16．The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place．Now it is an ecological disaster area．Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence-other countries might learn from its mistakes．
For thousands of years，Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru，far from western civilization．The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798．He was the British captain of the Hunter，a whaling ship．He called the island Pleasant Island．
However，because it was very remote，Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first．The whaling ships and other traders began to visit，bringing guns and alcohol．These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island．A ten-year civil war started，which reduced the population from 1，400to 900．
Nauru's real troubles began in 1899when a British mining company discovered phosphate（磷酸鹽）on the island．In fact，it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate，which was a very important fertilizer for farming．The company began mining the phosphate．
A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground； it is a strip mine．When a company strip-mines，it Comremoves the top layer of soil．Then it takes away the material it wants．Strip mining totally destroys the land．Gradually，the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon．
In 1968，Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world．Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate．
Unfortunately，the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars．In addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expenses．Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem-their phosphate was running out．Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing．By 2000，Nauru was financially ruined．Experts say that it would take approximately$433，600，000and more than 20years to repair the island．This will probably never happen．
32．What was Nauru like before the Europeans came？C
A．rich and powerful B．modern and open
C．peaceful and attractive D．greedy and aggressive
33．The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted fromB．
A．soil pollution B．phosphate overmining
C．farming activity D．whale hunting
34．Which of the following was a cause of Nauru's financial problem？A
A．Its leaders misused the money．
B．It spent too much repairing the island．
C．Its phosphate mining cost much money．
D．It lost millions of dollars in the civil war．
35．What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph？D
A．The leaders will take the experts'words seriously．
B．The phosphate mines were destroyed．
C．The island was abandoned by the Nauruans．
D．The ecological damage is difficult to repair．
分析 本文是一篇記敘文．太平洋島國瑙魯曾經(jīng)是一個(gè)平靜而美麗的地方，幾千年來，波利尼西亞人生活在這個(gè)遠(yuǎn)離西方文明的遙遠(yuǎn)的瑙魯島上．但是，由于戰(zhàn)亂和島上磷酸鹽礦的過度開采及政府濫用資金而造成的生態(tài)災(zāi)難，很快使之成為一個(gè)貧瘠的海島．瑙魯令人傷心的故事只可能有一個(gè)好的后果，那就是其他國家可以引以為戒，不再重蹈覆轍．
解答 32-35 CBAD
32 C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段中的"…lived on the remote island of Nauru"和第五段最后一句中的"Gradually，the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon"可知，瑙魯以前是一個(gè)平靜而美麗的小島．
33 B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段中的"Strip-mining totally destroy the island"和"Gradually，the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon"可知，瑙魯島上的生態(tài)災(zāi)難是因?yàn)閷?duì)磷酸鹽的過度開采．故選A．
34 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第七段中的"Unfortunately，the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars．In addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expenses．"可知，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人投資的不明智，加上還要花更多的錢用在個(gè)人消費(fèi)上，所以導(dǎo)致了財(cái)政問題．故選A．
35 D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段的"Experts say that it would take approximately 433，600，000dollars and more than 20 years to repair the island．This will probably never happen．"可知，瑙魯?shù)纳鷳B(tài)災(zāi)難幾乎很難恢復(fù)．故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
