Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”
Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.
In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.
So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.
“We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.
When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.
Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.
“Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.
小題1:Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?
A.To inspire their children for the future.
B.To prove a travel without motorized transport.
C.To explore the secret of global warming.
D.To promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
小題2:They did a lot during the travel except ________.
A.build a house with recycled plastic bottles
B.collect rubbish and waste
C.communicate with local children
D.show people how to use energy
小題3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?
A.In the endB.In a wayC.At the beginningD.On the whole
小題4:The best title of the passage can be ________.
A.A Swiss family’ journey across the world
B.An eco-friendly adventure across the world
C.We have a long way to make a good travel
D.Nature needs respecting and protecting

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析:本文敘述了這對(duì)瑞士夫婦,進(jìn)行了一次環(huán)球的環(huán)保旅行,其目的在于推行有環(huán)保意識(shí),推行環(huán)保知識(shí),在他們?nèi)ミ^(guò)47國(guó)家里,他們收集了22噸垃圾,還教當(dāng)?shù)氐娜巳绾问褂锰?yáng)能,并且指出利用太陽(yáng)能和風(fēng)能的重要性。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.促進(jìn)環(huán)保的生活方式,故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash選項(xiàng)B與短文相符;So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia,選項(xiàng)C與短文相符;taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water選項(xiàng)D與短文相符,故選A。
小題3:詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.最初這對(duì)夫婦認(rèn)為他們將在四年內(nèi)完成他們的旅行,但現(xiàn)在,七年后,他們相信它可能需要七年的時(shí)間,故選C。
小題4:標(biāo)題歸納題。綜觀全文可知本文主要講述了這對(duì)夫婦的環(huán)球的環(huán)保旅行,故選B。
點(diǎn)評(píng):標(biāo)題歸納題時(shí)還要遵循三個(gè)原則,即注意題的醒目性、概括性和針對(duì)性。醒目性——我們所判斷的標(biāo)題如果放在文章的最前面,應(yīng)該能使讀者一看到標(biāo)題就對(duì)其內(nèi)容發(fā)生興趣,即,吸引讀者的眼球;概括性——指標(biāo)題應(yīng)最大限度地覆蓋全文,囊括文章的主要內(nèi)容,體現(xiàn)文章的主題;針對(duì)性——我們所選的標(biāo)題不能偏題,必須指向具體文意,因此也應(yīng)具備強(qiáng)烈的針對(duì)性。
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