Section A Part I Writing
Precious Water
No one doubts the importance of water. Human beings live on water, animals live on water, plants live on water and all living things live on water. You can’t imagine what would happen if there were no water in the world!
China is one of the countries in the world that are badly short of water. Water problem has become more acute in recent years with the increase of water consumption and pollution. In big cities, the water problem has become even worse. With the growth of population, more and more water is needed. With the development of the industry, a large quantity of water has been and is being polluted. Water pollution is the most serious problem that China is facing. It has spread to rivers, lakes, and even the oceans.
In order to survive, man has to be wise enough to treasure water and try to prevent it from being polluted. Man should also know that all resources in the world are limited, including water. Make good use of them, otherwise, man will be punished by nature. To treasure water is to treasure life; to protect our environment is to protect ourselves.
Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)
1. A 細節題。根據題干信息詞World Health Organization定位到第三段Air: the World Health Organization(WHO)says three million people are killed worldwide by outdoor air pollution annually from vehicles and industrial emissions,即:世界衛生組織公布,全世界每年有3百萬人死于室外空氣污染,故選A。
2. C 細節題。根據題干信息詞Land can be polluted定位到第五段第三句話Agriculture can pollute land with pesticides, nitrate-rich fertilizers and slurry from livestock,即:來自農業的殺蟲劑、富含硝酸鹽的化肥以及家畜帶來的泥漿都會污染土地,故選C。
3. D 細節題。根據題干信息詞man. made chemicals和affected定位到第一個小標題下第二段末句Affected species include polar bears—so not even the Arctic is immune. And the chemicals climb the food chain, from fish to mammals,and to us,即:受人造化學制品影響的種類包括北極熊、從魚到哺乳動物的生物鏈,也包括人,未提到鳥,故選D。
4. B 細節題。根據題干信息詞local residents定位到第一個小標題下的末句So local residents,like many in poor communities around the globe,have faced the problem of investigating their claim that industries on their doorsteps are making them sick,即:當地居民聲稱他們門前的工業導致他們生病,故選B。
5. A 細節題。根據題干信息詞The pesticide DDT定位到第二個小標題下的第二段The pesticide DDT does great damage to wildlife and can affect the human nervous system,but can also be effective against malaria(瘧疾),即:殺蟲劑DDT會傷害野生動植物并且能影響人類的神經系統,但對預防瘧疾是很有效的,故選A。
6. C 細節題。根據題干信息詞a U.N. convention定位到第二個小標題末段第二句話There is a U.N. convention on trans-boundary air pollution, but that cannot cover every problem that can arise between neighbors,or between states which do not share a border,即:聯合國在跨邊界的空氣污染上有協定,但是不包括鄰國之間出現的每個問題,也不包括不接壤的州之間出現的問題,故選C。
7. C 細節題。根據題干信息詞a way of cleaning up after ourselves定位到第三個小標題第二段One way of cleaning up after ourselves would be to throw less away,designing products to be recycled or even just to last longer,即:清潔的方法可以是少丟棄一些,設計可循環的產品或使用持久一些,未提到不再使用,故選C。
8. aggravate asthma symptoms in children。細節題。根據題干定位到第四個小標題首段末旬It found that increases in air pollution tended to aggravate asthma symptoms in children,即:空氣污染的增加惡化孩子的哮喘癥狀,故得答案。
9. pollution coming from a particular plant。細節題。根據題干定位到第四個小標題第三段末句But,according to…prove that illnesses suffered were caused by pollution coming from a particular plant,即:證明疾病是由一種來自特殊植物的污染而造成的,故得答案。
10. improve the situation。細節題。根據題干定位到倒數第二段首句Martinus van Schalkwyk…said there were measures in place to improve the situation,即:環境和觀光事業部長Schalkwyk參觀了德爾班南部的盆地,并指出還是有措施可以改善現狀的,故得答案。