MBA入学英语阅读100篇精粹-参考译文及答案与详解(10)
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Passage ten
The world isdestroying its tropical rainforests. Half
the forests have gone, and the speed of destruction is
accelerating. If this continues we will lose for ever the
earth~ greatest treasure house of plants and animals,
perhaps our most valuable natural resource for the future.
In the next 25 years the vast forests of Malaysia and
Indonesia could be gone forever, leaving erosion to turn a
green paradise into a barren wasteland.
Its happening partly because the local people depend
upon the forest for their immediate needs for survival,
partly because of demand in the developed world for
tropical timbers.
In 1980 the WWF and other authorities published a plan
for developing resources without destroying them. We need
your help to ensure that it is put into action.
Write to WWF for more information. It could be the
most important letter you ever write.
1. In this passage,Which countries does the
word "tropical"(in the first sentence) refer to?
2. What does the word "accelerating"( in the second
sentence)probably mean?
3. What is the WWF trying to do?
4. The word "timber" ( at the end of paragraph2 ) probably
means____.
5. Who is the passage most likely written for?
[参考答案与详解]
1.Malaysia and lndonesia.
这是一个需要推断的问题。文章的第一句话是第一段的主题句。声明了主题之后,作者便开始论证:用实地的状况来证实主题句中所说的形势。“tropical”和两个国家的中心词分别是“rain forest”和“forest”,实际上是指同样的事物。因此“tropical”在本文指马来西亚和印度二个国家。
2.It means getting higher.
这是关于词义的问题。“accelerating”是一个生词,可是仔细阅读全句,就会推断出它是指一半的森林已经消失,而且毁灭的速度正在“加快”。关键词是“gone”、“and(表示两句的意思相互连接,有“而且”的意义)”、“destruction”。
3.To develop resources and stop the destruction Ofthem.
这是关于细节的问题。答案在第三段。在1980年时WWF公布了一个计划:“developing reources without destroying them”。现在WWF还需要帮助以确保这个计划的实施。第二句用的现在时使我们明确了WWF现在的目标仍和以前一样。
4.forests(or wood).
这是一个关于词义的问题。在第一段的基础上我们得知第一段的主题紧紧围绕森林被毁的现状,结尾时指出在25年中广阔的森林将会消失。第二段分析消失的原因,从段中两句话的内容上来分析,“timber’只能指“森林”或“木材”。
5.For newspaper readers.
这是一个需要推测的问题。从文章的标题、内容和措辞上可以推测出本文最有可能是刊登在报纸上的一篇类似广告的宣传文章。
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