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高一英语试卷及解析第二部分 阅读理解第一节阅读AThe Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is a

高一英语试卷及解析 第二部分阅读理解 第一节 A 阅读 ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea. （生态的） Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes. Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedtheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.Thefirst EuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.Hecalledthe islandPleasantIsland. However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingships andothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelve familygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900. Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate()ontheisland.In 磷酸盐 fact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.The companybeganminingthephosphate. Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,it （带状矿） removesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland. （层） Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon. In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsand millionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.