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Today things are 2 . The world has become too 3 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 4 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we 5 to do this, human life on the earth will not survive(幸存).
Everyone 6 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet with modern fishing 7 , more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 8 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 9 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 10 more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 11 , in most countries, waste products are 12 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 13 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 14 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough 15 . What can we do to solve(解决) these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 16 , there will be more food available(可得到的) for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 17 five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will 18 longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 19 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 20 in the future.
1. A. beautiful B. unlimited
C. rare D. valuable
2. A. common B. the same
C. changeable D. different
3. A. crowded B. small
C. dirty D. busy
4. A. protecting B. saving
C. polluting D. fighting
5. A. try B. continue
C. decide D. have
6. A. wonders B. realizes
C. considers D. discovers
7. A. poles B. boats
C. methods D. ideas
8. A. mountains B. the sea
C. trees D. forests
9. A. continue B. have
C. ought D. act
10. A. grow B. plant
C. save D. cut
11. A. Thus B. However
C. Generally speaking D. Therefore
12. A. still B. even
C. also D. certainly
13. A. too many B. a few
C. some D. few
14. A. production B. pollution
C. population D. revolution
15. A. houses B. vegetables
C. food D. lives
16. A. fruit &nb s p; B. meat
C. fish D. grain
17. A. feeds B. increases
C. supplies D. helps
18. A. use B. stay
C. keep D. last
19. A. control B. born
C. plan D. reward
20. A. nature B.sea
C. planet D. forest
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 3 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to 4 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 5 to explore any more. They began to work so as to
6 life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 7 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 8 of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great 9 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 10
a new material was first made. Nylon came 11 in 1935. It changed the 12 of clothes people had been wearing.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 13 .
They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live 14 lives. By the 1960’s most people could 15 to live at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 16 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 17 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 18 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 19 China and Japan have made their steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 20 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
1. A. the one B. that C. one D. it
2. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put
3. A. time B. knowledge
C. situation D. effect
4. A. appear B. mind
C. change D. rise
5. A. have B. want
C. decide D. like
6. A. work B. turn &nb sp;
C.make D. think
7. A.In B. Among
C. Between D. About
8. A. sort B. part
C. step D. use
9. A. results B. jobs
C. things D. inventions
10. A. when B. which
C. if D. as
11. A. out B. in
C. away D. about
12. A. rest B. course
C. kind D. pattern
13. A. rules B. diseases
C. difficulties D. problems
14. A. more important B. longer
C. happier D. better
15. A. hope B. expect
C. start D. ask
16. A. go on B. begin
C. are able D. continue
17. A. useful B. popular
C. common D. known
18. A. space B. sky
C. air D. room
19. A. including B. except
C. but D. like
20. A. moving B. interesting
C. beginning D. surprising
There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was 1 that is still very important today—the wheel(轮子). This made it easier to 2 heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 3 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to 4 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 5 to explore any more. They began to work so as to
6 life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 7 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 8 of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great 9 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 10
a new material was first made. Nylon came 11 in 1935. It changed the 12 of clothes people had been wearing.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 13 .
They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live 14 lives. By the 1960’s most people could 15 to live at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 16 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 17 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 18 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 19 China and Japan have made their steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 20 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
1. A. the one B. that C. one D. it
2. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put
3. A. time B. knowledge
C. situation D. effect
4. A. appear B. mind
C. change D. rise
5. A. have B. want
C. decide D. like
6. A. work B. turn
C.make D. think
7. A.In B. Among
C. Between D. About
8. A. sort B. part
C. step D. use
9. A. results B. jobs
C. things D. inventions
10. A. when B. which
C. if D. as
11. A. out B. in
C. away D. about
12. A. rest B. course
C. kind D. pattern
13. A. rules B. diseases
C. difficulties D. problems
14. A. more important B. longer
C. happier D. better
15. A. hope B. expect
C. start D. ask
16. A. go on B. begin
C. are able D. continue
17. A. useful B. popular
C. common D. known
18. A. space B. sky
C. air D. room
19. A. including B. except
C. but D. like
20. A. moving B. interesting
C. beginning D. surprising
Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when 36 one hit a vase. Mom 37 the loud crash. Wasting no time, she came 38 into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the 39 and began to cry.
This made Rhys and me feel pretty 40 . We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces 41 a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣)gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home 42 an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love—it would last a 43 .
We began crying, and 44 to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it. 45 it had been broken, the 46 of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom 47 began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could think of to 48 her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t 49 . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I 50 her and put both hands on her shoulders, saying, “All things can be 51 ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our 52 . It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”
Mom hugged me very tightly and 53 smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said, “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damage reminds me of 54 more important：the realization that love 55 forever. ”
36. A. gradually B. suddenly
C. surprisingly D. immediately
37. A. caused B. witnessed
C. heard D. ignored
38. A. dressing B. shouting
C. flying D. crying
39. A. pieces B. vase C. pillow D. ground
40. A. disappointed B. angry
C. awful D. sensitive
41. A. grew B. lay C. stood D. existed
42. A. for B. in C. from D. by
43. A. decade B. year C. season D. lifetime
44. A. offered B. supported
C. pretended D. agreed
45. A. Just as B. In case
C. Now that D. Even though
46. A. price B. wealth C. value D. treasure
47. A. skillfully B. hopefully C. kindly D. slowly
48. A. cheer B. make C. light D. get
49. A. smile B. work C. show D. say
50. A. prevented B. stopped
C. kept D. followed
51. A. destroyed B. mended
C. improved D. broken
52. A. friendship B. honesty
C. love D. happiness
53. A. finally B. quickly
C. confidently D. immediately
54. A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
55. A. changes B. appears C. lasts D. keeps
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” 1 teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 2 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a 3 friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the 4 for each of us to think carefully about the 5 of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are 6 very important, but we need to have cleared in our 7 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 8 at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the 9 ? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 10 enough and that’s all right. But at some point, 11 to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The 12 of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the 13 way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken(进行)slowly and 14 only if there are signs of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 15 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time. Another “ 16 difficulty”is the selfishness to take actions too soon. Deep relationships 17 one “possesses”the other, including his time and attention. 18 , friendships in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take. 19 there is a question of taking care of them. 20 you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.
1. A. Knowledge B. Practice
C. Experience D. Success
2. A. understood B. formed
C. realized D. produced
3. A. true B. common
C. short D. whole
4. A. hope B. difference
C. need D. courage
5. A. kind B. length
C. warmth D. value
6. A. made B. considered
C. explained D. reminded
7. A. hearts B. thoughts
C. actions D. minds
8. A. remained B. left
C. kept D. stayed
9. A. mud B. surface
C. ice D. feet
10. A. long B. easy
C. quite D. not
11. A. it needs B. we need
C. one needs D. they need
12. A. spreading B. sharing
C. seeking D. showing
13. A. easiest B. latest
C. worst D. surest
14. A. watched over B. turned away
C. broken down D. carried on
15. A. difficulties B. differences
C. advantages D. types
16. A. actual B. rough
C. upset D. major
17. A. require B. request
C. depend D. suggest
18. A. Surprisingly B. Fortunately
C. Similarly D. Frequently
19. A. Finally B. Gradually
C. Obviously D. Curiously
20. A. Though B. Unless
C. Since D. When
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