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Culture helps human societies survive in changing natural environment£®For example, the end of the last Ice Age, beginning about 15,000 years ago, brought a big challenge to which humans had to adapt£®Before this time, large parts of the northern hemisphere were covered in great sheets of ice that contained much of the earth' s water£®In North America, large animals that wandered the vast tundra £¨±ùÔ­£© provided people with food and materials for clothing and simple shelters£®When the earth became warm, large Ice Age animals disappeared, and many land areas were covered by rising sea levels from melting ice£®But people survived, they developed new technologies and learned how to survive on new plant and animal species£® Finally some people settled into permanent villages, durable houses and farms£®

Cultural adaptation has made humans one of the most successful species on the planet£® Through history, major developments in technology, medicine, and nutrition have allowed people to reproduce and survive in ever-increasing numbers£®The global population has risen from 8 million during the Ice Age to about 6 billion today£®

However, the successes of culture adaptation can also create problems in the long run£®Over the last 200 years, people have begun to use large quantities of natural resources and energy and to produce a great amount of material and chemical wastes£®The global population now consumes some important natural resources¡ªsuch as petroleum, wood, and minerals¡ªfaster than nature can produce them£®Many scientists believe that in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes, people may be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways£®Thus, the adaptive success of the present-day global culture of production and trade may be temporary£®

1.What is the first paragraph mainly talking about?

A£®How the human beings survived in the Ice Age£®

B£®What the situation was like during the Ice Age£®

C£®What caused the Ice Age to come to an end£®

D£®Why the Ice Age was very important£®

2.To deal with the problems, human beings should ______according to the passage£®

A£®stop developing any longer

B£®reduce the overuse of natural resources

C£®stop the global warming and using natural resources

D£®save more animals in case they all die out

3.Which of the following is the problem caused by cultural adaptation according to the passage?

A£®A very developed culture came into being£®

B£®New technologies have been developed£®

C£®Natural resources have been used up£®

D£®Human activities have done damage to the balance of nature£®

4.Which of the following can be the best tide of the passage?

A£®Natural Environment Should Be Protected£®

B£®The Success of Cultural Adaptation Is Not Permanent£®

C£®The Global Population Is Increasing Since Ice Age£®

D£®Human Beings Are Capable of Surviving on Earth.

 

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