Question

Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment . “We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many ,many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.

According to US government reports , emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place .A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices .

Great improvement has been achieved .In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs ; today in 1995 there are about 6,600 . Advanced lights ,motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .

Twenty –five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment .Today , it’s hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program .“Until we do that , nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson .

1.According to Anderson , before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___

A. the social movement

B. recycling techniques

C. environmental problems

D. the importance of Earth Day

2.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?

A. The grass –roots level

B. The business circle

C. Government officials

D. University professors

3.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection ?

A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest

B. They have settled their environmental problems

C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures .

4. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph ?

A. Education B. Planning

C. Green living D. CO reduction

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 這篇文章講述了介紹了自從1970年第一個地球日成立以來，美國的環(huán)境問題有了很大的改善。從科學家到大學教授到貧民百姓都有了環(huán)保意識，教育在這些變化方面也起著非常重要的作用。

1.C考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一段Anderson說的話“We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,可知：根據(jù)Anderson所言在1970年以前美國人不知道環(huán)境問題。故選C。

2.A考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots可知：保護環(huán)境的支持主要來自草根階層而不是商人，政界領導，大學教授。故選A。

3.D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段的In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs …… and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .可知：美國人在環(huán)境保護中達到了通過有效措施減少了污染。故選D。

4.A考查段落大意。四個選項內容對于保護環(huán)境都是重要的，但是作者在文章末段提到目前幾乎每所學校都有關于環(huán)境保護的課程，而且通過最后Bruce Anderson說的話“Until we do that , nothing else will change! ”可知：教育在改變人們保護環(huán)境意識，改善環(huán)境問題方面至關重要。故選A。

考點：記敘文。