Going green seems to be fad (時(shí)尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can't really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.

On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.

With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.

Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有機(jī)的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don't need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.

Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.

1.What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Celebrating Our Green Year.

B. Protecting the Planet.

C. Keeping Open-Minded

D. Going Green.

2.It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.

A. they needed to perform unusual green tasks

B. they didn't know how to educate other people

C. they were unwilling to reduce their energy

D. they were expected to follow the green fad

3.What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?

A. They ignore others' ungreen behavior.

B. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.

C. They chose better chemical cleaners.

D. They sold their home-made food.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The government will give support to the green people.

B. Some people disagree with the couple's green ideas.

C. The couple may continue their project in the future.

D. Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文描述了作者在2011年四月決定一家人開(kāi)始力行環(huán)保生活一年以及環(huán)保生活的效果。

1.主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是作者一家環(huán)保生活的經(jīng)歷和效果。文章第一段兩處出現(xiàn)了going green環(huán)保生活一詞，全文又多次出現(xiàn)該詞，所以答案為D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段的第二句的...challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things.（挑戰(zhàn)自我去做一些不容易做的環(huán)保事情），此處beyond easy things（不容易做的事情）與unusual green tasks是同義的； 以及文章一再?gòu)?qiáng)調(diào)We had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task（必須想出365種不同的環(huán)保事情要做，這不是件容易的任務(wù)）。故答案為A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Our Green Year這個(gè)定位詞可以在倒數(shù)第二段找到依據(jù)，該段說(shuō)他們一家完全改變了生活方式，在有機(jī)商店購(gòu)物，少吃肉，盡量少買(mǎi)不需要的東西，不用化學(xué)洗液等等，這些都是環(huán)保的習(xí)慣，這與B項(xiàng)概括相一致。

4.推理判斷題。文章最后一段We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet（我們很感謝有機(jī)會(huì)能夠過(guò)綠色環(huán)保的生活和教育別人。我們相信我們有能力去改變一些東西，幫助我們的星球。）說(shuō)明這對(duì)夫婦這個(gè)環(huán)保年很成功，所以他們可能在將來(lái)還會(huì)繼續(xù)他們的環(huán)保做法。選C。

考點(diǎn)：環(huán)保類文章

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