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Nowadays,leaders the world over are busy mapping out blueprints for a new age with environmental protection high on their agenda. Sustainable development hits headlines almost every day. It is of utmost importance to restore the harmonious balance between man and nature,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 derive everything fromnature. Among other things,I'm sure you've all tasted natural produce that is otherwise known as green food. And you must have noticed that nearly all beautifying products boast of being natural creams,natural lotions or natural gels. For man,nature has an irresistible appeal.

But on the other hand we must also realize that nature can be unruly.Nature is indeed like a riddle,some areas of which are beyond the reach of science and technology,at least in the foreseeable future. Nevertheless,the advancement of science and technology will still characterize the next millennium. The coming new age will provide many opportunities,but it will be likewise run of challenges. For instance,United Nations'demographers predict that global population could soar from its current 5.9 billion to as many as 11.2 billion by 2050.This will aggravate the current scarcity of natural resources caused by environmental degradation.More conflicts over this scarcity may occur with the ghost of nuclear wars always hiding in the background. To prevent this nightmare from coming true,governments need to work closely with each other and back up their verbal commitment by actions. However, it is not enough only to ask what governments can do toachieve the harmony between man and nature. 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,some greedy ones among us,stop making rare plants and animals into delicious dishes? Can we stop using the unrecyclable style of lunch boxes? If not,one day they may bury us in an ocean of white rubbish.After all,the earth is not a dustbin;it's our common home.

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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。

测试题

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 to be__________________.

答案详解

1.[natural produce]
[定位]根据green food查找到第2段第3句。

解析：原文该句中的otherwise表明natural produce和green food是同一概念，因此natural produce为本题答案。

2.[for man,nature has an irresistible appeal]
[定位]根据beautifying products boast of being natural及because查找到第2段最后两句。

解析：第2段倒数第2句开头的And表明该句与该段To begin with引出的第2句并列，因此，对倒数第2句的解释不能在之前的句子寻找，而应该在末句寻找，事实上，这两句存在隐含的因果关系，由此可见，末句就是本题答案。

3.[The advancement of science and technology.]
[定位]根据nest millennium和characteristic查找到第3段第3句。

解析：从原文该句中的characterize和题目中的be characteristic of可以看出，原文与题目同义，区别只在于characterize和be characteristic of要求的主语和宾语位置互换，因此原文的主语即为be characteristic of的宾语，即本题答案。

4.[the soaring global population]
[定位]根据题干内容查找到第3段第5、6句。

解析：第3段第6句表明自然资源匮乏的问题会因为“this”而变得更严重，而this指的是该段第5句描述的内容，从第5句可以知道this指的是“全球人口的急剧增加”，用原文的词语可表达为the soaring global population。

5.[an ocean of white rubbish]
[定位]根据题干内容查找到末段第3、4句。

解析：本题询问如果不停止使用不可回收利用的午餐饭盒，不可回收饭盒最终会堆积成什么。从末段第3句和第4句可以推断不可回收饭盒最终会堆积成白色垃圾的海洋，因此，第4句中的an ocean of white rubbish为本题答案。