阅读理解

　　Man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.

　　Today things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting out environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive.

　　Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.

　　We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.

　　We know, too, that if the population of the world countries is to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.

　　Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems we shall have a better and clean planet in the future.

（1）Today, we have to think about the protection of our environment because ________.

[　　]

A. things are getting worse and worse

B. the limited natural resources are being used up quickly

C. the environment is continuing to be polluted by too much waste and poison

D. if we care nothing about the protection of the environment, no human beings will exist on earth

（2）If we ________, the natural resources can be used longer.

[　　]

A. use them as little as possible

B. use them properly and pay attention to the recycle

C. make full use of them

D. learn to recycle them

（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A. If we eat more vegetables, more food can be saved.

B. In the past, there was no need for us to think about the environmental protection.

C. If we keep on cutting down trees, forests will disappear, and nothing will grow on land.

D. We should not take more and more fish out of the sea, or there will soon be no fish left.

（4）In order to slow down the increase of the world population, _______.

[　　]

A. we should encourage young people to marry later

B. we should encourage the married to use modern methods of birth control

C. we should let the people have more education

D. both A and B

（5）According to the passage, the most important things we must understand is that _______.

[　　]

A. we should keep our environment from being polluted

B. we must make enough laws to protect our natural resources

C. man will destroy himself if he doesn't solve the problems mentioned in the passage

阅读理解

　　Man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.

　　Today things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting out environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive.

　　Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.

　　We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.

　　We know, too, that if the population of the world countries is to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.

　　Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems we shall have a better and clean planet in the future.

（1）Today, we have to think about the protection of our environment because ________.

[　　]

A. things are getting worse and worse

B. the limited natural resources are being used up quickly

C. the environment is continuing to be polluted by too much waste and poison

D. if we care nothing about the protection of the environment, no human beings will exist on earth

（2）If we ________, the natural resources can be used longer.

[　　]

A. use them as little as possible

B. use them properly and pay attention to the recycle

C. make full use of them

D. learn to recycle them

（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A. If we eat more vegetables, more food can be saved.

B. In the past, there was no need for us to think about the environmental protection.

C. If we keep on cutting down trees, forests will disappear, and nothing will grow on land.

D. We should not take more and more fish out of the sea, or there will soon be no fish left.

（4）In order to slow down the increase of the world population, _______.

[　　]

A. we should encourage young people to marry later

B. we should encourage the married to use modern methods of birth control

C. we should let the people have more education

D. both A and B

（5）According to the passage, the most important things we must understand is that _______.

[　　]

A. we should keep our environment from being polluted

B. we must make enough laws to protect our natural resources

C. man will destroy himself if he doesn't solve the problems mentioned in the passage

For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up(枯萎) by the memory of his part in a fraternity(友爱，互助会) adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife separated after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom changed. His wife Betty came back; he earned a fine position. One day he told me what had changed his life. “I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I have done.’ The thought of my guilt would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake. It put a wall between my wife and me.”

“Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I was most afraid to see — the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Years ago’, she said, ‘I found it in my heart, through prayer, to forgive you. Betty forgave you. So did your friends and employers.’ She paused, and then said seriously, ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson. Who do you think you are to stand out against the people of this town and the Lord Almighty?’ I looked into her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my adult life I felt worthy to love and be loved.”

It is only through forgiveness of our mistakes that we gain the freedom to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean denying that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them honestly, realistically.

Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human? A scientist I know spent four years as a slave laborer in Germany. His parents were killed by Nazi street bullies; his younger sister and older brother were sent to the gas chambers. This is a man who has every reason to hate. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he conveys to everyone who knows him. He explained it to me the other day: “In the beginning I was filled with hatred. Then I realized that in hating I had become my own enemy. Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning.” Forgiveness is truly the saving grace.

67. Tom Anderson and his wife separated after six years of marriage probably because ______.

   A. he had killed one of his classmates

   B. he had cared more for his adventure than for his wife

   C. his wife looked down upon his poor position

D. his life had been made in a great mess by his deep guilt

68. The key reason for which Tom’s life changed back to normal may be that ______.

   A. his wife Betty came back to him

   B. the mother of his college classmate asked Betty to forgive him for his guilt

   C. he eventually learned to face his guilt honestly, realistically and forgave himself

   D. he earned a fine position and finally made a lot of money

69. The underlined part in the second paragraph means that ______.

   A. the mother of my college classmate permitted me to be a real person

   B. even my college classmate would permit me to be what I used to be

   C. I wouldn’t be a person unless my college classmate permitted me to

   D. I might have been a successful person if my college classmate had lived

70. The best title for this passage could be ______.

A. Forgiveness: the saving grace                                          B. Hatred: unrealistic way of living

C. Love: a meaningful worthy life                                         D. Guilt: unforgivable mistake

For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up(枯萎) by the memory of his part in a fraternity(友爱，互助会) adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife separated after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom changed. His wife Betty came back; he earned a fine position. One day he told me what had changed his life. “I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I have done.’ The thought of my guilt would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake. It put a wall between my wife and me.”
“Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I was most afraid to see — the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Years ago’, she said, ‘I found it in my heart, through prayer, to forgive you. Betty forgave you. So did your friends and employers.’ She paused, and then said seriously, ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson. Who do you think you are to stand out against the people of this town and the Lord Almighty?’ I looked into her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my adult life I felt worthy to love and be loved.”
It is only through forgiveness of our mistakes that we gain the freedom to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean denying that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them honestly, realistically.
Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human? A scientist I know spent four years as a slave laborer in Germany. His parents were killed by Nazi street bullies; his younger sister and older brother were sent to the gas chambers. This is a man who has every reason to hate. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he conveys to everyone who knows him. He explained it to me the other day: “In the beginning I was filled with hatred. Then I realized that in hating I had become my own enemy. Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning.” Forgiveness is truly the saving grace.
67. Tom Anderson and his wife separated after six years of marriage probably because ______.
A. he had killed one of his classmates
B. he had cared more for his adventure than for his wife
C. his wife looked down upon his poor position
D. his life had been made in a great mess by his deep guilt
68. The key reason for which Tom’s life changed back to normal may be that ______.
A. his wife Betty came back to him
B. the mother of his college classmate asked Betty to forgive him for his guilt
C. he eventually learned to face his guilt honestly, realistically and forgave himself
D. he earned a fine position and finally made a lot of money
69. The underlined part in the second paragraph means that ______.
A. the mother of my college classmate permitted me to be a real person
B. even my college classmate would permit me to be what I used to be
C. I wouldn’t be a person unless my college classmate permitted me to
D. I might have been a successful person if my college classmate had lived
70. The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. Forgiveness: the saving grace                                          B. Hatred: unrealistic way of living
C. Love: a meaningful worthy life                                         D. Guilt: unforgivable mistake