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[单项选择]Modern technology has developed in a manner which often conflicts with the environment. Nevertheless, it is possible and practical to achieve a high level of technology without altering the overall natural environment.
There are two basic methods of conserving (保护)the natural environment. One is alternative technology in which techniques (such as windmills and solar energy)must be found for providing power. The other is to try to minimize the effects of modem technology by the more efficient use of materials and more effective pollution control. (79)There comes a point when the quality of life can no longer be improved because of the high population density(密度)and the largely unsuccessful attempts to meet its demands. Present energy policies of the western world are considering new energy sources to meet the demands of a growing population. The main sources used have been oil, gas, and coal--which are in limited supply--and nuclear power, which has problems concerning rad
A. of industrial pollution
B. it has become too expensive
C. it has become too complicated
D. it consumes all natural resources
[填空题]Although there are some modern facilities which help Mothers with housework and sometimes Fathers give a hand, working mothers are still ______.
[单项选择]
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical. In (1) world during the fifteenth century the term " reading" (2) meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be wary, however, of (3) that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a(n) (4) to others. Examination of factors related to the (5) development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in (6) .
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in (7) and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, the number of potential listeners (8) , and thus there was some (9) in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a (10) activity in suc
A. receded
B. declined
C. increased
D. expanded