Parks and similar recreation areas act as a kind of barrier between residential and industrial areas. The government is making efforts to preserve this “Green Belt” to halt the spread of industrial growth and excessive suburban "sprawl" into the surrounding countryside. Planning permission to build a new factory complex or housing estate is often refused for this reason.
People nowadays have become very conscious of the threat which modern living poses to our natural environment. They are becoming concerned about the quality of present-day life and are giving vigorous support to conservation policies which aim to safeguard the countryside that is still untouched, and to clean and restore what has already been spoiled. This involves clearing town centers of all motor traffic with its polluting fumes and gases, preventing agricultural land from being sold to unscrupulous property developers, and launching a powerful campaign against the serious chemical pollution of many of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters. There is even some talk about making our elaborate canal system viable again for the transportation of goods such as coal, which would then lessen the amount of heavy traffic on our already overloaded roads.
Neither is it all empty talk; for the first time in decades fish are being caught in the lower reaches of the Thames. For the conservationists this represents a real victory and gives them well-deserved satisfaction.
1.Motor traffic is banned from many town centers because （ ）.
2.The "Green Belt" in line 2 refers to （ ）.
3.The fact that fishes are now being caught in the lower reaches of the Thames shows that （ ）.
4.What threat does modern living pose to our natural environment?
5.The campaign against serious pollution of rivers was launched because（ ）.
6.According to the passage, in what other way can the canal system be used?
问题1选项
A.there is too much traffic already
B.it contaminates the air with fumes and gases
C.the smell of the fumes and gases is terrible
D.it is noisy and dangerous
问题2选项
A.the surrounding countryside
B.the trees planted along the city roads
C.recreational areas
D.industrial areas
问题3选项
A.the campaign to clean up rivers has brought about a change in the natural environment
B.the government has no interest in clearing up the middle and upper reaches of the river
C.the rest of the river is still polluted
D.there is no fish in the middle and upper reaches of the river
问题4选项
A.The rising cost of living.
B.The excessive growth of suburban areas.
C.The rapid expansion of industry.
D.The deterioration of the quality of life.
问题5选项
A.the government wanted to preserve the cleanliness of the rivers
B.the government wanted to raise fish in the rivers
C.the government wanted to lessen the traffic burdens on the road
D.the government wanted to safeguard the countryside
问题6选项
A.As a fishing pond.
B.As a boating center.
C.As a means to carry goods.
D.As a recreational area
第1题:B
第2题:C
第3题:A
第4题:D
第5题:D
第6题:C
1.细节事实题。第二段指出: This involves clearing town centers of all motor traffic with its polluting fumes and gases (这个（即环境保护政策）涉及清除城镇中心所有产生污染烟雾和气体的机动车),由此可知B项“它的烟雾和气体污染空气”正确。
2.词义题。"Green Belt"所在句的前一句为: Parks and similar recreation areas act as a kind of barrier between residential and industrial areas (公园和类似的休闲区成为住宅区和工业区之间的一种屏障),而后说:政府正努力保护这种 “绿色地带”,由此可知Green Belt指代“休闲区”。
3.判断推理题。最后一段指出: For the first time in decades fish are being caught in the lower reaches of the Thames. For the conservationists this represents a real victory and gives them well-deserved satisfaction (数十年来，泰晤士河下游首次捕获鱼类。对自然资源保护者来说，这是一个真正的胜利，给了他们应得的满足),由此可知A项“清洁河流的活动己带来环境方面的改变”正确。
4.细节事实题。第二段指出: They are becoming concerned about the quality of present-day life and are giving vigorous support to conservation policies which aim to safeguard the countryside that is still untouched, and to clean and restore what has already been spoiled (人们担忧如今的生活质量，且正在给予旨在保护未被影响的乡村、清洁和恢复被破坏环境的环境保护政策大力的支持)。故D项“恶化了的生活质量”正确。
5.判断推理题。第二段指出: They are becoming concerned about the quality of present-day life and are giving vigorous support to conservation policies which aim to safeguard the countryside that is still untouched, and to clean and restore what has already been spoiled (他们开始关注现在的生活质量，并大力支持旨在保护仍未被破坏的农村、清洁和恢复已经被破坏的土地的保护政策),后面指出“这些政策包括发起强有力的活动来反对我们对很多河流、湖泊和沿海水域的严重化学污染”,由此可知D项“政府想耍保护乡村”正确。
6.细节事实题。根据题干关键词canal system定位至第二段: There is even some talk about making our elaborate canal system viable again for the transportation of goods such as coat which would then lessen the amount of heavy traffic on our already overloaded roads (甚至有一些人说让我们复杂的运河系统再次变得可以运输如煤等商品，那么这将让我们己超载的路上的交通量减少),故C项“作为运输物品的一种方式”正确。
