题目内容
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems 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 SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure 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 pollution at the same time.
1. , our world is becoming much smaller.
A. Because of the rise in pollution
B. Because the earth is being polluted day and night
C. Thanks to science development
D. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
2.Air pollution is still the most serious kind of pollution because .
A. it makes much noise
B. it makes us angry more easily
C. it’s had for all living things in the world
D. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution
B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does
C. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2
D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people on the earth
Dear Amy, My in-laws are all the products of failed marriages, so there are blood relatives and step relatives to deal with on both sides of the aisle. For years, my in-laws have told my children that my wife’s stepmother’s grandchildren are their cousins. This alone is not true, since these kids are only involved in our lives due to marriage. I just keep talking to my kids and explaining to them the way the family tree works and that these kids are not their cousins. At one point, my oldest son got mad and told one of these kids that he was not his real cousin, and then my in-laws confronted my son about what he said. They were apparently upset about it. Amy, I am not going to create a world that does not exist. They are stuck on taking in these kids that have zero actual blood relation to them at all. I stand my ground on this, and my wife just thinks that I am being an ass. Your thoughts? Disturbed Dad |
Disturbed Dad, Before you spend the rest of your life carefully studying a family tree at every potluck dinner, remember that “family” isn’t some exclusive club that you get to join by having two or more of the same biological relatives. People in highly functioning and inclusive families will tell you that all you have to do to be a part of any family is to be considered part of the family. This means being included, regardless of your biological status, and reveling in relationships that are auntlike, grandparent-like or cousinlike. It is wise to explain truthfully all of these many and varied relationships to your children, but to use loaded terms like “real family” only underlines your emotional ignorance about relationships. Your in-laws are doing a wonderful thing accepting these children, so put down the genealogy chart and apologize. After all, if we follow your logic, then your in-laws shouldn’t be accepting you as family either; you aren’t related to them by blood, so you aren’t their “real family.” The good news is, if you continue to treat your wife’s family this way, you won’t have to worry about keeping the blood relatives and the step-relatives in this family straight — given your lack of good manners, these family members might disregard you in favor of someone who is more open, accepting and inclusive. Amy |
1.The Disturbed Dad’s in-laws were upset because _______.
A. they all had failed marriages B. they knew of the Dad’s thoughts
C. one of the grandsons got mad D. some kids had no blood relation
2.What’s Amy’s attitude towards the Disturbed Dad’s opinion?
A. Objective. B. Negative.
C. Doubtful. D. Cautious.
3.Amy may agree that _______.
A. the Dad shouldn’t be narrow-minded about the family tree
B. it’s necessary to consider biological relationships in a family
C. the Dad shouldn’t be accepted as family by their in-laws
D. it’s good news for the family members to disregard the Dad