阅读理解。Asthepopulationoftheplanetincreasessodoesthenumberofhomesbusinessesparkinglotsschoolsairportsandroadways.Allthesestructuresuseelectricityandneedtobelighted.Humansdemandtheselights.Th
阅读理解。
Asthepopulationoftheplanetincreasessodoesthenumberofhomesbusinessesparkinglotsschools
airportsandroadways.Allthesestructuresuseelectricityandneedtobelighted.Humansdemandtheselights.
Theywanttheirhomesmorecomfortableandtheywanttheirstreetssage.Theproblemisthatresearchersare
findingthatallthelightishavinganegativeeffectonhumansandwildlifeaswell.
Lessthan10yearsagoIdrovetoathinlypopulatedsectionofmytownlaydowninthemiddleoftheroad
andwatchedanattractedmeteorshower(流星雨).Theareawasshortofhomesstreetlightsandtraffic.IfI
didthattodayIwouldn'tbeabletoseethemeteorshoweraswellandIwouldsurelyberunoverbyacar.
Nowadaysscientistsarefindinglightpollutioncanbealmostasbadascarbondioxidepollution.Ifyou've
evertakenaflightatnighttheviewisbeautifulbutyoumustrememberthatallthelightyouseeiswasted
electricity.Thecrewofthespaceshuttlesseeanevenbiggerpictureofhowextensivethewastedelectricity
isworldwide.
Additionallyelectricityneedstobegeneratedandthegenerationofelectricitycreatespollutionbygiving
offgreenhousegases.Thisaffectstheairwebreatheandourqualityoflife.
Scientistsarealsostudyingtheeffectsoflightpollutiononwildlife.Thousandsofbirdsdieeachyearwhen
theycrashintohighlylightedbuildingsastheybecomepuzzledbythelight.Ithasbeenlongknownthattiny
seaturtlehatchlingsbecomelostandfollowlightsontheshoreinsteadofheadingtowardsthesea.
Fortunatelylightpollutionisoneoftheeasiestsourcesofpollutionthatcanbecorrectedwithoutanegative
effect.FollowingsomeguidelinesandalittlesearchingonGooglecangiveyoumanyideasonhowtoreduce
yourcontributiontolightpollution.
1.Theauthortellsthestoryinthesecondparagraphmainlyto_____.
A.rememberthepastbeautyofthetown.
B.stresstheadvantagesoflesspollution
C.showthegreatchangesofthetown
D.provethebadeffectsoflightpollution
2.Inthepassagetheauthor