A、 Because there are many developing nations.
B、 Because people use too many man-made materials.
C、 Because we have more and more industry.
D、 Because we are building more vehicles.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：短文开头提出了污染的现象，随后就解释了原因：“越来越多的人口给我们带来越来越多的工业……”故选C。

A、 Industrial development.
B、 Their own health.
C、 Their children's future.
D、 Sound environment.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：短文中提到，我们把“提高工业化”作为我们的首要目标。故选A。A项为原文increasing industrialization的同义表达。

A、 Man knows where the society is going.
B、 The speaker is worried about the future of our modern society.
C、 People don't welcome the rapid development of modern society.
D、 Man can do nothing about the problem of pollution.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：短文最后提到，“坏消息是我们迷路了，不知道自己在去往何方”，即很担忧现代社会的未来，故选B。C、D两个选项说法比较绝对，预读选项时可初步排除。