第二节:阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。(2025·江苏南京市金陵中学期末改编)
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean.
Pollution is a "dirty word". To pollute means to make things unfit(不合适的) or unclean to use. 41 We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁) our health, our happiness and our life.
Humans have been polluting the earth since they first built fires, washed clothes in the river and threw waste on the ground. 42 At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. 43 All the dirty things could be naturally absorbed(吸收) and broken down. But this is no longer true. The increase of the population and the development of industry have changed that. Humans are slowly polluting the environment.
Through the use of chemicals, people have polluted the land and killed the animals. By pouring waste water and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish. 44 More people, more waste.
Where will this all end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope that we can get rid of pollution? 45 A large number of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.
41.
44.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean.
Pollution is a "dirty word". To pollute means to make things unfit(不合适的) or unclean to use. 41 We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁) our health, our happiness and our life.
Humans have been polluting the earth since they first built fires, washed clothes in the river and threw waste on the ground. 42 At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. 43 All the dirty things could be naturally absorbed(吸收) and broken down. But this is no longer true. The increase of the population and the development of industry have changed that. Humans are slowly polluting the environment.
Through the use of chemicals, people have polluted the land and killed the animals. By pouring waste water and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish. 44 More people, more waste.
Where will this all end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope that we can get rid of pollution? 45 A large number of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.
41.
B
42. E
43. A
44.
C
45. F
答案：41.B 42.E 43.A 44.C 45.F
解析：
【解析】
41. 后文提到“We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it.”，说明污染存在多种形式，对应B选项“Pollution comes in many ways.”，逻辑衔接通顺。
42. 前文提到人类从生火、在河里洗衣、往地面扔垃圾时就开始污染地球，后文说明起初污染问题不严重，E选项“When the land was worn out or the water became too dirty, people would move to another place.”承接早期人类污染环境后的应对方式，符合语境。
43. 后文提到所有污染物都可以被自然吸收分解，A选项“There weren't so many people then and their needs were fewer.”解释了早期污染不严重的原因，前后呼应。
44. 后文“More people, more waste.”直接对应C选项“Our increasing population is part of the problem.”，点明人口增长是污染问题的成因之一。
45. 后文提到大量民众正在努力管控污染，F选项“Luckily, millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution.”引出人们意识到污染危害的背景，衔接自然。
【答案】
41.B 42.E 43.A 44.C 45.F
【知识点】
阅读七选五 语篇逻辑衔接 语境推理
【点评】
本题围绕环保主题展开，重点考查学生通过上下文指代、逻辑关联匹配补全语篇的能力，干扰项设置难度适中，需要学生结合前后句的语义线索排除多余选项。
【难度系数】
0.7
41. 后文提到“We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it.”，说明污染存在多种形式，对应B选项“Pollution comes in many ways.”，逻辑衔接通顺。
42. 前文提到人类从生火、在河里洗衣、往地面扔垃圾时就开始污染地球，后文说明起初污染问题不严重，E选项“When the land was worn out or the water became too dirty, people would move to another place.”承接早期人类污染环境后的应对方式，符合语境。
43. 后文提到所有污染物都可以被自然吸收分解，A选项“There weren't so many people then and their needs were fewer.”解释了早期污染不严重的原因，前后呼应。
44. 后文“More people, more waste.”直接对应C选项“Our increasing population is part of the problem.”，点明人口增长是污染问题的成因之一。
45. 后文提到大量民众正在努力管控污染，F选项“Luckily, millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution.”引出人们意识到污染危害的背景，衔接自然。
【答案】
41.B 42.E 43.A 44.C 45.F
【知识点】
阅读七选五 语篇逻辑衔接 语境推理
【点评】
本题围绕环保主题展开，重点考查学生通过上下文指代、逻辑关联匹配补全语篇的能力，干扰项设置难度适中，需要学生结合前后句的语义线索排除多余选项。
【难度系数】
0.7