东非土地荒 阅读理解测试

Today the game reserves of East Africa are facing a number of

threats. Although they earn considerable revenue by attracting tourists,

they take up land which is increasingly sought by the local people. While

these reserves feed and protect animals, they are in danger of turning

into barren areas or deserts. Trees, shrubs, and grass are gradually

being eaten by grazing herds.

Another problem to be found is in the changing attitudes of the

animals themselves. Many of them are losing their hereditary fear of

man. In this way, they may become a danger to visitors and thus to

themselves. Attacks on vehicles are beginning to increase, and it is

possible that the problems will become serious in a few years’ time.

The problem of shortage of land is not a simple one. As the

population increases, more and more people look hungrily at the land

set aside for game reserves. They claim that a government’s first duty

is to its inhabitants and not to tourists or to wild animals. Despite the

income obtained from tourism, this is an argument which is difficult to

answer satisfactorily.

1. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

(A) Problems Facing East African Tourists

(B) African Wild Animals Becoming More Dangerous

(C)The Increasing Popularity of Game Reserves

(D)Some Problems of East African Game Reserves

2. Why do local people look hungrily at the game reserves?

(A) They may wish to visit them frequently.

(B) They may seek land for their own cultivation.

(C) The animals may be a danger to them and their village.

(D) They may dislike living in a deserted place.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that soil erosion in the game reserves

is caused by ________

(A) the disappearance of vegetation which is eaten by the animals.

(B) the tropical heat.

(C) the violent storms which are caused by grazing herds.

(D)the loss of the animals’ hereditary fear of man.

4. Why does the government bother to maintain game reserves according

to this passage?

(A) To stop the people from using the land.

(B) Perhaps the land is reserved for building houses.

(C) To obtain income from tourism.

(D) To prevent tourists from making a nuisance of themselves.

答案：DBAC