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3、rb使烦恼，使担心lower降低，减低vision眼光，远见critical至关重要的grandparent祖父母courtesy礼貌generation一代，世代maintenance维修，维护crisis危机appreciation感激，感谢cuisine 烹饪gossip说长道短，传播闲话treasure 财富dispose （of）去掉，清除mature变成熟二阅读理解1.The sense of sound is one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us. Sound has a was

4、te product, too, in the form of noise Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any bette匚Scientists, for several years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals They are surprised by what they have learned Peace and quiet are beco

5、ming harder to findNoise pollution is a threat that should be looked at carefully.There is a saying that it is so noisy that you can hear yourself think. Doctors who study noise believe that we must sometimes hear ourselves think. If we dorf t, we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even w

6、orse mental problems.Noise adds more tension （紧张）to a society that already faces enough stress.But noise is not a new problem. In ancient Rome, people complained so much about noise that government stopped chariots （卩耳轮马车）from moving through the streets at night!Ways of making less noise are now bei

7、ng tested There are even laws controlling noise We cannot return to the ugood old days of peace and quiet. But we can reduce noise 一 if we shout loudly enough about it.1. Why are scientists surprised by the findings in their noise study?A. Because the world is becoming more and more noisy.B Because

8、they have learned that noise is also a kind of pollution.C Because noise is an unwanted waste for human beingsD. Because people knew little about noise before2. What may happen if we cannot hear ourselves think?A. We may forget what wc have thought about.B Our thoughts may be disturbed.C Our mind ma

9、y be harmedD. We may have difficulty finding the right words.3. When the writer says we cannot return to the good old days, he means that A. our society is becoming much worse than beforeB in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet lifeC the old days were much happier than the present timeD. i

10、t is impossible for us to deal with noise as we did before4. From the last sentence of the passage wc can learn that .A. we can put noise under control if we take effective measuresB sometimes we have to shout loudly so that others can hear usC shouting is the chief cause of noise pollution nowadays

11、D. it is important to warn people of the danger of noise pollution5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Only recently did people realize the harmful effect of noiseB Noise pollution is the worst kind of pollution we suffer from.C. The writer thinks that it is almost impossibl

12、e for people to avoid noiseD. People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possibleKeys: ACBDD2.Television has opened windows in everybody life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle And the result has been a

13、general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.Television has also changed politics The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, pe

14、ople are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.Unfortunately, televisions influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad o

15、r useless They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable All educators agree that the television generations arc more violent than their parents and grandparents.Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the pati

16、ence to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesnt do funny things like the people on childrens programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. Thats the time it takes on the screen.1 In t

17、he past, many young people .A. knew the effects of warB went in for politicsC liked to save the wounded in warsD. were willing to be soldiers2. Now with TV people can A. discuss politics at an information centerB. show more interest in politicsC make their own decisions on political affairsD. expres

18、s their opinions freely3. The author thinks that TV advertisements A. are not reliable on the wholeB. are useless to peopleC. arc a good guide to adultsD. are very harmful to the young4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. People have become used to crimes now.B. With a TV set some problem

19、s can be solved quickly.C. People now like to read books with pictures.D. The adults are less violent than the young.5. From the passage, we can conclude that A. children should keep away from TVB. TV programs should be improvedC childrens books should have picturesD. TV has a deep influence on the

20、youngKEYS: DBDBD3.Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floodsUnfortunately, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Two thousand years ago a

21、 rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire, but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation.Even though a government real

22、izes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade villagers to see this. The villagers want wood to cook their food with; and they can earn money by selling wood They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. So, unless the government has a good sys

23、tem of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappea匚This does not only mean that the villagerschildren and grandchildren will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious, for where there are trees their roots break the soil up allowing the rain to sink in - and also b

24、ind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing flood.1. What is the most important function of trees?A. Providing fuel. B. Offering shade.C Preventing natural disaste匚 D Providing wood2.

25、What eventually happened to the empire in the paragraph?A. Its people died of hungct. B. It fell to pieces.C. It became a giant empire D It built many ships with wood.3. It is implied in the passage that the villagers A. want a plentiful supply of trees. B. want firewood badly.C. just want to get mo

26、ney. D. dorft realize the importance of trees.4. The role of trees is to A. loosen soil B. keep soil in position C. harden soil D. both A and B5. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. The benefits of trees B. Trees and soil protectionC. The various uses of trees D. Different attitudes toward

27、trees. CBDDA4.Our environment is getting worse and worse with the increase of the world population, which affects the environment in two ways Firstly, the limited energy resources will be used up much faster. Secondly, the increasing population creates more pollution, another severe problem that nee

28、ds to be solved Both problems are long-term ones because actions taken now show their results slowly over many years They are also urgent because delays in action can lead to great suffering and social problems. The question seems to be difficult to handle for most people. However, a person can be a

29、 protector of environment in everyday life if he takes actions to save the environment right now. With the development of technology, cars make transportation easier and quicker than before, but we cant ignore the disadvantages brought to us by more and more cars in use. For example, wc arc consumin

30、g gasoline （汽油）、which is a non-rcncwabic （无法更 新白勺）resource, and will soon be gone. Moreover, the exhausted gas from cars pollutes our air, and our health is therefore threatened by air pollution, which has a big potential effect on our daily life.So we can consider walking, taking buses, carpooling （合用 汽车）,instead of driving cars alone This seems to be a very slow process that cant be so effective if its taken by a single person. But when more and more people become aware of the importance and posi