The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place．Now it is an ecological disaster area．Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence-other countries might learn from its mistakes．
For thousands of years，Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru，far from western civilization．The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798．He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship．He called the island Pleasant Island．
However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first．The whaling ships and other traders began to visit，bringing guns and alcohol．These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island．A ten-year civil war started，which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900.
Nauru's real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate(磷酸鹽)on the island．In fact，it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate，which was a very important fertilizer for farming．The company began mining the phosphate．
A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground；it is a strip mine．When a company strip-mines，it removes the to player of soil．Then it takes away the material it wants．Strip mining totally destroys the land．Gradually, the lovely island or Nauru started to look like the moon．
In 1968，Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world．Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate．
Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars．In addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expenses．Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem—their phosphate was running out．Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing．By 2000，Nauru was financially ruined．Experts say that it would take approximately$433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island．This will probably never happen．
小題1:What might be the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To seek help for Nauru's problems．
B．To tell a heartbreaking story of a war．
C．To show the importance of money
D．To give a warning to other countries
小題2:What was Nauru like before the Europeans came?
APeaceful and attractive             B．Modern and open
C．Rich and powerful                       D．Greedy and aggressive
小題3:The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from
A．soil pollutionB．phosphate overmining
C．farming activity D．whale hunting
小題4:Which of the following was a cause of Nauru's financial problem?
A．Its phosphate mining cost much money
B．It spent too much repairing the island
C．Its leaders misused the money
D．It lost millions of dollars in the civil war.
小題5:What can we learn about Nauru from me last paragraph?
A．The leaders will take the experts' words seriously
B．The ecological damage is difficult to repair.
C．The island was abandoned by the Nauruans
D．The phosphate mines were destroyed

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段第2行Now it is an ecological disaster area．Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence-other countries might learn from its mistakes．生命作者寫(xiě)這篇文章的目的就是希望別的國(guó)家從這個(gè)國(guó)家的經(jīng)歷中得到教訓(xùn)，故D正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第一行Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru，far from western civilization．說(shuō)明這個(gè)國(guó)家遠(yuǎn)離西方文明，很寧?kù)o很美麗，故A正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章4,5段內(nèi)容可知過(guò)度開(kāi)采phosphate是這個(gè)國(guó)家災(zāi)難的開(kāi)端，故B正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段1,2行the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars．In addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expenses．說(shuō)明C正確。
小題5:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)本文最后三行Experts say that it would take approximately$433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island．This will probably never happen．說(shuō)明這樣的生態(tài)災(zāi)難很難修復(fù)，故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章介紹了太平洋上的島國(guó)Nauru'所遭受的生態(tài)災(zāi)難及其原因。以細(xì)節(jié)題的考查為主，要求考生在閱讀的時(shí)候，先看題目，再看文章，這樣就有的放矢，效率較高。
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