In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be .
Today things are , the world has become too . We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are our environment with dangerous chemicals . If we continue to do this, human life on the earth survive.
Everyone today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth. Yet we to use bigger and more machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die. , in most countries wastes are put into rivers or into the sea, and there are laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth .
Finally, if we educate people to think about all the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner in the future.
A．beautiful B．endless C．unusual D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．must not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．nothing B．anything C．none D．something
A．mountains B．the sea C．animals D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go onto
A．friendly B．absolute C．comfortable D．powerful
A．Thus B．However C．Generally D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．many B．much C．little D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．development
A．rooms B．vegetables C．food D．places
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．pay
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at ________ . As for me, I ________ both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ________ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ________ Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the ________ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything ________ well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a ________ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was ________ violently. Dad was always at his best in any ________, but at this moment he ________ .
“John! ________ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any ________ . He was the one I always ________ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a ________ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ________it was too late. Another huge wall of water ________ the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ________ of him.
I swam to Dad ________ and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are ________ow.” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start ________ of my father.
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The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history. It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.
I was rather shy back then, content to ________ around with my few friends and to concentrate on my ________I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough ________to go to college.
But my good record soon became a ________to my well-being. In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office. He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation. I looked at him, my heart ________ fast. This was the________ for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office.
I was ________ about the decision, finally agreeing to compromise. I wasn’t the only speaker — I would ________ the honor with five other students. Still, it was doubtful whether the task was ________me. How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?
Graduation day soon arrived and, as ________, I was nervous. I’d been practicing my speech for days, and I had it________. But I had never been so ________ in my life. The first half hour of the ceremony passed, and then my ________ came. My name was announced. I managed to reach the platform without falling down. But within minutes, I finished my speech, ________ back to my seat and feeling unsatisfied with my performance.
Now I still have the ________of that speech. My voice trembled a little, but 56 it was clear and strong. I’m proud of that tape. I achieved something I’d never________ — I spoke in front of hundreds of people. ________ I didn’t realize it at the time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the ________to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my ________ .
I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation. But I am glad I did. I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he ________ it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he ________ was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each ________ at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and ________outa Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of________, and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept ________ by Time’s strong hands and pushed________in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow ________ its lovely feathers, but as it touched the ________ , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n) ________ white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn’t as ________ as Tomorrow , for Today can be held in one’s________, accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is ________ by all the world. Even those with ________ hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n) ________ . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to ________ the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they ________ beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could ________ for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one ________ it changed his feather. Yet although they tried every means, the birds ________ and flew to the ground as Todays.
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Once upon, there were two traveling angels who stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was impolite and ________ to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead, the angels were given a space in the ________ underground room. As they ________ their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the ________ and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel ________ ,"Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very ________ , but very kind farmer and his wife. ________ sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed ________ they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in ________ . Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay________ in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this ________ ? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had ________ , yet you watched over his house," she accused. "The second family had little but was ________ to share everything, and you did not help."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we ________ in the underground room, I noticed there was gold ________ in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to ________ his good fortune, I asked God if I could ________ the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow______________ . You see, things aren't always what they seem. "
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don’t ________ the way they should. You need to ________ that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
That Christmas Eve, the streets of Boston were crowded with tourists and locals in various clothes. It seemed that everyone was accompanied by someone else laughing. ________ , I was alone.
My ________ was in Puerto Rico. My family and friends had gone home during their holiday break. Dusk was falling, and the inevitable (不可避免的) ________ to my empty apartment brought tears to my eyes. I ________ someone would come out of their homes to ask me inside to a ________ room with a Christmas tree decorated with presents.
I stopped at the local market, feeling even more ________ as people filled their baskets with goodies, which ________me of the gifts we received as children in Puerto Rico on Christmas Day. I ________ my family parties: the dancing. Thinking of this, I wanted to ________ for being alone.
In front of the church down the ________, a manger (马槽) had been set up, with Mary, Joseph, and the barn (畜棚) animals in expectation of the ________ of baby Jesus in the midnight. I stood with my neighbors watching the ________. As I walked home, I realized that the ________ of Joseph and Mary wandering from door to door seeking shelter was much like my own history. ________ Puerto Rico was still a wound in my heart as I ________ with what I had become in 15 years in the United States. I’d regretted the losses, but I ________ for the first time and recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, educated, healthy, and adventurous. My life was ________ before me, full of possibility.
Sometimes the best gift is the one you ________yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself credit for what I’d ________ so far and permission to go forward, unafraid. It is the best ________ I’ve ever received, the one that I most treasure.
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