2013年PETS5英语五级考试阅读填空题及答案4
2013年PETS5英语五级考试阅读填空题及答案4
Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word.
Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET l.
Pollution is a“dirty”word.To pollute means to contaminate-topsoil or something by introducing impurities which make(31) ___unfit or unclean to use.Pollution comes in many forms.We see it，smell it，(32) ___it，drink it，and stumble through it.We literally lived in and breathe pollution，and(33) ___surprisingly，it is beginning to(34) ___our health，our happiness，and our civilization.
Once we thought of pollution(35) ___meaning simply the smog--the choking，stinging，dirty(36) ___that hovers over cities.But air pollution，while it is(37) ___the most dangerous，is only one type of contamination among several(38) ___attack the most basic life functions.
Through the uncontrolled use of insecticides，man has polluted the land，(39) ___the wildlife.By(40) ___sewage and chemicals into rivers and lakes，we have contaminated our(41) ___water.We are polluting the oceans，too，killing the fish and(42) ___depriving ourselves(43) ___an invaluable food supply.
Part of the problem is our exploding(44) ___.More and more people are producing more wastes.But this problem is intensified by our“throw—away”technology.Each year Americans(45) ___of 7 million autos，20 million tons of waste paper，25 million pounds of toothhpaste tubes and 48 million cans.We throw away gum wrappers，newspapers，and paper plates.It is no longer wise to(46) ___anything.Today almost everything is disposable. (47) ___of repairing a toaster or a radi0，it is easier and cheaper to buy another one and discard the old，even(48) ___95 percent of its parts may still be functioning.Baby diapers，which used to be made of reusable cloth，are now paper throw-aways.Soon we will wear clothing made of(49) ___：“Wear it once and throw it away”will be the slogan of the fashionable consciousness.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a gigantic dump，or is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem?(50) ___，solutions are in sight.A few of them are positively ingenious.
答案解析
参考译文
污染是一个“肮脏”的词语。污染就是弄脏——表土或什么东西，通过引进杂质使其不健康或不洁。污染可以有很多形式。我们可以看见它，闻到它，尝到它，喝到它，从它中间挣扎走过。我们简直生活在污染中，呼吸着它，毫不奇怪，它开始威胁我们的健康、我们的幸福和我们的文明。
我们曾经把污染只是想成烟雾——盘旋在城市上空的那种呛人、刺鼻、肮脏的空气。但是空气污染虽然是最为危险的，但也只是几种攻击最基本生活功能的污染之一。
通过不加控制地使用杀虫剂。人类已经污染了土地，杀死了野生动物。通过将污水和化学物质倾倒进河流和湖泊，我们已经污染了我们的饮用水。我们也正在污染海洋，杀死鱼类，因而剥夺了我们那无价的食物供应。
人口爆炸也是引起污染的原因之一。越来越多的人正在制造越来越多的垃圾。但是，这一问题被我们的“一次性”技术加剧了。每年美国人都要扔掉700万辆汽车、2，000万吨废纸、2，500万磅牙膏皮和4，800万个罐子。我们还扔掉口香糖包装纸、报纸和纸盘。再次利用已经不再明智了。今天。几乎所有东西都可以扔掉。比起修一台烤箱或收音机，买一台新的、扔掉旧的更容易、更便宜，虽然它95%的部件仍可以使用。婴儿尿布以前用循环使用的布制成，现在都变成纸质的一次性产品了。不久我们就会穿上纸质的衣服：“穿一次就扔掉”将成为流行意识的口号。
所有这些到什么时候才能结束?我们是不是正在把世界变成一个巨大的垃圾场，或者我们还有没有希望解决污染问题?幸运的是，已经有了解决问题的办法，有几种办法还十分具有独创性。
