Humankind’s future safety and longevity of life on Earth largely depend on the environment which we live. Keeping the air we __1__ breathe free of pollution is a major priority towards making this earth a safe place. Other areas of concern are water, land, the ozone layer, and the preservation of flora and fauna of the planet.
, j E3 Z& }$ D+ i, J' k9 ] Every country has ecological issues to deal. In South America, __2__ the rain forests are rapidly disappearing as people burn and cut down trees to make for farmland. Many Middle-Eastern and Asian countries __3__ have a battle to fight with air, water, and land pollution. Lakes and swamps are spread with debris. __4__ Mass chemical spraying is used to kill pests on trees and plants. Abundant __5__ use of water in countries as China has caused major water shortage. __6__ Rivers become polluted by factories and the populations that live on their banks. Global warming is considered a major factor caused __7__ the droughts in eastern China, the Sudan, Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.
0 z1 A6 f2 _, u: F7 k# B The reduction of the ozone layer is blamed for the global warming trends in variant countries of this globe, and the spread of disease like skin __8__ cancer. Societies at large need to pay attention to the existing problems in order to get of the imminent danger of famine, drought and diseases __9__ that rise from the damage that pollution causes. __10__5 h1 `2 T* L; [& Y( ~
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1.^which-in 此处的介词其实是和live连用的,live in the environment。
$ h9 A1 ?- i" T$ }% d" y( c 2.deal^-with。deal with是固定搭配,意思是“解决,处理”。
5 ^ t% s- s, `8 ` 3.make^-way。根据上下文可以断定此处文章要说的是“人们烧,伐树木为的是给开垦农田让路。”make way for something。是“给……让路”,符合此处需要的意思。
. j7 x- T3 h( H2 K- q i7 c) H 4.spread-polluted/littered。这里的关键是要知道debris的意思是“碎片,残骸等”,所以根据上下文这里的意思是“湖泊和湿地被一些碎片残骸所污染或弄得凌乱不堪”才符合逻辑。6 A/ j" e& @0 V- }2 j/ E
5.^Abundan-the。此处不是泛指,而是特指,所以要有定冠词。 E/ B( ?7 V8 Y/ {$ F6 M
6.as-like。此处是拿中国举例,所以要用介词like“像……一样”。6 h) R# M+ m5 g! j c
7.cause-causing。此处定于分句是主动的意义。
6 T' z9 B o, z- }- U! ]1 F 8.variant改为various。variant是“变体的,变种的”,而various表示“不同的”,符合此处意思。2 N- {/ H9 H/ W
9.get^of-rid。固定搭配get rid of 是“摆脱”的意思。
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