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第1题：
Passage Three
The whole industrial process which makes many of the goods and machines we need
and use in our daily lives, is bound to create a number of waste products which
upset the environmental balance or the ecological(生态的)balance as it is known. Many of these waste products can be prevented or disposed(处理) of sensibly, but clearly while more and more new goods are produced and made complex, there will
be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of, for example, the waste products from nuclear power
stations. Many people therefore see pollution as only part of a larger and more complex problem, that is,
the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods. Others see the problem mainly in
connection with agriculture, where new methods are helping farmers grow more and more on their
land to feed our everincreasing population. However, the land itself is gradually
becoming worn out as it is being used, in some cases, too heavily, and artificial
fertilizers(人造肥料) cannot bring back the balance.
Whatever is underlying(潜在的)reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies,
individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter(杂乱的废物)and waste. Food is wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are
increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is
a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metals and paper. Advertising has helped this process by
persuading many of us to buy things we don't want to buy. Pollution and waste continue to be a problem
everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess consumption and careless disposal of
the products we use in our daily lives.
44. The main cause of pollution is______.
A. the production of new industrial goods
B. increased amounts of unnatural substance
C. our ever-increasing population
D. the release of artificial substances into the environment
此题为细节分析推论题。文章的第一段内可以找到句子；while more and more new goods are produced…dangerous wastes to be disposed of，污染的主要原因是新的工业产品的生产。
第2题：
Motor vehicles powered by the internal combustion engines are responsible for over 80 percent of the deadly carbon monoxide as well as the cancer-causing substances in the air. Eighty-nine percent of the vehicles on the road in Massachusetts are privately owned and are often operated with only one person in the car. If people would use public transportation instead of their cars, air pollution levels could be significantly lowered. Thirty percent of the land in downtown Boston is devoted to cars. Where there are garages, there could be gardens. Where there are highways, there should be homes and places to work and play. Studies show that people today show a greater hearing loss with age than ever before. Much of this is due to car-horns, loud engines and general traffic noise.
The cost of a personal car is high to the individual. The average person pays about $2,000 per car per year in gasoline, insurance, taxes, and maintenance. But for society as a whole, personal cars are a luxury we cannot afford. We pay in death from auto accidents, in poor health from air pollution, in loss of hearing from noise pollution, and in the destruction of our cities by the ever-increasing number of highways.
1、It is ____ that are the main cause of the air pollution in Boston.
A、vehicles in general
B、the public transportation systems
C、carbon monoxides
D、personal motor vehicles
2、The writer’s purpose in writing this article is to _____.
A、remind people of the danger of air pollution
B、warn people of the danger of accidents
C、urge people to use private cars as less as possible
D、ask the Boston government to build more homes and gardens
3、According to the last paragraph, ______.
A、the cost of personal cars is high to the individuals but not to the society
B、an average car costs about $2,000 inBoston
C、personal cars are so expensive that most people cannot afford
D、society as a whole suffers much from the ever-increasing number of cars
4、It is implied but not stated that ______.
A、garages, highways and parking areas occupy nearly one third of the total Boston downtown area.
B、because of highways, people in Boston have no more homes and places to live, work and play.
C、C garages have replaced most of the gardens in Boston
D、Boston is the most seriously polluted city in the U.S.
5、The best title for this passage is “ ______.”
A、Air Pollution in Boston
B、More Homes, More Plays for People
C、Cars Are Too Expensive
D、Public Transportation, A Solution to Air Pollution
第3题：
For many years, people electric cars. However, making them has been more difficult than predicted.
A．had dreamed of
B．have dreamed of
C．dreamed of
D．dream of
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第6题：
In the writer's view, the more new goods there are,______.
A. the less pollution we have
B. the harder pollution can be done away with
C. the more pollution there will be
D. the more easily pollution can be controlled
此题为主旨题。作者的观点是生产的新产品越多污染将越多。
第7题：
Educators think that television is making ____.
A. more and more illiterates of children
B. more and more children of illiterates
C. more and more children to become illiterates
D. more and more children will become illiterates
第8题：
Why does author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?
A. Because her situation was not serious.
B. Because many other places were flooded.
C. Because she had been to Northern India.
D. Because some others suffered even more.
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