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【題目】 One cool April 22 morning, people started the day as usual. Yet it was not a normal day. What’s so special about April 22? The answer is because it is Earth Day. People all over the world celebrate this important day. The idea of having a special day to celebrate Earth began in the 1960s. Life was very different then.【1】 Most people had no idea how dirty our air and water were.

On April 22, 1970, twenty million Americans joined the first Earth Day activities. This showed that people really want to do something for the environment. Since then laws have been passed to protect the air, water, land, and animals. The vehicles (汽車) such as cars and buses you ride in must pass tests to make sure they don't cause too much pollution. Thanks to it, cars today give out about half as many bad chemicals as they did in the past.

【2】It's a good thing because they have got a lot of help. The Cuyahoga River in Ohio was so polluted that rubbish and oil on the river even caught fire! Today, the river is cleaner. It no longer burns.【3】

Now the celebration has spread to other countries. More than 175 countries take part each year. Every April 22, millions of people get together to clean and protect the Earth. 【4】 Our job is to put this knowledge to work. You can help keep our planet healthy, too!

A.They also celebrate how far we have come.

B.It's healthy enough for birds, fish, and other animals.

C.As a result, the air we breathe is cleaner than it once was.

D.Few people talked or even thought about the environment.

E.Rivers and lakes are also cleaner today than they were before.

F.Many animals near and in the river come back again after that.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

文章大意：短文講了每年的4月22日世界地球日，詳細(xì)講了人們?cè)谶@一天認(rèn)識(shí)到環(huán)境的重要性，及其環(huán)境不斷得到保護(hù)和改善，鼓勵(lì)人們保護(hù)環(huán)境。

【1】

句意：很少有人談?wù)撋踔量紤]環(huán)境問(wèn)題。

根據(jù)上文Life was very different then. 那時(shí)的生活非常不同。以及下文Most people. had no idea how dirty our air and water were.大多數(shù)人都不知道我們的空氣和水有多臟。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知D選項(xiàng)Few people talked or even thought about the environment. 很少有人談?wù)撋踔量紤]環(huán)境問(wèn)題，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選D。

【2】

句意：今天的河流和湖泊也比以前更干凈了。

根據(jù)下文It's a good thing because they have got a lot of help.這是件好事，因?yàn)樗麄兊玫搅撕芏鄮椭�。以�?/span>Today, the river is cleaner. It no longer burns.今天，河水更干凈了，它不再被燒。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知E選項(xiàng)Rivers and lakes are also cleaner today than they were before. 今天的河流和湖泊也比以前更干凈了，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選E。

【3】

句意：它對(duì)鳥(niǎo)類、魚類和其他動(dòng)物來(lái)說(shuō)都很健康。

根據(jù)上文Today, the river is cleaner. It no longer burns.今天，河水更干凈了，它不再被燒。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知B選項(xiàng)It's healthy enough for birds, fish, and other animals. 它對(duì)鳥(niǎo)類、魚類和其他動(dòng)物來(lái)說(shuō)都很健康，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選B。

【4】

句意：他們還慶祝我們?nèi)〉玫某删汀?/span>

根據(jù)上文Every April 22, millions of people get together to clean and protect the Earth. 每年的4月22日，數(shù)百萬(wàn)人聚在一起清潔和保護(hù)地球。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知A選項(xiàng)They also celebrate how far we have come. 他們還慶祝我們?nèi)〉玫某删停�符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選A。