Question

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true.

Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

1._______, our world is becoming much smaller.

A. Because of the rise in pollution

B. Thanks to science development

C. Because the earth is being polluted day and night

D. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2.Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today.

A. much easier than B. as easy as

C. much harder than D. as hard as

3.Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _______.

A. rubbish(垃圾) B. noise pollution

C. air pollution D. water pollution

4.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______.

A. it makes much noise

B. it makes us angry more easily

C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty

D. it’s bad for all living things in the world

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

C. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.

D. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：由于现代化的交通和沟通方式，世界正变得越来越小，生活也更加便捷，但随之而来的是各种污染。作者最后呼吁，地球是我们的家园，人人都要爱护它。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一句“The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means.”说明现代技术让这个世界变得更小。A、C、D均与文意不符，故选B。

2. today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago”说明几百年前的生活比现在更艰难。C项表述正确，故选C。

3. comes in many ways. We can even hear it.说明这里的it是指能够被听见的污染，那么就是噪音污染。故选B。

4. pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world,”说明D正确，其余三项均表述不对，故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据第五段的第一句“Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.”可知A项表述正确；根据第二段的第二句“The more people, the more pollution.”可知B项表述正确；根据第二段的第三句可知C项表述中缺少时间状语Many years ago，与文意不符；根据第五段的最后一句可知D项表述符合文意，故选C。

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