Question

A The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traf- BijyWI^S fic and modern communication means (通信工具) .Life today is much rasirr lhan H was luiiulrods of yt'ars a^o.  but it has brought new  problems. One of the biggest is pollution.To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it,smell 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 one place,man moved to an?other place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious kind of pollution. It's bad for all living things in the world,but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

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

Pollution by carbon dioxide is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true 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 take care of the rise in population at the same time.

1. Hundreds of years ago,the pollution was        it is today.

   A. much easier than

   B. as easy as

   C. as hard as

   D. much less than

2. Our world is becoming much smaller       .

   A. because the earth is being polluted day and night

   B. because science is developing

   C. because of the rise in population

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

3. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because       .

   A. it does harm to all living things in the world

   B. it makes much noise

   C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty

   D. it makes us angry more easily

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so manypeople living on the earth.

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

   C. If people could go to work by bike,it would be helpful against the problem of carbon dioxide.

   D. Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution.

Answer 1

虽然现在的技术得到了很大的发展，但是伴随着技术的进步，也产生了一系列其他的问题，比如污染等。

1. D细节理解题。从第二段第三句"Many years ago,the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people."可知，许多年前，污染不像今天这么严重。

2. B细节理解题。从第一段第一句"The world itself _1S be?coming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通信工具) .”可知，由于有了现代通信工具和交通，地球变小了。故选   B.

3. A细节理解题。从第三段的前两句可知选A.

4. A细节理解题。

A项中有两处错误。一是错在not so seH-ous ,二是错在not so many people。