由于现代交通和现代通讯设备的应用世界变得越来越小，今日的生活比数百年前要方便得多，但也由之带来新的问题，其中之一便是污染．本文围绕带来的危害而展开议论，并呼吁要立法，以净化自然，保护环境，保护人类生存的家园－－地球．

　　The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means(通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution(污染). To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, sell it, drink it and even hear it.

　　Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in a place, men moved to another place. But this is not longer true. 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, but it is not only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

　　Many countries are making rules(法规) to fight pollution. They stop the people from burning coal(煤) in houses and factories in the city, and from blowing dirty smoke into the air.

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

　　The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must keep careful of the rise in population at the same time.

1．Our world is becoming much smaller ________.

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A．because the earth is being polluted day and night

B．thanks to science developing

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.

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

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

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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?

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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 try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO₂.

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

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
【小题1】The story is about ____________.
　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
【小题2】 The young man untied the string ________________.
　　    A. in order to throw it away  　　
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
【小题3】When could the string be taken away?
　　    A. When the old man left.　  　　
B. When the young man untied it next time.
　   　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
【小题4】 At last the old man told the young man ________________.
　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 
stand alone
　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children
　　   C. that he should be hard on his children
【小题5】We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor   　　
B. parents and their children
　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father

初中即将毕业，同学们都感到压力很大。就此问题，你在英语课上做了一个以“ Less Pressure Makes Life Better”为题的值日报告，谈谈你的做法，与同学分享经验, 内容包括：　　

普遍存在的压力：同学关系；考试　　

我过去的压力：父母的期望；学习　　

我成功缓解压力的方法及效果：……　　

要求:1、文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；　　

2、词数80左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。　　

Less Pressure Makes Better Life　　

Hello, my classmates!　　

Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Most students in our class are under too much pressure.　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

                                                                               　　

Less pressure makes better life. Thank you!