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【題目】In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources (資源) seemed to be unlimited (無(wú)限的).

Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded (擁擠的). We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive.

Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods (方法), more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries, waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the population (人口) 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 solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people that land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.

The importance of protecting the environment
Problems	1. More fish being caught. 2. More __【1】__ being cut down. 3. More waste products being put into rivers. 4. More _【2】__ being born.
Causes	The world is becoming too __【3】__.Modern methods make the situation worse.
Result	We human beings (人類(lèi)) will not survive on the earth.
Solutions	1. Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be available (可以獲得的) for everyone. 2. Use modern methods of __【4】__ control so that the population will not grow too fast. 3. Educate people so that the __【5】_ will be better and cleaner.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】trees

【2】babies

【3】crowded

【4】birth

【5】environment

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講述的是環(huán)境問(wèn)題。文章著重講述了人類(lèi)活動(dòng)對(duì)環(huán)境造成的影響以及控制環(huán)境惡化的相關(guān)做法。

【1】根據(jù)短文“We know that if too many trees are cut down,”的描述可知，更多的樹(shù)木被砍伐，結(jié)合表格信息可知應(yīng)填：trees。

【2】根據(jù)短文“that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate,”的描述可知，這里指的是更多的孩子出生。結(jié)合表格信息可知應(yīng)填babies。

【3】根據(jù)短文“The world has become too crowded.”的描述可知，當(dāng)今的世界變得越來(lái)越擁擠了，結(jié)合表格信息可知應(yīng)填：crowded。

【4】根據(jù)短文“The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.”的描述可知，需要采取現(xiàn)代人口控制方法。結(jié)合表格信息可知應(yīng)填：birth。

【5】根據(jù)短文“Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.”的描述可知，這里指的是教育人們考慮環(huán)境問(wèn)題，故填：environment。