There’s been a lot of talk about white-and-blue collar（衣領(lǐng)） workers, and you may have even heard of gold collar workers, but lately a new color of collar is making its way into China’s urban vernacular(土話)—green. Green collars say no when work is life and life is work. They choose to get out of the fast lane(車道), and explore new ways of living “green”.
Living green doesn’t mean someone is working as an environmentalist, biologist or scientist. Instead it is more of a lifestyle choice. A typical green collar is well educated like a white-collar but physically tough like a blue-collar, likely born in the 70s or 80s of the last century and living in one of China’s big cities, with a monthly income well above 5,000 yuan(about US $700).
The life of a green collar may go something like this: Turn off the mobile phone after work, eat only healthy food rich in vitamins, go on hikes every weekend, and like to help the underprivileged.
Green collars even have their own club. In Beijing, the Green Collar Club is for people who share a “be happy, healthy and helpful” spirit. The club often holds charity parties and uses the donations for environmental protection and poverty relief projects in China.
“They are successful in their careers, but do not miss the pleasures in life. They have a lot of money, but do not fall slave to it.” said Zuo Shiguang, one of the founding members of the club.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Differences between white-and-blue collars and green collars.
B．The increasing awareness(意識) of environmental protection.
C．New trends of life in China’s big cities.
D．The lifestyle of green collars.
小題2:Green collars are living green because _________.
A．they have a large income to use
B．they refuse to live an unhealthy life
C．they spend a lot of money and time in the open air
D．they devote themselves to environmental protection
小題3:What’s Zuo Shiguang’s attitude towards green collars?
A．Appreciative.B．Doubtful.C．Negative(否定的).D．Neutral(中立的).
小題4:The underlined part “the underprivileged” probably refers to those who are_________.
A．in heavy polluted areas B．in faraway places
C．in a poor state of education D．in unfavourable(不利的) conditions

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：本文介紹了一個新型的生活方式——綠色生活。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段They choose to get out of the fast lane（車道）, and explore new ways of living “green”.可知本文介紹了一個新型的生活方式——綠色生活。故D正確。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段的句子The life of a green collar may go something like this: Turn off the mobile phone after work, eat only healthy food rich in vitamins, go on hikes every weekend,說明綠領(lǐng)工人生活是綠色的，因為他們拒絕不健康的生活方式。故B正確。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“They are successful in their careers, but do not miss the pleasures in life. They have a lot of money, but do not fall slave to it.” said Zuo Shiguang, one of the founding members of the club.說明他對這種生活方式是很欣賞的，持支持的態(tài)度。故A正確。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)下文的The club often holds charity parties and uses the donations for environmental protection and poverty relief（擺脫貧困）projects in China.說明這些人想要幫助那些弱勢群體，那些需要幫助的人，故D正確。
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