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1、八年級英語下冊語法填空選擇題(難)（word）1 一、八年級英語下冊語法填空專項練習(xí)（含答案解析） 1閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)文章大意用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（未提供單詞的,限填一 詞），使文章意思完整、正確。 Have you ever been cycling（騎自行車運動）? This spring my elder brother and I _ （spend） a long weekend cycling in the countryside. We rode _ （slow） along because we didnt want to break any speed records,

2、or do sports. We just wanted _ （get） some fresh air and a break from schoolwork. We really had a great time _ （ride） along country roads. And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy: every few _ （kilometre） there was a village where we could find everything we needed. All

3、the local people were really friendly. However, _ the second day, something happened. We were going down the hill when my brakes（剎車） started making noise, but I didnt mind at all. At _ midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel. We were tired _we set off the next morning, but soon felt cheerfu

4、l when the sun came out. What we _ （enjoy） most about cycling was that it was simple and fun. I think than cycling if youre looking for a break that is active and cheap.）（goodnothing is _ Why not have a try? better ；enjoyed；a；when；slowlyto get；riding；kilometers；on【答案】 spent 【分析】主要講了作者和哥哥今年春天在鄉(xiāng)下騎自行車時

5、的所見所想?！窘馕觥?（1）句意：今年春天，我和哥哥在鄉(xiāng)下騎了一個長周末的自行車。時態(tài)是一般過去時， 。，故填spent所以spend用過去式spent （2）句意：我們沿路緩慢騎自行車，因為我們不想打破速度記錄或者做運動。副詞修飾 。，故填slowlyslow的副詞slowly實義動詞，rode是實義動詞，所以用形容詞 （3）句意：我們僅僅想得到一些新鮮空氣和遠離學(xué)業(yè)的休息。want to do sth.想要做某 。to get事，固定搭配，故填 （4）句意：我們沿著鄉(xiāng)村道路騎自行車真地玩得高興。have a great time doing sth.做某事 。ridingriding，故填

6、玩得高興，固定搭配，所以ride用 （5）句意：每隔幾千米就有一個村莊，我們可以找到我們需要的一切。few修飾可數(shù)名詞 。，故填kilometerskilometer復(fù)數(shù)，千米，可數(shù)名詞，其復(fù)數(shù)是kilometers （6）句意：然而在第二天，一些事情發(fā)生了。on the second day在第二天，固定搭配，故 。填on （7）句意：在一個午夜我們被旅館的聲音吵醒了。指的是一個午夜，midnight以輔音音 。a素開頭，所以用a，故填 。，故填when）句意：當(dāng)我們第二天出發(fā)時我們是疲勞的。當(dāng)8時候用when （ （9）句意：關(guān)于騎自行車我們最喜歡的是它是簡單的和有趣的。時態(tài)是一般過去時，

7、所 。，故填enjoyedenjoyed以enjoy用過去式 （10）句意：我認(rèn)為沒有什么比騎自行車更好的了，如果你想找一個既活躍又便宜的休息，better好的，形容詞，其比較級是good后面用形容詞，is是比較級標(biāo)志詞，than時間。 。故填better【點評】考查語法填空，考查詞匯在語篇中的運用能力。注意理解句意，首先讀一遍，然 后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短語及語境。 2閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式（最多限 個單詞）。填3 Hi, boys and girls! My name is Jim. I am a _ （report） of our s

8、chool newspaper. There was a great talent show in our school hall. Many teachers and students went to watch it. There were fifteen _ （act）. I thought Linda was the best act. She is a pretty good piano player._is the best one of the music club. She played some beautiful music. The nice music made me

9、_ comfortable and I lost myself in it. Steve and his dog were _ （fun）. They sang a cute song together, When they sang, I couldnt _ laughing. Vera was _ （creative） act for sure. She played the guitar upside down. But I thought Dennis was the; _. He was terrible and kept dropping the balls _ he played

10、 carefully! The best performers were the math teachers. They _ a nice song. They sang pretty well, and they were really the loudest, too. Everyone had a good time there.【答案】 reporter；acts；She；feel；the funniest；stop/ help；the most creative；worst； sang ；although/ though 【分析】本文介紹了學(xué)校禮堂的一場很棒的才藝表演?！窘馕觥?（1

11、）句意： 嗨，孩子們！我叫吉姆。我是我們校報的記者。不定冠詞a后是名詞單數(shù)， 。 reporterreporter是名詞，故填report是動詞， 。是可數(shù)名詞，故填 actsfifteen 有十五個表演?；鶖?shù)詞后是名詞復(fù)數(shù)，act （2）句意： （3）句意： 她是音樂俱樂部中最好的一個。 此處用人稱代詞主格she指代Linda，故填 。She （4）句意： 美妙的音樂讓我感到舒適，我沉浸其中。make sb do，故此處是動詞原形， 。 feel是感覺到舒服，feel是動詞，感覺，故填comfortable （5）句意： 史蒂夫和他的狗最有趣。根據(jù)上文有十五個表演，可知是最高級比較范圍，we

12、re系動詞后是形容詞，fun是名詞，funny是形容詞，最高級前有the定冠詞，故填 the 。funniest （6）句意： 當(dāng)他們唱歌時，我禁不住笑出來。cant stop/help doing，固定搭配，禁不住 。做某事，故填 stop/ help （7）句意： 維拉肯定是個最有創(chuàng)造力的演員。 根據(jù)上文有十五個表演，可知是最高級比較范圍，was系動詞后是形容詞，creative是多音節(jié)形容詞，最高級前有the most ，故填 。the most creative （8）句意： 但我認(rèn)為丹尼斯是糟糕的。根據(jù)the定冠詞，可知是最高級比較范圍，was系動詞后是形容詞，根據(jù) He was t

13、errible 可知很糟糕是最差的意思，worst，最差的，故填 。worst （9）句意： 盡管他玩得很小心，開始他很糟糕，不停地掉球！根據(jù) kept dropping the 他玩得很小心，可知此處表示讓步關(guān)系，故是連詞盡carefullyplayed he 不停地掉球和balls 。 although/ thoughalthough/ though，是連詞，故填管， （10）句意： 他們唱了一首好歌。某事過去用一般過去時，sing a song，唱歌，sing的過 。 sangsang，故填去式是 【點評】考查語法填空，注意謂語的時態(tài)，詞性，最高級，連詞搭配等多種用法。 閱讀下面短文，在

14、空格處填入一個適合的單詞或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。3 Are you feeling very busy all the time? If you always think much work to do, it will make you _（feel）bored. You should know that well have endless（無止境的）things tomorrow if we live. Why not_（do）the things you have to do today? So if you have a little time to relax, just e

15、njoy _（you）. It doesnt mean you are lazy. That is because only _ you are relaxed, you can do best. Here are some _ for you to relax. Firstly, show love to everyone you meet. Make time to talk to your friends or smile to a or volunteer at a hospital. The more you give, the_you will receive. strange）_

16、（ _, take away the old things you dont _or send them to someone who needs them. Thirdly, watch the world as a child does. Go for a walk in a park and have a picnic. Lie down on the grass and look at the blue sky. Just sit down _（listen）to your favorite music or even dance to it. Youll find your life

17、 more interesting. 【答案】 feel；do；yourself；when；ways/suggestions；stranger；more；Secondly； to listen ；need/want 【分析】本文介紹了人只工作不休息的壞處，以及給出放松的建議。【解析】 （1）句意：如果你總是想做大量的工作，它會讓你感到無聊。make sb do sth，固定搭 。feel故填 配，是某人做某事， （2）句意：為什么不做你今天必須做的事情？why not+動詞原形，固定搭配，為什么不做 。do某事，故填 （3）句意：所以，如果你有一點時間放松，就好好享受一下吧。enjoy one

18、self，固定搭 。 yourself，故反身代詞是youyourself ，故填配， 過得快活 ，主語是 （4）句意：那是因為只有當(dāng)你放松的時候，你才能做到最好。根據(jù) you are relaxed, you 。的時候，故填whenwhen，當(dāng)可知，此處是時間狀語從句，故填引導(dǎo)詞can do best. （5）句意：這里有一些讓你放松的方法。根據(jù) some ， 可知前后是可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，下文都是給的建議和方法， 故應(yīng)是方法，建議，way/suggestion，是名詞 ，故填 。ways/suggestions （6）句意：抽時間和你的朋友聊天，或者和陌生人微笑，或者去醫(yī)院做志愿者。根據(jù) or

19、。 strangervolunteer 可知是名詞單數(shù)，故填 （7）句意：你付出得越多，得到的也就越多。根據(jù) The more you give, the 可知是比較 。，此處指更多，故填more句型，越the better越級，the more， （8）句意：第二，把你不需要的舊東西拿走，或者把它們送給需要它們的人。根據(jù) 。，故填 SecondlyFirstly可知此處是第二，副詞，secondly （9）句意：第二，把你不需要的舊東西拿走，或者把它們送給需要它們的人。根據(jù) take ，助動詞want，想要，need可知是不需要或補想要，需要，away the old things you

20、dont 。 need/want ， 故填dont后是動詞原形 （10）句意：只要坐下來聽你最喜歡的音樂，甚至跳舞。根據(jù) favorite music 可知是聽音 。 to listen樂，不定式表示目的狀語，故填 【點評】考查語言綜合運用能力，注意非謂語動詞，詞性，連詞搭配等多種用法。 閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。4 Its autumn now. The weather is cool and comfortable. Its a good time for _ （walk）. So, our teacher organized a climbi

21、ng for us. We decided _ （climb） the mountains in our city. We went there _ bus and arrived there at 9 a.m. _ we got off the bus, we started to climb the mountain. The mountain is high. We were so excited _ we climbed fast at first. But after a while, some of us _ （be） tired, especially for girls. Th

22、ey did not want to go on anymore. _, the others encouraged（鼓勵） and helped them. All of _（we） climbed slowly so that no one was left behind. _ about 11:00 a. m, we to the top of the mountain. We were tired but really happy. ）（get_ 5閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式（最多 個單詞）。限填3 A farmer had a donkey

23、 and a dog. Both the donkey and the dog _ （help） their master in many ways. One night, two thieves broke in the farmers _. The dog heard them and started barking. The farmer got _ and so did the neighbors. So they caught the two thieves. The farmer said, Im glad I had this dog. The neighbors also th

24、ought so. From that day, the donkey decided to show his master that he could also be _ （use） just like the dog. One night, the thieves again entered the farmers house. As the thieves looked in, they saw the dog _ （sit） just outside the main door. It seems the dog is quite watchful, said one thief. W

25、e _ better go at once, the other thief said and then the two thieves went away. But unknown to the thieves, the donkey was watching all this. He thought, It is a good chance for me to show _ master that I can be useful. The thieves have run away. If I start _ （shout）, the master will thank me. So th

26、e donkey started braying（驢叫） .）（loud_ When the farmer heard the donkey, he _ angry. He came out with a stick and hit the donkey hard. This will teach you not to bray at night, he thought. 閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。6 Man has been interested in the outer space for thousands of years. It has

27、been almost over forty years _ mans first landing（登陸） on the moon. Now, some people believe that ）cost（_ it that true is It money. and time of waste a is （探索）explorationspace billions of dollars to develop the space research, but people just get _ little information.However, every coin has two sides

28、. There _（be） still a lot of other people who believe that space exploration has more _（advantage）. And I agree with them. Many new products, such _ weather and communication satellites（交通衛(wèi)星）, are also products of space programs, and they are good _ people all over the world. And whats more, about s

29、ome scientific knowledge of the outer space already.know）people _（ We believe that it will bring much_（many） advantages in the future, which we can not even imagine now. Thats why several countries are trying hard _（carry） out space exploration all the time. Lets wait and see. 7【答案】except；mistakes；p

30、retty；offered；basic；should；plenty；quickly；easier； last 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者的英語一開始很不好，在她的英語老師的幫助 下，她的英語成績得到了很快的提高，作者非常感激她的英語老師。（1）考查介詞。句意：當(dāng)我上中學(xué)的時候，我擅長很多科目除了英語。except“ 除了”，表 。except示不包括在內(nèi)。根據(jù)下面的文意可知，作者不擅長英語，故應(yīng)填（2）考查名詞。句意：英語對我們來說有點困難，而且我經(jīng)常在考試中犯錯。mistake“錯 。，故答案為”mistakesmake mistakes固定短語，“犯錯誤”，名詞。（3）考查副詞

31、。句意：幸運的是，我的英語老師李老師相當(dāng)?shù)挠押?。pretty“相當(dāng)，非 。故答案為pretty?！?，副詞，修飾空后面的形容詞kind（4）考查動詞的時態(tài)。句意：她建議我買一本字典，還主動的幫助我解決一些基礎(chǔ)的問題。offer“提供，提議”，動詞，常用于句型offer to do sth.“主動提出去做某事”。這里的 。offered是和前面的advised并列的，做謂語動詞，也應(yīng)用過去式，故填offer（5）考查形容詞。句意：她建議我買一本字典，還主動的幫助我解決一些基礎(chǔ)的問題。 。basic，形容詞，做定語，修飾后面的名詞problems。故答案為basic“基礎(chǔ)的，主要的”（6）考查情態(tài)動

32、詞。句意：李老師說我應(yīng)該大聲說英語，讀大量的英語書。should“應(yīng) 。should”，情態(tài)動詞，后面跟動詞原形，表示給某人提建議。故答案為該（7）考查固定短語。句意：李老師說我應(yīng)該大聲說英語，讀大量的英語書。plenty“大量， 。，可以修飾可數(shù)名詞或者是不可數(shù)名詞。故答案為plenty許多”，常用于短語plenty of（8）考查副詞。句意：在她的幫助下，我的英語快速提高。quickly是詞，“快速地”，在句 。quickly中做狀語，修飾動詞improved。故答案為（9）考查形容詞。句意：對于我來說記單詞比以前更加容易了。easier是easy的比較級形式，更容易的，更簡單的，因為句中

33、有than，表示現(xiàn)在和以前相比，所以用比較級。故 。easier答案為（10）考查固定短語。句意：最后我成為了學(xué)校表演中的女主角之一。last“最后，終于”。 。故答案為last”“at last固定短語最后，最終【點評】本題考點涉及介詞、名詞、動詞、副詞、形容詞、情態(tài)動詞、固定短語等多個知識點的考查。綜合性強，要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān) 系，進行分析推理，從而寫出正確的單詞形式。 loudly ；well；because；make；and；8【答案】 orabout；lonely；to walk；friends【解析】【分析】短文大意：這篇短文講的是每個人都有幸

34、福。當(dāng)你遇到不幸福時，總有 人會幫你找到幸福。 （1）句意：窮人或富人，每個人能有幸福?？芍颂幹傅氖菬o論男人還是女人，可知此 。oror，表示選擇，故答案為：處是 （2）句意：你不必去想太多關(guān)于那些有錢人的事。about，關(guān)于，think.about.，思考關(guān) 。about故答案為：于 （3）句意：他們可能感到孤獨因為他們的房子太大了。根據(jù) because their houses arc too big 由于房子大，沒人陪所以感到孤獨，lonely孤獨的，形容詞作表語，故答案為： 。lonely （4）句意：并且他們可能想在農(nóng)村的路上行走因為他們每天在忙碌的城市開車上班。 。想要做某事，故

35、答案為：to walkwant to do sth. （5）句意：當(dāng)你不快樂時你的朋友會幫助你。你的朋友不止一個，可知此處friend用復(fù) 。friends數(shù)，故答案為： 。make）句意：這肯定會使你快樂。助動詞will后跟動詞原形，故答案為： （6 （7）當(dāng)你努力學(xué)習(xí)，你將得到好成績并且當(dāng)然你會為此感到高興。這兩句之間的關(guān)系是 。andand，故答案為：順承關(guān)系，關(guān)系詞用 （8）句意：如果你感到不舒服，你的父母會照顧你，你也將感到高興。根據(jù) your parents 。，故答案為：well身體健康用will take good care of you 可知此處指身體健康，well （9）句

36、意：當(dāng)你貧窮時，你也可以說你感到幸福因為你可能看到其它一些錢買不到的東 。，故答案為：because西。這兩句之間是因果關(guān)系，連詞用because （10）當(dāng)你有問題時，大聲說你很幸福因為你有更多的機會挑戰(zhàn)自己。副詞修飾動詞， 。loudly大聲地，副詞，故答案為：loudlyloud大聲的，形容詞，【點評】此題考查語法填空。我們先跳過空格閱讀短文，理解短文大意，然后仔細閱讀每個句子，根據(jù)上下文的聯(lián)系和句子的意思，確定句子中所缺的詞，用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式 填空或填上適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使文章結(jié)構(gòu)完整。然后進行核查，確定正確答案。 二、八年級英語下冊閱讀理解專項練習(xí)（含答案解析） 閱讀理解9 March,

37、2013, the H7N9 virus （病毒） hit （襲擊） Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected （被感染） with H7N9 had the common flu . Some people suffered from a fever or a cough. （流感） Dont be afraidits not easy to be infected with the virus. Here is some advice to help

38、you protect yourself when it comes. Wash your hands. You need to wash your hands with soap and hot water before you eat, after you use the toilet, and after you touch animals, because your hands may carry viruses. Cover your nose and mouth. When someone sneezes （打噴嚏） or coughs, flu viruses can while

39、 （距離）travel as far as one meter through the air, so youd better keep a proper distance talking to someone who has a cold. And always cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough, and then clean your hands. . Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 80%, but

40、 if Wear a mask （口罩）you dont wash your hands often, its no use wearing a mask. And its necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people. Do sports often. Exercises will help make your body strong enough to resist the virus. Most people who were infected with H7N9 had . 1）（ A. a common flu B. a sto

41、machache C. a headache D. a cold Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ）（2 A. Some people who were infected with the H7N9 virus had a toothache. B. You should cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough. C. Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu

42、as much as 100%. D. Its easy to be infected with the H7N9 virus. How many ways to stop the virus are mentioned in the passage? ）（3 A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. What does the underlined word esist mean in Chinese? ）（4 消滅感染 D. 抵抗A. B. 傳播 C. Whats the main idea of this passage? 5）（ A. It tells u

43、s how to wash hands. B. It tells us why we should use masks. C. It tells us not to touch animals. D. It gives us some advice on how to protect ourselves when the H7N9 virus comes. A1）【答案】 （ B2）（ B）（3 A）（4 D ）（5【解析】【分析】 短文大意：本文就病毒H7N9發(fā)生時如何保護自己給我們提出了一些建議：洗你的手。遮住你的鼻子和嘴。戴口罩。經(jīng)常做運動。鍛煉會使你的身體足以抵御病 毒。（1）細節(jié)題。

44、根據(jù) It seemed that most people who were infected （被感染） with H7N9 had 。的人都得了普通流感，故選A可知，the common flu 大多數(shù)感染H7N9（2）細節(jié)題。 本題最好用排除法解題，A選項定位在第一段第二句和第三句，選項A錯誤在toothache，C選項定位倒數(shù)第二段的第二句，Some doctors say that masks can stop the 。B ，故選與選項flu as much as 80%,Cas much as 80%不符合（3）細節(jié)題。 根據(jù)題干要求以及定位到第二段Here is some ad

45、vice to help you protect yourself when it comes.往下數(shù)，即可得出Wash your hands. Cover your nose and mouth.Wear 。四種阻止病毒的方法，故選Ba mask（口罩）.Do sports often（4）詞義猜測題。 根據(jù)Exercises will help make your body strong enough to resist the virus，表目的，鍛煉能夠有強壯的身體去抵抗病毒，也可用選項代入法解題，選取最符合to其中 。 ，故選A文章邏輯的，故resist是抵抗的意思發(fā)生時如何保護自己

46、給我們提出了一些建議：洗你的5）主旨題。根據(jù)本文就病毒H7N9（手。遮住你的鼻子和嘴。戴口罩。經(jīng)常做運動。鍛煉會使你的身體足以抵御病毒，可知短 。，故選D文就病毒H7N9發(fā)生時如何保護自己給我們提出了一些建議 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題，詞義猜測題和主旨題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解 大意之后找出中心思想。 閱讀理解10 What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meet modern technology? Yes, the words

47、 become lively characters at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons! Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against the bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955. are born. They try to find their mother that the

48、y have never seen. （蝌蚪） A group of tadpolesThe story is very easy, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of ink（水墨） painting. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom was watched in 1961 first. The Monkey King：Uproar in Heaven（1961-1964）is Chinas first color cartoon. It is from the Chines

49、e novel Journey to the West. Its successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the monkey Sun Wukong. To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes（葫蘆）, and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash Brothers（1986）is a masterpiece（杰作）of Chinese paper-cutt

50、ing art. _shows the artistic style of ink painting. 1）（ A. The Magic Brush B. Little Tadpole looking for Mom C. Calabash Brothers Uproar in HeavenD. The Monkey King： The underlined word complex in the passage means _in Chinese . 2）（ 冗長的 D. C. 雜亂的A. 重復(fù)的 B. 復(fù)雜的 Which is true according to the passage?

51、3）（ A. The Monkey King is from a Chinese novel. B. Ma Liang punished the villagers with his brush. C. Calabash Brothers is from Chinese painting art. D. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom came out in 1964. B） （1【答案】 B）（2 A ）（3【解析】【分析】短文大意:本文是文化類閱讀，介紹了四個不同風(fēng)格的藝術(shù)形象：神筆馬良、小蝌蚪找媽媽、美猴王和葫蘆兄弟，說明傳統(tǒng)文化與現(xiàn)代技術(shù)相結(jié)合，能夠讓簡單

52、的 文字變成生動的人物形象。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)The story is very easy, but it needs complex technology to show the 。Bartistic style of ink painting它需要復(fù)雜的技術(shù)展示水墨畫的藝術(shù)風(fēng)格，故選 （2）考查詞意猜測題。but但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折；根據(jù)The story is very easy,可知畫技很復(fù)雜，故 。B選 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。A. The Monkey King is from a Chinese novel美猴王來自中國小說?？?。AThe Monkey King is from a

53、 Chinese novel說法正確，故選知 【點評】此題考查閱讀理解。這篇短文內(nèi)容簡單，容易理解。我們分析問題后，根據(jù)文章 的細節(jié)直接找出細節(jié)理解問題的答案。對于詞意猜測題，要根據(jù)上下文的聯(lián)系確定。 閱讀理解11 Many animals are in danger of dying out. We can see the number of animal species decreases faster and faster and this trend will continue. From 1980 to 2010, at least I million animal species

54、disappeared. Worse still, more and more wild animals are in great danger. It is not a piece of terrible news; it is a fact, a harsh reality. Unfortunately, we may not see these animals in the near future. Why is the number of animal species declining year by year? Apparently animals have become vict

55、ims of fashion industry. Animal skin has been used to make fashionable clothes and these clothes are sold at a high price. So some greedy people begin to kill animals in a large quantity. This irresponsible behaviour not only breaks the balance of nature but also endangers the living environment of human beings. As far as I am concerned, something must be done to