题目内容
Our world is made up of ________.
- A.substance
- B.matter
- C.materials
- D.things
此句意思为“世界由物质构成”。作“物质”解时matter是不可数名词,substance是可数名词,material常意为“材料”,things意为“东西”。根据句意应选B。
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备).Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by carbon dioxide is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
【小题1】.
. Hundreds of years ago, the pollution was _________it is today.
A.much easier than | B.as easy as | C.as hard as | D.much less than |
Our world is becoming much smaller_________.
A.because the earth is being polluted day and night |
B.because science is developing |
C.because of the rise in population |
D.because the earth is blown away by the wind every year |
Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because_________.
A.it does harm to all living things in the world | B.it makes much noise |
C.it makes our rivers and lakes dirty | D.it makes us angry more easily |
Which of the following is NOT the possible way to reduce air pollution?
A.Stop people from burning coal in the houses and factories in the city |
B.Stop putting dirty smoke into the air |
C.Encourage people to go to work by bike or on foot instead of driving a car |
D.Don’t throw rubbish into the river. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. |
B.The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does. |
C.If people could go to work by bike ,it would be helpful against the problem of carbon dioxide. |
D.Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. |
When I was 11, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. In the end, I became so angry that I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it.” That’s just for you,” he said.
“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小题1】What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A.He told her not to pay any attention to whatever”enemy”had said. |
B.He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. |
C.He told her to write down all that her” enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. |
D.He refused to take the list and have a look at it. |
A.Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. |
B.She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. |
C.I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. |
D.Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. |
A.Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wantedto show this by keeping silent for a while. |
C.Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
D.Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
A.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
B.Not an Enemy,but the Best Friend |
C.My Father |
D.My Childhood |