Question

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.

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. 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.

The importance of     1.   the environment
Problems	◆ More fish are caught. ◆ More    2.   are cut down. ◆ Waste products are still    3.     into rivers. ◆ The population of the world keeps   4.  at present.
Causes	◆ The world is becoming too   5.    . ◆ Modern methods make the situation    6.    .
7.	We human beings will not survive on the earth.
Solutions	◆ Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be provided for everyone, because there will be more 8. to grow crops. ◆ Use modern methods of    9.   control so that the population will not grow too fast. ◆  10.  people so that the earth will be better and cleaner.

Answer

1.protecting

2.trees

3.put

4.rising

5.crowded

6.worse

7.Result

8.land

9.birth

10.Educate

【解析】

试题分析：在过去，人类没有考虑环境的保护。今天，情况就不同了。世界已经变得太拥挤了，树木被大量的砍伐，河水被污染等等。解决这些问题我们能做什么来呢?在短文中详细的进行了有理、有据的说明。最后，提出只要大家共同努力，我们未来生活的将有一个更好的和更清洁的地方。

1.全文的中心思想是什么？通过阅读全文，从中得知重点讲述保护环境的重要性。因为of是介词，所以用动词的分词形式。故填protecting

2.环境出现了哪些问题？联系原文：many trees are cut down.句意：许多树木被砍伐。结合问题填写trees.故填trees

3.环境出现了哪些问题？联系原文：in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.句意：在大多数国家，仍然将废水投入河流或大海，并且很少有相关的法律来阻止这件事。明确答案为put.故填put

4.环境出现了哪些问题？联系原文：the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate.句意：现在全世界污染的比率在继续增长。分析：keep doing sth. 坚持某事。故填rising

5.引起这些污染的原因是什么？联系原文：The world has become too crowded.句意：世界已经变得太拥挤。明确第一个原因是拥挤。故填crowded

6.引起这些污染的原因是什么？通过短文对世界环境的变化介绍，明确一点现在的生活方式使环境变得更遭。故填worse

7.分析：我们人类将不会在地球上生存了。这是对环境破坏的结果。故填Result

8.解决方案有哪些？联系原文：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.句意：如果我们多吃蔬菜，少吃肉，我们很容易得到更多的食物。用于种植农作物的土地可以比饲养动物的地方，多养活五倍多的人。故填land

9.解决方案有哪些？联系原文：The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.句意：如果人们控制现在的生活方式，世界的污染并不会增长的如此之快。故填birth

10.解决方案有哪些？联系原文：if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.句意：如果我们教育人们思考问题，我们未来生活的将有一个更好的和更清洁的地方。故填Educate

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。