题目内容
Our living conditions can only be ________ step by step.
- A.improved
- B.built
- C.corrected
- D.turned
The word “conservation” has a thrifty meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such a good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials: most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and could “last forever”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.
Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.
For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should be made part of everybody’s daily life. To know about the water table in ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic math formulas. We need to know why all watersheds (上游集水区) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to give their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, grown trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic (立方体的) volume above the earth. In a word, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.
【小题1】The author’s attitude towards the use of natural resources is _________.
A.positive | B.uninterested | C.optimistic | D.critical |
A.they had no idea about scientific forestry |
B.they had little or no sense of environmental protection |
C.they were not aware of the importance of nature study |
D.they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials |
A.we plant more trees |
B.natural sciences be taught to everybody |
C.environmental education be directed toward everyone |
D.we return to nature |
A.Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller. |
B.Our living space should be measured in cubic volume. |
C.We need to take some measures to protect space. |
D.We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals. |
As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend in the US continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that many newly married people__________.
A.find it hard to pay for what they need |
B.have to learn to make their own furniture |
C.take DIY courses run by the government |
D.seldom go to a department store to buy things |
A.run a DIY shop | B.make or repair things |
C.save time and money | D.improve the quality of life |
A.his car repairs cost too much | B.the car repair class was not helpful |
C.He couldn’t possibly do two jobs | D.keeps house and looks after his children |
A.makes shoes in his home | B.does extra work at night |
C.does his own car and home repairs | D.keeps house and looks after his children |