英语六级阅读理解练习附详解:环境保护

　　Nowadays,leaders the world over are busy mapping out blueprints for a new age withenvironmental protection high on their agenda. Sustainable development hits headlines almostevery day. It is of utmost importance to restore the harmonious balance between man andnature,given the damage we've already done to it.

　　First of all, we must realize that man and nature are interactive.To begin with, we deriveeverything fromnature. Among other things,I'm sure you've all tasted natural produce that isotherwise known as green food. And you must have noticed that nearly all beautifying productsboast of being natural creams,natural lotions or natural gels. For man,nature has an irresistibleappeal.

　　But on the other hand we must also realize that nature can be unruly.Nature is indeed like ariddle,some areas of which are beyond the reach of science and technology,at least in theforeseeable future. Nevertheless,the advancement of science and technology will stillcharacterize the next millennium. The coming new age will provide many opportunities,but itwill be likewise run of challenges. For instance,United Nations'demographers predict that globalpopulation could soar from its current 5.9 billion to as many as 11.2 billion by 2050.This willaggravate the current scarcity of natural resources caused by environmentaldegradation.More conflicts over this scarcity may occur with the ghost of nuclear wars alwayshiding in the background. To prevent this nightmare from coming true,governments need towork closely with each other and back up their verbal commitment by actions. However, it isnot enough only to ask what governments can do toachieve the harmony between man andnature. We must ask ourselves what we as individuals can do.

　　Can we all be economical with food,water,electricity or other resources? Can we,or rather,somegreedy ones among us,stop making rare plants and animals into delicious dishes? Can we stopusing the unrecyclable style of lunch boxes? If not,one day they may bury us in an ocean ofwhite rubbish.After all,the earth is not a dustbin;it's our common home.

　　如今世界各地的领导人都在忙于规划新时代的蓝图，在这个时代，环境保护是他们日程表上优先考虑的项目。几乎每天都有关于可持续发展的报道。考虑到我们人类已经给大自然造成了巨大伤害，恢复人类与自然的和谐与平衡就至关重要了。

　　首先，我们必须明白，人与自然是相互作用的。本来，我们的一切都来自于大自然。[1]别的不说，我敢说你们都曾经品尝过自然生长的农产品，它们又被称作“绿色食品”。[2]你们也一是注意到，几乎所有美容产品都标榜是天然面霜、天然乳液或者天然胶。对人类来说，自然具有无法抗拒的魅力。

　　可是另一方面，我们一定也要认识到，大自然是无法驾驭的。大自然确实像是一个谜，有些领域是科学与技术鞭长莫及的，至少在可以预见的未来都是如此。[3]然而，科技的进步依然将会是下一个千年的主要特征。即将到来的新时代将会提供许多机会，但同样也会带来一连串的挑战。举例来说，联合国人口统计学家预计，[4]全球人口将会急剧增加，从目前的59亿增加到2050年的112亿。这会使目前因环境恶化带来的自然资源匮乏的问题更加严重。资源匮缺将导致更多的冲突，核战争的阴影总是挥之不去。为了防止这种梦魇变成现实，各国政府需要紧密地相互合作。以实际行动支持他们口头做出的承诺。然而，要获得人与自然的和谐，仅仅要求政府采取行动是不够的。我们必须自问，我们每个人都能够做些什么。

　　我们能不能节约使用粮食、水电以及其他资源?我们，或者更确切地说，我们当中那些贪心不足的人们，能不能够不再把珍稀动植物当作美味? [5]我们能不能停止使用不可回收利用的午餐盒?如果不能的话，总有一天我们会被掩埋在白色垃圾的海洋里。毕竟，地球不是个垃圾桶，它是我们共同的家园。

　　1."Green food"is a name we give to______________________.

　　2.Beautifying products boast of being natural because___________________.

　　3.What will the next millennium be characteristic of,according to the author?

　　4.The current scarcity of natural resources will be aggravated by_______________.

　　5.If we don't give up using the unrecyclable lunch boxes,they may accumulate tobe__________________.