Question

【題目】 Caring for Mother Earth

We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth.

April 22 is Earth Day. The theme（主題）of this year is “Green Cities.” A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live. Around the world, many cities and countries have done well to build themselves in a green way.

	Chicago is well known for its green roof program. These roofs are covered with plants. The plants get a lot of rainwater. So far, there are about 360 green roofs in Chicago, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
	Curitiba, Brazil, has great transportation. It opened the world’s first bus rapid transit(BRT) system in 1974. BRT runs on special lanes. This makes sure that buses are on time even in traffic jams. With the help of BRT, the city has the lowest level of air pollution in Brazil.
	In Singapore, almost everyone knows the zero-energy buildings in Southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building is able to create more energy than it uses. By 2030, Singapore plans to build 80 percent of its buildings like this.

【1】The theme of Earth Day for this year is ______ .

A. Green RoofsB. Great Transportation

C. Green CitiesD. Environmental Protection

【2】Which country opened the world’s first BRT system in 1974?

A. America.B. Brazil.C. Mexico.D. Singapore.

【3】What is Singapore famous for ?

A. Special transit system.B. The level of air pollution.

C. Cool and clean water.D. The zero-energy buildings.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

文章大意：這是一篇科普知識類閱讀，主要介紹了圍繞今年地球日主題“綠色城市”，世界上許多國家和城市的一些做法。

【1】句意：今年地球日的主題是綠色城市。

本題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章第二段第一行“April 22 is Earth Day. The theme（主題）of this year is “Green Cities”可知，主題是綠色城市，故答案選C。

【2】句意：哪個國家在1974年開通了世界上第一個快速公交系統(tǒng)？

本題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章表格中的第二段第一行“Curitiba, Brazil, has great transportation. It opened the world’s first bus rapid transit(BRT) system in 1974.”可知，是“巴西開通了世界上第一個快速公交系統(tǒng)”，故答案選B。

【3】句意：新加坡以什么而出名？—零能耗建筑。

本題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章表格中第三段第一行“In Singapore, almost everyone knows the zero-energy buildings in Southeast Asia.”可知，新加坡因零耗能建筑出名，故答案選D。

閱讀理解中的細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)問句找出具體的關(guān)鍵詞，然后根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞定位到文章的具體位置，然后選出正確答案。例如題目1中的關(guān)鍵詞是The theme of Earth Day可定位到文章第二段第一行“April 22 is Earth Day. The theme（主題）of this year is “Green Cities”可選出正確答案。