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晨读晚诵索取,索取,再索取。孩子和母亲的关系似乎永远都是这一种形式。人类和自然母亲的关系又何尝不是如此呢?NatureIsOurMother难堪的地球母亲Take.Take.Take.Therelationshipbetweenachildandamotheralwaysseemstofollowsuchapattern.Likeachildendlesslyasking,wehumans,throughouthistory,havebeencontinuallydemandingwhatwedesirefromnature.Weenjoythecomfortandbeautyofourfurniture,yetweneverbothertothinkabouttheserioussoilerosion1causedbydeforestation2.Wetakeitforgrantedthatwemustwarmourselvesinwintertimes,yetweseldomrealizetheburningawayofpreciousnaturalresources.Weappreciatealltheprosperity3fromthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,yetfewwouldgivetheslightestconsiderationtotheglobalairandwaterpollutioncausedbyindustrialwastes.Ourruthless4exploitationhaspermanentlyimpaired5ourmotherearth.Now,standinghereatthethreshold6ofthe21stcentury,wecannothelpthinkingofourposterity7.Natureisnotonlythemotherofthepresentgeneration,butalsothemotherofthegenerationstocome.Howseverelyourposteritywillcriticizeusifweleavethemabarren8andlifelessmother?Howmuchmoretheywillappreciateusifwegivethemaworldofharmonytoinherit9?Letusstartrespectingandcaringfornaturefromnowon.Letusstartthecampaignofcreatingamutually10beneficialrelationshipbetweenpeopleandnaturerightfromthismoment.Withthisnewstart,wehavenoreasontodoubtthatourchildren,andourchildren’schildrenwillliveinabrandnewageofgreentrees,cleanair,crystalwater,blueskyandanevenmorepromisingworld!单词注释1.erosion/I̍rəʊʒn/n.流失2.deforestation/̩diː̩fɒrI̍steIʃn/n.滥伐森林3.prosperity/prɒ̍sperəti/n.繁荣;兴旺,昌盛4.ruthless/̍ruːƟləs/adj.无情的,冷酷的;残忍的5.impair/Im̍peə(r)/vt.损害;削弱6.threshold/̍Ɵreʃhəʊld/n.门槛;开端,入口7.posterity/pɒ̍sterəti/n.后代,后世;子孙;后裔8.barren/̍bærən/adj.贫瘠的;不结果实的;无效果的9.inherit/In̍herIt/vt.&vi.继承10.mutually/̍mjuːtʃʊəli/adv.互相地,彼此地导读诱思1.Choosetwoverbstodescribetherelationshipbetweenachildandamother.and2.Whichisthetopicsentenceofthesecondparagraph?3.Whichofthefollowingwordscandescribethewriter’sattitudetowardthefuture?A.Passive.B.Active.C.Neutral.D.Unconcerned.答案:1.take(ask/demand);give(offer/devote)2.Thelastsentence:Ourruthlessexploitationhaspermanentlyimpairedourmotherearth.3.B