Ⅰ.阅读理解
It was dinner time for the Rangers, a group of mostly Indigenous (本地的) Australians who had spent a long day cleaning up the polluted beaches of the continent's northern coast. Soon they would be eating freshly caught fish and seafood cooked under the stars on an open fire, as their ancestors did.
The Rangers are of more than 100 Indigenous groups spread across Australia who have taken on the job of protecting the land of their forefathers. In Arnhem Land, they are the protectors of 3,300 square miles of land and sea. They comb the beaches by hand, picking up as much rubbish as possible. The task is very difficult as each day it delivers waves of new rubbish.
For the Rangers, cleaning the beaches is more than a vacation. For a people whose culture is strongly tied to the land, protecting the environment is equal to preserving their history.
However, colonization forcefully broke their connection to the land generations ago. Indigenous people were displaced and their cultural practices outlawed. Tens of thousands of years of traditional land management ended, and as a result many parts of the country now face serious disasters from invasive plant and animal species, bush fires and land mismanagement.
In recent years, the government has restored more than 20 percent of Australia's land to Indigenous owners. Since 2007，the Indigenous Rangers Organizations have been at work protecting this land.
Luck, one of the few nonIndigenous employees working with the Rangers, said the combination of old and new techniques and an appreciation for the culture of Indigenous workers has been critical to the program's success.
“You are working with staff who see the world different to you, so there is a much higher focus on the cultural aspects of work and life，” he said.
“Being a ranger is a source of confidence. You feel strong，” said Terence, a senior ranger. “Here we still live on the land. The culture is still alive.”
这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了澳大利亚人土著人——Rangers，他们保护环境，捡拾垃圾，承担着保护祖先土地的任务，对他们来说，保护环境就等于保护他们的历史和他们的文化。少数非土著人也与Rangers一起工作来保护他们的文化。
1．What did Indigenous Australians live on in the past?
A．Rubbish picked up by hand.
B．Protecting the land.
C．Catching the fish and seafood.
D．Invasive plants and animals.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第一段“ Soon they would be eating freshly caught fish and seafood cooked under the stars on an open fire, as their ancestors did.”可知，他们像他们的祖先一样，在星空下吃着篝火煮熟的新鲜的鱼和海鲜。所以澳大利亚土著居民过去过着以捕鱼和打捞海鲜为主的生活。故C选项正确。
2．What do the Rangers think of cleaning the beaches?
A．It's a job of their ancestors'.
B．It's just a vacation.
C．It's a difficult task.
D．It's their culture.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。由第三段“For a people whose culture is strongly tied to the land, protecting the environment is equal to preserving their history”可知，对于一个文化与土地紧密相连的民族来说，保护环境就等于保护他们的历史。所以Rangers认为清理海滩就是保护他们的文化。故D选项正确。
3．Why has the government restored the land to Indigenous owners?
A．The polluted land needs better management.
B．Their cultural practices were outlawed.
C．The people were too strong.
D．The land belongs to them.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。由第四段“Tens of thousands of years of traditional land management ended, and as a result many parts of the country now face serious disasters from invasive plant and animal species, bush fires and land mismanagement.”可知，成千上万年的传统的土地管理模式结束了，因此，这个国家的许多地区现在面临着来自外来动植物物种的入侵、丛林火灾和土地管理不善的严重灾难。所以政府要将土地归还给原著居民是因为被污染的土地需要他们更好地管理。故A选项正确。
4．What can we learn from the last three paragraphs?
A．Not many employees are the Indigenous Australians.
B．Culture is important to the Indigenous Australians.
C．Their new techniques are successful.
D．Both Luck and Terence are rangers.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。由倒数后三段“the combination of old and new techniques and an appreciation for the culture of Indigenous workers has been critical to the program's success.”和“‘You are working with staff who see the world different to you, so there is a much higher focus on the cultural aspects of work and life，’ he said.” 及“The culture is still alive.”可知，新老技术的结合以及对土著人文化的欣赏对该项目的成功至关重要。他说：“你的同事和你有着不同的世界观，所以应更加关注工作和生活中的文化方面。”这种文化仍然存在。所以通过Luck和 Terence所说的话可以判断出，从最后三段中能学到，文化对澳大利亚土著居民很重要。故B选项正确。
