Question

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment.  There were few people on the earth,  and natural resources（资源） seemed to be    26  .

     Today things are 27 , the world has become too   28   . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are  29  our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this,  human life on the earth will not   30  .

Everyone 31  today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left.  Yet, with modern fishing  32   , more and more fish are caught.  We know that if too many trees are cut down,  33 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we  34  to use bigger and more powerful machines to 35  more and more trees.

    We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. ___36,    in most countries wastes are 37   put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 38   laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the   39  of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food. What can we do to  40  these problems ?

    If we eat more vegetables and less   41 , there will be more food available for everyone.  Land that is used to grow crops   42  five times more people than land where animals are kept.  Our natural resources will  43  longer if we learn to recycle them.  The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 44    .

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner      45   in the future.

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

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

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

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

5.A. breathe        B. survive        C. drink          D. move

6.A. wonders       B. realizes     C. considers     D. discovers

7.A. poles         B. boats       C. methods        D. ideas

8.A. mountains      B. the sea       C. trees      D. forests

9.A. continue         B. stop       C. keep        D. go on

10.A. grow          B. plant          C. save         D. cut down

11.A. Thus         B. However        C. But           D. Therefore

12.A. still         B. even          C. also         D. certainly

13.A. too many       B. a few        C. some      D. few

14.A. production   B. pollution    C. population     D. pronunciation

15.A. work       B. deal         C. solve         D. serve

16.A. fruit        B. meat         C. fish         D. grain

17.A. feeds        B. increases        C. supplies         D. helps

18.A. use           B. stay         C. keep          D. last

19.A. control        B. born        C. plan        D. reward

20.A. nature        B. sea        C. planet         D. forest

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了人类在不停地污染这个地球，如果我们不采取行动，人类将会自食其果。

1.B 形容词辨析。A美丽的；B无限的；C罕见的；D珍贵的。指那个时候地球上的自然资源是无限的。

2.D 形容词辨析。A普通的；B一样；C易变的；D不同的。指现在的情况与以前不同了。

3.A 形容词辨析。A拥挤的；B小的；C脏的；D忙碌的；指现在的地球上人满为患。

4.C 动词辨析。A保护；B挽救；C污染；D战斗。指我们用各种化学物质在污染地球。

5.B 动词辨析。A呼吸；B幸存；C喝；D移动；如果我们继续这样做，地球上的人将无法幸存。

6.B 动词辨析。A想知道；B意识到；C考虑D发现。每个人都意思到…

7.C 名词辨析。A洞；B船；C方法；D观点。指用现代化的捕鱼方法，更多的鱼都被捕获了。

8.D 上下文串联。上文提及砍树，那么应该是森林消失了。

9.A 动词辨析。然而我们继续用威力很大的机器去砍伐树木，

10.D 词义辨析。A长；B种植；C挽救；D砍到。解析同上。

11.B 上下文串联。尽管我们知道如果河流被污染，我们就将死亡，但是我们仍然把垃圾倒进河里，却很少法律来阻止这一切。上下文存在着转折关系，故however正确。

12.A 副词辨析。A仍然；B甚至；C也；D当然。解析同36.

13.D 词义辨析。A太多；B一些；C一些；D很少。解析同36.

14.C 名词辨析。A生产；B污染；C人口；D发音；指如果人口还像现在这样增长，几年以后就将没有足够的食物来养活我们人类了。要想解决这个问题，我们该怎么做？

15.C 动词辨析。A工作；B处理；C解决；D服务。解析同39.

16.B 名词辨析。A水果；B肉；C鱼；D谷物。指我们要少吃肉多吃蔬菜。

17.A 动词辨析。Ａ养活；Ｂ增加；Ｃ提供；Ｄ帮助。指这样的土地能养活５倍于现在的人。

18.D 动词辨析。A使用；B保持；C保持；D持续。指如果我们回收利用，我们的资源就会持续更久。

19.A 名词辨析。A控制；B出生；C计划；D酬劳。如果人们使用现代控制生育的方法，人口就不会太快增加。

20.C 名词辨析。A自然；B大海；C星球；D森林。如果我们教育人们去思考这样的问题，未来我们就会有一个更加清洁更好的地球。

考点：考查环保类阅读