The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems 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 another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. 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 SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure 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 pollution at the same time.
小題1:_______, our world is becoming much smaller.
A．Because of the rise in pollution
B．Thanks to science development
C．Because the earth is being polluted day and night
D．Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
小題2:Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today. 
A．much easier thanB．a(chǎn)s easy as
C．much harder thanD．a(chǎn)s hard as
小題3: Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _______.
A．rubbish(垃圾)B．noise pollution
C．a(chǎn)ir pollutionD．water pollution
小題4:Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______.
A．it makes much noise
B．it makes us angry more easily
C．it makes our rivers and lakes dirty
D．it’s bad for all living things in the world
小題5:Which of the following is NOT true? 
A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
B．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.
C．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.
D．If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：本文介紹了世界上各種污染情況。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means.說明現(xiàn)代技術讓這個世界變得更小。故B正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二行Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago,說明幾百年前的生活比現(xiàn)在更艱難。故C正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)本句Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.說明這里的it是指能夠被聽見的污染，那么就是噪音污染。故B正確。
小題4:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world,說明D正確。
小題5:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章前三行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 another place. But this is no longer true.說明C正確。
點評：本文介紹了世界上各種污染情況，從空氣污染到噪音污染都做了詳細地說明。本文考查細節(jié)題為主，細節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題?然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文?找出與問題有關的詞語或句子?再對相關部分進行分析對比?找出答案。
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