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【題目】 Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, especially we didn’t know that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs (公共事件) has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots (草根) Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.

According to US government reports, emissions from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced (減少) from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices.

Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.

【1】According to Anderson, before 1970. Americans had little idea about ________.

A.the social movementB.recycling techniques

C.environmental problemsD.the importance of Earth Day

【2】Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?

A.The business men.B.Common people.

C.Government officials.D.University professors.

【3】What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.

B.They have solved their environmental problems.

C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D.They have reduced pollution by taking active actions.

【4】What does the underlined word “emissions” mean in the passage?

A.熱量B.尾氣C.燃油D.污染

【5】What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?

A.Education.B.Planning.C.Green living.D.Green thinking.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文介紹了自從1970年第一個地球日成立以來，美國的環(huán)境問題有了很大的改善。以前在公共事物中無足輕重的環(huán)境問題現(xiàn)在成了一項(xiàng)社會關(guān)注的問題，從科學(xué)家到大學(xué)教授到貧民百姓都有了環(huán)保意識。此外作者還指出教育在這種變化方面也起著非常重要的作用。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, especially we didn’t know that there was a problem with it”可知，1970年之前。美國人對環(huán)境問題幾乎一無所知。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement.”可知，對環(huán)境保護(hù)的支持主要來自于美國民眾。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。A項(xiàng)：他們把汽車尾氣排放量降到了最低；B項(xiàng)：他們已經(jīng)解決了環(huán)境問題；C項(xiàng)：他們降低了40個城市的二氧化碳水平；D項(xiàng)：他們采取積極行動減少了污染。根據(jù)“According to US government reports…Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with…”和“Great improvement has been achieved.”可知，美國采取措施取得了很大的進(jìn)步，但是問題仍然存在，ABC三項(xiàng)表述不正確。故選D。

【4】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)其后“from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons”可知，汽車和卡車的尾氣排放量從每年1030萬噸下降到550萬噸。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment.”可知，25年前，幾乎沒有任何環(huán)境教育項(xiàng)目，所以最后一段主要是強(qiáng)調(diào)教育對環(huán)境保護(hù)尤為重要。故選A。