in the range of, be accessible to, drown, be replaced with, leave us breathless, have a tendency, in preparation for, be keen on, in an instant, die away, die out, feel refreshed, all things considered |
1.Generally speaking. new things __________________ young people.
2.Many species are ________________ due to climate changes and human activities.
3.The old computers in our school _______________ new laptops months ago.
4.She _______________ after her sleep and continued to work.
5.Many houses ________________ by the flood.
6.The beautiful scenery of the sea ___________________. It was really unbelievable.
7.It is difficult to find a house _________________ our price.
8.A growing number of students are taking the driving course _____________ future careers.
9.Alice _______________ working in Spain. That’s why she has been learning Spanish.
10.______________________, Tom is the most suitable person for the position.
1.In c___________ society, the Internet is used all over the world.
2.The poem c_________ the poet’s sadness at being far from his home and family.
3.My father r__________ himself to smoking two cigarettes a day.
4.When Mary saw her favorite singer in person, it gave her a big t____________.
5.It is e_____________ to us all that he has no experience in this job.
6.The bear was _____________ (诱捕) by the hunter for its fur.
7.We tried in ____________(白费心机) to make him change his mind.
8.Did he really see a ghost or was it only a(n) ______________(主观的) impression?
9.When I was aboard, I felt _______________ (思乡的) for my hometown.
10.Nowadays, what __________(标准) do we use to judge beauty?
The word “conservation” has a thrifty(节俭)meaning. To conserve is to save and to protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.
Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.
For the interests of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone’s daily life. To know about the water table(水位)in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds(上游源头森林地带集水区)need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield ( produce ) their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big nature trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume(容积量)above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.
1. According to the author the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that _______.
A.they had no idea about scientific forestry |
B.they had little or no sense of environmental protection |
C.they did not realize the importance |
D.they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials |
2. It can be inferred from the passage that earlier generations didn’t realize _______.
A.the interdependence(相互依存)of water, soil, and living things |
B.the importance of the proper land use |
C.the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floods |
D.the extraordinary rapid growth of population |
3.With a view to correcting the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that ______.
A.we plant more trees |
B.our forefathers be taught environmental science, as well as the science of plants |
C.environmental education be directed toward everyone |
D.we return to nature |
4.. What does the author imply(express indirectly)by saying “living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume(容积量)above the earth.”?
A.Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller. |
B.Our living space should be measured in cubic volume. |
C.We need to take some measures to protect space. |
D.We must create better living conditions for both birds and animals. |
5. The underlined word “restore” probably is closest to the meaning of “_________”.
A.put back |
B.bring back |
C.keep |
D.protect |
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the 1-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 16 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky. “ 17 “ can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 18 things off.
I thought about my 19 , who were 20 sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now. I’d had some 21 in school, so my parents decided to let met work 22 with my dad. We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 23 of a road maintenance company. It was up to us to keep the roads 24 of rubbish. The job was 25 and dirty, especially on hot days like this. I 26 why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our 27 route along 595, 28 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 29 were broken on the ground. They weren’t like that before.
‘ Dad! Pull over! I want to 30 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 31 … there wasn’t much time. 32 I saw a Toyota that 33 upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 34 there. Then I noticed something 35 . It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window.
“ Heeeelp” a lady moaned.
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My old car I had had ____________ yesterday.
A.repaired, broke down |
B.repair, broke up |
C.repairing, broke out |
D.repaired, broke into |
The meeting held in 1978 was _________________.
A.of great significance |
B.of much important |
C.in importance |
D.of very significance |