新编六级听力练习 第393期

Section B
Passage One
Our environment is being polluted faster than nature and man's present efforts can prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and [26]more people will bring us more industry, more motor vehicles, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.
What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man-by his desire for a modern way of life. [27]We make "increasing industrialization" our chief aim. For its sake, we are willing to sacrifice everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.
Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going-and why? It reminds one of the stories about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker: "I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we're making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. [28]The bad news is that we're lost and don't know where we are going."The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when applied to our modern society.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Why can't man prevent the world from being polluted?
正确答案：C
解析：原文开头提出了污染的现象，随后就解释了原因：越来越多的人口给我们带来越来越多的工业……。所以C正确。根据选项可知题目问某种现象产生的原因。关键实义词more industry是听到的原词，把握先果后因的语文规律，有助于及时捕捉信息。比较级出现的地方常为考点。
27. According to the speaker, what does man value most among the following?
正确答案：A
解析：短文提到，我们把“提高工业化”作为我们首要目标。所以A正确。选项为名词短语，多半问细节或主旨。本题问细节。注意在听到选项提到的词时，在旁边记录相关信息。答案为原文increasing industrialization的同义表达。
28. What does the story about the pilot indicate?
正确答案：B
解析：短文提到，我们不知道自己在去往何方，意即很担忧现代社会的未来。从选项判断可能是主旨题。C和D两个说法比较绝对，预读选项时可初步排除。