Question

14．閱讀短文，完成下面的句子，每空一詞．
1．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 seemed to be unlimited．
Today，things are different．The world has become too crowded．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 （繼續(xù)生存）．
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea，there will soon be none left．Yet，with modern fishing methods，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．Yet，we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees．
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 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 than 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．

106．If we use up our natural resources and go onpollutingour environment，human beings willdieout．
107．If wetaketoo many fishes from the sea，nonewill be left．
108．The world is becoming toocrowded，so we should use modern methods ofbirthcontrol to reduce the population．
109．Educate people to think about the problems so that theearthwill be better andcleaner．
110．The passage mainly tells us the importance ofprotectingthe environment andhowto solve the environmental problems．

Answer 1

分析 這篇短文主要講述環(huán)保問題．在過去，人們不必擔心對環(huán)境的保護，因為那時地球上人口稀少，自然資源似乎是無限的．今天不同了，世界已變得過于擁擠．我們正在以很快的速度消耗我們的自然資源，我們也用工廠廢棄物（特別是危化品）污染我們的環(huán)境．如果我們繼續(xù)這樣做，人類將無法生存，總之，保護我們的環(huán)境是很重要的．

解答 106．polluting；die．細節(jié)理解題．考查我們面臨的資源問題和環(huán)境問題及人類的危機．根據(jù)文章第二段"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"可知，我們過快地消耗自然資源，同時用危化品污染環(huán)境．如果繼續(xù)這樣下去，人類將不復存在．go on polluting our environment繼續(xù)污染環(huán)境．die out（指物種、家族、習慣、觀念等） 絕跡，消失； 絕種； 絕滅； 淘汰．故填polluting；die．
107．take；none．細節(jié)理解題．考查過度捕撈的危害．根據(jù)地三段"Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea，there will soon be none left：可知，眾所周知，如果人類從海洋中捕撈過多魚類，它們將滅絕．take…from從…拿走．too many fishes from the sea 從海洋中捕撈過多魚類．none沒有一個； 沒有人，沒有一人； 沒有一部分，沒有一點．注意，原句中take為被動語態(tài)，本題為主動語態(tài)．故填take；none．
108．crowded；birth．細節(jié)理解題．考查人口問題．根據(jù)第二段"The world has become too crowded"所說，世界已變得很擁擠．所以需要用現(xiàn)代方法控制人口增長．crowded 擁擠的．become too crowded變得太擁擠．另外，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control"可知，如果利用現(xiàn)代計劃生育措施，人口增長就不會太快．birth為名詞，意思是"出生"．birth control計劃生育．modern methods of birth control現(xiàn)代計劃生育措施．故填crowded；birth．
109．earth；cleaner．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段"if we educate people to think about the problems，we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future"可知，如果教育人們考慮一下目前的問題，未來我們將擁有一個更加美好和干凈的地方．the earth will be better and cleaner地球將更美好和干凈．the earth地球．better and cleaner既美好又干凈．文章首段就提到地球．故填earth；cleaner．
110．protecting； how．主旨大意題．考查文章主題．這篇文章主要介紹怎樣解決環(huán)境問題．protect the environment保護環(huán)境．the importance of protecting the environment保護環(huán)境的重要性．how to solve the environmental problems怎樣解決這些環(huán)境問題．故填protecting； how．

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