Question

    National lawmakers are calling for more effective environmental protection of the Qilian Mountains, a vast natural habitat in western China.

The mountains stand across the border between Gansu and Qinghai provinces. The nature reserve became a national protected site in 1988, but hundreds of mines in the area and various construction projects took a toll on the environment.

Thanks to the recovery of the mountains’ environment and greater efforts to protect wildlife, many protected and rare wild animals have been sighted very often in recent years.

The city has also moved away all farmers, herdsmen and one-third of its people who were living in the mountains to a new zone and helped them find jobs in an effort to reduce the pressure on the environment.

Scientific research and advanced technology are key to the restoration (重建) of the mountains’ ecology (生态), said Wang Tao, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences^, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources.

Wang said a research center led by the institute was set up last year to focus on ecosystem recovery and the ecological management of the mountains under the influence of global climate change.

The center has begun research to carry out environmental observation and assessment (评估), providing support for the creation of a Qilian Mountains national park, he added.

To better protect the mountains, Wang said, it’s necessary to promote large-scale, rapid observation approach and build a great ecological assessment system in the reserve.

A data-sharing (数据共享) management system should be pushed forward to create a database (数据库) of the mountains^, environment, which would support its protection in a scientific way, he added.

1.What does the underlined phrase “took a toll” in the second paragraph mean?

A.protected B.ignored C.harmed D.controlled

2.What’s the purpose of moving away people working and living in the mountains?

A.To create a national park

B.To found a research center.

C.To increase the number of wildlife.

D.To reduce the pressure on the environment.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Rare wild animals can be seen everywhere in the reserve.

B.A research center was established for ecosystem restoration.

C.Since 1988, the Qilian Mountains have been well protected.

D.Many effective laws have been made to protect the environment.

4.What do Wang Tao’s words suggest?

A.An ecological assessment system should be set up.

B.Scientific research plays the biggest part in restoring ecology.

C.Global climate change influences the research on ecological assessment.

D.A data-sharing management system has been widely applied in the reserve.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章主要讲了祁连山国家自然保护区的现状和未来需要采取的环保措施。

1.

词句猜测题。根据文章第二段第二句The nature reserve became a national protected site in 1988, but hundreds of mines in the area and various construction projects took a toll on the environment. 可以推测，but表示转折关系，因此推断句意：自从1988年成为国家自然保护区后，当地的数量庞大的矿产和建筑工程对环境起到了一定程度的破坏作用，“took a toll” 意思是破坏，因此选harmed。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第四段“The city has also moved away all farmers, herdsmen and one-third of its people who were living in the mountains to a new zone and helped them find jobs in an effort to reduce the pressure on the environment.(该市还将所有住在山区的农民、牧民和三分之一的人转移到一个新的地区，并帮助他们找到工作，以减少对环境的压力。)”可知，居民迁走是为了减轻环境压力。故选D。

3.

细节理解题。根据第六段Wang said a research center led by the institute was set up last year to focus on ecosystem recovery and the ecological management of the mountains under the influence of global climate change.( 王说，该研究所去年成立了一个研究中心，专注于全球气候变化影响下的生态系统恢复和山区生态管理。)可知研究中心去年已被建成。因此B项正确。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段To better protect the mountains, Wang said, it’s necessary to promote large-scale, rapid observation approach and build a great ecological assessment system in the reserve.(为了更好地保护山区，王说，有必要推广大规模、快速的观测方法，在保护区建立一个伟大的生态评价体系)可知，有必要促进该区域内大规模的实时动态监测和生态评价体系的建立，所以 A为正确选项。故选A。