos is a real eye-opening experience. Over 1,600 km west of Ecuador, the islands are home to a unique variety of animals that have absolutely no fear of people. Visitors can play on the beach with sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins to count the eggs in their nests.

The islands were declared a national park over 40 years ago, and the number of human visitors is tightly limited to avoid damaging he environment or putting stress on the animal. Tourists have to pay a $100 daily visitors fee, and can’t step off the boat unless accompanied(陪同) by an official guide. Once on the islands, you have to stay on the trail(小径), but that seldom presents a problem: the animals are so curious about people that they’ll usually come up to say hello.

“It’s a little like being in a zoo,” said one traveler. “But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals, the animals are looking at us.”

Aside from the wildlife, one of the island’ more unusual features is its post office. You can send postcards for free, but the problem is that there’s no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home, and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.

1.The Galapagos Islands are         .

A. terribly polluted          B. near Ecuador

C. in the Atlantic Ocean     D. independent of Ecuador

2.Which animal is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Whales.   B. Sea lions.

C. Goats.   D. Dolphins.

3.On the Galapagos Islands the mail is delivered by      .

A. the government B. the post office

C. the tourists  D. the guides

4.What would be the bet title for the passage?

A. Special “Zoo”       B. Humans and Nature

C. Go Head to Head     D. Ecuador—An Island Country

5.What is one of the islands’ more unusual features?

A. There’re some postmen to collect letters.

B. There are only the wild life.

C. You can send letters.

D. Travellers deliver the letters by themselves.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：位于厄瓜多尔以西1600公里处的加拉帕戈斯群岛是有名的保护最好的动物乐园，那里堪称是最天然的地方，几乎没有遭到人类活动的破坏。

1.Over 1,600 km west of Ecuador,”可知，加拉帕戈斯群岛位于距离厄瓜多尔西部1600公里的地方，故选B。

2.sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins”可知，提到的动物有海狮、海归、海豚、鲸鱼和企鹅等，故选C。

3.there’s no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home, and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.”可知，游客自己邮递信件，故选C。

4.It’s a little like being in a zoo, ...But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals, the animals are looking at us.”可知，这里就像是一个动物园，所不同的是，动物们会好奇地看着游客，而不是游客看动物，故选A。

5.one of the island’ more unusual features is its post office. ...and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished”可知，更不寻常的是那里的邮局，邮件由游客自己亲自邮递，故选D。

考点：环保类短文阅读