Our surroundings (环境) are being polluted faster than the nature and mans present efforts cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and growing use of man-made materials.
What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is the pollution is caused by man-by his desire for a modern way of life. We make increasing industrialization (工业化)our chief aim(工业化). So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant (经常的) flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.
Isnt it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going and why? it makes one think of the story about the airline pilot(飞行员) who told his passengers over the lound-speaker; ve some good news and some bad news. the good news is that were making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that were lost and dont know where were going. The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when we speak of our modern society.
1. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because __________.
A. the pollution of the world is increasing fast
B. people use too many man-made materials
C. we have more industry
D. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses
2. People crowd(挤) into the cities for __________.
A. they want very much to find well-paid jobs
B. they are anxious (渴望) to enjoy the achievements of our society
C. they have become tired of their homeland
D. they have a strong wish to become industrial workers
3. According to the passage, what docs man value(看重) most among the following?
A. Industry B. Health
C. Clean air D. The future of the children
4. The story about the airline pilot tells us that _______.
A. man knows where the society is going
B. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society
C. man can do little about the problem of pollution
D. the writer is worried about the future of our society
5. What does the writer think of technology pollution has become a serious problem.
A. With the development of technology pollution has become a serious problem.
B. Lower the speed of development to stop pollution.
C. Its time we did something to reduce(减少) pollution.
D. As industry is growing fast .pollution is the natural result.
答案:1-5 CBADC
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