题目内容
11.The"Earth Hour"initiative(自发行动) started in Australia's biggest city Sydney last year when an estimated 2.2million people flicked the switch---leaving the Sydney Opera House bathed in moonlight and the Harbor Bridge blacked out.Organizer Andy Ridley said Sydney's 60minutes of darkness generated huge interest around the world and 23other cities from the Asia Pacific,North America,Europe and the Middle East had now signed up to be part of the 2008event.
The eight latest cities to join"Earth Hour"are Atlanta,San Francisco and Phoenix in the US; Thailand's capital Bangkok; Ottawa,Vancouver and Montreal in Canada and Dublin in Ireland.They joined Australian cities Sydney,Perth,Melbourne,Canberra,Brisbane,Adelaide; Denmark's Copenhagen,Aarhus,Aalborg and Odense; the Philippine capital Manila,Fiji's biggest city Suva.Christchurch in New Zealand; Chicago; Tel Aviv and Torono.
Ridley said he expected the"Earth Hour"concept,which is managed by the conservation group WWF,to extend beyond the borders of these countries on the scheduled start time of 8:00p.m.local time on Saturday March 29.
"I think it already has become much bigger,"he said."he idea was that anyone could do it,whether they were in a small village in France or a city like Sydney."
Ridley said the Sydney event,in which residents were asked to switch off lights and appliances for one hour,had raised awareness about the problem of global warming while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by conserving energy.
"I know that on the night we thought we might be able to cut energy use in the city by five percent but it ended up being 10.1percent,"he said.
He said he hoped Earth Hour provided a"very bg visual message"to politicians that climate change must be addressed quickly.
"The problem is massive but we do make a difference when we all take action,"he said.
5.The purpose of the"Earth Hour"activity isC.
A.to conserve energy
B.to change the climate
C.to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions
D.to draw people's attention to the global warming
6.The underlined word"flick"in paragraph 1meansB.
A.switch on B.switch off
C.move quickly D.hit quickly
7.Which city doesn't join the black-out organization?B
A.Bangkok.B.Manchester.
C.Montreal.D.Brisbane.
8.From the passage we can learn thatA.
A.the black-out activity will have a great effect on climate change
B.the"Earth Hour"initiative first began in the capital of Australia
C.all the countries in the world become interested in the black-out activity
D.the black-out activity has already caught politician's attention
to the climate change.
分析 文章讲述了地球日就是人们关灯一小时,此活动已经提高了人们全球气候变暖问题的意识,通过节能的方式来减少温室气体排放.
解答 5:答案为C.本题为细节推理题.由第六段"Ridley said the Sydney event,in which residents were asked to switch off lights and appliances for one hour,had raised awareness about the problem of global warming while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by conserving energy.."可知,地球日就是人们关灯一小时,此活动已经提高了人们全球气候变暖问题的意识,通过节能的方式来减少温室气体排放,故C选项正确. A选项"节能"是方式,D选项"引起人们对全球气候变暖的关注",是地球日的影响而不是目的.故答案为C.
6:答案为B.本题为词义猜测题.结合该词出现的上下文"…when an estimated 2.2 million people flicked the switch---leaving the Sydney Opera House bathed in moonlight and the Harbor Bridge blacked out."可知,破折号后面的内容是对前面的"flicked the switch"进行解释,让悉尼歌剧院沐浴在月光中,悉尼大桥一片漆黑,可以推断flicked the switch就是关灯.flick 即意为switch off"关掉".switch on 意为"打开",move quickly 意为"迅速移动",hit quickly意为"迅速打击",均不符合该词意思.故答案为B.
7:答案为B.本题为细节题.由第三段"…Thailand's capital Bangkok; Ottawa,Vancouver and Montreal in Canada and Dublin in Ireland.They joined Australian cities Sydney,Perth,Melbourne,Canberra,Brisbane,…"可知,Manchester没有加入该组织.故答案为B.
8:答案为A.本题为推理题.由最后一段""The problem is massive but we do make a difference when we all take action,"he said."可推断,地球日关灯一小时会对气候变化产生影响,故答案为A.
由第一段"The‘Earth Hour'initiative started in Australia's biggest city Sydney last year…"可知,B选项表述错误,悉尼不是澳大利亚的首都.C选项明显表述错误.由倒数第二段"He said he hoped Earth Hour provided a‘very big visual message'to politicians that climate change must be addressed quickly."可知,政治家对气候变化的重视是Ridley的希望,D选项与此不符,均不选.
点评 本文是广告布告类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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