Question

【題目】In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. 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 (生存).

Everyone realizes today that more and more fish are caught because of modern fishing methods. 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 so fast, 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 plants 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.

任務型閱讀：根據短文內容，填寫下列表格。(每格一詞)

The importance of protecting the environment
Problems	◆ More fish are 【1】 . ◆ More trees are cut down. ◆ More waste 【2】 are put into rivers. ◆ More babies are born.
Causes	◆ The world has become too 【3】 . ◆ Modern methods make the situation worse.
Result	We human beings will not survive on the earth.
Solutions	◆ Eat more vegetables and less meat so that we can 【4】 more food. ◆ Use modern methods of 【5】 control so that the population will not grow too fast. ◆ Educate people so that the living place will be 【6】 and cleaner.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】caught

【2】products

【3】crowded

【4】get

【5】birth

【6】better

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了在過去人們沒必要擔心環(huán)境問題，因為地球上沒有這么多的人。現在情況不一樣了，環(huán)境問題很嚴重，我們必須面對環(huán)境問題。我們要用新的方法來控制人口。

【1】根據表格內容的提示可知造成環(huán)境的問題及短文中 Everyone realizes today that more and more fish are caught because of modern fishing methods可知更多的魚被抓了，可知應填caught。

【2】根據文中We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories,可知更多的的廢水生產被倒進了水里。故填products。

【3】根據表格內容的提示是造成環(huán)境污染的原因是什么？從文中The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.故填crowded。

【4】根據表格內容的提示可知是解決的策略。及文中 If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food.�？芍�故填get。

【5】根據文中The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.可知如果人們使用現代化的生育控制方法，世界人口將不會快速增長。故填birth。

【6】根據文中if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.如果我們教育人們思考問題，我們將有一個更好的和更清潔的生活在未來的地方。故填better。