BEIJING--Lights went out for an hour at some famous landmarks and homes all over the world on March 28 for Earth Hour 2010. It is a global event created by the WWF(World Wildlife Fund) to make people pay more attention to climate change.
From the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Pari sand London’s Houses of Parliament, lights went out to encourage people to cut energy use.
Organizers said the action showed that a great number of people wanted the government to take measures to fight global warming by the end of 2010. "We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time," said Kim Carstensen, head of a global climate organization. "Now we’re no longer alone with the dream. We’re sharing it with all these people turning off their lights," he said.
Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007 and it went global in 2008, attracting 50 million people. WWF is hoping one billion people from 1,000 cities in nearly 90 countries will take part in the event.
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, the Bird’s Nest in Beijing and many other famous buildings in China also joined in this event.
【小题1】The event "Earth Hour" was created to make people pay more attention to __
A. Sydney Opera House    B. climate change           C. March 28
【小题2】According to the passage people who took part in the event__ on March 28.
A. turned off the lights for one hour     B. turned down the lights for 2 hours
C. turned on the lights for 3 hours
【小题3】         created Earth Hour event first in     
A. America, 2008          B. Canada, 2010            C. Australia, 2007
【小题4】__ famous landmarks are mentioned in the passage.
A. Four                    B. Five                     C. Six
【小题5】The Earth Hour event was created by __
A. Global Climate Organization    B. World Wildlife Fund    C. Kim Cartensen

阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题,每小题2分,满分l0分)

If the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow, you will probably take off just one coat. But such a change in the average world temperature would be a serious problem. Many animals and plants would not be able to deal with these changes, and would die.
The UNEP(联合国环境规划署) released(发布)the Report 2012 on November 21, 2012. It says that if we don’t take action now, the world temperature will have risen by 3 to 5 degrees by the end of this century.
A large rise in temperatures could be terrible for us and for many other living things on Earth. Sea levels will rise because higher temperatures will cause melting ice flow into the sea.Large coastal (沿海的) cities in countries such as the Netherlands and Bangladesh could be flooded.
Some plants such as corn and sugarcane (甘蔗) will not grow well in higher temperatures. Some countries, such as Brazil and parts of Africa, will not have enough food. The change may cause less rain and even make some places very dry.
On November 26, people from around 200 nations and regions gathered again in Doha (多哈) for the annual UN climate talks.“Climate change is coming to all human beings and effective actions need to be taken to deal with it.”president of the conference said at the opening ceremony.  
【小题1】What will you probably do if the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow?
【小题2】When was the Report 2012 released by the UNEP?
【小题3】Why will sea level rise?
【小题4】Where did they attend the annual UN climate talks?
【小题5】As a student, what action will you take to deal with the rising temperatures?(请自拟一句话)

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