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    Good afternoon, everyone! This is Rose Garden Middle School Radio. John Smith speaking, with something new to share with you today. We all know that thinking green is sometimes the most difficult thing to do, but not impossible! Bed ZED, a new eco-friendly village (生态村） in the south of London, has done a great job of providing its villagers with a high level living while getting them to pay more attention to protecting the environment.

    People in Bed ZED have done many things. They recycle their paper, plastic, glass and other daily things. They build many houses whose windows face south in order to get as much sunlight as possible. The rainwater is collected for use in the toilets. Also, the people there travel to work in shared cars or use public transportation if they work far away.

    Now, you may think it’s not easy to live such a life, but let me tell you, it’s not! It’s a way of life! We just have to say no to what is bad for the environment, and begin working on ideas to protect it. Life would be much more pleasant if villages like Bed ZED existed （存在） all over the world! Thank you for listening!

1. What people in Bed ZED often do is ______.

A. to build a lot of houses                                                   B. to go to work in their own cars

C .to recycle the paper, plastic and glass

2. In Bed ZED, the water used in the toilets may come from _____.

A. river water                                                                    B. running water

C. collected rainwater

43. People in Bed ZED usually go to work ______ if they work far away.

A. by bus                                                                         B. on foot                           

C. by bike

4. The expression “thinking green” might mean the same as ______.

A. building a green house                                                   B. keeping simple thoughts

C. protecting the environment

5. The writer’s opinion is that _______.

A. people should be against building eco-friendly villages

B. Bed ZED is a good example in protecting the environment

C. the idea of thinking green is hard to work on

Answer 1

1.C    由第二段的第二句“They recycle their paper, plastic, glass and other daily things.”可

知，Bed ZED生态村的人们回收利用纸、塑料和玻璃。

2.C    由第二段中的“The rainwater is collected for use in the toilets.”可知，在 Bed ZED生

态村，用来冲马桶的水可能来自收集的雨水。

3.A    由第二段的最后一句“Also,the people there travel to work in shared cars or use public  transportation if they work far away.”可知，在Bed ZED生态村，如果人们距离工作

的地方很远，他们通常共用汽车或者乘坐公共交通工具。故选A。

4.C    下文讲述人们为保护环境所做的事，由此推知thinking green的意思与protecting the

environment相同。

5.B    由第三段中的“Life would be much more pleasant if villages like Bed ZED existed （存

在） all over the world!”可以看出作者的观点：Bed ZED生态村在保护环境方面是 

一个好的例子。