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1、上海牛津版8B选择型阅读理解提升练习（四） （一） Many new problems have appeared in our modern life. One of the biggest of every country is pollution. In America, there are laws to keep the air and water pure and clean. These are new laws and it has taken much time to clean a polluted river or lake. Now the fish are healt
2、hy again and people can enjoy swimming in clean water.When food is brought from the grocery store(杂货店) to the home，it is packed in paper, glass, tin, or plastic. Every day a newspaper comes to the home. Americans used to put all these materials in the garbage(垃圾) bag which is packed up by a large tr
3、uck. The truck takes these materials to a garbage dump (堆)or land fill. The truck dumps the garbage into a large hole and land is pushed over the garbage until the hole is filled. Then, a new hole must be found.As the years go by, the garbage increases as the pollution grows. Scientists suggested th
4、at some garbage should be used again. They suggested four ideas to businessmen who could make money by recycling or using paper, glass, tin, and plastic again.Now a recycling truck comes to each home once a week to pick up the materials. American families collect their newspapers in a box and clean
5、all glass, tin, and plastic. The truck takes them to a factory for recycling.The newspaper is ground up into(研磨成) very small pieces and made into new paper again. The glass is divided into colors of green, brown, and clear mostly. The glass is crushed(捣，碾)and made into new glass. The tin is cleaned
6、and melted so it can be made into new tin cans. The plastic is meIted down so it can be used to make new containers.Recycling is a way to save the environment from pollution by using many materials again.1.The food is so that we can take it home easilyA. kept in fridgesB. packed in paper, glass, tin
7、 or plasticC. put in boxes, bagsD. kept fresh2.What did Americans use to do with the garbage?A. They burned all the garbage.B. They threw the garbage into the lakes or rivers.C. They dumped the garbage into a large hole.D. They pushed the land over the garbage until the hole was full then found anot
8、her new hole. 3.Which of the following is the right answer to the problem of pollution?A. Burying the garbage into large holes through the groundB. Finding new land to fill to dump garbage.C. Keeping the air and water pure and clean.D. Dont use plastic bags.4.In this passage the writer suggests peop
9、le .A. to use garbageB. not to pollute rivers or lakesC. to recycle paper, glass, tin and plasticD. both B and C5.Whats the main idea of this passage?A. Pollution is one of the problems.B. In America, there are laws to fight against pollutionC. The newspaper can be made into new paper again.D. One w
10、ay to save the environment-recycling.Keys:BCCCD （二） Water pollution is speeding up around the world. We use over 75,000 water-polluting chemicals and make about 1, 000 new ones each year. When it rains, water runs over the ground and carries oil, dirt and other harmful stuff to the rivers and lakes.
11、 So, anything harmful that we use may finally go into our drinking water.Pollution of drinking water is a problem for half of the worlds population. Among the 250 million people who get sick because of water pollution, 5 to 10 million of them die.In the US 40% of its rivers and 46% of its lakes are
12、too polluted for fishing or swimming. Each year 1. 2 trillion(万亿) gallons of dirty sewage and waste from factories are poured into US rivers and lakes.Asian rivers are the most polluted in the world. They have 20 times more lead (铅) than rivers in developed countries. In 2004, several of Chinas majo
13、r rivers were tested and half of them werent suitable for drinking.In Europe, rivers and lakes used for swimming and water sports were also tested between 2004 and 2005, 10% of them were too polluted to be used.Water pollution is not only harmful to people but also to animals. As it is getting more
14、and more serious, nobody on the Earth she should still relax and do nothing about it.1.People use over water-polluting chemicals and make about 1, 000 new ones each year.A. 750B. 7,500C. 75,000D. 750,0002.Pollution of made 250 million people get sick and 5 to 10 million of them die.A. drinking water
15、B. landC. noiseD. air3. rivers are the most polluted in the world.A. AmericanB. AsianC. AfricanD. European4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. In the US over half of its lakes are too polluted for fishing or swimming.B. Asian rivers have 20 times more lead than rivers in developed countries.C. 15% of European rivers were too polluted to be used.D. Pollution of drinking water is a problem for all the worlds population.5.Which is the best topic sentence for the passage?A. Water is limited(有限的).B. Rivers and lakes in Asia are seriously p
