40.　 A. may not　　　 B. will not　　　　 C. shall not　　　 D. could not

39.　 A. protecting　　 B. saving　　　　 C. polluting　　　 D. fighting

38.　 A. crowded　　 B. small　　　　　 C. dirty　　　　　 D. busy

37.　 A. common　　 B. the same　　　 C. changeable　　　 D. different

36.　 A. beautiful　　 B. unlimited　　　 C. rare　　　　　　 D. valuable

55. A. in class　　　　　　　　　　 B. with work　　　　　　　　　　 C. in mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of lessons

答案　 36-55　 CCADA　 BBDCD　 BDDAD　 CCBBA

Passage 38

(山东省滨州阳信二中2010届高三上学期第二次月考)

In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 　36.

Today things are 　37 　, and the world has become too 　38 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 　39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 　40　 　survive.

Everyone 　41　 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 　42 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 43　 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 　44 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 　45　 more and more trees.

We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 　46 , in most countries wastes are 　47　 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 　48 laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the 　49　 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 　50　 . What can we do to solve these problems?　

If we eat more vegetables and less 　　51　 there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 　52　 five times more people than land where animals are kept.

Our natural resources will 　53　 longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 54　 .

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 　55　 in the future.

54. A. In fact　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As a result　　　　　　　　　 C. For example　　　　　　　　　 D. Instead

53. A. enough　　　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proper

52. A. recognizing　　　　　　 B. watching　　　　　　　　　　　 C. noticing　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. counting

51. A. However　　　　　　　　　 B. Furthermore　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Finally