Question

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication. 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 eat it.

   Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problems 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 pollutions. 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.

选择合适的选项填空：

1.________, our world is becoming much smaller.

A. Because of the rise in pollution.

B. Thanks to the development of traffic and communication

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

D. Because the earth is being polluted day and night.

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 may ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _________.

A. rubbish    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 in 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.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文简要的介绍了世界上的污染问题，其中重点介绍了空气污染对人类社会的危害。

1.细节理解题。根据The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on.及本段描述，可知是由于社会的发展让世界变小了。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, 描述，可知以前的生活比现在艰难。故选C。

3.词义猜测题，能听见的东西，自然与声音有关，故选B，噪音污染。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world.描述，可知空气污染是最严重的一种污染是因为它对地球上所有的生物都有害，选A。

5.细节理解题。根据第二段Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people.描述，现在污染很严重的一个原因就是现在人口很多了，故选项C描述错误。

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