2014年经典练习题之公共英语二级考试(8)

2014-08-30 14:37:00来源:网络

  Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it

  seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more

  people, and more people will bring us more industry, more

  cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made

  materials.

  What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that

  pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way

  of life. We make "increasing industrialization"(工业化) our first

  aim. 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 flow of people from the

  country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of

  our modern society. But as our technological achievements have

  grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious

  problem.

  Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourslves where we are

  going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot

  (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : "I've

  some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we 're

  making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is

  that we are lost and don't know where we're going." The sad

  fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our

  modern society.

  48. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because

  _______.

  A. the population of the world is increasing faster

  B. people use too many man-made materials

  C. we have more industry    D. we are producing more cars,

  trucks and buses

  49. According to the passage, what does man care most among

  the following?

  A. Health.  B. Industry.  C. Clean air D. The future of the

  children

  50.The story about the pilot tells us that _______.

  A. man knows where the society is going

  B. people don't welcome the rapid development of modern

  society

  C. man can do little about the problem of pollution

  D. the speaker is worried about the future of our society

  51.What dose the writer really want to say in the passage?

  A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a

  serious problem.

  B. We should control the speed of the development to stop

  pollution.

  C. It's time we did something to reduce pollution.

  D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural

  result.

  参考答案:

  CBD C


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