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 I r n n 流失2 deforestation di f rI steI n n 滥伐森林3 prosperity pr sper ti n 繁荣 兴旺 昌盛4 ruthless ru l s adj 无情的 冷酷的 残忍的5 impair Im pe r vt 损害 削弱6 threshold re h ld n 门槛 开端 入口7 posterity p ster ti n 后代 后世 子孙 后裔8 barren b r n adj 贫瘠的 不结果实的 无效果的9 inherit In herIt vt vi 继承10 mutually mju t li 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