Going green seems to be a fad(時尚) 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 life style.
On April 22,2011,we decided to be green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 diffenent things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day a year,Our Greean 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 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 lifestyles. We now shop at organic(有機的) 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 planets

  1. 1.

    What might be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Going green
    2. B.
      Protecting the planet
    3. C.
      Keeping Open-Minded
    4. D.
      Celebrating Our Green Year
  2. 2.

    It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_______

    1. A.
      they were expected to follow the green fad
    2. B.
      they didn’t know how to educate other people
    3. C.
      they were unwilling to reduce their energy
    4. D.
      they needed to perform unusual green tasks
  3. 3.

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

    1. A.
      They tried to get out of their ungreen habits
    2. B.
      They ignored others’ ungreen behaviour
    3. C.
      They chose better chemical cleaners
    4. D.
      they sold their home-made food
  4. 4.

    What can we infer from the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      The government will give support to the green roject
    2. B.
      The couple may continue ther project in the future
    3. C.
      Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas
    4. D.
      Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign
ADAB
文章大意:作者通過自己改變自己的生活方式,過綠色生活經(jīng)歷,告訴人們?nèi)绾瓮ㄟ^自己的努力來改變我們周圍的環(huán)境。
1.根據(jù)文章中作者敘述的自己our green year經(jīng)歷和文章的第一段和最后一段進行推斷。
2.根據(jù)文章的第二段進行判斷推理。
3.根據(jù)文章的第四段的第一句。
4.根據(jù)文章的最后一段,作者相信自己有能力幫助改變環(huán)境,保護地球,當(dāng)然作者會繼續(xù)自己的綠色行動。特別注意關(guān)鍵詞grateful,believe等。
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