2016年公共英語二級考試模擬練習(xí)題(8)

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    Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it
    seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more
    people, and more people will bring us more industry, more
    cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made
    materials.
    What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that
    pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way
    of life. We make "increasing industrialization"(工業(yè)化) our first
    aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air,
    pure water, good food, our health and the future of our
    children. There is a constant flow of people from the
    country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of
    our modern society. But as our technological achievements have
    grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious
    problem.
    Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourslves where we are
    going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot
    (飛行員) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : "I've
    some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we 're
    making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is
    that we are lost and don't know where we're going." The sad
    fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our
    modern society.
    48. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because
    _______.
    A. the population of the world is increasing faster
    B. people use too many man-made materials
    C. we have more industry    D. we are producing more cars,
    trucks and buses
    49. According to the passage, what does man care most among
    the following?
    A. Health.  B. Industry.  C. Clean air D. The future of the
    children
    50.The story about the pilot tells us that _______.
    A. man knows where the society is going
    B. people don't welcome the rapid development of modern
    society
    C. man can do little about the problem of pollution
    D. the speaker is worried about the future of our society
    51.What dose the writer really want to say in the passage?
    A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a
    serious problem.
    B. We should control the speed of the development to stop
    pollution.
    C. It's time we did something to reduce pollution.
    D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural
    result.
    參考答案:
    CBD C