Question

    The earth is our home. We must take good care of it. Life today is easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought some new ________. One of the biggest problem is pollution. We can see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it. Man has polluted the _________ The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so ________ because there were not so many people. When the ________ was used up or the river was not clean in a place, man went to another place. However, man is ________ polluting the whole world nowadays. Air pollution is still the most serious pollution. It's bad for living things in the world.

Many countries don't let people ________ anything bad in the houses and factories in the city. Pollution brought by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of ________ pollution. It's mainly caused by heavy traffic. People say riding bikes is the ________ way to protect the environment in terms of means of transportation. Riding causes no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don't go to work by bike. It's not because bikes are expensive or people would become tired if they ride to work. It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. More and more people ________ their bikes and go to work by car and then things get worse and worse. There should be special roads only for bikes, making it so difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars in the city that they will go back to ________ their bikes.

1.A.matter B.questions C.troubles D.problems

2.A.moon B.star C.earth D.sun

3.A.hard B.clear C.serious D.big

4.A.land B.tree C.food D.fruit

5.A.sadly B.proudly C.slowly D.easily

6.A.burn B.create C.cook D.fire

7.A.water B.white C.air D.noise

8.A.least B.best C.most D.worst

9.A.put on B.put off C.put away D.put up

10.A.use B.buy C.sell D.repair

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

现在的生活比数百年前是更容易了，但它也带来了一些新的问题。最大的问题之一是空气污染。告知人们为了人类，为了后代，我们必须要保护我们的家园—地球。

1.句意：但是它也带来了新的问题。 A. matter侧重的是某个事件；B. questions是需要"解答"的问题； C. troubles，侧重"麻烦"是抽象意义上的；D. problems是需要"解决"的问题。problem 所指的问题，往往是"老大难的问题，"根据后面 One of the biggest problem is pollution期中一个最大的问题是污染，所以选D。

2.句意：人类已经污染了地球。人越多，污染越多。

A.moon月球；B.star 星；C.earth 地球；D.sun 太阳。结合 Man has polluted the句意人类已污染了地球可知。故答案为C。

3.句意：许多年前，问题不是很严重，因为没有那么多的人。

A难的；B清晰的；C严重的；D大的；根据 Many years ago， the problem was not so （3）because there were not so many people可知本句句意为：许多年前，这问题不严重是因为没有如此多的人，所以选C。

4.句意：当一个地方的陆地被用完或者河水不干净时，人类去另一个地方。

A陆地；B树；C食物；D水果。根据后面was used up or the river was not clean in a place， man went to another place．或者河水不干净，去了另一个地方，前面应该是陆地用完了，所以选A。

5.句意：然而现在人类正慢慢地污染整个的世界。

A伤心地；B自豪地；C慢慢地；D容易的。根据However， man is （5）polluting the whole world nowadays，后面是污染了全世界，应该是慢慢地。故答案为C。

6.句意：许多国家不让人们在家里和城市的工厂里燃烧坏的东西。

A燃烧；B建立；C烹饪；D点火。根据后面 Pollution brought by SO2is now the most dangerous 二氧化硫造成的污染是最危险的，前面应该不让烧东西。故答案为A。

7.句意：二氧化硫污染是最危险的一种空气污染。

A water水；B white白色，白色的；C air 空气；D noise噪音。根据 Pollution brought by SO2is now the most dangerous 常识二氧化硫污染是最危险的空气污染可知。故答案为C。

8.句意：人们说骑自行车是最好的保护环境的方法。

A最少的；B最好的；C最多的；D最坏的。人们说最好骑自行车，可知前面是最好的方式，所以选 B。

9.句意：许多人放好他们的自行车，开车上班。然后事情变得越来越糟糕。

A穿，戴；B收起，放好；C收好；D向上看。根据前句It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger．（这是因为道路上的汽车数量变大） 知本句意为更多的人收起他们的自行车而开车去工作，故答案为C。

10.句意：应该有自行车专用车道，使在城市开车上班的司机们感觉更难更昂贵以至于他们将再骑自行车。

A使用；B买；C卖；D修理。根据There should be special roads only for bikes， making it so difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars in the city that they will go back to （10）their bikes．应该只有专用的道路才能骑自行车，这使得司机在城市里驾驶他们的车变得非常困难和昂贵，他们将返回，应该是用他们的自行车。故答案为为A。