题文
Whether we should allow marine (海洋的) parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about it.Smith, a sociologist, argued that dolphin parks provide the only opportunity for much of the public to see marine mammals. As this argument goes, most Australians live in cities and never get to see these animals. Marine parks allow the average Australian to appreciate our marine wildlife. However, in fact, there are many places where they can be seen in the wild. Moreover, these places do not charge an overpriced entry fee — they are free.
Dr. Alison Lane, the director of the Cairns Marine Science Institute, insists that we need marine parks for scientific research. She argues that much of our knowledge of marine mammals comes from studies which were undertaken at marine parks. The knowledge which is obtained at marine parks can be useful for planning for the preservation of marine mammal species. However, Jones, a zoologist, explains that park research is only useful for understanding captive animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild. Their diets are different, they have significantly lower life lengths and they are more likely to have a disease. In addition, marine mammals in dolphin parks are trained and this means that their patterns of social behaviour are changed.
The Marine Park Owners Association holds that marine parks attract a lot of foreign tourists. This position goes on to state that these tourists spend a lot of money, increasing our foreign exchange earnings and assisting our national balance of payments. However, foreign tourists would still come to Australia if the parks were closed down. Indeed, surveys of overseas tourists show that they come here for a variety of other reasons and not to visit places like Seaworld. Tourists come here to see our native wildlife in its natural environment and not to see it in cages and concrete pools. They can see animals in those conditions in their own countries.
In a word, perhaps an agreement cannot be reached now. However, a question does deserve our consideration: If we continue with our past crimes against these creatures, how will our future generations view us?
小题1:Who support(s) the idea of closing marine parks?A．Most Australians.B．Alison Lane.C．Smith.D．Jones.小题2:What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 3 ?A．The results from studies are valuable in animal preservation.B．Scientific research at the marine parks has its limitations.C．Captive animals have biology changes in marine parks.D．Human behavior causes harmful effects on the animals.小题3:Which is NOT the reason to keep marine parks?A．For entertainment purpose.B．For scientific research purpose.C．For economic purpose.D．For political purpose.小题4:The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by .A．pointing out the problems with keeping the marine parksB．using evidence he has collected at the marine parksC．discussing the advantages of animals' natural homesD．questioning the way the animals are studied 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
文章是关于是否保留海洋公园的争论，不同的人有不同的观点，不赞同的人认为海洋公园有娱乐，科学研究和改善经济的功能，而不赞同的认为这些科学研究是有局限性的，而且即使没有海洋公园，游客也会来游玩。
小题1:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：However, Jones, a zoologist, explains that park research is only useful for understanding captive animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild.可知Jones支持关闭海洋公园的想法，选D
小题2:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：However, Jones, a zoologist, explains that park research is only useful for understanding captive animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild可知作者想要告诉我们在海洋公园的科学研究有它的限制，选B
小题3:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：Dr. Alison Lane, the director of the Cairns Marine Science Institute, insists that we need marine parks for scientific research.和文章第四段的句子：The Marine Park Owners Association holds that marine parks attract a lot of foreign tourists. This position goes on to state that these tourists spend a lot of money, increasing our foreign exchange earnings and assisting our national balance of payments.可知保留海洋公园的原因有：娱乐功能，科学研究，经济目的，但是没有提到有政治目的，选D
小题4:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：, a question does deserve our consideration: If we continue with our past crimes against these creatures, how will our future generations view us?可知作者想说服读者接受这种论点主要是通过指出保留海洋公园的问题。选A
考点
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
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在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
