Question

【題目】

Every year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated (慶祝) all over the world. It is a time to work towards keeping our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.

U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities covered with smoke. Senator Nelson needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and so can you. How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:

●Join a clean-up project-Clean up your street or a favorite beach.

●Save energy-Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation.

● Use less water.

●Reduce (減少) / Reuse/ Recycle-Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use. Then reuse or recycle what you can.

You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!

【1】When was the first Earth Day?

A.On April 22, 1970.B.On April 22, 1962.C.On April 22, 1771.D.On April 22 every year.

【2】_________ made Gaylord Nelson first think of the idea for Earth Day.

A.The beautiful environmentB.Projects to clean up the land

C.Support from AmericansD.Seeing polluted rivers and cities covered with smoke

【3】How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day?

A.By using more cars.B.By helping to clean up the land, air and water.

C.By polluting rivers and cities.D.By taking fewer buses.

【4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A.Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.B.Three Rs mean reduce, reuse and recycle.

C.Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day.D.People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning.

【5】The best title of this passage is _________.

A.Three RsB.A Clean-up ProjectC.Celebrate Earth DayD.Save Energy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要講述慶祝地球日的相關(guān)內(nèi)容。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day!”可知，在1970年4月22日慶祝了第一個地球日。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities covered with smoke.”可知，當(dāng)他看到污染的河流和城市被煙霧籠罩時，蓋洛德·納爾遜第一次想到地球日的想法。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。A：更多地使用汽車；B：通過幫助清理土地，空氣和水；C：污染河流和城市；D：更少地乘坐公交車。根據(jù)常識可知，C項錯誤；根據(jù)“Save energy-Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation.”可知，要節(jié)約能源，多使用公共交通少開車，A和D錯誤；根據(jù)“Join a clean-up project-Clean up your street or a favorite beach.”可知，參加清理項目可以作為慶祝地球日的方法。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。A：美國人慶祝第一個地球日。根據(jù)“Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day!”可知，美國人慶祝了第一個地球日，該項表述正確；B：三個R代表減少、重復(fù)使用和循環(huán)利用。根據(jù)“Reduce (減少) / Reuse/ Recycle-Practice the three Rs…”可知，三個R代表減少、重復(fù)使用和循環(huán)利用，該項表述正確；C：現(xiàn)在大約有2000萬人慶祝地球日。根據(jù)“Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day!”可知，1970年4月22日，2000萬美國人慶祝了第一個地球日，而不是現(xiàn)在，該項表述錯誤；D：人們通過幫助做一些公共清潔來慶祝地球日。根據(jù)“Join a clean-up project-Clean up your street or a favorite beach.”可知，可以做一些清潔工作來慶祝地球日，該項表述正確。故選C。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題題。A：三個R；B：一個清潔項目；C：慶祝地球日；D：節(jié)約能量。分析文章內(nèi)容可知，本文主要講述慶祝地球日的相關(guān)內(nèi)容。故選C。