Question

Wilderness
“In wilderness(荒野) is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.  
As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation(开发) brings to such landscapes(景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans need—the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr.Sauven, these ”ecosystem services” far outweigh the gains from exploitation.
Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.
I look forwards to seeing these views taken further, and to their being challenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.
This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.
【小题1】John Sauven holds that_____.

A．many people value nature too much

B．exploitation of wildernesses is harmful

C．wildernesses provide humans with necessities

D．the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong

【小题2】What is the main idea of Para. 3?

A．The exploitation is necessary for the poor people.

B．Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials.

C．Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation.

D．All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally.

【小题3】What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?

A．Objective.

B．Disapproving.

C．Sceptical.

D．Optimistic.

【小题4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

CP: Central Point       P: Point     Sp: Sub-point(次要点) : Conclusion

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D

解析【小题1】B 细节题。根据第二段第三行， The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation brings to such landscapes is real.
【小题2】C  段落大意题。根据本段He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, but that is not a reason to avoid all human presence.说明C正确。
【小题3】A 观点态度题。根据This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason……deserves much more serious thinking.说明作者的态度是很客观的。故A正确。
【小题4】D 篇章结构题。文章第一段是主题段，2，3两段是要点，接在第4段是次要点，最后一段提出了结论。这是一个总分总的结构类型，故D正确。
考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读
点评：本文的难度不算大，可以先看题目，再看文章。分析每一段的中心思想，如68题，同时也要注意篇章结构和作者的观点态度。