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.
答案：【小题1】G 【小题2】B 【小题3】A 【小题4】D 【小题5】F
试题分析： 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了环境的污染与治理问题。 【小题1】 G 根据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.可知这里想说然而，那也给我们带来了一些副作用，像空气污染和水污染。 【小题2】B 根据The United States suffered from problems similar to what China is facing today.可知这里意思是结果是留在了大地上很多伤疤，例如肮脏的空气和水。 【小题3】A 根据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. 可知这里意思是谁应该为洁净的空气和水买单呢？ 【小题4】D 根据However, you will soon realize how really small the world is when pollution catches up with us through the wind and rain. 可知这里意思是我确定你可以发现受到污染影响的地方。 【小题5】F 根据It will take time and money to solve the problems the environment faces today.可知这里意思是我们等待的时间越长，它们就会变得越糟糕，想要解决问题，就会花费更多。 考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读