2012职称英语综合类A级模拟练习43

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Natural Resources  
　　1 Natural resources are materials found in nature. Some ,such as sunlight ,are found almost everywhere. Others, like oil, are found only in certain areas. Some places have many natural resources , while others have only a few.
　　2 The different kinds of natural resources are air ,water, soil, sunlight ,minerals, fossil fuels, and animals life. Some of these air，water, soil, and sunlight are needed for life to exist. For this reason ,they are sometimes viewed as the most important resources . other kingds of resources are still important . one of there is minerals , or nonliving substances found beneath Earth’s surface. All through history, people have used such minerals as iron ,copper,tin, and gold to make tools ,weapons , jewelry, and money . fossil fuel ,such as coal , oil, and natural gas, provide the energy to heat homes and power machines.
　　3 Natural resources become valuable only when people learn how to use then, for example, Marco Pole ,who once made a journey to china, returned to his native city of Venice. A few years later, he wrote about his travel s and described many wonderful things he had seen. One of these was a black rock ,now known as coal ,which the Chinese dug out of the ground and burned to keep warm . the Venetians did not believe him. To them ,coal was not a natural resources . people later change their minds when they found out that it could be used as a fuel to power steam engines and to process steel.
　　4 Some resources can be replaced by nature as they are used up .these are renewable resources .for example ,American farmers who lived in the Dust Bowl were able to get back their once –rich soil by using better ways of farming and by planting trees to keep the soil from being worn away. Other natural resources cannot be replaced once they are used up. These are nonrenewable resources. Once Earth’s coal, soil ,and natural gas are used up ,they will be gone forever.
　　5 In recent years ,people become more and more interested in making better use of the world’s natural resources. Some countries are trying to develop new sources of energy .
　　6 Natural resources affected the location and growth of settlements all through history. Rich soil and plenty of water made farming possible and led to the rise of cities . Asians and Europeans came into contact with one another partly because Europeans wanted the silk and spices of Asia. Modern industry started in those countries that had large amounts of coal and iron ore for making steel. During the 1800s,the discovery of gold in California ,South Africa ,and Australia , and Alaska caused hundreds of thousands of people to move to those areas.
　　23. paragraph 2__________________
0 e4 Y, i6 o* ~  o　　24. paragraph 4__________________
　　25. paragraph 5__________________
5 B$ z( Y" S+ B- ^　　26. paragraph 6__________________
( j# Z  V9 e3 f2 _5 I　　A Renewable and nonrenewable resources
! s& M% n& T& D  D( j6 m5 T　　B importance of natural resources
. g3 _2 G% v6 l2 c　　C protection of global environment
　　D information about various natural resources
　　E influence of natural sources
' ~' u, Y7 b9 F' P　　F measure to utilize natural resources
* E7 l, X" f- f6 U' L　　27. natural resources can be defined as ________________
3 G$ f7 |( N6 n/ p) a　　28. natural resources are useless unless_________________
　　29. the reason for Asians and Europeans to get into contact with one another lies in the fact that _________________
　　30. the record of history has shown that the location and growth of settlements_____________
% l, y* L" ~& }, [+ E　　A materials found in nature
# C# q% `& I5 [+ B7 f　　B materials found under ground
9 I& t9 `( W! N" w: n4 w& s　　C Asian silk and spices were that Europeans wanted
　　D Asian silk and spices were that curious about
. I/ F3 O5 q  P$ E+ _7 u4 {　　E are closely related with natural resources
$ M; D+ W* _% _& D　　F people know how to use them
) g, v+ c. }, ?% ]" {/ X* R解析：23 D 第二段具体讲到自然资源的种类。注意第二段的主题句和各种例子的使用。
　　24 A 第四段主要介绍可再生和不可再生资源的区别。注意renewable 和nonrenewable 的出现。
　　25 F 第五段讲到，人们越来越热衷于更加高效的利用资源，并列举了一些国家和科学家所采取的措施。
　　26 E 第六段的开头句说明自然资源在历史进程中对于地理位置和定居者的增长产生了影响，以下是对这句话的具体说明。
( g( t% T" ?' i5 G, {/ J　　27 A 问题问的是：自然资源可以被解释为什么?文章的第一句已经给出了答案。
9 z1 \6 [5 I. ~/ b- r9 e) r: i' e　　28 F 问题问的是：自然资源在什么情况下才有用?第三段开头指出只有人们学会利用自然资源，才能挖掘出其价值
　　29 C 问题问的是：欧亚人之间相互往来的原因是什么?第六段的Asians and Europeans came into contact with one another partly because Europeans wanted the silk and spices of Asia.提到部分原因是欧洲人想得到亚洲的丝绸和香料。
　　30 E 问题问的是：历史表明地理位置和定居者增长与什么有关?最后一段开头明确指出与自然资源密切相关。