单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

 根据下列句子所给汉语意思或单词首字母，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

56. Fresh water is a __________________(宝贵) resource, which must not be wasted.

57. The mushrooms are a bit expensive. ______________(另外), they are not fresh enough.

58. ________________(尊敬) the old is one of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

 59. A nutritious breakfast can make sure you have plenty of _______________(精力) for all the activities in the morning.

60. Please list the ________________(辩论) that go against the view of the majority.

61. 20 years later, I still can r_________________ him even though he has changed a lot.

62. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and d_______________ .

63. With the excellent gift in music, the young man had e_______________ a lot of money by performing to the public early when he was in the middle school

64. You’d better choose s_______________ or boiled dishes instead of fried food for your diet.

65. The professor n_______________ his head to the young man , showing that he was quite satisfied with the lecture.  

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

         根据下列句子所给汉语意思或单词首字母，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

56. Fresh water is a __________________(宝贵) resource, which must not be wasted.

57. The mushrooms are a bit expensive. ______________(另外), they are not fresh enough.

58. ________________(尊敬) the old is one of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

 59. A nutritious breakfast can make sure you have plenty of _______________(精力) for all the activities in the morning.

60. Please list the ________________(辩论) that go against the view of the majority.

61. 20 years later, I still can r_________________ him even though he has changed a lot.

62. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and d_______________ .

63. With the excellent gift in music, the young man had e_______________ a lot of money by performing to the public early when he was in the middle school

64. You’d better choose s_______________ or boiled dishes instead of fried food for your diet.

65. The professor n_______________ his head to the young man , showing that he was quite satisfied with the lecture.  

The moment I knew my mother had incurable lung cancer, I realized for the first time that time will one day run out for us all.
I have determined to be with my mother as much as I possibly can. This is not out of a sense of
1, but because I really want to be near her. But making the time to2with my mother has been my greatest3. I have a husband, a four-year-old son and a home to nm. I also hold down a(n)4job as a radio announcer at the BBC.
I arrived at work one day to be told we would be doing a radio series exploring “time poverty”. I’ve5been taken with the idea that we are time-poor. How can I - who have so many labor-saving machines and an only child – have6time than my mother who had six children and no7?
I put this8a professor. He pointed out that it is because I try to keep my home much cleaner than my mother did. I admit I like to9to my friends. My husband says10that I remove all traces (痕迹) of human life11anyone arrives.
The professor said12has become the new religion. We expect work to provide us with a sense of identity and a means to secure our future. And because we13so much time in our working lives, we like to reward ourselves with material things. Frequently, we spend our money before it’s earned.14is an annoying worry, keeping us15to the work treadmill (跑步机).
The same professor suggested we16a Buddhist concept -- to enjoy each moment and activity for its own sake,17try to do lots of things at once. Since then I have been18the art of “living in the moment” whenever I get the chance. I have cleared my schedule of nonessential tasks,19house and garden plans, and turned down some extra work.
It is my mother’s illness, a once-in-a-lifetime event, that sets me20on the fact that we forget that time is a limited resource.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      duty
   2. B.
      guilt
   3. C.
      sorrow
   4. D.
      sympathy
2. 2.
   1. A.
      live
   2. B.
      be
   3. C.
      chat
   4. D.
      go
3. 3.
   1. A.
      concern
   2. B.
      challenge
   3. C.
      chance
   4. D.
      trouble
4. 4.
   1. A.
      demanding
   2. B.
      critical
   3. C.
      boring
   4. D.
      amazing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      almost
   2. B.
      seldom
   3. C.
      never
   4. D.
      often
6. 6.
   1. A.
      better
   2. B.
      worse
   3. C.
      less
   4. D.
      more
7. 7.
   1. A.
      tape-recorder
   2. B.
      washing machine
   3. C.
      air-conditioner
   4. D.
      television
8. 8.
   1. A.
      with
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      to
9. 9.
   1. A.
      show off
   2. B.
      draw attention
   3. C.
      look forward
   4. D.
      get close
10. 10.
    1. A.
       angrily
    2. B.
       surprisingly
    3. C.
       jokingly
    4. D.
       seriously
11. 11.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       before
12. 12.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       entertainment
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       family
13. 13.
    1. A.
       invest
    2. B.
       contribute
    3. C.
       give
    4. D.
       devote
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Pressure
    2. B.
       Expense
    3. C.
       Life
    4. D.
       Debt
15. 15.
    1. A.
       led
    2. B.
       chained
    3. C.
       relied
    4. D.
       focused
16. 16.
    1. A.
       adopt
    2. B.
       advocate
    3. C.
       adapt
    4. D.
       acquire
17. 17.
    1. A.
       more than
    2. B.
       instead of
    3. C.
       rather than
    4. D.
       other than
18. 18.
    1. A.
       exercising
    2. B.
       practicing
    3. C.
       believing
    4. D.
       holding
19. 19.
    1. A.
       fixed
    2. B.
       conducted
    3. C.
       postponed
    4. D.
       made
20. 20.
    1. A.
       reflecting
    2. B.
       thinking
    3. C.
       considering
    4. D.
       wondering

The earth's biosphere (the surface layer of the planet and the surrounding atmosphere) provides the land, air, water, and energy necessary to sustain life. This life-support system is a complex, interdependent one in which energy from the sun is changed into food for humans. The entire system depends on the sun, reasonably moderate temperature, and enough supplies of oxygen, pure water, and fertile soil.

Since the earth's creation millions of years ago, the ecosystem has worked as an interdependent system relatively undisturbed by outside forces. But recently, especially since the Industrial Revolution, human beings have begun to disturb the balance of nature. Natural resources have been severely depleted (消耗) (forests have been destroyed, fertile land worn away, water polluted, and minerals used up), and the life-support system of air, water, and land has been poisoned by a variety of waste products and chemicals.

The degree of these problems was noted in a report by the U.N. Developing Council on Environmental Quality. This report predicted that if present trends continue, the world will be more crowded and polluted and less stable ecologically and politically than the world we live in now.

The twin problems of resource shortages and pollution are caused by three social forces.  First, the tremendous increase in population growth constantly increases the demand for food, energy, and other products. As the current population continues to increase, the stress on an already overburdened environment will be increased．A second source of the problem is the concentration of people in urban areas, where the ecosystem simply cannot absorb their waste products. Finally, environmental problems are worsened as more and more nations move toward modem development: an increased reliance on modern technology. As these nations become more technological, they will consume more energy, deplete more natural resources, and create more waste products than the biosphere can absorb.

The life-support system is composed of _____.

       A．air, water and land   B．the earth, the sun and energy

       C．food, land and energy     D．food, energy and the sun

The life-support system _____.

       A．change energy from the sun into food for humans

       B．depends on the sun for enough supplies of air, water and land

       C．exists in the surface layer of the earth and the surrounding atmosphere

       D．is a complex but independent system

The life-support system has been badly damaged by _____.

       A．natural forces   B．human activities  C．social movements      D．political changes

The passage mainly talks about _____.

       A．the effects of Industrial Revolution on human beings

       B．the importance of life-support system to human beings

       C．the significance of balance of nature

       D．the destruction of life-support system and its causes

The earth's biosphere (the surface layer of the planet and the surrounding atmosphere) provides the land, air, water, and energy necessary to sustain life. This life-support system is a complex, interdependent one in which energy from the sun is changed into food for humans. The entire system depends on the sun, reasonably moderate temperature, and enough supplies of oxygen, pure water, and fertile soil.
Since the earth's creation millions of years ago, the ecosystem has worked as an interdependent system relatively undisturbed by outside forces. But recently, especially since the Industrial Revolution, human beings have begun to disturb the balance of nature. Natural resources have been severely depleted (消耗) (forests have been destroyed, fertile land worn away, water polluted, and minerals used up), and the life-support system of air, water, and land has been poisoned by a variety of waste products and chemicals.
The degree of these problems was noted in a report by the U.N. Developing Council on Environmental Quality. This report predicted that if present trends continue, the world will be more crowded and polluted and less stable ecologically and politically than the world we live in now.
The twin problems of resource shortages and pollution are caused by three social forces.  First, the tremendous increase in population growth constantly increases the demand for food, energy, and other products. As the current population continues to increase, the stress on an already overburdened environment will be increased.A second source of the problem is the concentration of people in urban areas, where the ecosystem simply cannot absorb their waste products. Finally, environmental problems are worsened as more and more nations move toward modem development: an increased reliance on modern technology. As these nations become more technological, they will consume more energy, deplete more natural resources, and create more waste products than the biosphere can absorb.

1. 1.

   The life-support system is composed of _____.

   1. A.
      air, water and land
   2. B.
      the earth, the sun and energy
   3. C.
      food, land and energy
   4. D.
      food, energy and the sun
2. 2.

   The life-support system _____.

   1. A.
      change energy from the sun into food for humans
   2. B.
      depends on the sun for enough supplies of air, water and land
   3. C.
      exists in the surface layer of the earth and the surrounding atmosphere
   4. D.
      is a complex but independent system
3. 3.

   The life-support system has been badly damaged by _____.

   1. A.
      natural forces
   2. B.
      human activities
   3. C.
      social movements
   4. D.
      political changes
4. 4.

   The passage mainly talks about _____.

   1. A.
      the effects of Industrial Revolution on human beings
   2. B.
      the importance of life-support system to human beings
   3. C.
      the significance of balance of nature
   4. D.
      the destruction of life-support system and its causes