Our surrounding(周围) is being polluted faster than nature and man’s present efforts can’t prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, an more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.

What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our chief aim. So we are always ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from countryside to cities, eager for the benefit of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.

Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker, “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we’re lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when spoken of our modern society.

1.Man can’t prevent the world from being polluted mainly because .

A. many man-made materials

B.more cars, trucks and buses

C. more people and more industry

D.more cities

2.People crowd into the cities because_________.

A.they want very much to find well-paid jobs

B.they eager for the achievement of our modern society

C.they have become tired of their homeland

D.they have a strong wish to become industrial workers

3.The story about the airline pilot tells us that_________.

A.man knows where the society is going

B.people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society

C.man can do little about the problem of pollution

D.the writer is worried about the future of our society

4.What does the writer really want to say in this passage?

A.With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.

B.Lower the speed of development to stop pollution.

C.It’s time we did something to reduce pollution.

D.As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.

 

When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can’t what it was about, but I have never forgotten the I learned that day.

I was that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The decided to teach us a very important lesson. She both of us up to the of the class and him on one side of her desk and me on . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could see that it was black. She asked the boy what the object was. “White,” he answered.

I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, it was obviously black! Another started between my classmate and me, this about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. We changed , and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I answer, “White.” It was an object with two colored sides, and from his side it was white. from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must in the other person’s shoes and look at the through their eyes in order to understand their view.

1.A. think B. suppose C. remind D. remember

2.A. lesson B. lecture C. class D. text

3.A. told B. wished C. convinced D. allowed

4.A. officer B. teacher C. doctor D. parent

5.A. told B. came C. brought D. woke

6.A. back B. front C. middle D. side

7.A. planted B. placed C. had D. fixed

8.A. the other B. another C. other D. others

9.A. happily B. fortunately C. clearly D. nearly

10.A. width B. shape C. color D. size

11.A. when B. unless C. until D. if

12.A. fight B. argument C. conversation D. game

13.A. time B. year C. month D. day

14.A. places B. seats C. attitudes D. glasses

15.A. needed to B. was able to C. hoped to D. had to

16.A. similarly B. differently C. beautifully D. surprisingly

17.A. Still B. Since C. Only D. Also

18.A. seat B. stand C. lie D. put

19.A. situation B. movement C. condition D. behavior

20.A. unexpectedly B. suddenly C. quietly D. truly

 

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