江苏省2017届高三年级上册学期期中质量检测英语试卷及答案

常州市第一中学2017届高三英语期中质量检测（2016.11）

注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两

部分。答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为120分。考试时间120分

钟。

第一卷（选择题，共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、

B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每

段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howwillthewomangoouting?

A.Bybus.

B.Intheman,scar.

C.Inherowncar.

2.Whodoesthedressbelongto?

A.Susan.

B.Janet.

C.Susan*sfriend.

3Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Studyforaflight.

B.HavedinnerwithJack.

C.Packforaplanetrip.

4Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Repairingmachines.

B.Payingfortickets.

C.Changingnotes.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationship

betweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Fellowworkers.

C.Husbandandwife.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从

题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独

白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟

的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatisthewomantellingherfatherabout?

A.HervisittoGreenwichPark.

B.Hersightseeingexperience.

C.Herplanforherholiday.

7.Whenisthewomangoingtoseeashow?

A.Onherlastnight.

B.Nextweekend.

C.Tomorrow.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter?

A.Heisachild.

B.Hewasanassistantyearsago.

C.Hewasborndisabled.

9.Howdoesthemanfindthewriter?

A.Inspiring.

B.Surprising.

C.Satisfying.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdidthemangetthecarprobably?

A.Hemadeitbyhimself.

B.Heboughtitfromacarstore.

C.Heboughtitfromanotherperson.

11.Whatdoesthepriceofthecarinclude?

A.Allfeesbutnotaxes.

B.Freeserviceforoneyear.

C.Aone-monthserviceagreement.

12.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Testoutthecarbyhimself.

B.Getthecarkeysforthewoman

C.Getthecontractsreadytosign.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whenwillthewomanleaveforvacation?

A.August5th.

B.August15th.

C.August25th.

14.Howlongwillthewomanstay

atthebeach?

A.Twoweeks.

B.Oneweek.

C.Threeweeks.

15.Whatisthewomanplanningtodo?

A.Takeasunbath.

B.Learnswimming.

C.Haveavolleyballmatch.

16.Whatwillthemando?

A.Gowithdiewoman.

B.Dosomesports.

C.Takepartofhisvacation.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wherecanyoumostprobablyhearthistalk?

A.InaclassoftheGreeklanguage.

B.InaclassoftheFrenchlanguage.

C.InaclassoftheEnglishlanguage.

18.HowlongdoestheClasslast?

A.11weeks.

B.13weeks.

C.15weeks.

19.Whatis“theshort-cut“tolearningwords

accordingtothespeaker?

A.Learninghowwordsareformed

B.Takingmorecourses.

C.Readingbasicwordsaloud.

20.Whyistheclasspopular?

A.It'staughtbyProfessorJohnMorris.

B.Ithelpstomastersomeusefulrules.

C.Itisnotofferedeachterm.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21.Learningfrommistakescanhelpuskeep

consciousandavoidrepeatingtheminthedaystocome.

A.previousB.curiousC.obvious

D.ridiculous

22.Notfarfromtheclub,therewasagarden,

ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildrenevery

afternoon.

A.whoseB.itsC.which

D.that

23.IwanttoworkathomeonaTuesdaybutit

turnsout,sometimesit'saWednesdayoraThursday.

A.asB.thatC.when

D.since

24.Heisagoodmanandisknowntoeverybodyinour

community.

A.assuchB.suchasC.soas

D.aswith

25.Thecriminalwastoldhewouldbepunishment

ifheassistedthepolice.

A.freeagainstB.immune

fromC.awareofD.

atstake

26.Low-carbonemissionsandenergyconservationmustbe

given,whateverjobyouaredoing.

A.privilegeB.principleC.

priorityD.prejudice

27.HowcanIlivemydreamsinashorttime?

Bepractical.Betweenyouandyourdreams

alotofhardwork.

A.standB.standsC.isstanding

D.arestanding

28.Thehighhousingpricehasbecomeaseriousproblemamong

youngpeopleinChina,thegovernmenthasn,t

yetfoundabettersolutionto.

A.theoneB.thatC.one

D.those

29.TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketaresalenow,

andtheyaresoldthepound.

A.for;inB.on;byC.for,by

D.on,in

30.Iwasn,tsureifhewasreallyinterestedorifhe

polite.

A.wasjustbeingB.willjustbe

C.hadjustbeenD.wouldjustbe

31.shouldertoshoulderwithagirl,Ifeltvery

embarrassed.

A.SpottingshoppingB.Spottedshopping

C.HavingspottedtoshopD.Spottedtoshop

32.Thedoorwasopen,fromhecouldsee

everythingoutside.

A.whichB.afterwhichC.behindit

D.where

33.YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday.

Wearehopingyou'dbeabletodoitby

thisFriday.

A.stillB.ratherC.always

D.even

34.Thisdesignissatisfactory.Soyou'11have

totryyourbesttobetterit.

A.nothingbutB.anythingbutC.allbut

D.everythingbut

35.Mr.Black,thisisourlanguagelab.Wouldyoulike

togoinandhavealook?

——OK..

A.HelpyourselfB.Thisway,

pleaseC.FollowmeD.

Afteryou

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

IamStilltheGreatest

Ihavealwaysbelievedinmyself,evenasayoungchild

growingupinLouisville,Ky.Myparentsinstilledasense

ofprideand36inme,andtaughtmeandmybrother

thatwecouldbethebestatanything.Imusthavebelieved

them,37Irememberbeingtheneighborhoodmarble

championandchallengingmyneighborhoodbuddiestoseewho

couldjumpthetallesthedgesorrunafootracethelength

oftheblock.OfcourseIknewwhenImadethechallengethat

Iwouldwin.Inevereventhoughtof38.

Aspartofmyboxingtraining,IwouldrundownFourth

StreetindowntownLouisville,39inandoutoflocal

shops,takingjustenoughtimetotellthemIwastraining

fortheOlympicsandIwasgoingtowinagoldmedal.Inever

thoughtofthe40offailing-onlyofthe41and

gloryIwasgoingtogetwhenIwon.Icouldseeit.Icould

almostfeelit.WhenIproclaimed（宣称）thatIwasthe

“Greatestof42Time,“Ibelievedinmyself.AndI

stilldo.

Throughoutmy43boxingcareer,mybeliefinmy

abilitiestriumphedovertheskillofanopponent.Mywill

wasstrongerthantheirskills.WhatIdidn'tknowwasthat

mywillwouldbe44evenmorewhenI45.。

In1984,IwasconclusivelydiagnosedwithParkinsons

（帕金森）disease.Sincethatdiagnosis,mysymptomshave

increasedandmyabilitytospeakinaudibletoneshas

diminished（减少）.Iftherewas46thatwouldstrike

atthecoreofmyconfidenceinmyself,itwouldbethis

insidiousdisease.Butmyconfidenceandwilltocontinue

tolivelifeasIchoose"won'tbe47.

Earlyin1996,Iwasaskedto48thecaldron（大

锅）attheSummerOlympicGamesinAtlanta.Ofcoursemy

immediateanswerwasyes.Inevereventhoughtofhaving

Parkinsonsorwhatphysical49thatwould50

forme.

Whenthemomentcameformetowalkoutonthe

140-foot-highscaffolding（脚手架）andtakethetorchfrom

JanetEvans,IrealizedIhadtheeyesoftheworldonme.

IalsorealizedthatasIheldtheOlympictorchhighabove

myhead,mytremors（颤抖）had51.Justatthatmoment,

Iheardarumbleinthestadiumthatbecameapoundingroar

(咆哮)andthenturnedintoa(an)___52applause.Iwas

53ofmy1960OlympicexperienceinRome,whenIwon

thegoldmedal.Those36yearsbetweenRomeand

Atlanta___54beforeme,andIrealizedthatIhadcome

full_55__.

Nothinginlifehasdefeatedme.Iamstillthe

“Greatest.”ThisIbelieve.

36.A.B.C.D.

confidenceintelligencrecognitionimagination

e

37.A.B.whileC.becauseD.unless

although

38.A.B.losingC.winningD.running

reaching

39.A.B.jumpingC.dartingD.shifting

dating

40.A.B.idealC.D.chance

possibilityinterpretat

ion

41.A.B.fameC.moneyD.statue

reward

42.A.AnyB.AllC.OneD.No

43.A.B.temporaryC.entireD.instant

optional

44.A.B.changedC.brokenD.tested

checked

45.A.B.retiredC.quitD.lost

succeeded

46.A.B.C.anythingD.nothing

somethingeverything

47.A.B.C.submittedD.declined

defeatcompromised

48.A.makeB.sendC.lightD.see

49.A.B.C.shortageD.symptom

disabilitychallenges

50.A.B.reachC.applyD.offer

present

51.A.takenB.takenoffC.takenD.takenup

overdown

52.A.warmB.excitingC.gloriousD.deafening

53.A.toldB.remindedC.ridD.persuaded

54.A.B.flashedC.crashedD.lighted

tickled

55.A.B.attentionC.awarenessD.distance

circle

第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

ScientistsfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahave

identifiedfournewman-madegasesthatarecontributingto

thedamagetotheozonelayer.Twoofthegasesare

accumulatingataratethatiscausingconcernamong

researchers.

Worriesoverthegrowingozoneholehaveseenthe

productionofchlorofluorocarbon(CFC)gasesrestricted

sincethemid1980s.Butthepreciseoriginofthesenew,

similarsubstancesremainsamystery.

Lyingintheatmosphere,theozonelayerplaysa

criticalroleinblockingharmfulUVrays,whichcause

cancersinhumansandreproductiveproblemsinanimals.

ScientistsfromtheBritishAntarcticSurveywerethe

firsttodiscoverahuge"hole"intheozoneoverAntarctica

in1985.TheevidencequicklypointedtoCFCgases,which

wereinventedinthe1920s,andwerewidelyusedin

refrigeration.Extraordinarily,globalactionwasrapidly

agreedtodealwithCFCsandtheMontrealProtocoltolimit

thesesubstancescameintobeingin1987.Atotalglobalban

onproductioncameintoforcein2010.

Now,thenewlydiscoveredfournewgasescandestroy

ozoneandaregettingintotheatmospherefromasyet

unidentifiedsources.ThreeofthegasesareCFCsandone

isahydrochlorofluorocarbon(HCFC),whichcanalsodamage

ozone.

Theresearchhasshownthatfourgaseswerenotaround

intheatmosphereatalluntilthe1960s,whichsuggeststhey

areman-made.Thescientistsdiscoveredthegasesby-

analyzingpolarsnowpack.Airfromthissnowisanatural

archiveofwhatwasintheatmosphereupto100yearsago.

Theresearchersalsolookedatmodernairsamples,collected

atremoteCapeGriminTasmania.

Theyestimatethatabout74,000tonnesofthesegases

havebeenreleasedintotheatmosphere.Twoofthegasesare

accumulatingatsignificantrates.However,theydon'tknow

wherethenewgasesarebeingreleasedfromandthisshould

beinvestigated.Possiblesourcesincludechemicalsfor

insecticideproductionandsolvents（溶液）forcleaning

electroniccomponents.ThethreeCFCsarebeingdestroyed

veryslowlyintheatmosphere-soevenifemissionswere

tostopimmediately,theywillstillbearoundformany

decadestocome.

Ofthefourspeciesidentified,CFC-113aseemsthe

mostworryingasthereisaverysmallbutgrowingemission

sourcesomewhere,maybefromagriculturalinsecticides.We

shouldfinditandtakeitoutofproduction.

56.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlydiscoveredgases?

A.Somearesurelyproducedbythedevelopmentof

agriculture.

B.TheCFCswillhavealongimpactoncetheyarereleased.

C.Theygathertogetherintheatmosphereatamediumspeed.

D.Theiramountsarenotlargeenoughtocausedamagetous.

57.Theunderlinedword“archive“inParagraph6isclosest

tothemeaningof""

A.stateB.

resourceC.

phenomenonD.storeroom

58.Whatwillthescientistsprobablyattempttodoabout

thegasesnext?

A.Findoutwhatcanreplacethingslikeinsecticidesand

putthemintouse.

B.Findouthowtheydestroyozoneandgetridofthosein

theatmosphere.

C.Findoutwheretheyareexactlyfromandstopthemfrom

beingreleased.

D.FindoutifHCFCismoreharmfulthanCFCsandtakeproper

measures.

B

Ifyougodowntothewoodstoday,youmaymeethigh-tech

trees-geneticallymodifiedtospeedtheirgrowthorimprove

thequalityoftheirwood.Genetically-engineeredfood

cropshavebecomeincreasinglycommon,albeit（虽然）

controversial,overthepasttenyears.Butgenetic

engineeringoftreeshaslaggedbehind.

Partofthereasonistechnical.Understanding,andthen

altering,thegenesofabigpinetreearemorecomplexthan

creatingabettertomato.Whiletomatoessprout（发芽）

happily,andrapidly,inthelaboratory,growingawhole

treefromasingle,geneticallyalteredcellinatesttube

isatrickyprocessthattakesyears,notmonths.Moreover,

littleisknownabouttreegenes.Sometrees,suchaspine

trees,havealotofDNA-roughlytentimesasmuchashuman.

And,whereastheHumanGenomeProjectismorethanhalfway

throughitstaskofisolatingandsequencing（排序）the

estimated100,000genesinhumancells,similareffortsto

analyzetreegenesarestilljustsaplings（幼苗）.

Giventhelargenumberoftreegenesandthelittlethat

isknownaboutthem,treeengineersarestartingwitha

searchforgenetic“markers”.Thefirststepistoisolate

DNAfromtreeswithdesirablepropertiessuchasinsect

resistance.ThenextstepistofindstretchesofDNAthat

showthepresenceofaparticulargene.Then,whenyoumate

twotreeswithdifferentdesirableproperties,itissimple

tocheckwhichoffspring（后代）containthemallbylooking

forthegeneticmarkers.HenryAmerson,atNorthCarolina

StateUniversity,isusinggeneticmarkerstobreedfungal

（真菌）resistanceintosouthernpines.Billionsoftheseare

grownacrossAmericaforpulp（纸浆）andpaper,and

outbreaksofdiseaseareexpensive.Butnotallindividual

treesaresusceptible（受影响）.Dr.Amerson，sgrouphas

foundmarkersthatdistinguishfungus-resistantstockfrom

disease-pronetrees.Usingtraditionalbreedingtechniques,

theyareintroducingtheresistancegenesintopinesontest

sitesinAmerica.

Usinggeneticmarkersspeedsupold-fashionedbreeding

methodsbecauseyounolongerhavetowaitforthetreeto

growuptoseeifithasthedesiredtraits.Butitismore

asophisticatedformofselectivebreeding.Now,however,

interestingenetictinkering（基因修补）isalsogaining

ground.Tothisend,Dr.Amersonandhiscolleaguesare

takingpartinthePineGeneDiscoveryProject,an

initiativetoidentifyandsequencethe50,OOO-oddgenesin

thepinetree,sgenome.Knowingwhichgenedoeswhatshould

makeiteasiertoknowwhattoalter.

59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthegenetic

engineeringofpinetrees?

A.Time-consuming.

B.Worthwhile.

C.Significant.

D.Technicallyimpossible.

60.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearchontre

egenes?

A.Theresearchmethodsaresimilar

totheanalysisofhumangenes.

B.

Thefindingsareexpectedtobeasfruitfulas

theanalysisofhumangenes.

C.

Itwilltakeasmuchtimeandeffortasthean

alyst,ofhumangenes.

D.Theresearchhasbeenmainlyconcentratedon

thegenesofyoungtrees.

61.ItisdiscoveredbyHenryAmersonJsteamth

at.

A.southernpinescannotresistfungus

B.allsouthernpinesarenotsusceptible

C.thegeneticmarkerinsouthernpineswasthe

easiesttoidentify

D.fungus-resistantgenescameoriginallyfromout

sidetheU.S.A.

Microsoftjustfinishedathree-monthexperiment

operatinganunderwaterdatacenter.Aserverrack（月艮务器

支架）withthepowerofabout300PCswasplacedintoawater

—tight（防水）steelcontainerandloweredintotheoceanoff

thecoastofcentralCalifornia.

Theunusualexperimentwaslaunchedbecausecurrent

datacentersareunpleasantlyinefficient.They'rebuilt

whereenergyandlandarecheap（notclosetowherepeople

actuallylive）.Andtheywastesomuchenergycoolingtheir

massivecomputers.Theoceancansolvethoseproblems.The

coldoceanfloorsufficientlycoolsthecomputing

componentsinsidethepod.Andsincemostpeoplelivenear

theocean,placingdatacentersunderwatercould

potentiallyincreasethespeedatwhichcustomerscould

accesstheinformationstoredinMicrosoft*scloud.

TheexperimentwassosuccessfulthatMicrosoft

operatedtheunderwaterdatacenterfor75dayslongerthan

ithadplannedto.Thenextstepistogetalargerpod,with

aboutfourtimesthecomputingpower,undertheoceanfor

testing.Unlikethefirstexperiment,thenextpodwillalso

beequippedwithturbines,whichwilltransformtheocean's

currentsintoelectricity.It'snotclearwhen,ifever,

underwaterdatacenterswillbecomeapossibleproduct.

“Ourfirstexperimentwaslikedippingourpinkietoein

thewater,andnowwe'regoingforthebigtoe,“saidLee,

corporatevicepresidentofMicrosoftResearch.

Microsoftisstillanalyzingtheenvironmentalimpacts

ofthestudy.Datacentersarebothhotandloud,whichcould

havedamagingeffectsonoceanlife.Microsoftfoundthat

thenoiseitsunderwaterdatacenterproducedwasdrowned

outbynearbyshrimpandcrabs.Thedatacentersarealso

builtfromrecyclablematerials,andMicrosoftbelieves

thatthetotalcarbonfootprintofunderwaterdatacenters

willbeudramaticallylowerwthancurrentland-based

centers.

Giventhegrowthinthecloud,industryanalystsbelieve

thatmostoftheworld'sdatacentershaveyettobebuilt.

Butbuildingadatacentertakesatleasttwoyears-an

eternityinthefast—developingtechindustry.Asa

result,Microsoftbuildsitsdatacenterswiththefuture

inmind,installingfarmorecomputingpowerandspacethan

itcurrentlyneeds.

Leebelievesthatgoingunderwatercanshiftthe

buildingofdatacentersfromconstructionprojectsto

manufacturingjobs."Whatifwecouldmass-producethese

podsonanassemblyline?”hethought."Wecoulddeliver

adatacenter,fromconceptiontooperation,in90days.

That'sdramaticallydifferentthanwhat，shappening

today.”

62.Whatistheadvantageofanunderwaterdatacenter

A.Itcanbeloweredtotheoceanflooreasily.

B.Itcancoolcomputingcomponentsautomatically.

C.Itcanbebuiltclosetotheplacewherepeoplelive.

D.Itcanmakeinformationeasilyaccessibletopeople.

63.Wecaninferthattheunderwaterdatacenters

A.causelittleharmtotheoceanlifeB.are

moreenvironmentallyfriendly

C.changethecourseofoceancurrentsD.areeasy

tobuildinlargequantities

64.Theunderlinedword“eternity”inParagraph5means

a”

____________•

A.anextremelylongtime

B.anextendedperiod

C.aseeminglyshorttime

D.afruitfulperiod

65.Thepassagetriestoinformreadersthat.

A.anexperimentwasmadeinoperatingadatacenter

B.Microsoftwillmass-producepodsonanassemblyline

C.Microsoftsucceededinputtingadatacenterunderwater

D.underwaterdatacentersaremoreefficientthanland

—basedones

D

SpanishexplorerscalledthemLasEncantadas,the

EnchantedIsles,andCharlesDarwinusedhisstudiesofthe

islandsasthefoundationforhistheoryofnatural

selection.TheGalapagosareamongtheworld，smost

importantscientifictreasures,agroupofvolcanicislands

surroundedbydesertedbeachesandinhabitedbyunique

varietiesofgianttortoise,lizards,andbirds.

YetlifeonthisUnitedNationsworldheritage

sitehasturnedsour.Battleshavebrokenout

betweenfishermenandconservationists.Ecuador,which

ownstheislands,hassentanavalpatrol（海军巡逻队）to

putdowndisturbances.

ThecontroversialdirectoroftheGalapagos

NationalPark—whichcontrols97percentofGalapagosland

andthereserveextendingto40milesoffshore—hasbeen

fired,whileanairofuneasytensionhangsovertheislands,

astheislandersprepareforelectionwhentheypicktheir

representativesinEcuador'snationalassembly.

"It'saverytensesituation,“saidLeonorStjepic,

directoroftheLondon-basedGalapagosConservationTrust,

whichraisesmoneytohelpprojectsontheislands."Weare

watchingitwithconcern.”

Theviolencehasbeentriggeredbyanalarming

growthintheislands'population.PuertoAyora,onSanta

Cruzisland,housedjust45inhabitantsinthe50s.Today

therearemorethan10,000,whiletheislands,total

populationismorethan19,000andgrowingby6percenta

year,despiterecentlyintroducedalawtolimitwavesof

immigrantsfleeingthepoorareasofEcuadorforalife”in

paradise（天堂）”.Ontopofthis,morethan100,000tourists

visittheislandseveryyear.

Suchnumbershaveputtheislands,specialecologyunder

intensepressure.ConservationistsbackedbytheEcuador

government,haverepliedbyexercisingstrictcontrolsto

protecttheislands'iguanas,blue-footedboobies,and

gianttortoises.

Thesemoveshaveangeredmanylocalpeople,

however.Theywanttoexploit（开发利用）theislands'

watersandcatchitsprotectedspeciesofsharks,lobsters

andseacucumbers,whichcanfetchhighpricesinJapanand

SouthKorea.

AngryfishermensurroundedtheCharlesDarwin

researchstationonSantaCruzlastFebruary,threatenedto

killLonesomeGeorge—thelastsurvivingmemberofthePinta

IslandspeciesoftheGalapagosgianttortoise.

ThesituationgotimprovedaftertheEcuador

governmentmadeconcessions（让步）byincreasingfishing

quotas（配额），whichangeredconservationists."Itis

tragic,theshort-termgainofafewfishermenversusthe

long-termsurvivaloftheGalapagos,“saidJohnMcCosker

oftheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences."Theyarekilling

thegoldengoose.”

Then,theEcuadorgovernmentappointedFaustoCepedaas

thenationalpark,snewdirector,apostthathasbecomea

politicalfootballforthemainlandgovernment.Therehave

beenninedirectorsinthepast18months.

Thisappointmentwasparticularlycontroversial,

however.Cepedawasknowntohaveclosetieswiththefishing

industry,andtherangers（管理员），whorunthenationalpark

andreserve,rebelled.

Morethan300stagedasit-inatthepark's

headquartersandpreventedCepedafromtakinguphispost.

Abattlebrokeout,andatleasttwopeoplesufferedserious

injuries.Eventually,Cepeda—withthefishermenJshelp-

enteredthepark."Iaminoffice,Iamincontrol.AndI

amtryingtolowerthetension,“heannounced.

TheEcuadorgovernmenttooknochances,andsent

apatrolboattomaintainthepeace.Afewdayslater,

EcuadorEnvironmentMinisterFabianValdivicsomet

representativesofrangers.Afterdiscussions,hetold

newspapersthathehaddecidedtoremoveCepedafromthe

post.

However,asthepopulationcontinuestorise,the

long-termpressuresontheislandsareseriousandwillnot

disappearthateasily.

“Wehavetobalanceitsspecialenvironmentwith

theneedsoflocalpeople.Inthatsense,itisamicrocosm

（缩影）foralltheotherthreatenedpartsoftheworld.So

gettingitrighthereisgoingtobeavery,veryimportant

tricktopulloff,“saidStjepic.

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inParagraph

5referto?

A.Theisland'sswellingpopulation

B.Thelawtolim