Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be
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Today things are
37 , and the world has become too
38 . We’re 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 will not survive.
Everyone
40 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing
41 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we
42 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die.
43 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are
44 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the
45 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops
46 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner
47 in the future.
| 小题1: | | A．beautiful | B．unlimited | C．rare | D．valuable |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．the same | C．changeable | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．crowded | B．small | C．dirty | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．protecting | B．saving | C．polluting | D．fighting |
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| 小题5: | | A．wonders | B．realizes | C．considers | D．discovers |
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| 小题6: | | A．poles | B．boats | C．methods | D．ideas |
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| 小题7: | | A．continue | B．have | C．ought | D．go on |
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| 小题8: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Generally speaking | D．Therefore |
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| 小题9: | | A．too many | B．a few | C．some | D．few |
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| 小题10: | | A．production | B．pollution | C．population | D．revolution |
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| 小题11: | | A．feeds | B．increases | C．supplies | D．helps |
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| 小题12: | | A．nature | B．sea | C．planet | D．forest |
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