2021年管理类联考英语练习（35）
来源：北京学苑教育
（适用于管理类联考：工商管理硕士MBA；会计硕士MPACC；公共管理硕士MPA；工程管理硕士MEM；审计硕士MAud；旅游管理硕士MTA；图书情报硕士MLIS备考使用）
Reading Comprehension
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands into farmland, and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric power. Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to build roads and railways.
However, man’s changes to physical environment have not always had beneficial results. Today, pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of the planet. Each day thousands of tons of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles; smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas and the surrounding areas of countryside. The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful. In the sea, pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enormous numbers of algae (水藻), fish and birds. The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed. The same problem exists in rivers. Industrial wastes have already made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth.
1. Man has changed his physical environment with a view to ________.
A. altering the physical features of the earth
B. bettering his way of life
C. improving his surroundings
D. modifying the face of the planet
2. According to the passage, pollution of the air and water is caused by _____.
A. thousands of tons of gases coming out of the exhausts of motor vehicles
B. the changes of the environment than technology has brought to man
C. the increasing amount of oil that has been produced
D. industrial wastes discharged into rivers
3. The ecological balance of the sea is lost when _________.
A. people consume more fish than they used to
B. the ecological balance of the river is lost
C. large numbers of algae, fish and birds are killed
D. the production of marine petroleum is increased
4. Who would most probably disagree with conservationists?
A. Industrialist. B. Ecologists.
C. Businessmen D. Environmentalists.
5. The purpose of the writer is _________.
A. to reduce modern technology
B. to improve man’s way of life.
C. to warn people not to change the natural environment
D. to call attention to the protection of the natural environment
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1--5: B B C A D
