In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment.
题型：不详难度：来源：
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____36____ .
Today things are___37_____, the world has become too___38____ . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are___39____ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth ___40____survive.
Everyone___41_____ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing__42_____ , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, ___43____will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we ___44_____to use bigger and more powerful machines to __45____more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.___46_____, in most countries wastes are ___47______put into rivers or into the sea, and there are _48_____laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the___49____ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough___50_____. What can we do to solve these problems ?
It we eat more vegetables and less___51____, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops __52_____five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will _53_____longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth__54_______ .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer ___55____in the future.
| 小题1: | | A．beautiful | B．unlimited | C．rare | D．valuable |
|
| 小题2: | | A．common | B．the same | C．changeable | D．different |
|
| 小题3: | | A．crowded | B．small | C．dirty | D．busy |
|
| 小题4: | | A．protecting | B．saving | C．polluting | D．fighting |
|
| 小题5: | | A．may not | B．will not | C．shall not | D．could not |
|
| 小题6: | | A．wonders | B．realizes | C．consider | D．discovers |
|
| 小题7: | | A．poles | B．boats | C．methods | D．ideas |
|
| 小题8: | | A．mountains | B．the sea | C．trees | D．forests |
|
| 小题9: | | A．continue | B．have | C．ought | D．will go on |
|
| 小题10: | | A．grow | B．plant | C．save | D．cut down |
|
| 小题11: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Generally speaking | D．Therefore |
|
| 小题12: | | A．still | B．even | C．also | D．certainly |
|
| 小题13: | | A．too many | B．a few | C．some | D．few |
|
| 小题14: | | A．production | B．pollution | C．population | D．revolution |
|
| 小题15: | | A．houses | B．vegetables | C．food | D．lives |
|
| 小题16: | | A．fruit | B．meat | C．fish | D．grain |
|
| 小题17: | | A．feeds | B．increases | C．supplies | D．helps |
|
| 小题19: | | A．control | B．born | C．plan | D．reward |
|
| 小题20: | | A．nature | B．sea | C．planet | D．Forest |
|
|
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:B。beautiful“美丽的”， unlimited“无限的”；rare“稀罕的，稀少的”； valuable“有价值的”。根据前面的There were few people on the earth可知此处指在过去资源是无限的。
小题2:D。与过去形成对比，表示现在情况不同了。
小题3:A。根据第一段的There were few people on the earth可知过去地球上人很少，而现在人很多、很拥挤。
小题4:C。protect“保护”，save“节约，拯救”； pollute“污染”；fight“斗争，打架”。根据句中的with dangerous chemicals可知此处指人们正在用有害的化学物质污染环境。
小题5:B。句意：如果我们继续这样，地球上的人类就不能生存下去。
小题6:B。wonder“想知道”； realize“意识到”； consider“考虑，认为”； discover“发现”。根据第四段的We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 可知应选B。句意：现在每个人都意识到如果从海中捕捞太多的鱼，不久就没有鱼了。
小题7:C。modern fishing methods表示“现代的捕鱼方法”。
小题8:D。根据前面的We know that if too many trees are cut down可知此处应选forests（森林）。
小题9:A。根据Yet可知，虽然人们意识到过度砍伐树木的危害，但人们还是继续那样做。干扰项是C、D。若选C、D，keep与 go on后面要跟v. -ing形式。
小题10:D。根据Yet可知，虽然人们意识到过度砍伐树木的危害，但人们仍然用大型机械砍伐树木。
小题11:B。根据上下文可知此处表示转折，however经常位于句首、句中或句末，且用逗号与主句隔开。but也表示转折，但不用逗号与主句隔开。A、D两项表示“因此”。
小题12:A。句意：然而在很多国家，垃圾仍然被扔进河流或大海。
小题13:D。根据语境可知此处应指几乎没有法律来制止这样做。
小题14:C。production“生产”; pollution“污染”; population“人口”; pronunciation“读音”。根据句中的there will not be enough food以及下文的The world population will not rise so quickly可知此处应选C。
小题15:C。solve these problems表示“解决这些问题”，干扰项是A、B。若选A，A项应为work out。若选B，B项应为deal with。
小题16:B。句意：如果我们多吃蔬菜少吃肉，那么每个人就会有更多的食物可以吃。
小题17:A。feed more people表示“养活更多的人”。
小题18:D。句意：如果我们学会对资源循环利用，我们的自然资源就会更持久些。此处last是动词，表示“持续”。
小题19:A。birth control表示“计划生育”。
小题20:C。planet此处指“星球”，即我们的地球。
点评：本文的话题是考生非常熟悉的话题—环境保护。整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断 |
举一反三
About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our “act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in “snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water’s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees(棕榈树), sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!
小题1:Who is the author?| A．A cameraman. | | B．A film director. | | C．A crowd-scene actor. | | D．A workman for scene setting. |
小题2:What made the author feel cold?| A．The heavy snowfall. | | B．The man-made scene. | | C．The low temperature. | | D．The film being shown. |
小题3: What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?| A．A new scene would be filmed. | | B．More stars would act in the film. | | C．The author would leave the studio. | | D．The next scene would be prepared. |
|
Can you remember a morning when you’ve woken up to the ring of your alarm clock and wished you could stay in bed? You haven’t slept well, your hair is a mess. Worse, you can’t stop yawning. Yawning is universal to humans and many animals. Cats, dogs and fish yawn just like humans do! Yawning is an involuntary(无意识的,不自觉的) action during which you open your mouth and breathe deeply. The average duration of a yawn is about 6 seconds.
The purpose and cause of yawning are still a mystery. Scientists are not sure what causes a yawn. People yawn when they are tired or bored, but they also yawn when they aren’t. There are many ideas explaining why we yawn.
One idea is that yawning is a way for the body to become more alert by taking in more oxygen. A yawn increases the heart rate, forces carbon dioxide out of the lungs and blood stream, and brings oxygen to the brain. But one study showed that volunteers given a lot of oxygen did not yawn any less than before, while those given a lot of carbon dioxide did not yawn more.
Another idea is that early humans used yawning as a form of communication. If one decided it was time to sleep, they would tell the others by yawning and they would do it in return to show they agreed.
A third explanation comes from psychology professor Gordon Gallup of University at Albany in New York. He said that as people yawn, they cool off their brains. “Brains are like computers.” he said. “They only operate efficiently and effectively when they’re cool. Many things connected to yawning, like being tired, make the brain hot, and yawning can reduce the heat.”
Scientists have sent people into space, and created terrible nuclear weapons, but there are lots of seemingly simple things, such as why we yawn, or hiccup（打嗝）, that they can’t figure out. Next time you are in class in the morning, let out a big yawn and watch to see how many of your classmates yawn in response!
小题1:What’s the purpose of the description of how bad you may feel when you’re woken up in the morning?| A．To explain why humans yawn. | | B．To explain how humans start yawning. | | C．To lead into the topic of yawning. | | D．To complain about being woken up by the clock. |
小题2:Which is not among the possible reasons for yawning mentioned in the passage?| A．A way to show that you feel hot. | | B．A way to get rid of carbon dioxide. | | C．A way to cool off your brain. | | D．A way to communicate. |
小题3:In which situation are you likely to yawn?| A．When you feel frustrated. | | B．The weather is hot. | | C．Someone else yawns near you. | | D．When you breathe in a lot of carbon dioxide. |
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?| A．The real reason why humans and most animals yawn. | | B．Hiccups are an involuntary human action similar to yawns. | | C．The more an action can be studied, the easier it is to research. | | D．Finding out why humans yawn should be easier than sending people into space. |
|
Recently, a scientist did some experiments．He left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candy．If they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the candy．If, however, they didn"t ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two candies.
In videos of the experiment, he can see the children kicking, hiding their eyes--trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two candies．The results are different．Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute．Others lasted 15 minutes.
The children who waited longer went on to get higher SAT scores．They got into better colleges and had better adult success．The children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations （评价） 10 years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.
The experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education, how to become rich．But when the result is not good, they will come back to ask "how do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success?" This is to enter the world of human nature.
So these experiments along with everyday experience, tell us that self-control is most important．Young people who can sit through sometimes boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language well．They can avoid drugs and alcohol．For people without self-control skills, however, school is a series of failed ordeals（煎熬）．No wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish ideas, such as drug use, stealing and so on.
小题1:The scientist did some experiments to .| A．test children"s self control and later success | | B．test children"s intelligence of ringing the bell | | C．find good ways of training children to learn | | D．prove that children"s education is important |
小题2:We can learn from the experiment that | A．all children tried to ring the bell for more candies | | B．some children didn"t get any candy in the end | | C．the children have different self- control | | D．the last one to ring the bell is most successful |
小题3:What is the best title for this passage?| A．Ways of self-control training | | B．Experiments on children"s ringing the bell | | C．Higher score, better achievements | | D．Self-control is the key to success |
|
India was once part of the British Empire, but thanks to modern technology and a booming economy, it has turned the tables on its former colonial master. Indian tutors are helping to teach math to British children over high-speed Internet connections. Early results suggest the idea is improving exam results. But not everyone is happy at this “outsourcing” of tutoring.
It’s 3:30, and pupils at Raynham Primary School in London are gathering for their after-school maths lessons.
Five time zones— thousands of kilometers away—their math tutors are also arriving for class. High-speed Internet has made it possible for Indian tutors to teach British pupils in real time. Each pupil gets a dedicated one-to-one online tutor. The students work with activities on their computer screen and wear a headset and microphone to talk to their tutor.
The class teacher, Altus Basson, says he has seen an improvement in results. “There are some children who’ve really rocketed in their results. Children who struggleto focus in class focus a lot better on the laptops. The real advantage is that each child gets a focused activity and a single tutor,” he said.
Such individualized teaching is the core idea of Brightspark Education, the company that provides the online tutoring, says founder Tom Hooper. “Children today feel very confident online; they feel very engaged; they feel very in control. And that"s half the battle with education.Give them control, make them feel confident and enjoy their learning and you"ll see them start to improve and embrace it," he said.
Raynham Primary School is among the first in Europe to try online tutoring. At between $20 and $25 an hour, it"s about half the cost of face-to-face coaching. But some people say an Internet connection is not enough of a connection for teaching and learning. Kevin Courtney is deputy General Secretary of Britain"s National Union of Teachers. "We think, there"s a really important emotional connection between a teacher and a child whether it"s a whole class or whether it"s one-to-one. You need that immediacy of feedback and we"re not convinced that that can happen across an Internet connection. In one of the wealthiest.countries in the world, we think that we can afford to have teachers with genuine emotional connection there with the children," he said.
Brightspark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to supplement regular teaching. The company says its service does not represent a threat to teachers" jobs in Britain.
Parents say they"re very satisfied with the results they"ve seen. And what about the children?Children: "I love it!"I love it!"I hate maths!" So math--or, as the British call it, maths—is still not everyone"s favorite subject even with the latest technology to teach it.
小题1:What do we know about the online tutoring?| A．Indian tutors are helping to teach math in Britain. | | B．Tutors and students are in different places. | | C．An online tutor helps several students at the same time. | | D．Tutors and students communicate by telephone. |
小题2:What can we learn about Brightspark Education? | A．It shows a threat to teachers’ jobs in Britain. | | B．It can take place of the regular teaching. | | C．It only pays attention to math teaching. | | D．It emphasizes the individualized teaching. |
小题3:According to Kevin Courtne, _________. .| A．online tutoring will represent a threat to teachers’ jobs in Britain | | B．online tutoring has a great influence on British. | | C．the emotional connection between a teacher and a child is important | | D．immediacy of feedback can happen across an Internet connection |
小题4:What’s the best title for this passage ?| A．A New Teaching Pattern | | B．Indian Teachers and British Students | | C．To Learn Maths with the Latest Technology | | D．Indian Tutors Teach British Kids Online |
|
Technology: Taking the good without the bad?
Very soon, unimaginably powerful technologies will remake our lives．This could have dangerous consequences, especially because we may not even understand the basic science underlyi ng them．There’s a growing gap between our technological capability and our basic scientific understanding．We can do very clever things with the technology of the future without necessarily understanding some of the science underneath, and that is very dangerous．
The technologies that are particularly dangerous over the next hundred years are nanotechnology （纳米技术）, artificial intelligence and biotechnology．The benefits that they will bring are beyond doubt．But they are going to be very, very dangerous．I’m working in the field of artificial intelligence．I have a model design for something that might be 50,000 million times smarter than the human brain．Target date is 2010．The only thing that"s not possible in the film Terminator（终结者） is that the people win．If you"re fighting against technology w hich is 50,000 million times smarter than you, you probably will not win．
Nanotechnology．We"ve all heard of the grey glue problem, that self-replicating nanotech devices might keep on copying until the world has become sticky glue．And certainly in biotechnology, we"ve really got a big problem because it"s converging with nanotechnology and IT．Once you start mixing nanotech with organisms and you start feeding nanotech-enabled bacteria, we can really go an awful lot further than the Borg in Star Trek（星际迷航）．And those superhuman organisms might not like us very much．
Eventually these technologies will become routine．That’s a threat to humanity．I don’t think it’s possible to slow it down．So what we need to do is accelerate the scientific research and try to get some extra tools．The problems facing us in the future are getting bigger and bigger．I think if we don’t get some proper science done, the future is hopeless indeed．
小题1:From the text, we know that the author’s greatest concern is ．| A．our lack of technological understanding of the process involved | | B．our lack of technological capability | | C．creating technology without really understanding the basic science | | D．Our refusal to face the consequences of the technology we create |
小题2:It can be inferred from the text that the author ．| A．thinks people overvalue the capabilities of technology | | B．is not optimistic that artificial intelligence will always be used positively | | C．thinks that we should take science fiction movies more seriously | | D．believes artificial intelligence is the greatest threat we face technologically |
小题3:Why does the author say it is not possible in the film Terminator that the humans win?| A．Because the power of the technology is exaggerated（夸大）． | | B．Because the strength of the machines is much greater． | | C．Because machines with that much intelligence can easily defeat humans． | | D．Because human beings are not courageous enough to win the battle． |
|
最新试题
热门考点