人教版高中第五册第二单元作文:人与自然和谐相处(2)nature,theenvironmentwhichhumanbeingsliveby,ismagnificentandunique.theresionlyoneearthwithsuperlivingconditionsintheuniverse.weshouldhavecherishednatureandpreservedit.conversely,however,wehavebeencontinuallyspoilingit,eventoashockingdegree.nowlet'sseewhatwehavedong.thousandsoftreeshavebeencutdownperyear,whichhascausedsoilerosion.hundredsofthousandsoftonsofcfcshavebeenleftinthehigherskyinthelastdecadewhichhasledtotheozonelayerleakabovethesouthpolethatcoversanareaofthatoftheunitedstates.milliontonsoffuelcontainingnitrogenandsulphurhavebeenconsumedperyear,whichhaseventuallyresultedinacidrainthroughouttheworld.similarly,ecologyhasbeenaffectedaswell.andconsiderablenumberofspecieshavebeenextinctastheyearsgobymanycreatureswhichwerecommoninthepastarebecominglessandless,evenrare.thetibetantelope,forinstance,isagoodexample.sincetheantelopesoftibethaveapartoffurontheirbodywhichcanbemadeintoapreciouscape,drivenbysomelawlessdealersmanyvillagerskilledantelopesexcessivelyandshockingforthelargesunsoffortune.becauseofthis,thenumberoftheantelopesoftibethassharplyfallenfromoveronemilliontolessthanonehundredthousand.andwhat'smore,thenumberhasnowdecreasedby20thousandperyear.qingzangplatean,whichwastheirhomeland,istheirtombsnow.thisishownaturehassufferedwhatwehavedonetoit.however,natureandsufferanymore.shelosthertemperandcouldnolongerpossiblyputupwithhumans.shegavehumansharshpunishment,whichshethoughttheydeserved.theacidrainhascausedthelessofmorethan100billiondollarsthroughouttheworldperyear.andbecauseofdesertisation,soilisbecomingmoreandmorebarren.thesoilofmanyplanesisnowuntilforgrowingplants.theairislessfresh,andalotofpeopleevengetmanystrangerdiseases.thoseareallthepunishmentofnaturetohuman'spollution.ontheotherhand,humanbeingsufferalotaswell.soitleadstoaseriousofquestions--whycan'tweliveharmoniouslywithnature?whycan'twesetabalancebetweenhumanandnature?whycan'twepaymoreattentiontonatureandtrytoreserveit?therefore,beforewetakeimmediatemeasurestodosomething,weshouldbeawareofthefactthatconqueringthenaturewillneverbeourgoal,instead,weshouldtakethenatureasourintimatefriend.preservingnatureisnotonlypreservingourhome,butthecivilizationofhumancommunityaswell.