The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world..

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

1.Our world is becoming much smaller _______.

A．because the earth is being polluted day and night

B．thanks to science development

C．because of the rise in population

D．because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2.Thousands of years ago, life was _______it is today.

A．much easier than   B．as easy as          C．as hard as         D．much harder than

3.Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

A．Water pollution     B．air pollution        C．noise pollution     D．rubbish

4.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ________.

A．it’s bad to all living things in the world      B．it makes much noise

C．it has made our rivers and lakes dirty         D．it makes us become angry more easily

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

C．From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car ormotorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

D．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

 

补全对话（5分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话意义连贯，完整。

(Michael and Kangkang meet at the school gate.)

A: Hello, Kangkang.

B: Hi, Michael.

A: I called you just before I left home ,but you were not in. 1.__________________________

B: Oh, sorry. I’ve been to the library.

A: What did you go there for?

B: 2__________________________________________________________

A: Well, 3 _____________________________________________________

B: It’s about 1.3 billion, one fifth of the world’s.

A: Has the government done anything to control the huge population yet?

B: Yes. 4_________________________________________________and it has worked well in controlling the population growth for many years.

A: Really? However, the population problem is still serious in China, isn’t it?

B: Yes, it is. Oh! 5 _________________________________________Let’s go to the classroom.

Hurry. Let’s go.

A.  A. What’s the population of China? 

B.  B. Where have you been?

C.  C.What’s wrong?

D.  D. The government has carries out the one-child policy.

E.  E. There goes the bell.

F.  F. I went there to look up some information about China’s population.

G.  G.I borrowed some story books.

 

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.
A visit to a doctor's office costs from 15 to 50 dollars. It's so expensive. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. However, most doctors disagree. They say that they were asked to study medicine for a long time. Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from the bank to pay their tuition. Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So they charge(收费)people high prices for medical care.
Therefore the cost of medical care in America is high. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, one way to lower costs would be to have medical school that are free or have low tuition.
【小题1】The underlined word "tuition" in the passage means “______”

A．eating at school	B．studying the courses
C．money used for education	D．living at school

【小题2】The main idea of the passage is that______.

A．a visit to a doctor's office may cost much in the USA

B．the cost of medical care is the only reason for the high costs in the USA

C．medical care in the USA costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich

D．the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in the USA

【小题3】 The cost of medical care in the USA is very high. What does the writer think about it?

A．He agrees that doctors are overpaid.

B．He thinks it is a big problem and suggests (建议) solving (解决) it.

C．He doesn't think the medical students should borrow money from banks.

D．He doesn't think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time.

单词拼写。根据下列句子中所给汉语意思，写出空缺单词的正确形式。（10分）
【小题1】Some students often make the same ________________ (错误).
【小题2】We should __________ (将…视为) our problems as challenges.
【小题3】Teachers are always ___________ (耐心的) to students.
【小题4】He was too __________ (困倦的) to continue working.
【小题5】The man gave away much money to __________ (医学的) research.
【小题6】We are going to have a _________ (野餐) this weekend.
【小题7】_________ (无论什么) you do, I believe you can succeed.
【小题8】Eating burnt food can cause _________ (癌症).
【小题9】The girl is very sad. Let’s _________ (使振奋) her up.
【小题10】The old has been ________ (盲的) for many years.

 

The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!

The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.

In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.

    Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.

    So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!

1.The Earth gives us ___________.

         A. food         B. rubbish        C. chemicals         D. pollution

2.When something dies in nature, _________.

         A. water and grass are polluted     

B. plastic and wood become food

         C. other animals and plants get food  

D. metal and glass stay in the ground

3.We must _______ to look after the Earth.

         A. put metal in the ground          B. use more wood

         C. keep frogs in the water         D. make less rubbish