Question

Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the

Convention(公約) on Wetlands was signed(簽署)in1971.This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year.

　 The celebration is a call for action. It is a way to show people how important and

useful the wetlands are for people. On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take

part in many wetlands activities. People take trips to the local wetlands. There are talks

about how important the wetlands are. People get together to clean up their local wetlands

Children draw pictures to advertise the day. People also compete(比賽)in boat races.

　 The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future. Wetlands help protect nature and resources(資源)like fresh water. Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water.

　 Many people do not know how important the wetlands are. They can understand why an

elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals. It is much harder for

them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are. These small animals,

such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature.

　 All plants and animals are part of the food chain(鏈).If the small wetlands animals

die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat. They will also die. People

need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world. If we do not protect nature

today，it will be gone tomorrow.

46. What should you put in your diary?

　 A. Some frogs.

　 B. The date of World Wetlands Day.

　 C. 1971

　 D. Any special day.

47. Where do people celebrate World Wetlands Day?

　 A. All over the world.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In ships

　 C. At home.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In their own way.

48. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

　 A. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions.

　 B. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands.

　 C. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands.

　 D. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather.

49. Why are small animals important?

　 A. They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain.

　 B. They are beautiful.

　 C. Bigger animals are eaten by them

　 D. Without them, there may be no water.

50. Which of the following might be the best title of the article?

　 A. Wetlands Are Important

　 B. Small Animals Are Also Important

　 C. World Wetlands Day

　 D. Food Chain

Answer 1

本文是一篇說明文，主要向我們介紹了世界濕地日的有關(guān)信息，向我們展示了人們?cè)谑澜鐫竦厝账�做的宣傳和活�?dòng)，以此來告訴人們濕地在人們生活中的作用。

46. B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day!”可知。所以選擇答案B。

47. A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take

part in many wetlands activities.”可知全世界的人們都在慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日，所以選擇答案A。

48. D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take

part in many wetlands activities. People take trips to the local wetlands. There are talks

about how important the wetlands are. ”可知A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)是正確的，所以選擇答案D。

49. A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的最后一句話“These small animals,

such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature.”可知，小動(dòng)物在維持自然界平衡中起著重要的作用，所以選擇答案A。

50. A【解析】主旨意義題。通讀全文可知，本文主要通過世界濕地日向我們說明了濕地在人們生活中的重要作用，所以選擇答案A。