Three—quarters of a million tourists flock to the white beaches every year,but this booming industry has come at a price.Poisonous smoke rising from open fires,rubbish made up of plastic bottles,packets…it’S a far cry from the white sands,clear waters and palm trees that we associate with the Maldives(馬爾代夫),the paradise island holiday destination set in the Indian Ocean.
of its 200 inhabited islands,which are spread across an area of"35,000 square miles,99 are good resorts(旅游勝地).So many tourists come every year,more than double the local population.Of these,over l 00,000 travel from the U K.The capital,Mal6,is four times more densely populated than London.Given these facts,it’S hardly surprising that the Maldives has a waste disposal problem.
Y ears a90,when the tourists left,the government had to deal with a stream of rubbish.Their solution was to turn one of the islands into a dumping ground.Four miles west of Mal6 is the country’s dumping ground,Thilafushi.What you are seeing here is a view of the Maldives on which no honeymooners will ever clap eyes.Each visitor produces 3.5 kg of waste per day.The country dumps more than 330 tons of rubbish on the island every day.
Now,since many waste boats,fed up with waiting seven hours or more,directly offload their goods into the sea,the government of the Maldives has banned the dumping of waste on the island.S0,the waste boats ship the rubbish to India instead.
小題1:What is the main cause of the waste disposal problem?
A.The big local population.B.Too many waste boats.
C.The large number of tourists.D.Open fires on the islands.
小題2:The underlined part can probably be replaced by“——”.
A.it’s quite similar toB.it’S a long distance from
C.it’s a loud shout fromD.it’S totally different from
小題3:What can we learn from the text?
A.It iS much more crowded in Mal6 than in London.
B.Another island will be used as a dumping ground.
C.No honeymooners are willing to visit the Maldives.
D.Waste on islands will be offloaded directly into the sea.
小題4:What’S the author’S purpose in writing the text?
A.To attract more tourists to the Maldives.
B.To state the waste disposal problem in the Maldives.
C.To call on us to protect the environment.
D.To explain the causes of pollution in the Maldives.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析:文章介紹了馬爾代夫因為游客眾多帶來的污染問題,和政府如果采取措施來解決。
小題1:細節(jié)題:從第二段的內(nèi)容So many tourists come every year,more than double the local population.Of these,over l 00,000 travel from the U K.The capital,Mal6,is four times more densely populated than London.可知馬爾代夫的水處理和大量的游客有關(guān)。選C
小題2:猜詞題:前面描寫的污染的情況和我們眼中的白色沙灘,清潔的水,棕櫚樹的馬爾代夫一點不一樣。選D
小題3:細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:The capital,Mal6,is four times more densely populated than London.可知馬爾代夫的游客比倫敦的多多了。選A
小題4:主旨題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:the government had to deal with a stream of rubbish.Their solution was to turn one of the islands into a dumping ground.,可知文章介紹的是馬爾代夫的廢物處理問題。選B
點評:文章內(nèi)容不算難,大多的題目都是細節(jié)題,要求考生仔細閱讀文本,耐心審題,結(jié)合題目做出準確的定位判斷。但是在做猜詞題的時候,一定要結(jié)合上下文,把句意看清,也可以把選項帶入到文章中,看哪個合適。
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