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　　Twelve years ago，a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco，California，visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.In the rainforest，he watched a bird flying through the trees.The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him.But weeks later，back home，Rhett Butler got the news that trees in the area he visited had been cut down.

　　That experience led Rhett Butler to write a book about rainforests and threats to their existence.But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website，using his research for the book.The site is www.mongabay.com.His purpose was to inform the public of tropical rainforests.But the subject quickly developed.As a former businessman，he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.

　　The popularity of Mongabay.com attracted advertisers.Small ads on the site pay for its operations.www.mongabay.com has grown and led to other sites，for example，www.kids.mongabay.com，a site for children; www.wildMadagascar.org，which is about the island that Rhett Butler called his favorite place.

　　To keep his website going，he travels around the world on several major trips each year.His working tools are a laptop computer，cameras and some diving equipment.He often calls on experts for information.For example，he interviewed Alison Jolly，a top expert on lemurs.He interviewed Rodney Jackson，a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.

　　Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers，students and teachers.In April，www.time.com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.

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　　【語篇解讀】 本文為記敘文。巴特勒游覽過的熱帶雨林被砍伐，他因此寫了本書，但并沒有發(fā)表，而是建立了與此相關(guān)的網(wǎng)站。1.Rhett Butler didn't publish his book about rainforests because ________.

　　A.it couldn't bring him much money

　　B.it was not about rainforest protection

　　C.he didn't want to become a writer

　　D.he wanted to use the information to create a website

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website...”可知D為正確答案。]

　　2.Which of the following is NOT true about the Mongabay.com?

　　A.It was set up in 1999.

　　B.It attracted many advertisers.

　　C.Two related websites grew from it.

　　D.Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第三句可知A正確;根據(jù)第三段首句可知B正確;根據(jù)第三段第三句可知C正確。根據(jù)第三段第二句可知，該網(wǎng)站吸引的只是些小廣告，故選D。]

　　3.To keep his website going，Rhett Butler ________.

　　A.kept visiting the rainforest

　　B.raised rare snow leopards

　　C.made a great number of advertisements

　　D.traveled around and interviewed experts

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知，為了維持網(wǎng)站，巴特勒要不停地旅行，并且向?qū)＜以儐栃畔ⅰ�]

　　4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

　　A.www.mongabay.com was loved by researchers as well as students

　　B.www.kids.mongabay.com has many stories written by kids

　　C.www.wildMadagascar.org is better known than www.mongabay.com

　　D.Rodney Jackson was once a successful businessman

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句可知A為正確選項。]