X. Read the passage carefully and do the tasks.
There are many kinds of pollution. Air, water, and land can be polluted. Some pollution is caused by
nature, such as foods, forest fires, and volcanoes. People are the major Cause of pollution. We pollute the
air with our cars, homes, and factories. Smoke from factories and car exhaust makes the air looks gray and
smoggy. Some people cannot go outside when the air is very bad! We pollute the water by dumping
garbage and Chemicals in the water. Plants and animals die because of the pollution in the water. We
pollute the soil with Chemicals and garbage. We harm the land by cutting down trees in the forest,
especially to build roads and new houses without careful planning and thinking.
The only way to save our environment is to think about pollution. How can you stop or limit pollution?
How do we protect our environment? Conservation is one way to protect our environment. Conservation is
the wise use and protection of our environment. We can control water pollution by not producing as much
as waste and by proper disposal of sewage and garbage. We can take care of recreation land by cleaning up,
after ourselves and not causing more pollution. Carpooling and public transportation will help reduce air
pollution.
Recycling is a type of conservation. Recycling is reusing items over again or in a new way. Recycling can
help us conserve our natural resources so they will last many more years. A. Find the word in bold in the
passage that means:
1. the protection of the natural environment ____
2. have a bad effect on something ____
3. a large amount of water covering an, area that usually dry ____
4. sharing a car ride with other people ____
5. waste gases that come out of an engine ____
6. the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty ____
7. get rid of ____
B. Choose the correct answers.
1. According to the passage, pollution________
A. is always caused by humans. B. can only be caused by nature.
C. is mainly caused by humans. D. may sometimes cause natural disasters.
2. What kind of pollution may a car cause?
A. Air pollution B. Water pollution C. Soil pollution D. Light pollution
3. Which of the followings is not an example of soil pollution?
A. Land development B. Waste disposal
C. Pesticide or fertilizer use D. Exhaust from traffic
4. How can we help save our environment?
A. Stop pollution. B. Dump garbage into the river.
C. Drive cars everywhere. D. Cut down trees in the forests.
5. How does recycling help the environment?
A. It expands landfills. B. It saves natural resources.
C. It increases water pollution. D. It causes air pollution.
6. What can we do to help reduce air pollution?
A. Walk or bike B. Carpool to work or school
C. Use public transport D. All of the above
7. What is the main idea of this article?
A.The air is dirty because of cars and factories. B. The soil gets polluted from littering.
C.People cause pollution, but they can also stop or limit it.
D. Conservation is the only way to stop environmental pollution.
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There are many kinds of pollution. Air, water, and land can be polluted. Some pollution is caused by nature, such as floods, forest fires, and volcanoes. People are the major cause of pollution. We pollute the air with our cars, homes, and factories. Smoke from factories and car exhaust makes the air looks gray and smoggy. Some people cannot go outside when the air is very bad! We pollute the water by dumping garbage and chemicals in the water. Plants and animals die because of the pollution in the water. We pollute the soil with chemicals and garbage. We harm the land by cutting down trees in the forest, especially to build roads and new houses without careful planning and thinking.
The only way to save our environment is to think about pollution. How can you stop or limit pollution? How do we protect our environment? Conservation is one way to protect our environment. Conservation is the wise use and protection of our environment. We can control water pollution by not producing as much waste and by proper disposal of sewage and garbage. We can take care of recreation land by cleaning up after ourselves and not causing more pollution. Carpooling and public transportation will help reduce air pollution.
Recycling is a type of conservation. Recycling is reusing items over again or in a new way. Recycling can help US conserve our natural resources so they will last many more years.
A. Find the word in bold in the passage that means:
1. the protection of the natural environment Conversation
2. have a bad effect on something dumping
3. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry floods
4. sharing a car ride with other people carpooling
5. waste gases that come out of an engine exhaust
6. the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty pollution
7. get rid of exhaust
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1. A. types B. kinds C. models D. both A & B
2. A. survival B. survive C. surviving D. survived
3. A. includes B. include C. contains D. contain
4. A. in B. into C. to D. from
5. A. prevents B. protects C. avoids D. hides
6. A. emissions B. emitted C. emission D. emitting
7. A. effect B. cause C. result D. consequence
8. A. causes B. leads to C. results in D. all are correct
9. A. brain B. mind C. head D. mental
10. A. told B. called C. said D. mentioned
1. kinds
2. survival
3. contains
4. to
5. protects
6. emissions
7. cause
8. causes
9. mental
10. called
IX Read the passage.
There are three main (1) …kinds… of pollution: air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Air, which is the most important element of our environment for our (2) …survival, can be polluted in many ways. Smoke in the air from mills, factories and industry (3) …contains… carbon, monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane, which are all poisonous gases. This leads (4) …for… health problems like asthma and lung diseases, and the thinning of the ozone layer, which (5) protects… us from harmful UV ray. China, the USA, Russia, India, Mexico and Japan are the world leaders in air pollution (6) …emissions… Water is also polluted by the discharge of commercial and industrial waste. Sewage in drinking water is another (7) …cause … of water pollution as it contains germs and viruses. The noise of vehicles, mills, and factories can be really unbearable. This kind of constant sound also (8) …causes… headaches, tension, (9) …mental… stress and migraines. People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick, as they can not sleep or relax. This is (10) called… noise pollution.
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1.__F___Light does not contribute to light pollution.
2.__T___Light pollution has many bad effects on humans and the environment.
3. __T___Light pollution is a side effect of industrial civilization.
4. ___F__ Much outdoor lighting used at night is efficient.
5. __T___Light pollution disrupts the ecosystem and wildlife.
Environmental pollution is a term that (1) refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, (2) poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (3) soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other (4) marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness (5) to man’s natural beautiful world.
Reorder the words to make full sentences
1. of bodies /directly/ Air pollution /contaminate /can /of water and soil /the sunface
Air pollution can directly contaminate the surface of bodies of water and soil
2. trees /so much /don't /We /if /we /waste /will /thousands of /paper /save
We will save thousands of trees if we don't waste so much paper
3. would /bad /air pollution /What /got /you /really /do /if/?
What would you do if air pollution got really bad?
4. as /the death /Pollution water /animals /of /fish and crabs /such /aquatic /cause
Polluted water cause the death of apuatic animal such as fishes and crabs
5. households /Because /is /garbage /many /throw /on/ ground, /the /the land /polluted
Because many households throw garbage on the ground, the land is polluted
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1.Air pollution can directy contaminate the sunface of bodies of water and soil.
2.We willl save thousands of trees if we don’t waste so much paper.
3.What would you do if air pollution got really bad?
4.Pollution water causes the death of aqua animals such as fish and crabs.
5.Because many households throw the garbage on ground, so the land is pollted.
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