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Unit 2 Topic 1
There are many kinds of pollution in the world. And it’s known that pollution is harmful 1. to people’s health.
to
Noise pollution may make people lose their hearing. People who work and live in 2. noisy (noise) conditions often go deaf. Recently, it was 3. reported (report) that many teenagers in America can hear no better than 65-year-old people do, 4. because these young people always listen to loud pop music. Cars and machines also produce too 5. much noise which makes people feel uncomfortable and unpleasant, and it can even cause high blood pressure.
noisy
reported
because
much
With the increase in population and the 6. development (develop) of industry, litter is everywhere, which causes soil pollution. At the same time, the 7. chemicals (chemical) which farmers use in the fields can also destroy the soil. This kind of pollution can cause 8. unhealthy (health) food.
Air pollution which is created by burning gas, oil and coal can cause sore eyes and 9. breathing (breathe) problems.
Nowadays, many countries are taking measures to 10. solve (solve) all sorts of environmental problems including pollution.
development
chemicals
unhealthy
breathing
solve
1. waste
A. v. 浪费 B. n. 废弃物;垃圾
C. adj. 废弃的,丢弃的;无用的
① I can’t bear young people wasting their time. A
② They are turning waste ground into cotton fields. C
A
C
③ Things like these are called electronic waste, or e-waste. B
B
2. produce
A. v. 生长;出产 B. v. 繁育
C. v. 导致 D. v. 拍摄;制作
① The trees produce rubber. A
② I produced a video about my school life. D
③ A long period of rain can produce many problems. C
④ Female sheep produce one or two lambs at a time. B
A
D
C
B
3. bear
A. v. 承受;忍受
B. v. 生(孩子)
C. n. 熊
① They managed to scare the bears away. C
② The ice is too thin to bear your weight. A
③ She is going to bear a baby in one month. B
C
A
B
考点精练1
1. Don’t waste time on useless things. It’s said that time is