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The crowding of large groups of people in the cities has caused many of the world’s population problems. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further pollution by industry. If the rapid increase in human population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater harm. Some scientists speak of the increase in number of people as “population pollution”.
About 2,000 years ago, the world population was probably about 250 million. It reached a billion in 1850. By 1930the population was two billion. It is now three and a half billion. It is expected to double by the year, 2,000 if the population. Continues to grow at the some rate, there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now.
Man has been using the earth’s resources more and more rapidly over the year. Some of them have almost gone. Now many people believe that man’s greatest problem is how to control the growth of his own population. The material in the world will not support the human population in time to come, if the present rate of increase continues. Already there is overcrowding in the cities and hunger in some countries. Can man’s rate of increase continue? Many people believe that human survival(生存)in the future depends on the answer to this question.
1．________brings many problems to this cities.
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A．A lot of people moving to cities
B．The lack of food
C．The rapidly increasing agriculture
D．The poor countryside
2．________is called population pollution
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A．Air pollution
B．Noise pollution
C．Any kind of pollution
D．The rapid increase in number of people
3．The world population in 1850 was as ________ times as that 2,000 years ago.
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4．It is expected that the world population will be ________ by the year 2,000.
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5．The most serious problem man urgently(紧急地)need to solve is ________
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A．How to stop giving birth to new babies.
B．How to slow down the increase of population
C．How to reduce the population
D．How to stop the crowing of groups of people to move into the cities
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A．Less than half B．Exactly half
C．About one third D．Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A．practically B．for ever
C．thoroughly D．advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A．the land became unsafe for humans
B．the animals on the land died
C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省绵阳中学2009－2010学年高一下学期入学考试英语试题 题型：050
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