Question

    For thousands of years，people farmed the land. They grew fruits and vegetables. They hunted and fished for meat. They_______cloth, dyes(染料) and paper from plants. They used stone and metal for weapons and tools.

People progressed to making machines powered _______water and steam(蒸汽), and even later, by coal, oil, and petrol. Large cities were built. Factories _______of machines created jobs in the cities for thousands of people.  The Industrial Revolution(工业革命) changed the lives of many people because, for the first time, more people lived in cities than on _______.

Companies built power plants(工厂) to make_______to run the machines，factories and cities.

People did not realize these activities were_______the Earth. They didn't realize oil, gas, coal and minerals were being used up____.  _______cities grew bigger and spread across the land. plants and animals began to disappear. Their nature homes were destroyed(破坏) as people moved into new places.

As time passed, people began to _______ the need to protect the Earth and its natural resources(资源). They saw that plants and animals needed protection，so they wouldn't disappear forever. People joined together to tell________around the world to conserve(节约) our natural resources and care for the Earth. And so. Earth Day was born.  Each year，more and more people take part in Earth Day. What can you do to help?

1.A.separated B.washed C.made D.mixed

2.A.as B.for C.with D.by

3.A.full B.proud C.sick D.short

4.A.mountains B.rivers C.grasslands D.farms

5.A.metal B.water C.electricity D.oil

6.A.helping B.harming C.wasting D.losing

7.A.clearly B.hardly C.quickly D.slowly

8.A.Before B.If C.As D.Though

9.A.forget B.see C.remember D.get

10.A.them B.other C.another D.others

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了是人类的活动给地球带来了危害，现在人们越来越意识到保护地球的重要性。

1.句意：他们用植物做布、染料和纸。

A. separated分离；B. washed洗；C. made制作；D. mixed混合。根据上文For thousands of years，people farmed the land. They grew fruits and vegetables. They hunted and fished for meat.可知下文是制作布料，燃料和纸张。根据题意，

故选C。

2.句意：人们开始制造由水和蒸汽驱动的机器，甚至后来又发展到由煤、油和汽油驱动的机器。A. as作为；B. for为了；C. with带有，具有；D. by通过。根据下文and even later, by coal, oil, and petrol. Large cities were built.可知上文是用介词by。根据题意，

故选D。

3.句意：满是机器的工厂为数千人在城市创造了就业机会。

A. full满的；B. proud骄傲的；C. sick生病的；D. short短的。这里是充满的意思，full of…充满，根据题意，故选A。

4.句意：住在城市的人比住在农场的人多。

A. mountains山脉；B. rivers河水；C. grasslands草原；D. farms农场。根据上文more people lived in cities可知下文是说农场。根据题意，故选D。

5.句意：公司建造发电厂来发电，以运行机器、工厂和城市。

A. metal金属；B. water水；C. electricity电；D. oil油。根据下文to run the machines，factories and cities.可知上文是发电。根据题意， 故选C。

6.句意：人们没有意识到这些活动正在伤害地球。

A. helping帮助；B. harming有害；C. wasting浪费；D. losing失去。根据上文People did not realize these activities可知下文是在伤害地球。根据题意，故选B。

7.句意：他们没有意识到石油、天然气、煤炭和矿产正迅速被消耗殆尽。

A. clearly清晰地；B. hardly几乎不；C. quickly快速地；D. slowly慢地。这里是说快速地用完。根据题意，

故选C。

8.句意：随着城市规模的扩大和遍布全国。动植物开始消失。

A. Before在……之前；B. If如果；C. As当……的时候；随着；D. Though通过。根据下文plants and animals began to disappear. Their nature homes were destroyed(破坏) as people moved into new places.可知，这里是当……的时候；随着。根据题意，故选C。

9.句意：随着时间的推移，人们开始意识到保护地球及其自然资源的必要性。

A. forget忘记；B. see看见；C. remember记住；D. get得到。根据下文protect the Earth and its natural resources(资源)可知这里是说开始看到。根据题意，故选B。

10.句意：人们联合起来告诉世界各地的其他人们保护我们的自然资源和保护地球。

A. them他们；B. other 其他的；C. another另一个；D. others别的，其他的，代词。根据下文around the world to conserve(节约) our natural resources and care for the Earth可知，这里是说全世界的其他人们。根据题意，故选D。