2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业：语言朋友（88）(北师大版)
<p> 语言朋友(88)<span word="ld">ld</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> — <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>，<span word="Polynesian">Polynesian</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nauru">Nauru</span>，<span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Feam">Feam</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1798.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hunter">Hunter</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whaling">whaling</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="Pleasant">Pleasant</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="remote">remote</span>, <span word="Nauru">Nauru</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="whaling">whaling</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="ten">ten</span><span word="year">year</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1，400 <span word="to">to</span> 900.</p><p> <span word="Nauru">Nauru</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1899 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="phosphate">phosphate</span> (磷酸盐)<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="strip">strip</span><span word="mines">mines</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="removes">removes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="layer">layer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>.<span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="destroys">destroys</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>.<span word="Gradually">Gradually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nauru">Nauru</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1968, <span word="Nauru">Nauru</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="phosphate">phosphate</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="unwisely">unwisely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>.<span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>－<span word="their">their</span> <span word="phosphate">phosphate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span>.<span word="Ninety">Ninety</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.<span word="By">By</span> 2000, <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p>
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