大学英语阅读理解第一题Manyoftheworld’spollutionproblemshavebeencausedbythecrowdingoflargegroupsofpeopleintothecities.Supplyfortheneedsofthepeopleleadstofurtherpollutionbyindustry.Iftherapidincreaseinhu
大学英语阅读理解
第一题Manyoftheworld’spollutionproblemshavebeencausedbythecrowdingoflargegroupsofpeopleintothecities.Supplyfortheneedsofthepeopleleadstofurtherpollutionbyindustry.Iftherapidincreaseinhumanpopulationcontinuesatthepresentrate,theremaybemuchgreaterharm.Somescientistsspeakoftheincreaseinnumbersofpeopleas“populationpollution”.
About2,000yearsago,theworldpopulationwasprobablyabout250million.Itreachedabillionin1850.By1930,thepopulationwastwobillion.Itwasthreeandahalfbillionby1980.Itdoubledbytheyear2000.Ifthepopulationcontinuestogrowatthesamerate,therewouldbe25billionpeopleintheworldahundredyearsfromnow!
Manhasbeenusingtheearth’sresourcesmoreandmorerapidlyovertheyears.Someofthemarealmostgone.Nowmanypeoplebelievethatman’sgreatestproblemishowtocontrolthegrowthofhisownpopulation.Thematerialsintheworldwillnotsupportthehumanpopulation,intimetocome,ifthepresentrateofincreasecontinues.Alreadythereisovercrowdinginthecitiesandhungerinsomecountries.Canman’srateofincreasecontinue?Manypeoplebelievethathumansurvivalinthefuturedependsontheanswertothisquestion.
1.Theworld’spollutionproblemswouldbelessseriousif
A.fewerpeoplemovedfromcountrysidetothecities.
B.Morepeoplemovedfromcountrysidetothecities.
C.Industrydevelopedlessfast.
D.Manypeoplemovedtothecitieswithoutthefastdevelopmentofindustry.
2.Theincreasingmovetothecitiesofthepeopleisthoughttobe
A.citypollutionB.populationpollution
C.countrysidepollutionD.industrypollution
3.In1850thepopulationintheworldwas
A.250millionB.1,000million
C.200millionD.2,000million
4.Intheyear2000,theworldpopulationwas
A.350millionB.25,000million
C.4,000millionD.7,000million
5.Themostseriousproblemmanisfacingisthoughttobe
A.theusingoftheearth’sresources.
B.Thecontroloverthewasteofthenaturalmaterials.
C.Howtoslowdowntheincreaseofpopulation.
D.Howtostoptheb
