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In our rush to make life easier, we have decided to go blindly into the future without paying a...

In our rush to make life easier, we have decided to go blindly into the future without paying a thought to the severe consequences. The results have been great profits for individuals who have invested their time and money in industries that have improved their (and some others’) quality of life. 小题1: But if we can create pollution, we can reduce it too. The problem is time and money. And time and money happen to be the investment that the creators of the pollution claim to have made to make life better for all, which means they have made a mess, to some or a large extent, in all cases. The United States suffered from problems similar to what China is facing today. 小题2: The US government finally opened its eyes to the problems and told industries to cut down their polluting emissions（排放）, for which it implemented strict laws requiring clean air and water. All the states in the country follow the regulations, and have added additional requirements that enhance the environmental laws. The end result is cleaner air and water. 小题3: The answer: the costs for keeping the environment clean eventually became the burden of the people. The equipment needed to create a healthy lifestyle has been added to the cost of making what we want. The materialistic world that we live in is the cause of most of the pollution. If you wish, you can move away from cities and industrial regions causing the problem. 小题4: However, you will soon realize how really small the world is when pollution catches up with us through the wind and rain. It will take time and money to solve the problems the environment faces today. 小题5: What the Chinese government should do is to immediately implement strict laws that require clean air and water. A．So who paid for the clean air and water? B．The results left scars on the land, dirty air and water. C．If so, you may escape from the commonly known PM2.5 . D．I’m sure you can find places that are yet to be affected by the pollution. E. The US government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee these laws.F. But the longer we wait, the worse they will become and the more they will cost to solve.G. However, that has also brought us side effects like polluted air and water we have to endure.

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小题1:G 小题2:B 小题3:A 小题4:D 小题5:F

试题分析：文章介绍由于人类的发展和工业的进步，人类也在遭受它们带来的副作用，要解决这样的问题需要花费很多人力物力。这是刻不容缓的事情。 小题1:考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文The results have been great profits for individuals who have invested their time and money in industries that have improved their (and some others’) quality of life.可知：然而，这也带来了象空气和水污染一样的副作用，答案是G 小题2:考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文The United States suffered from problems similar to what China is facing today.可知：结果在土地，脏的水和空气上留下伤痕，答案是B 小题3:考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文The answer: the costs for keeping the environment clean eventually became the burden of the people.可知：谁要为干净的水和空气买单？答案是A 小题4:考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文However, you will soon realize how really small the world is when pollution catches up with us through the wind and rain.可知：我确定你会找到地方还没被污染影响，答案是D 小题5:考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文It will take time and money to solve the problems the environment faces today可知：我们等的时间越长，它们就会变得越严重，我们花的费用就越高，答案是F