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, 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 protecting the environment | | 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。 | | however before name well worst notice also twice and give | | 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much
poorer than the city, and often there isn"t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport (交通) are
usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move
to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Pads, people are moving out of the city. These rich families
want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt (尘土) of the city, and they are tired of the
crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don"t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house
with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don"t go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near
the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new
lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people
who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don"t make so much money and there isn"t much work
to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren"t always very friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. "It"s wonderful
to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights," they say. | | 1．Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China? | | [ ] | A．The countryside is much poorer than me city.
B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat.
C．People in the countryside don"t have much work to do there.
D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside. | | 2．Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside? | | [ ] | A．Because they will find good jobs.
B．Because they are tired of living in the city.
C．Because they can make more money there.
D．Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields. | | 3．After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy. Because _______. | | [ ] | A．they can"t make much money
B．there isn"t much work for them to do in the countryside
C．some people in the countryside aren"t always very friendly to them
D．all of the above | | 4．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows ________. | | [ ] | A．they are happy to move back to the city
B．they miss their friends in the countryside
C．they still want to move to the countryside
D．they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city | | 5．Tile best title of this passage may be "__________". | | [ ] | A．A happy life
B．Living in the city
C．Moving out or moving back
D．Living in the countryside | | 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and said it would keep you slim or help you do
well in exams? Would you take it?
Students at Shenzhen Luohu Foreign Language Middle School have learned to keep themselves safe by
saying "no". In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品). Drugs are dangerous to your
health!
"Because teens don"t know much about drugs, they might want to try them." said Zhang Dongsheng, the
director of Shenzhen Drug Control Office.
Now, many schools arrange (安排) courses or organize some activities to help students know about drugs.
Liang, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. One day, some old friends told him it would be fun.
After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liang began to spend all his time and money on
drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing (偷窃). In the end, he was put in prison.
In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people
in China were using illegal (违法) drugs last year, and 72% of them were young people. Worse still, there are
about 10,000 drug users under 16 now.
Zhang has some good advice on staying clean. He said, "Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if
you"re curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy." | | 1. Which statement is right about drugs? | | [ ] | A. Drugs do harm to your health.
B. Drugs help you do well in exams.
C. Drugs keep you slim and lovely.
D. Drugs make you stay well. | | 2. According to this passage, many schools arrange courses or some activities to ______ now. | | [ ] | A. know more about cigarettes
B. relax
C. know about drugs
D. learn some Chinese culture | | 3. Teens want to try drugs because _______. | | [ ] | A. they are 18 years old
B. they are curious about drugs
C. they have enough money
D. they know about the harm of drugs | | 4. From Liang"s story, we can know that it is not __________ to give up drugs even if one tries only once. | | [ ] | A. easy
B. hard
C. foolish
D. possible | | 5. What does the phrase staying clean here mean? | | [ ] | A. Being clean and tidy.
B. Keeping clothes clean.
C. Wearing clean clothes.
D. Staying away from drugs. | | 阅读短文，结合图表，选择正确答案。 | When you are in trouble, whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school. 500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates, parents, head teacher and teachers. Here is the result. Please read the chart and try to get some information.  | | 1. Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with ________. | | [ ] | A. friends or classmates
B. parents
C. head teacher
D. teachers | | 2. Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is ________. | | [ ] | A. parents don"t love their children
B. children don"t trust their parents
C. parents aren"t able to give good advice
D. sometimes parents and children can"t understand each other | 3. According to the fact that only 13％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or
teachers, what is the best suggestion? | | [ ] | A. The students should work harder.
B. The students should listen to the teachers more carefully.
C. The teachers should be more strict with the students.
D. The teachers should pay more attention to the students" feelings. |
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