【CASK EFFECT】0910G阅读全方位锻炼--难度【LSAT】1-10

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【CASK EFFECT】0910G阅读全方位锻炼--难度【LSAT】汇总贴
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【规则】

每天我贴出一篇LSAT阅读文章，大家来做，做完后可以拿上来讨论或者写一些心得体会，大家共同切磋

每天一篇LSAT，你就会渐渐发现GRE阅读真的好简单

[注]请直接在电脑屏幕面前做，虽然GRE阅读是在纸上考，但是通过这个过程会遏制你做笔记，同时给你的阅读造成视觉障碍，也就是把难度训练和抗干扰训练同步结合，增加效率（初期会很累，但是既然大家想要成为高手，那么就别对自己太温柔

The human species came into being at the time of the greatest biological diversity in the history of the Earth. Today, as human populations expand and alter the natural environment, they are reducing biological diversity to its lowest level since the end of the Mesozoic era, 65 million years ago. The ultimate consequences of this biological collision are beyond calculation, but they are certain to be harmful. That, in essence, is the biodiversity crisis.
The history of global diversity can be summarized as follows: after the initial flowering of multicellular animals, there was a swift rise in the number of species in early Paleozoic times (between 600 and 430 million years ago), then plateaulike stagnation for the remaining 200 million years of the Paleozoic era, and finally a slow but steady climb through the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras to diversity’s all-time high. This history suggests that biological diversity was hard won and a long time in coming. Furthermore, this pattern of increase was set back by five massive extinction episodes. The most recent of these, during the Cretaceous period, is by far the most famous, because it ended the age of the dinosaurs, conferred hegemony on the mammals, and ultimately made possible the ascendancy of the human species. But the cretaceous crisis was minor compared with the Permian extinctions 240 million years ago, during which between 77 and 96 percent of marine animal species perished. It took 5 million years, well into Mesozoic times, for species diversity to begin a significant recovery.
Within the past 10,000 years biological diversity has entered a wholly new era. Human activity has had a devastating effect on species diversity, and the rate of human-induced extinctions is accelerating. Half of the bird species of Polynesia have been eliminated through hunting and the destruction of native forests. Hundreds of fish species endemic to Lake Victoria are now threatened with extinction following the careless introduction of one species of fish, the Nile perch. The list of such biogeographic disasters is extensive.
Because every species is unique and irreplaceable, the loss of biodiversity is the most profound process of environmental change. Its consequences are also the least predictable because the value of Earth’s biota (the fauna and flora collectively) remains largely unstudied and unappreciated; unlike material and cultural wealth, which we understand because they are the substance of our everyday lives, biological wealth is usually taken for granted. This is a serious strategic error, one that will be increasingly regretted as time passes. The biota is not only part of a country’s heritage, the product of millions of years of evolution centered on that place; it is also a potential source for immense untapped material wealth in the form of food, medicine, and other commercially important substance.
7.Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
(A) The reduction in biodiversity is an irreversible process that represents a setback both for science and for society as a whole.
(B) The material and cultural wealth of a nation are insignificant when compared with the country’s biological wealth.
(C) The enormous diversity of life on Earth could not have come about without periodic extinctions that have conferred preeminence on one species at the expense of another.
(D) The human species is in the process of initiating a massive extinction episode that may make past episodes look minor by comparison.
(E) The current decline in species diversity is human-induced tragedy of incalculable proportions that has potentially grave consequences for the human species.
8.Which one of the following situations is most analogous to the history of global diversity summarized in lines 10-18 of the passage?
(A) The number of fish in a lake declines abruptly as a result of water pollution, then makes a slow comeback after cleanup efforts and the passage of ordinances against dumping.
(B) The concentration of chlorine in the water supply of large city fluctuates widely before stabilizing at a constant and safe level.
(C) An old-fashioned article of clothing goes in and out of style periodically as a result of features in fashion magazines and the popularity of certain period films.
(D) After valuable mineral deposits are discovered, the population of a geographic region booms then levels off and begins to decrease at a slow and steady pace.
(E) The variety of styles stocked by a shoe store increases rapidly after the store opens, holds constant for many months, and then gradually creeps upward.
9.The author suggests which one of the following about the Cretaceous crisis?
(A) It was the second most devastating extinction episode in history.
(B) It was the most devastating extinction episode up until that time.
(C) It was less devastating to species diversity than is the current biodiversity crisis.
(D) The rate of extinction among marine animal species as a result of the crisis did not approach 77 percent.
(E) The dinosaurs comprised the great majority of species that perished during the crisis.
10.The author mentions the Nile perch in order to provide an example of
(A) a species that has become extinct through human activity
(B) the typical lack of foresight that has led to biogeographic disaster
(C) a marine animal species that survived the Permian extinctions
(D) a species that is a potential source of material wealth
(E) the kind of action that is necessary to reverse the decline in species diversity
11.All of the following are explicitly mentioned in the passage as contributing to the extinction of species EXCEPT
(A) hunting
(B) pollution
(C) deforestation
(D) the growth of human populations
(E) human-engineered changes in the environment
12.The passage suggests which one of the following about material and cultural wealth?
(A) Because we can readily assess the value of material and cultural wealth, we tend not to take them for granted.
(B) Just as the biota is a source of potential material wealth, it is an untapped source of cultural wealth as well.
(C) Some degree of material and cultural wealth may have to be sacrificed if we are to protect our biological heritage.
(D) Material and cultural wealth are of less value than biological wealth because they have evolved over a shorter period of time.
(E) Material wealth and biological wealth are interdependent in a way that material wealth and cultural wealth are not.
13.The author would be most likely to agree with which one of the following statements about the consequences of the biodiversity crisis?
(A) The loss of species diversity will have as immediate an impact on the material of nations as on their biological wealth.
(B) The crisis will likely end the hegemony of the human race and bring about the ascendancy of another species.
(C) The effects of the loss of species diversity will be dire, but we cannot yet tell how dire.
(D) It is more fruitful to discuss the consequences of the crisis in terms of the potential loss to humanity than in strictly biological loss to humanity than in strictly biological terms.
(E) The consequences of the crisis can be minimized, but the pace of extinctions can not be reversed.

bobo19890313UID: 2622130

除了最后一题未明白，其他的还是可以知道答案的出处的，这次做的不好，还是没有仔细观察原文，一定要回到原文中去找答案。。。

lghscuUID: 2552043

[CASK EFFECT] 难度【LSAT】1-10 解读New

lghscuUID: 2552043

今天不错，终于做出了一个全对，呵呵
而且每一题的选择都还有理有据
加油！
解毒安排到明天早上做！

dairymanUID: 2683905

为什么楼上的人总是全对……
有家家答案最好，我错了两个，第三个和第六个，再瞄一眼
soga，第六个看错了，第三个嘛，做的时候就有有小疑问，分析一下答案似乎有理……

sharonhungUID: 2609165

10# 家家☆yoonjae 我觉得看到the least predictable就可以了，其他选项都有不对劲的地方

sharonhungUID: 2609165

哦耶～～再次全对

sunskystarUID: 2649765

10# 家家☆yoonjae
谢谢家家!!!
我还是太不注意细节了

家家☆yoonjaeUID: 2646910

13.The author would be most likely to agree with which one of the following statements about the consequences of the biodiversity crisis:
(A) The loss of species diversity will have as immediate an impact on the material of nations as on their biological wealth.
(B) The crisis will likely end the hegemony of the human race and bring about the ascendancy of another species.
(C) The effects of the loss of species diversity will be dire, but we cannot yet tell how dire.
(D) It is more fruitful to discuss the consequences of the crisis in terms of the potential loss to humanity than in strictly biological loss to humanity than in strictly biological terms.
(E) The consequences of the crisis can be minimized, but the pace of extinctions can not be reversed.

这个咩？选C咯？我是根据下面这一段的内容来看的：
Because every species is unique and irreplaceable, the loss of biodiversity is the most profound process of environmental change. Its consequences are also the least predictable because the value of Earth’s biota (the fauna and flora collectively) remains largely unstudied and unappreciated; unlike material and cultural wealth, which we understand because they are the substance of our everyday lives, biological wealth is usually taken for granted.  This is a serious strategic error, one that will be increasingly regretted as time passes.
可以看出来作者说这个consequences会很dire，但是程度不能说得很准确，可以通过unlike material and cultural wealth, which we understand because they are the substance of our everyday lives, biological wealth is usually taken for granted. This is a serious strategic error, one that will be increasingly regretted as time passes.这两句还有后面的potential看出来
其他4个选项的话，A看到那个immediate就被我排除了，B没看出来有这个end趋势╮(╯_╰)╭嘿嘿，D明显是“鼠目寸光”的，E的话minimize也没有发现。于是我选C

sunskystarUID: 2649765

刚做完,用了14分钟,不习惯用电脑看啊
正确率很低....
谁能给我分析下最后一道题?

sunskystarUID: 2649765

LS滴童鞋粉厉害嘛 >.<

偶8行，老是文章看的很懂，题目错的很搞笑。。。

过程过程。。加油加油。。。坚持坚持！！！！！！！！胜利胜利！！！！！！！！！
家家☆yoonjae 发表于 2009-7-20 07:38

差的远呢,我现在是越做正确率越低,55555
做错了还搞不明白的,手上的题都无详解
还有大家为什么做LAST的阅读,难度大的原因?

家家☆yoonjaeUID: 2646910

LS滴童鞋粉厉害嘛 >.<

偶8行，老是文章看的很懂，题目错的很搞笑。。。

过程过程。。加油加油。。。坚持坚持！！！！！！！！胜利胜利！！！！！！！！！

sunskystarUID: 2649765

谢谢家家,我练阅读都是12分钟10道题,一长一短.有时候正确率到70%以上,有时候就能对一半? 文学评论类的尤其头疼

Alex_2009UID: 2616286

草木好辛苦 顶起来 嘿嘿

家家☆yoonjaeUID: 2646910

啃完了~ 用时一刻钟，正确率惨不忍睹，光是题目看错做错的就有2个 = =！！

方便大家对答案，放正确答案上来：EEDBBAC