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4．The earth provides us with almost everything that we need to eat，sleep，work and entertain．To do all this，we use the earth's resources．Because some of us have more buying power，they end up using more resources than they usually need．At the same time，we also create a great deal of waste and pollution．So we also need to think about how much land we use to deal with that waste．Then two things happen：first，large numbers of the world's population get much less resources than they need to live； second，the earth is damaged．
The amounts of resources we consumed are like footprints．They show whose lifestyles are a burden on the earth and whose lifestyles are not．Because a few people eat up most of the earth's resources，the majority have to bear the consequences-like pollution．Th is is the ecological footprints that the earth keeps in its memory．
Some years ago，a famous expert，called William Rees，developed this idea of the ecological footprints．Today，this idea has become like a magnifying glass （放大镜）．It allows us to see whether we are living lives in a way that keeps the earth in a reasonably good shape．Once the earth goes out of shape，there is no hope for human beings．
Countries like the United States and Canada have big ecological footprints．Rees calculated that the average amount of energy and materials consumed by a Canadian is what a land of 4.3 hectares can produce．India has a footprint of 0.4．This means that the energy and materials consumed by an Indian is what 0.4 hectares of land can produce．But if we look more carefully，we will find that even within India，the footprints of the city Indian are much larger than the rural Indian．
32．Which of the following is the best title for this text？A
A．Footprints on the earth         
B．How to protect the earth
C．Footprints of wild animals      
D．How to reduce pollution on the earth
33．Our footprints on the earth refer toD．
A．the cities we build         
B．the cultures we create
 C．the marks we leave on roads behind us    
D．the resources we use and the waste we produce
34．According to the text，rich peopleB．
A．should give more money to the poor 
B．are using too many resources
C．are helping the poor to live better lives  
D．should live in rural areas with the poor
35．We learn from the text that ReesA．
A．put forward the idea of the ecological footprints
B．thought highly of the United States and Canada
C．thought India was an extremely poor country
D．thought rich people made great contributions to society．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇议论文．我们消费及浪费的能源数量就是留在地球上的脚印，脚印越多说明消费的资源越多，给地球造成的负担越重．一旦把地球踩得变了形，那人类就没有了生存的希望．

解答 32--35 ADBA
32．A．主旨题．纵观全文可知，第二段是本文的主题段．根据第二段第一句主题句"The amounts of resources we consumed are like footprints．"并结合下文中多次提到的"footprints"可知，A项意为"地球上的脚印"，适合做标题．故选A．
33．D．细节理解题．根据第二段第一句"The amounts of resources we consumed are like footprints．"可知，地球上的脚印指的是我们消费的能源数量．故选D． 
34．B．推理判断题．根据第一段第三句"Because some of us have more buying power，they end up using more resources than they usually need．"可知，有更强购买力的人使用的资源超过了他们的实际需要，即富人消耗的资源太多．故选B．
35．A．细节理解题．根据第三段第一句"Some years ago…William Rees，developed this idea of the ecological footprints．"可知，答案选A．

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