중2 영어 교과서 천재 이재영 4과 본문 변형문제

Is It a Light Problem?

____________ at this beautiful painting.

It _____________ by the famous Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in 1889.

In Van Gogh's time, almost everyone could look up and _________ a wonderful starry night sky.

Now, how ___________ of us are as lucky as Van Gogh?

In fact, many people in today's world cannot ___________ a starry night sky.

This is so ___________ light pollution.

Most of us are familiar _______ air, water, and land pollution.

We know that they are serious problems, and we are ________ action to solve them.

But did you know that light can also __________ pollution?

Light pollution―too much light in the wrong place at the wrong time―_______ almost everywhere around the world.

It can have serious __________ on humans and wildlife.

According to a recent report, about 80% of the world's population lives under skies that _________ not dark enough at night.

Especially in big cities, people often cannot __________ a starry night.

They can also suffer from sleep problems because the natural rhythm of day and night ___________ by artificial light.

Wildlife _____________ by light pollution, too.

Birds that migrate or hunt at night find their way by natural light, but light in big cities can cause them to _____________ off course.

Every year millions of birds _________ after hitting buildings that have bright lights.

Sea turtles cannot easily find a place __________ eggs since beaches are too bright at night.

Also, many baby sea turtles die ____________ artificial light draws them away from the ocean.

Clearly, light pollution is as ____________ as other forms of pollution.

We have to find ways __________ the problem.

If we do not, we may ________ stars only in our dreams or paintings.