题文
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 muchB．exploitation of wildernesses is harmfulC．wildernesses provide humans with necessitiesD．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) C: Conclusion 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析
说明文，作者就荒野保护的问题客观中立地阐述了对立双方的观点，并没有任何的个人倾向性。小题1:考查细节题，读完文章不难判断出第二自然段的JS是反对开发荒野的，这一自然段的第一句就表明了这一点，符合这一基调的只有B选项。
小题2:考查推理题，本自然的第一句话表明 ，第三自然段的LL和第二自然持相对的观点，即认为荒野应该被开发，本自然段的第二句话提到了"useful services"是C选项的直接对应。
小题3:主旨题，对应回文章最后一自然段的第一句话，“我们不仅需要情感的自由表达，还需要理性的指导”，即可得出A选项“客观的”（objective）。本题的陷阱在于很多同学会把objective误当做“反对的”，可见夯实词汇基础的做好阅读理解的第一步。
小题4:本题为结构题，找各段首句是解决这一类题目的关键。第三自然段首句说的是LL和上一自然段的JS持相反的观点，可以判断二三两个自然段必然是平行的两段，而第四五两个自然的叙述主体都是“我”，可以得出答案为D选项。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Wilderness“In wilder.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
