江蘇省2017屆高三年級上冊學期期中質量檢測英語試卷及答案

常州市第一中學2017屆高三英語期中質量檢測（2016.11）

注意：本試卷分第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩

部分。答案全部做在答題紙上。總分為120分。考試時間120分

鐘。

第一卷（選擇題，共85分）

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、

B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每

段對話后，你有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。

每段對話僅讀一遍。

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.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從

題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨

白前，你將有時間閱讀每個小題，聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘

的作答時間，每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6.Whatisthewomantellingherfatherabout?

A.HervisittoGreenwichPark.

B.Hersightseeingexperience.

C.Herplanforherholiday.

7.Whenisthewomangoingtoseeashow?

A.Onherlastnight.

B.Nextweekend.

C.Tomorrow.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter?

A.Heisachild.

B.Hewasanassistantyearsago.

C.Hewasborndisabled.

9.Howdoesthemanfindthewriter?

A.Inspiring.

B.Surprising.

C.Satisfying.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

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.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

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.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

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：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選

出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

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

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個

選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

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（宣稱）thatIwasthe

“Greatestof42Time,“Ibelievedinmyself.AndI

stilldo.

Throughoutmy43boxingcareer,mybeliefinmy

abilitiestriumphedovertheskillofanopponent.Mywill

wasstrongerthantheirskills.WhatIdidn'tknowwasthat

mywillwouldbe44evenmorewhenI45.。

In1984,IwasconclusivelydiagnosedwithParkinsons

（帕金森）disease.Sincethatdiagnosis,mysymptomshave

increasedandmyabilitytospeakinaudibletoneshas

diminished（減少）.Iftherewas46thatwouldstrike

atthecoreofmyconfidenceinmyself,itwouldbethis

insidiousdisease.Butmyconfidenceandwilltocontinue

tolivelifeasIchoose"won'tbe47.

Earlyin1996,Iwasaskedto48thecaldron（大

鍋）attheSummerOlympicGamesinAtlanta.Ofcoursemy

immediateanswerwasyes.Inevereventhoughtofhaving

Parkinsonsorwhatphysical49thatwould50

forme.

Whenthemomentcameformetowalkoutonthe

140-foot-highscaffolding（腳手架）andtakethetorchfrom

JanetEvans,IrealizedIhadtheeyesoftheworldonme.

IalsorealizedthatasIheldtheOlympictorchhighabove

myhead,mytremors（顫抖）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：閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個

選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

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（雖然）

controversial,overthepasttenyears.Butgenetic

engineeringoftreeshaslaggedbehind.

Partofthereasonistechnical.Understanding,andthen

altering,thegenesofabigpinetreearemorecomplexthan

creatingabettertomato.Whiletomatoessprout（發(fā)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（紙漿）andpaper,and

outbreaksofdiseaseareexpensive.Butnotallindividual

treesaresusceptible（受影響）.Dr.Amerson，sgrouphas

foundmarkersthatdistinguishfungus-resistantstockfrom

disease-pronetrees.Usingtraditionalbreedingtechniques,

theyareintroducingtheresistancegenesintopinesontest

sitesinAmerica.

Usinggeneticmarkersspeedsupold-fashionedbreeding

methodsbecauseyounolongerhavetowaitforthetreeto

growuptoseeifithasthedesiredtraits.Butitismore

asophisticatedformofselectivebreeding.Now,however,

interestingenetictinkering（基因修補）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（月艮務器

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（海軍巡邏隊）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（開發(fā)利用）theislands'

watersandcatchitsprotectedspeciesofsharks,lobsters

andseacucumbers,whichcanfetchhighpricesinJapanand

SouthKorea.

AngryfishermensurroundedtheCharlesDarwin

researchstationonSantaCruzlastFebruary,threatenedto

killLonesomeGeorge—thelastsurvivingmemberofthePinta

IslandspeciesoftheGalapagosgianttortoise.

ThesituationgotimprovedaftertheEcuador

governmentmadeconcessions（讓步）byincreasingfishing

quotas（配額），whichangeredconservationists."Itis

tragic,theshort-termgainofafewfishermenversusthe

long-termsurvivaloftheGalapagos,“saidJohnMcCosker

oftheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences."Theyarekilling

thegoldengoose.”

Then,theEcuadorgovernmentappointedFaustoCepedaas

thenationalpark,snewdirector,apostthathasbecomea

politicalfootballforthemainlandgovernment.Therehave

beenninedirectorsinthepast18months.

Thisappointmentwasparticularlycontroversial,

however.Cepedawasknowntohaveclosetieswiththefishing

industry,andtherangers（管理員），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

（縮影）foralltheotherthreatenedpartsoftheworld.So

gettingitrighthereisgoingtobeavery,veryimportant

tricktopulloff,“saidStjepic.

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inParagraph

5referto?

A.Theisland'sswellingpopulation

B.Thelawtolim