题目内容
1．The Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment by building relationships between people and nature．The foundation is based in the state of Maryland．It was created more than 50 years ago．It teaches people ways to protect the environment．At the end of the year，it designs events to help children celebrate Christmas without increasing the amount of waste they create．Hanna Seligmann works for the foundation．"So let's figure out what is in our bag of trash．"She shows adults and children how to reduce waste during the holiday gift-giving season．"You can sort it as a cardboard item or you can sort it as a plastic item．""We encourage using things that are already in your house like newspaper，old magazines，using a gift within a gift．"Urging people to recycle is important in the Washington，D．C．，area，because Potomac River，one of the most famous rivers in the country lies there．
"Over time we realized that really just doing trash cleanups was the symptom of the problem，not getting to the root cause．And so it was just a little over a decade ago that we started the initiative （倡议） itself．"says Seligman．
The Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative is an effort by the Alice Ferguson Foundation to support clean agricultural methods．It includes educational programs teaching children about the kinds of pollution that can enter the watershed．
One activity is called the Trash Timeline Game．It teaches children that the things they throw away do not decompose，at the same rate．For example，paper dissolves in about four weeks．An apple core may take two months to rot．A metal can take up to 100 years．
8．The Alice Ferguson FoundationA．
A．devotes itself to keeping citizens engaged in going green
B．deals with relationship between people
C．teaches people how to form groups
D．concerns itself about children's holidays
9．At the end of the year，the Alice Ferguson Foundation is busyD．
A．buying plastic items
B．celebrating Christmas
C．figuring out how much waste was produced
D．educating people to reduce less waste while enjoying Christmas
10．How to get to the root cause of environmental protection，according to Seligman？A
A．Environmental education．
B．Doing trash cleanups．
C．Saving water．
D．Celebrating holidays less．
11．What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean？B
A．Give off．B．Break down．C．Come out．D．Pack up．
分析 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读，属于记叙文，The Alice Ferguson Foundation是一个致力于让公民参与环保的非盈利组织．本文以此展开谈论，主要讲述了这个组织在引导人们环保方面做出的措施与行动．
解答 8．A．细节理解题．根据The Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment by building relationships between people and nature．可知，The Alice Ferguson Foundation是一个致力于让公民参与环保的非盈利组织．故选A．
9．D．细节理解题．根据At the end of the year，it designs events to help children celebrate Christmas without increasing the amount of waste they create．可知，在年末，这个组织忙于教育人们在享受圣诞节的同时减少浪费．故选D．
10．A．推理判断题．根据Over time we realized that really just doing trash cleanups was the symptom of the problem，not getting to the root cause．And so it was just a little over a decade ago that we started the initiative （倡议） itself以及It includes educational programs teaching children about the kinds of pollution that can enter the watershed．可以推测出，环保教育是解决环保问题的根源．故选A．
11．B．词义猜测题．根据It teaches children that the things they throw away do not decompose，at the same rate．可知，它教导孩子，他们扔掉的东西不以同样的速度分解．故此处decompose意为分解．故选B．
点评 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题，词义猜测题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
