问题 阅读理解
任务型阅读。阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)
       In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people
on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.
       Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too
quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like
this, human life on earth will not survive. 
       Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with
modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests
will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to
cut down more and more trees.
       We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most
countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.
       We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there
will not be enough food.
       What can we do to solve these problems?
       If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can
feed five times more people than land where animals are kept.
       The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
       Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in
the future.
The importance of protecting the environment
Problems
◆ More fish being caught.
◆ More    1    being cut down. 
◆ More waste products being put into rivers.
◆ More    2    being born.
Causes
◆ The world is becoming too    3   .
◆ Modern methods make the situation worse .
Result
We human beings will not survive on the earth.
Solutions
◆ Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be available for everyone.
◆ Use modern methods of    4    control so that the population will not grow too fast.
◆ Educate people so that the    5   will be better and cleaner.
1.                    2.                   3.                   4.                   5.             
答案

1. trees    2. babies    3. crowded    4. birth    5. earth

阅读理解与欣赏

阅读欢乐岛。

蚂蚁和蝉

  夏天里,蚂蚁们每天一大早便起床,辛勤地工作着。蝉呢?天天“叽哩叽哩”地唱着歌,游手好闲地过日子。

  每一个地方都有吃的东西,满山遍野都是盛开的花朵,真是一个快乐的夏天啊!蝉看到蚂蚁工作,感到非常奇怪。“喂!蚂蚁先生,为什么要那么努力工作呢?稍微休息一下,像我这样唱唱歌不是很好吗?”可是,蚂蚁仍然一边继续工作着,一边说:“在夏天里积存食物,才能为严寒的冬天作准备呀!”蝉听蚂蚁这么说,就不再理蚂蚁。“哎!真是麻烦,干吗要想那么久以后的事呢?”

  快乐的夏天结束了,一转眼,秋天也过去了,冬天来了。北风呼呼地吹着,天空中下着鹅毛般的雪花。到处都是雪,蝉一点儿食物都找不到,消瘦得不成样子。它蹒跚地走在雪地上,心想:我若像蚂蚁先生那样,在夏天里贮存食物该多好啊!

1.短文共有(  )个自然段。用“____”画出蚂蚁说的话。

2.写出近义词。

非常——(  )  严寒——(  )  奇怪——(  )  一转眼——(  )

3.蝉在夏天和冬天有什么不同的想法?

夏天的时候:_________________________________________________

冬天的时候:_________________________________________________

4.读了这篇寓言,你想对蚂蚁说些什么?

_____________________________________________________________

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