B)根据短文内容,从所给选项中选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。(有两项多余)(2025·江苏南京金陵中学期末)
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. 12 We see it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁) our health, our happiness and our life.
Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made a fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. 13 At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There weren't so many people then and their wants were fewer.
All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收) by nature and soon be covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of the population and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly polluting the environment.
Through the use of poison(毒药), man has polluted land and killed the animals. By pouring dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish. 14 More people, more waste.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope that we can get rid of pollution? 15 A large number of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.
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四、词语运用(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或单词适当形式填空。(每空一词)
1. She is an student who always works hard at all subjects. (杰出的)
2. It's to keep practising if you want to improve yourself. (必要的)
3. Reading good books every day can both your mind and life. (有益于)
4. I have no that hard work will bring us good results sooner or later. (疑问)
5. Seeing the kids' happy smiles, I found the to try harder next time. (勇气)
6. We should use our time to learn useful skills every day. (full)
7. I met some when teaching kids to draw, as they were too active. (difficult)
8. Making a kind can help others when they are in need. (choose)
9. Teachers often advise us to questions when we don't understand. (ask)
10. He practised speaking English a lot and finally passed the test . (success)

五、传统文化阅读与表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
If you lose 12 times in a row(连续地), will you give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying, And he showed people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up very early. every day to milk cows for his family.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his worn-out clothes and common looks. His mother encouraged him, "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?"
Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate(辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after falling so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practising public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became famous. "Believe that you will succeed, and you will," he said.
In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best sellers include *How to Win Friends*, *Influence People*, *How to Stop Worrying*. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated into 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.
回答下列问题,答案不超过6个单词。
1. Why did Carnegie have to get up very early every morning in his teens?

2. What did his mother do when Carnegie felt upset in the college?

3. What made Carnegie be well-known?

4. How many books by Carnegie are mentioned in the article?

5. What should we do after falling many times from Carnegie's story?