Ⅰ Cloze test.
We don’t need noise in our life. Today, noise pollution is a big 1 in many cities. It’s 2 for people’s health. Because of noise pollution, some people have difficulty in 3. Noise can 4 people from sleeping and working well. It can even make people 5 worried and uncomfortable.
There are many kinds of noise pollution in our 6 life. Traffic noise is one of them. It comes from many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles and cars. Today, the number of traffic vehicles (交通工具) is growing 7. Traffic noise is becoming worse. Another kind of noise pollution is from our social (社会的) life. For example, some people dance with too loud music in the park. It makes the park 8. Some clubs are open at night. People living 9 them can’t fall asleep at all. Many people prefer to move to the 10. They think it’s quiet there.
() 1. A. problem B. difficulty C. question
() 2. A. fit B. useful C. bad
() 3. A. feeling B. hearing C. smelling
() 4. A. stop B. leave C. make
() 5. A. say B. think C. feel
() 6. A. daily B. unusual C. healthy
() 7. A. quickly B. slowly C. finally
() 8. A. beautiful B. soft C. noisy
() 9. A. close to B. far away from C. full of
() 10. A. city B. forest C. countryside

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Ⅱ Reading comprehension.
The Earth is about 4,600 million years old. People live here for only about 5 million years. But we change the Earth in many ways. Many things we do are good, but some are not good for the Earth.
A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories pollute the water. As a result, the water in many rivers and lakes is now very dirty.

In big cities, factories, cars and buses are the main causes of air pollution. Many people in cities now have health problems. For example, Mexico City used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today there are many clouds in the sky. And many people get ill because of the polluted air.

To have a better harvest (收获), some farmers use harmful chemicals (化学物质) in their fields. It is bad for the soil.

These problems are very serious (严重的) for our future, so all of us should do something to protect the environment. If we can stop pollution, the Earth will become more and more beautiful.

() 1. What does the underlined phrase “As a result” mean?
A. But. B. So. C. However. D. Because.
() 2. Why does the writer talk about Mexico City?
A. To tell us it is a nice place to visit.
B. To tell us it is not beautiful anymore.
C. To tell us many people there have health problems.
D. To tell us air pollution is bad for people’s health.
() 3. How many kinds of pollution are there in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
() 4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People live on Earth for 3,600 million years.
B. Animals and plants make the Earth change a lot.
C. Factories can cause water pollution and air pollution.
D. Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields.
() 5. What is the purpose (目的) of the passage?
A. To ask us to learn about the Earth.
B. To ask us to thank the Earth.
C. To ask us to clean the Earth.
D. To ask us to protect the Earth.

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