阅读理解

　　The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean.

　　Pollution(污染)is a “dirty” word. To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways; we see it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution it beginning to threaten(威胁)out health, out health, our happiness and our life.

Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty, men moved on to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land water. There weren’t many people and then their wants were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed (吸收)by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of population and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning his environment(环境).

　　Once we thought of pollution, we simply mean air pollution. Though it is still the most dangerous, air pollution is only type of pollution.

　　Through the use of poison, man has polluted the land, killing the animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish.

　　Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people more waste.

　　Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump(垃圾堆), or is there any hope that we can get rid of (除掉)the pollution.

　　Fortunately millions of people have been warned(警告)of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control(控制).

1．We must take care of the earth because ________.

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A．the earth moves round the sun

B．we live on the earth

C．a lot of animals live on it

D．it is being polluted．

2．To pollute means ________.

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A．to make clean

B．a “dirty” word

C．to make air, water, soil unfit

D．uncleanness

3．Hundreds of years ago the earth could manage the pollution problem because. ________

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A．there was no industry then

B．there was plenty of fresh air, land and water

C．waste could be absorbed by nature

D．both B and C

4．Through the uncontrolled use of poison man has ________

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A．made the drinking water dirty

B．protected the animal life

C．go good harvest

D．polluted the land

5．Now man ________.

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A．begins to understand the danger of pollution.

B．takes some measures to control pollution

C．still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is

D．doesn’t pay any attention to pollution

人类从开始做饭洗衣，就开始了对环境的污染。幸亏环境有自净力，人类才安全生息。人口急速增加，工业迅猛发展，环境不堪重负。土地、空气、水的污染已影响到人类的健康和幸福，沉重代价唤起了人们的醒悟：地球是我们共有的家园，需要我们精心呵护。

　　 The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean.

　　  Pollution is a "dirty" word. To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to us. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten our health, our happiness and our life.

　　  Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty, man moved on to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There weren't so many people then and their wants were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of population and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning his surroundings.

　　 Through the use of poison, man has polluted the land, killing the animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into river and lakes we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish.

Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people, more waste. Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope that we can get rid of the pollution? Fortunately, millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.

All the following statements are true except "_______" according to the passage.

  A. We live on the earth, so we should pay more attention to it.

  B. To pollute means to make air, water and soil unfit for use.

  C. All the waste produced by modern industry can be absorbed and made harmless.

  D. Man is now fighting a battle against different kinds of pollution.

阅读理解

人类从开始做饭洗衣，就开始了对环境的污染。幸亏环境有自净力，人类才安全生息。人口急速增加，工业迅猛发展，环境不堪重负。土地、空气、水的污染已影响到人类的健康和幸福，沉重代价唤起了人们的醒悟：地球是我们共有的家园，需要我们精心呵护。

　　 The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean.

　　  Pollution is a "dirty" word. To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to us. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten our health, our happiness and our life.

　　  Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty, man moved on to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There weren't so many people then and their wants were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of population and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning his surroundings.

　　 Through the use of poison, man has polluted the land, killing the animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into river and lakes we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish.

Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people, more waste. Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope that we can get rid of the pollution? Fortunately, millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.

All the following statements are true except "_______" according to the passage.

  A. We live on the earth, so we should pay more attention to it.

  B. To pollute means to make air, water and soil unfit for use.

  C. All the waste produced by modern industry can be absorbed and made harmless.

  D. Man is now fighting a battle against different kinds of pollution.

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.
【小题1】_______, our world is becoming much smaller.