初二英语阅读理解练习题（五）

初二英语阅读理解练习题

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In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascovered（覆盖）byforests.Todaytheforestshavealmost

gone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand（沙地）.Chinadoesn*twantto

copy（抄）theUSA'sexample.We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreen

Wall"oftreesacrossnorthern（北部的）partofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis7,000

kilometreslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometreswide.Itwillstopthewindfromblowing

theearthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmland（农田）inthe

south.More"GreatGreenWalls*1areneeded.Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld.Great

GreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Tn1620,abouttheUSAwascoveredbyforests.

A.athirdB.halfC.twothirdsD.afourth

2.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith.

A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests

3.TheGreatGreenWallinChinaislong.

A.7,0（X）kilometersB.1,700kilometers

C.7,000metersD.400kilometers

4.Treesmustbegrownin.

A.ChinaB.theUSAC.somecountriesD.everypartoftheworld

5.willmaketheworldbetter.

A.TheGreatWallB.Tallbuildings

C.GreatGreenWallsD.Flowersandgrass

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“Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpress（表达）atemperaturethat

isalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

“Cool"canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He'sso

cool,“whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningofcool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas"new"

or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacher

askedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwas

justtheonesentence（句子），"It'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathe

sawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without“cool"，somepeoplehavenowordsto

showthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）.Canyouthink

ofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword"cool"?Ican.AndIthinkthey

arealsoverycool.

1.Wcknowthatthewordt€coolhashad.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

2.Inthepassage,theword"express^means44

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,“It'scool.”

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangeto

C.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword"cool”.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynot（可能不）beascoolasitseems

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AfriendofminenamedPaulreceived（4攵fl］）anexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmas

present.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchin（顽童）waswalking

aroundtheshiningcar."Isthisyourcar,Paul?”heasked.Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergave

ittomeforChristmas."Theboywassurprised（惊奇）."Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouand

itdidn'tcostyouanything?Boy,Iwish...”Hehesitated（犹豫）.

Ofcourse,Paulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor（希望）.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrother

likethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.

“Iwish,“theboywenton/'thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat/Taullookedattheboyinsurprise,then

hesaidagain,t4Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”

“Ohyes,rdlovethat.”

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“Paul,wouldyoumind（介意）

drivinginfrontofmyhouse?”

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighbours

thathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.uWiilyoustopwherethosetwosteps

arc?theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcoming

fast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled（功更疾的）brother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointed

tothecar.

“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimfbrChristmasandit

didn'tcosthimacent（美分）.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucansee

foryourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatEvebeentryingtotellyouabout.”

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-cycdolderbrotherclimbedin

besidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettable（难忘的）holidayride.

1.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen.

A.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C.hesawtheshiningcar

D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2.Fromthestorywecanseetheuruliin.

A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul's

D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse.

A.verylongB.incolour

C.aboutworkD.verysad

3.Whydosomepeopleoftendrcamabouttheirwork?

A.Becausetheyarctiredinthedaytime.

B.Becausetheyarenotinterestedintheirwork.

C.Becausetheymaybethinkingabouttheirworkallday.

D.Becausetheyhavetoomuchworktodo.

4.Themainideaofthestoryisthat.

A.whatdreamis

B.peopleliketosleep

C.dreamsarelikefilms

D.wealwaysrememberdreams

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AFaithful（忠实的）Dog

Morethansevenhundredyearsago,thePrinceofWaleshadaverybigandbravedogcalled

Gelert.

OnedaythePrincewantedtogohunting（打猎）withhismen.Hetoldhisdogtostayathomeand

lookafterhisbabyson.Thebabywasinawoodencradle（摇篮）,whichwaslikeasmallbed.

WhenthePrincecamebackfromhunting,Gelertranouttomeethismaster.Hewagged（摇）histail

（尾巴）andjumpeduptoputhispaws（手爪）onthePrince'schest.ThenthePrincesawthe

blood（血）onGelert'sjaws（颗）andhead.

HWhalhaveyoudone?"thePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.The

cradlewaslyingonitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretornandtherewasbloodonthem.

"Soyouhavekilledmyson?"llicPrincesaidangrily."Youunfaithfuldog!"Helookoulhisswoid

（剑）andkilledthedog.JustasGelertwasdying,hemanaged（设法）tobark.ThenthePrince

heardababycalltothedog.

ThePrinceranoulofthehouseandsawhissonlyingonthegroundunhurt（没受伤）.Nearhimwas

adeadwolf.ThenthePrinceknewthatGelerthaddefended（保卫）thebabyandkilledthewolf.

ThePrinceranbackintothehousebuthewastoolate.Gelerlwasdead.ThePrincewasverysad

indeed,learsrandownhisfacewhenherealizedhehadkilledhisfaithfulfriend.1heFrincccarried

thebodyofhisbravedogtothetopofamountainandburied（埋葬）himthere.Afterthis,thePrince

neversmiledagain.Everymorningatdawn,hewalkedupthemountainandstoodbythedog'sgrave

forafewminutes.

IfyougotoMountSnowdoninWales,peoplewillshowyouwhereGclcrtisburied.Thereisasign

byhisgrave.Itremindspeopleofabraveandfaithfuldog.

1.GelertwasthedogofthePrinceof.

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.IrelandD.Wales

2.ThePrincetoldthedogtowhenhewasleaving.

A.watchthedoor

B.takecareofhisbabyathome

C.welcomehisfriends

D.stopthestrangers

3.Thedogwasverywhenhismastercamebackfromhunting.

A.gladB.fearfulC.afraidD.tired

4.ThePrincewassurprisedtoseebloodonGelert's.

A.jawsB.pawsC.headD.BothAandC.

5.ThePrinceneversmiledagainbecause一

A.thewolfwaskilledbyGelert

B.hehadburiedthedogonthetopofmountain

C.hehadkilledhisfaithfulfriendGelert

D.Gelerthadkilledhisbabyson

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Mostpeoplehaveflownakiteorhaveseenonerideanddip（下降）instrongspringv/ind.Notso

manypeopleknowdialkiteswerefirslmadeinChinaihuu&andsofyearsago.Theanuienl（古代的）

Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywerewriting.

Alongtimeago,theChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythesewarkitesinthedark.

Thekiteswerefixed（固定）sothattheymadestrangesounds.Menwhowereatwarwiththem

wouldhearthesesoundsandrunaway.Theythoughtthosestrangesoundsweremadebygods（神）in

thesky.

TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircrops（农作物）growrich

andtall.Sometimestheytiedlongstrings（细绳）andhooks（钩）totheirkites.Thentheywouldfly

thekitesoverwater,lettingthehookshangdowntocatchfish.

TheChineseusesticks（树枝）,strings（线）andpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekiteslooklike

animalsortrees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.

1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraph（段落）isthat

A.kiteswerefirstmadeinChina

B.mostofushaveflownorseenakite

C.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewriting

D.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites

2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor.

A.catchingfishR.helpingpeoplefly

C.wateringthecropsD.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark

3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites.

A.couldbringgoodluckB.lookedlikeanimals

C.couldhelpthemwinawarD.couldflyhigh

4.TheChineseusuallyusefortheirkites.

A.sticks,stringsandgrassB.strings,hairandwood

C.paper,stringsandsticksD.paper,ropesandhooks

5.Whatisthebesttitle（题目）ofthispassage?

A.LuckyKites.B.StrangeKites.

C.BeautifulKites.D.ChineseKites.

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WeareallbusyHikingaboutandusingiheluleniel（因特网），bulhowmanyofusknov/thehistory

oftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,

computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（网络）didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerin

thenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystem（系统）hadtobe

setup.Ilshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwas

notworking,information（信息）couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetwork

systemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment（政府），butintheearly1970s,universities（大

学）,hospitalsandbanks（银行）wereallowed（允许）touseittoo.However,computerswerestill

veryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecame

cheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftware（软件）thatmade“surfing”（浏览）

theInternetmoreconvenient（方便）.

Todayitiseasytogeton-line（上网）anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.

Sendinge-mail（电子邮件）ismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

I.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanyears.

A.sixtyR.tenC.thirtyD.twenty

2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto.

A.makecomputerscheaper

B.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetime

C.breakdownthewholenetwork

D.makecomputerslargeandexpensive

3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby.

A.thegovernmentB.universities

C.hospitalsandbanksD.schools

4.madeHsurfing"theIntemetmoreconve-nient.

A.ComputersB.ScientistsC.SoftwareD.Information

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Inthe1960s,uoiiipulciuclwurkbworkedwell.

B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.

C.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.

D.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

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Pollution（污染）

Ihcworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmodemtrafficandmoderncommunication

means（通讯设备）.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbrought

newproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution（污染）.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.

Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,theproblem

wasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenthelandwasusedup（用完）orthe

riverwasdirtyinoneplace,Manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnow

slowlypollutingthewholeworld.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld,butitisnottheonly

onekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwaler.Noisepollution

makesusangrymoreeasily.

Manycountriesaremakingrules（法规）tofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoal（煤）

inhousesandfactoriesintheciry,andfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.

PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Itiscaused（弓I起）byheavy

traffic.Itissurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving,therewillbelessairpollution.

Theearthisourhome.Wemustlakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland,waterandairclean.

Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpopulationatthesametime.

I.Ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.

A.becausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnight.

B.thankstosciencedevelopment

C.becauseoftheriseinpopulation

D.becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear

2.Thousandsofyearsago,lifewasitistoday.

A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyas

C.asiiardanD.muchharderthan

3.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Here"it"means.

A.waterpollutionB.airpollution

C.noisepollutionD.rubbish（垃圾）

4.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause.

A.it'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld

B.itmakesmuchnoise

C.itmakesourriversandlakesdirty

D.itmakesusangrymoreeasily

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Manycountriesarcmakingrulestofightpollution.

B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworld'spopulationdoes.

C.Ifpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikeitwouldbehelpfulin

fightingagainsttheproblemofSO2.

D.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsoseriousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplelivingonthe

earth.

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Long,longagotherewereonlyafewthousandpeopleintheworld.Thesepeoplemoveformplace

toplaceovertheland,huntinganimalsforfood.

Nooneknowshoworwhenthesepeoplelearnedaboutgrowingfood.Butwhentheydid,theirlives

changed.Theydidnothavetolookforfoodanymore.Theycouldstayinoneplaceandgrowit.

Peoplebegantolivenearoneanother.Andsothefirstvillagegrew.Manypeoplecametoworkin

thevillages.Thesevillagesgrewverybig.Whenmachinesappeared（出现），lifeinthevillages

changedagain.Factorieswerebuilt.Moreandmorepeoplelivednearthefactories.Thecitiesgrew

verybig.

Todaysomepeoplearemovingbacktosmalltowns.Canyoutellwhy?

1.Thebesttitle（题目）ofthetextshouldbe,

A.CitiesorVillagesB.BacktoTowns

C.HowCitiesGrewD.PeopleandAnimals

2.Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto（指的是）__.

A.villagesB.aninialsC.citiesD.people

3.Whenfactorieswerebuilt,.

A.morepeoplelivenearthefactories

B.peoplebegantoliveinthefactories

C.manypeoplebegantoworkinvillages

D.manymachinesappearedinbigfactories

4.Wccanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.peopleliketoworkonlyinbigcities

B.somepeopledon'tliketoliveinbigcities

C.therewillbenosmalltownsinthefuture(将来)

D.itisbettertoliveincitiesthaninvillages

5.Inwhatorderdidpeopledothefollowingthings?

A.WorkedinvillagesB.Livednearthefactories.

C.Learnedtogrowfood.D.Builtfactories.

E.Begantoliveneareachother.

A.d,b,a,e,cB.e,a,c,d,b,

C.c,e,a,d,bD.a.c,d.e.b

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003:1.C2.B3.A4.C5.D

004:1.B2.A3.D4.B5.C

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TodayNewtownisacleanplace,butmanyyearsagothereweremillionsofratsthere.Therats

evenattacked（攻击）thecatsanddogs.Sometimesmanyofthemtriedtobitemenorwomenat

night.Theratswereverylargeinsizeandtheyharmed（伤害）manypeople.

Thecityofficeorderedeveryonetokillrats.However,mostpeoplewerelazy,sotheydidnotkill

manyrats.Thecityofficecoulddonothingwiththecitizensandcoulddonothingwiththerats,

either.Sometimelatertheyhadtopaysomemoneyforeachdeadrat.Thatmadethepeoplevery

happy.Theyatoncebegantokillrats.Theygotasmanydeadratsastheycould.Andsomeofthem

evenstoppedtheirownworklokillratsbecausetheycouldgetmorepay.Everydayacityofficial

（官员）putallthedeadratstogether.Hewasverybusydoingthat,becausesometimesaman

broughthundredsoftheminoneday.

Twoweekslatertherewerenotsomanyratsinthecityasbefore,butpeoplestillbrought

manydeadratstothecityoffice.Thecityofficialsfeltsurprisedatthis,butatlasttheyfoundout

thatpeoplewerestealingthedeadratstheyhadcollected.Sothecityofficialhadtoorderhismento

digabigholeandputthedeadratsinit.Soontherewerenomoreratsandthecitydidnothavelo

payanymoremoneyforthat.

1.Newtown.

A.usedtobeacleanplace

B.isnolongeradirtyplace

C.hasalwaysbeenveryclean

D.willbeveryclean

2.TheratsinNewtownwereonce.

A.asbigascatsB.asdangerousasdogs

C.hugeinsizeD.runintobycarsthere

3.Whenthecityofficefirstorderedthecitizenstokillrats,mostpeople.

A.promisedtopayforeachdeadrat

B.stoledeadrats

C.weretoolazytokillrats

D.killednearlyalltheratsverysoon

4.IhcpeopleinNewtownkilledrats.

A.togelmoney

B.becausetheratsattackedthematnight

C.tohelpcleanthecity

D.topaythecityasatax

5.Abigholewasdugsothat.

A.theratscouldcomeouttoattackpeopleatnight

B.peoplecouldtakemanyrats

C.thepeopleloveddeadrats

D.peoplecouldnotstealdeadratsformoney

thattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（网络）didn'tworkwell.Ifone

computerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystem（系

统）hadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthe

networkwasnotworking,information（信息）couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthisway

computernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment（政府），butintheearly1970s,universities（大

学），hospitalsandbanks（银行）wereallowed（允许）touseittoo.However,computerswerestill

veryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecame

cheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftware（软件）thatmade“surfing”（浏览）

theInternetmoreconvenient（方便）.

Todayitiseasytogeton-line（上网）anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.

Sendinge-mail（电子邮件）ismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

1.TlieIiilcnielhasahistoryufmurellianyears.A.sixlyB.leuC.thirtyD.

twenty2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto.

A.makecomputerscheaperB.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetimeC.breakdown

thewholenetworkD.makecomputerslargeandexpensive

3.AlfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby.

A.thegovernmentB.universitiesC.hospitalsandbanksD.schools

4.made"surfing"theInternetmoreconve-nicnt.

A.ComputersB.ScientistsC.SoftwareD.Information

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Inthe1960s,computernetworksworkedwell.B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasyto

use.

C.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.D.Todayit'sstillnoteasyto

geton-line.

009Pollution（污染）

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmodemtrafficandmoderncommunication

means（通讯设备）.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbrought

newproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution（污染）.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.

Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,theproblem

wasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenthelandwasusedup（用完）orthe

riverwasdirtyinoneplace,Manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnow

slowlypollutingthewholeworld.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld,butitisnottheonly

onekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollution

makesusangrymoreeasily.

Manycountriesaremakingrules（法规）tofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoal（煤）

inhousesandfactoriesinthecity,andfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.

PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Itiscaused（弓I起）byheavy

traffic.Itissurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving,therewillbelessairpollution.

Thecailhisourhome.Wcmustlakecaiuofit.Thaliiiuanskeepingtheland,waterandairclean.

Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpopulationatthesametime.

1.Ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.

A.becausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnight.B.（hankstosciencedevelopment

C.becauseoftheriseinpopulationD.becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear

2.Thousandsofyearsago,lifewasitistoday.

A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyasC.ashardasD.muchharderthan

3.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Here"it"means.A.walerpollution

B.airpollutionC.noisepollutionD.rub