Part III Reading Comprehension
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试题解析：
本文讲述了
1957
年发现的一种新的流感病毒——亚洲流感以及它的传播过程。
In 1957
a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were
treating an
unusual
number
of
influenza-like
cases.
Influenza
is
sometimes
called
“
flu
”
or a
“
bad
cold
”
. He took samples from
the throats of patients in
his hospital
and was able to find the virus
(
病毒
) of this influenza.
There are three main
types of the influenza virus. The most important
of these are type A and B, each of them
having several subgroups. With
the
instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized
that the outbreak
was due to a virus in
group A, but he did not know the subgroup. Then
he
reported
the
outbreak
to
the
World
Health
Organization (WHO) in
Geneva.
WHO
published
the
important
news
alongside
reports
of
a
similar
outbreak in Hong Kong, where about
15
～
20% of the population
had become ill.
As
soon
as
the
London
doctors
received
the
package
of
throat
samples,
doctors
began
the
standard
tests.
They
found
that
by
reproducing itself with
very high speed, the virus had grown more than a
million times within two days.
Continuing their careful tests, the doctors
checked
the
effect
of
drugs
against
all
the
known
subgroups
of
virus
type
A.
None
of
them
gave
any
protection.
This,
then,
was
something
new, a new
influenza virus, against which the people of the
world had no
help whatever. Having
found the virus they were working with, the two
doctors
now
dropped
it
into
the
noses
of
some
specially
selected
animals, which get
influenza much as human beings do. In a short time
the usual signs of the disease
appeared. These experiments proved that
the new virus was easy to catch, but
that it was not a killer. Scientists, like
the general public, call it simply
Asian flu.
The first discovery of the virus,
however, was made in China before
the
disease
had
appeared
in
other
countries.
Various
reports
showed
that
the
influenza
outbreak
started
in
China,
probably
in
February
of
1957.
By the middle of March it had spread all over
China. The virus was
found
by
Chinese
doctors
early
in
March.
But
China
was
then
not
a
member of WHO and
therefore didn
’
t report the
disease to it. Not until
two months
later, when the virus spread to Singapore, did the
news of
the outbreak reach the rest of
the world. By this time it was started on its
way around the world.
56.
As the
doctor in Singapore found the disease, he
________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
reported
the outbreak to WHO √
found
the subgroup of the virus
was keen on
naming the disease
set his patients
apart from others
答案：
A
解析：
第二段倒数第二句指出，医生向位于日内瓦的世界卫生组织报告。所以
B
正确。
57.
The truth about the virus in this
passage was that it ________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
had been stored in a fridge
could reproduce with high speed
√
was a derivation from
others
was a weak type
答案：
B
解析：
根据第三段第二句：
They
found that by reproducing itself with very
high speed...
可知，
C
为正确答案。
第三段第五句指出，
这是
一个新的流感病毒，
并不是衍生出来的，故
B
< br>不正确。
58.
Which statement is TRUE about the
influenza according to the
passage?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Animals were alert to
this disease.
There were no effective
drugs for
it. √
It could only be spread among children.
It had been identified many years
before.
答案：
B
解析：
第三段第四句指出，没有一种药物可以防御它，故
C
正确。倒数第四句
指出，动物和人类一样容易感染
流感，故
D
错误。
59.
According to
the experiment on animals, we can find that
________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
there was
no significant sign of the flu
the flu
was serious but not deadly √
the flu was easy to cause death to
animals
the flu has a more serious
effect on animals
答案：
B
解析：
第三段倒数第二句和第三句指出这种流感是有症状的，
但不会致死。
所以
D
正确。
60.
It can be
inferred that the first measure for WHO to track a
disease
such as influenza is to
________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
train
more highly skillful experts
set apart
adequate time to study the fact
set up
an efficient reporting service √
cooperate with every doctor well
答案：
C
解析：
题目为
WHO
通过怎样的措施来
追踪例如流感这样的疾病。
根据最后一段
内容，
此次流感是从中国开始的，
但因为中国当时不是
WHO
的成员国，
故没有
上报疾病的爆发。后
传到新加坡，才由新加坡报告到
WHO
的。所以
WHO
了
解疾病爆发及传播的主要途径就是：
建立一个有效的上报机构以便成员国上报具
体情况。所以
A
正确。
试题解析：
本文主要讲述了金钱与幸
福的关系——一个人完全没有金钱固然不行，但有了
金钱也不能保证得到幸福。
本文还进一步挖掘了幸福与社会经济状况之间的关系，
指出所谓的“美国
矛盾”，即物质财富充裕和精神匮乏之间的矛盾。
Does money buy
happiness? Not! Ah, but would a little more money
make us a little happier? Many of us
smirk (
傻笑，假笑
) and nod. There
is,
we
believe,
some
connection
between
fiscal
fitness
and
emotional
fulfillment.
Three
in
four
American
collegians
(
大学生
)
now
consider
it
important
or
that
they
become
well
off
financially. Money
matters.
But a
surprising fact of life is that in countries where
nearly everyone
can
afford
life's
necessities,
increasing
affluence
matters
surprisingly
little.
The
correlation
between
income
and
happiness
is
weak
observed
University
of
Michigan
researcher
Ronald
Inglehart in
one 16-nation study of 170,000 people.
Once comfortable, more money
provides
diminishing
returns.
The
second
piece
of
pie,
or
the
second
$$100,000, never tastes as good as the
first. Even lottery winners and the
Forbes'
100
wealthiest
Americans
have
expressed
only
slightly
greater
happiness
than
the average
American.
Making
it big brings
temporary
joy. But in the long run wealth is like
health: its utter absence can breed
misery, but having it
doesn
’
t guarantee happiness.
Happiness seems less
a matter of
getting what we want than of wanting what we have.
Has our happiness
floated upward with the rising economic tide? Are
we happier today than in 1940s, when
two out of five homes lacked a
shower
or
tub?
Actually,
we
are
not.
Since
1957,
the
number
of
Americans
who
say
they
are
happy
has
declined
from
35
to
32
percent.
Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, the teen
suicide rate
has nearly tripled
(
使成三倍
), the violent crime
rate has nearly quadrupled
(
使成四倍
)
(even
after
the
recent
decline),
and
more
people
than
ever
(especially teens and young adults) are
depressed.
This
soaring
wealth
and
shrinking
spirit
is
called
American
paradox
incomes and low
morale, secured rights and diminished civility. We
excel
at
making
a
living
but
often
fail
at
making
a
life.
We
celebrate
our
prosperity but yearn for a purpose. We
cherish our freedoms but long for
connection. In an age of plenty, we
feel spiritual hunger.
61.
Which of the following statements best
expresses the author
’
s view?
A)
In the long run,
happiness grows with economy.
B)
The more money we earn, the happier we
would be.
C)
The more money
we earn, the diminished returns we
have.
D)
In the
long run, money cannot guarantee happiness.
√
答案：
D
解析：
A
项与
C
项明显错误。
B
项只是第二段在举例证明时提出的观点，
这句话
的意思是“幸福感还是随着金钱的增加而增长，只是增加量在减少。”这并不是
文章的主旨，是为了论证“长期来看，金钱不能保证幸福”。因此
D
正确。
62.
The second $$100,000 never tastes as
good as the first, because
________.
A)
it is not so important
as the first $$100,000
B)
it’s not so fresh as the
firs
t $$100,000
C)
profit
brought
by
it
is
less
than
that
from
the
first
$$100,000
D)
happiness brought by it is less than
that from the
first $$100,000
√
答案：
D
解析：
该句是用非常形象的说法解释了前一句话
Once comfortable,
more
money provides diminishing returns
，即，“第二张饼不如第一张香，第二
次获得
< br>10
万美元不如第一次那样开心。
”
< br>经济学术语
diminishing returns
的
含义是“收益递减”，但在文中是指“幸福感递减”。因此，
A
项、
B
项和
C
项
不对，只有
D
项为正确答案。
63.
In this passage,
(Para. 4).
A)
B)
C)
D)
the American
characteristic
the American
contradiction √
the American
wonder
the American phenomenon
答案：
B
解析：
paradox
意为“矛盾”。该词汇出现的前后均有提
示，用的都是并列的
两个概念形成对比。第四段的第一句实际上就是对
< br>paradox
的解释
soaring
wealth and shrinking spirit
，
其后的几句话也是对这一说法的具体阐述。故选
B
项。
64.
The
example of what happened after 1957 is given to
illustrate that
________.
A)
young people are not happy about their
life
B)
people’s spiritual
needs cannot be fulfilled by
wealth
√
C)
social
crimes have increased by a large margin
D)
family problems become
more and more serious
答案：
B
解析：
第三段可以分为两个层次，
前三句构成设问句为第一层，
后
面两句为第二
层。
第二层主要起到承上启下的作用：
通过列数字、
举事例来说明第一层的观点，
同时进
一步转入到第四段。
因此，
文中列举出的
1957
年以后的事例都是想要说
明随着经济的发展，人们
并没有为此而增加幸福感，相反，幸福感还会减少。接
下来的第四段第一句话，
实际上是对第三段第二层的总结。
B
项对应
the divorce
rate
，
C
项对应
violent crime r
ate
，
D
项对应
teen suicide rate
，这些都只是
对现
象的单方面归纳，而非结论。
A
项则是综合性的结论。
65.
According to the passage, people excel
at making a living but
________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
don’t know how to spend
money
don’t have any aim or
ideal
don’t have any contact
with other people
don’t know
how to enjoy life √
答案：
D
解析：
文中最后一段说，我们善于谋生，但却往往不会营造生活。根据上下文，
并列的两个
相对概念中，
前者为积极的方面，
后者则是消极的方面。
A
项
aim or
ideal
对应的是
purpose
，
C
项
con
tact with other people
对应的是
c
onnection
，
D
项无对应内容
，只有
B
项对应的是
making a
living
，故选
B
项。
文章主要讲述的是
作者在国外教学的经历和对国外教学的看法。
作者主要把自己
在
英国教学和在泰国教学的经历做了对比。
通过对比，
作者总结出
几点经验：
第
一，
学校管理层应该更加
重视教师职业的发展；
第二，
激发学生们的学习动力对
他们而言更有裨益；
第三，
如果一个人想恢复对
教育热情可以尝试去国外作教师。
Imagine
working
at
a
school
where
you
rarely
have
to
use
your
disciplinary
skills,
and
the
students
are
motivated
to
succeed
and
lead
well-rounded
lives
by
participating
in
sporting
and
creative
activities.
Even
better,
imagine
a
parent-
teacher
conference
where
the
parents
respect
you
and
your
professional
development
is
of
concern
to
the
school's administration. These are the
benefits I have attained from my
move
into an international teaching career.
Prior to securing my position as an
international teacher in Thailand, I
worked for over three years in England.
While I enjoyed my time there
and
learned a lot from my colleagues, there were parts
of the job I didn't
like. That's one of
the reasons I now teach at an international
school.
When I was
teaching in England, I often found that I had
spent much of
my
time
on
discipline.
However,
as
an
international
educator,
I
don't
have even
a quarter of the discipline issues I had when I
was teaching in
England. It's not
because I teach less students; I still teach
classes of 23 to
25
students.
The
reason
I
spend
less
time
on
discipline
is
because
teaching is a
respected profession in Thailand and therefore
teachers are
treated very well by the
whole community.
Here
in
Thailand,
the
majority
of
students
are
motivated
to
succeed
academically. The
whole school has a culture of rewarding success.
This
is in part because we are in
Thailand, but it is also an integral
(
不可缺少的
)
component
of
the
educational
philosophy
in
the
International
Baccalaureate
Organization's (IBO) curriculum. In the UK I was
constantly
giving of myself to keep my
students motivated and believing that they
could
achieve
well
if
they
put
in
the
effort.
After
a
while
this
became
draining. Now I can concentrate on
teaching and opening my students'
eyes
to the wider world because they are so motivated
to learn.
If you are not
feeling the passion for education that originally
inspired
you
to
become
a
teacher,
perhaps
you
should
be
looking
at
moving
overseas.
An
additional
benefit
is
that
the
salary
is
better
than
I
was
getting in the United Kingdom as well!
56.
In Thailand,
the author seldom has to use disciplinary skills
because
________.
A)
the students would not like the author
to use
disciplinary skills
B)
the
author
is
not
good
at
using
disciplinary
skills
C)
the students are self-
conscious and teachers are
respected
√
D)
the author
has less students to deal with
答案：
C
解析：
文章分别在两个段落中明确提到作者在学校很少惩罚学生的原因。
第一段
开头部分提到，
可以想象：
在一个很少用惩罚性方法的学校工作，
学生们都以成
功为目
的，而且通过参加运动和有创造性的活动来丰富生活（
...students are
motivated to succeed and lead well-
rounded lives by participating in
sporting and creative activities
）；文章第三段中提到我在校规方面花很少时
间是因为在泰国，教育是一种受尊
重的职业，因此全社会都对教师非常好（
The
reason
I spend less time on discipline is because
teaching is a respected
profession in
Thailand and therefore teachers are treated very
well by the
whole community
）
，由此可以分析出，正是学生的自觉性和教师受到尊重这
两个原因，所以选
C
。
57.
Which of the following
is NOT
A)
B)
C)
D)
Consuming much time on
discipline.
Learning from the author's
colleagues. √
Trying in vain
to motivate the students.
Losing the
passion for teaching.
答案：
B
解析：
文章第二段中提到在那儿的时光我很高兴，
而且从同事们那里也学到了很
多东西，不过也有我不喜欢的方面（
While I enjoyed
my time there and
learned a lot from my
colleagues, there were...
），由此可以看出，作者“不<
/p>
喜欢的方面”并不包括从同事们那里学到很多东西。所以选
C
。
58.
The following are the author's benefits
of working in Thailand
EXCEPT ________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
concentrating on what to
do
developing professionally
earning more money
feeling
secured working in Thailand √
答案：
D
解析：
文章分别在三个段落中提到在泰国工作的好处。
其中第一
段提到学校的管
理事务中涉及到了职业的发展（
...and
your professional development is of
concern to the school's administration<
/p>
）；第四段中提到“现在我可以集中
精力来教学”（
Now I can concentrate on teaching and...
）；第五段中提到
另外一个好处就是薪水也比作者在英国时的多（
An additional benefit is that
the salary is better than I was getting
in the United Kingdom as well
），
< br>由此可以分析出，
在泰国作教师的好处就在于以上三个方面，
不包括选项
D
，
所
以选
D
。
59.
According to
the passage, what's the author's attitude towards
teaching overseas?
A)
It's
much
better
to
teach
in
Thailand
than
any
other
overseas countries.
B)
If one needs to regain
passion for teaching, then
it's
recommended. √
C)
There
is
no
clue
about
the
author's
attitude
towards
this matter.
D)
It's a recommended way
to open one's eyes and
deliver
knowledge.
答案：
B
解析：
文章第五段开头部分提到，
如果
你感觉不到那种最初促使你成为一名教师
的对教育的热忱的话，或许你应该去国外（
If you are not feeling the passion
for education that originally inspired
you to become a teacher, perhaps
you
should be looking at moving overseas
），由
此可以看出，作者认为如
果一个人想要重获对教育的热忱，可以去国外作教师，所以选<
/p>
C
。
60.
What can be inferred
from this passage?
A)
The
author usually had more classes in the United
Kingdom.
B)
The
author thinks keeping students motivated to
learn brings more benefits to them.
√
C)
The author
also regards British students as
motivated ones.
D)
The author doesn't like the United
Kingdom at all.
答案：
B
解析：
考生回答此问题需要从整体上理解文章。
文章第
一段中提到一所很少使用
惩罚性校规的学校，
学生们都以成功为
目的，
而且通过参加运动和有创造性的活
动来丰富生活；
文章第四段中提到我现在可以集中精力教学，
为学生们面向更广
阔的世界打开视野，
因为学生们也被激发出学习的动力，
由此可以看出，
作者认
为激发出学生们的学习动力对
他们更有好处，所以选
D
。
试题解析：
文章讲述了亚洲人口老龄
化的现象。在未来的
50
年里，亚洲人口老龄化的现象
会继续加剧，
仅南亚和东亚就占有世界老龄人口数量的一半，
这些皆可归因于医
疗和公共卫生事业的大力发展。
但是，
亚洲人民的生活质量还有待提高。
而相比
较而言，
西方国家各方面的发展则比较均衡，
因此，<
/p>
亚洲国家需要制定新的策略
来发展和完善与人口相适应的各项服务
。
Asia's population is growing old. All
across Asia, the number of people
aged
65
and
above is
expected
to
grow
dramatically
over
the
next
50
years. For the region as a whole, the
population in this age group will
increase by
314%
—
from 207 million in
2000 to 857 million in 2050.
Surveys commissioned by the United
Nations also indicate that by the
early
half of the 21st century, South and East Asia will
have almost half
the world's elderly
people.
The aging of Asia
is essentially a story of success. But advances in
medicine and public health over the
past two decades have far
outstripped
(
超过
) the progress on other
fronts. If Asia continues moving
down
the path of Western-style industrial development
with its urban
expansion, radical
policy adjustments will be essential to maintain a
sense of balance.
What has long been one of the society's
primary goals
—
long life for
its
people
—
is
rapidly becoming one of its major problems. Having
learned
to postpone death, the region
must now address itself to the quality of
life of the survivors. A series of
recent studies reflect the view that Asia is
Some Western
societies had smaller populations, which grew
during
the industrial revolution,
concurrent (
一致的
) with
advances in health,
education and
welfare, which to a great extent eased the
problems
posed by the growing numbers
and increasing age of the population.
But some Asian nations have had to
search for strategies to improve
these
same services. The result has been a separated,
部门的
)
approach
which has focused on medicine and public health
while leaving
education, housing,
consumer goods production, income distribution
and institutional modernization aside.
However, balanced improvements
in all
these areas are essential if some guarantee of a
decent existence is
to be provided to
the growing people now considered fortunate to be
able to reflect on their youth.
61.
There are
more old people in Asia today because ________.
A)
its medicine and public
health have been improved
√
B)
its industrialization
has been sped up
C)
Asia is
an old continent
D)
there
has been Western-style industrial
development
答案：
A
解析：
文章第三段开头部分提到亚洲的老龄化本质上是一种成功，
但是在过去的
二十多年中，
医药和公共卫生的进步远远超过了其他方面的进步
（
The aging of
Asia is
essentially a story of success. But advances in
medicine and public
health over the
past two decades have far outstripped the progress
on
other fronts
），由此可以推断出，亚洲老
龄化主要应该归因于医药和公共卫生
条件的改善，所以选
C
。
62.
In the author's view, Asia now needs to
________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
improve
the general standards of living √
increase its rate of urbanization
stop people from getting so old
change attitudes towards old age
答案：
A
解析：
文章第四段中提到，
已经学会延缓人们死亡的亚洲国家，
现在应该致力于
人民的生活质量的改善（
Having learned to postpone death, the region
must now address itself to the quality
of life of the survivors
），由此可以
看出，作者认为亚洲国家现在需要提高人民生活的整体水平，所以选
D
。
63.
It can be learned that some Western
countries ________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
learned
solutions from elsewhere
rejected the
problem of old age
experienced the same
problem in the past
developed in a more
balanced way √
答案：
D
解析：
文章第五段提到，一些西方国家拥有很少的人口，在工业革命时期，人口
的增长与医
疗卫生、教育和社会福利的进步是相一致的（
Some Western
societies had smaller populations,
which grew during the industrial
revolution, concurrent with advances in
health, education and welfare...
），
由此可以推断出，一些西方国家各方面的发展更加均衡，所以选
B
。
64.
According to the passage, some Asian
countries ________.
A)
have
been
able
to
afford
to
buy
most
solutions
they
wanted from elsewhere
B)
have made unwise
decisions on the approach to
improving
services √
C)
have imported solutions from other
countries
D)
have
guaranteed
a
comfortable
old
age
life
to
their
citizens
答案：
B
解析：
文章第六段开头部分提到，
但是一些亚洲国家已经不得不寻找策略来完善
相应的服务（
But some Asian nations have
had to search for strategies to
improve
these same services
），由此可以看出，有些亚洲国家在完善相应
的
服务中曾经做出过不明智的抉择，
现在不得不寻找策略来完善
相应的服务，
所以
选
A
。
65.
The author claims that to be old in
Asia is now considered ________.
A)
expensive
B)
healthy
答案：
D
解析：
文章第六段的结尾处提到……现在上岁数的人被认为是幸运的……
（
... to
be provided to the
growing people now considered fortunate to...
），由
此可以看出，作者认为现在亚洲的老年人是幸运的，所以选
D
。
C)
a
curse
D)
lucky
√
The
Amazon
Rainforest
is
the
world's
greatest
natural
resource
—
the
most
powerful
and
bio-actively
diverse
natural
phenomenon
on
the
planet.
Yet still it is being destroyed just like other
rainforests around the
world. The
problem and the solution to rainforest destruction
are both
economic. Rainforests
are
being
destroyed
worldwide
for
the
profits
they
yield
—
mostly
harvesting
unsustainable
resources
like
timber,
for
cattle
and
agriculture,
and
for
cropping
by
rainforest
inhabitants.
However, if land owners, governments
and those living in the rainforest
today
were
given
a
practical
economic
reason
NOT
to
destroy
the
rainforest,
it
could
and
would
be
saved.
Thankfully,
this
practical
economic
alternative does exist. Many organizations have
demonstrated
that if the medicinal
plants, fruits, nuts and other resources like
rubber
and
chicle
(
树胶
)
were
harvested
sustainably,
rainforest
land
has
much
more economic value than if timber were
harvested or if it were burned
down for
cattle or
farming
operations. Sustainable harvesting
of
these
types of
resources provides this value today as well as
more long-term
income and profits year
after year for generations to come.
This is no longer a theory. It is a
fact and it is being implemented today.
The
latest
statistics
show
that
rainforest
land
converted
to
cattle
operations yields the
land owner $$60 per acre, and if timber is
harvested,
the land is worth $$400 per
acre. However, if these renewable
(
可更新的
)
and
sustainable
resources
are
harvested,
the
land
will
yield
the
land
owner $$2,400 per acre. This value
provides an income not only today, but
year after
year
—
for generations while
still protecting the forest. Just as
important,
to
harvest
the
wealth
of
sustainable
rainforest
resources
effectively,
local
people
and
native
tribes
are
employed.
Today,
entire
communities
and
native
tribes
earn
5
to
10
times
more
money
by
harvesting medicinal plants, fruits,
nuts and oils than they can earn by
chopping
down
the
forest
for
subsistence
crops
(
自给作物
)
—
another
reason
why
so
much
rainforest
land
is
lost
year
after
year.
This
much
needed income source
creates the awareness and economic motive for
this population in the rainforest to
protect and preserve the forests for
long-term profits for themselves and
their children and is an important
solution in saving the rainforest from
destruction.
56.
What does the author
mean by saying
to rainforest
destruction are both economic
A)
People can profit a lot from what the
rainforest
yields in economical ways.
B)
People can profit all
the way since they take
economy into
consideration all along.
C)
People can profit from the rainforest
as long as
they stop destroying it.
D)
People can profit from
the rainforest in an
environmental
rather than a destructive way. √
答案：
D
解析：
文章第一段中首先提到在此居住的人们为了获得利益而破坏了雨林，
随后
第一段第五句又提到
However, if
land owners, governments and those
living in the rainforest today were
given a practical economic reason
NOT
to destroy the rainforest, it could and would be s
aved...
（但是，如果
给土地所有者、
< br>政府和那些住在雨林的人们不破坏雨林但又能获得经济利益的可
行的办法，那么雨
林就会得救）。由此可以分析出，人们破坏雨林是因为想从中
获利，
但人们可以以环保而非破坏的的方式从雨林中获利，所以选
C
。
57.
The key in solving the
problem of rainforest destruction is ________.
A)
practical
development
C)
sustainable
development
√
答案：
C
解析：
文章第一段第八句提到
Sustainable
harvesting of these types of
resources
provides this value today as well as more long-
term income
and profits year after year
for generations to come
（如今这类资源的可持
续获得会提供这种价值，
同时会年复一年地为后代提供更多长期的收益和利益
）
。
由此可以推断出，可持续发展才是解决雨林破坏问题的关键
，所以选
A
。
58.
According to
the passage, how can the land owners earn most?
A)
B)
C)
D)
By converting the land
to cattle operations.
By harvesting the
renewable resources. √
By
harvesting the unsustainable resources.
By chopping down the forest for
subsistence crops.
B)
economic development
D)
medicinal
development
答案：
B
解析：
文章第二段第三句的后半部分中用具体数字说明了土地所有者的收益情
况，
...if timber is harvested, the land is
worth $$400 per acre. However, if
these
renewable and sustainable resources are harvested,
the land will
yield the land owner
$$2,400 per acre
（如果收获木材，每英亩土地获利
400
美元。但是，如果收获这些可再生和可持续资源，每英亩土地则会收益
2400
美
元）
。<
/p>
由此可以看出，
土地所有者使用可再生和可持续资源收益最多，<
/p>
所以选
B
。
59.
Which of the
following is said about the suggested solution to
rainforest destruction?
A)
It brings less
benefit
than
leaving the rainforest
alone.
B)
It is
theoretical rather than practical.
C)
It is important and promising and is
being
implemented. √
D)
It will benefit future
generations rather than the
present
one.
答案：
C
解析：
文章第二段后半部分提到了土地所有者通过使用可更新和可持续的资源
收
益更多，随后对这种方法进行了评价，其中提到
This
much needed income
source creates the
awareness and economic motive for this population
in
the rainforest to protect and
preserve the forests for long-term profits
for themselves and their children and
is an important solution in saving
the
rainforest from destruction
（这种急需的收入性资源激
发了当地人保护雨
林以造福自己和子孙后代的意识和经济动机，
同时这也是保护雨林免受破坏的重
要解决办法）。由此可以推断出，文中提到的解决雨林
破坏的方法已经被应用，
而且是重要的、可行的，所以选
D
。
60.
When centering around the severe
destruction of the Amazon
Rainforest,
the author focuses on ________.