Passage Three
The whole industrial process which makes many of the goods and machines we need
and use in our daily lives, is bound to create a number of waste products which
upset the environmental balance or the ecological(生态的)balance as it is known. Many of these waste products can be prevented or disposed(处理) of sensibly, but clearly while more and more new goods are produced and made complex, there will
be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of, for example, the waste products from nuclear power
stations. Many people therefore see pollution as only part of a larger and more complex problem, that is,
the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods. Others see the problem mainly in
connection with agriculture, where new methods are helping farmers grow more and more on their
land to feed our everincreasing population. However, the land itself is gradually
becoming worn out as it is being used, in some cases, too heavily, and artificial
fertilizers(人造肥料) cannot bring back the balance.
Whatever is underlying(潜在的)reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies,
individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter(杂乱的废物)and waste. Food is wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are
increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is
a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metals and paper. Advertising has helped this process by
persuading many of us to buy things we don't want to buy. Pollution and waste continue to be a problem
everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess consumption and careless disposal of
the products we use in our daily lives.
44. The main cause of pollution is______.
A. the production of new industrial goods
B. increased amounts of unnatural substance
C. our ever-increasing population
D. the release of artificial substances into the environment
Passage Five
Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and went on and on talking about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody's got to stop that boy!" she was shouting, "Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny."
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned a lot. "I didn't know that Danny was being picked on," she nswered. "He's never said anything about this to me!" Mrs. Green looked at Danny. "How long has this been going on?" She asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to play with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.
52. We learn from the reading that______.
A. Danny was not a good student
B. Danny's mother talked too much about the school
C. Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before
Danny wanted to get away from Rick