Question

 Japanese households are being urged to go to bed one hour earlier than normal in order to help tackle climate change.

  The Japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissions.

The Morning Challenge campaign, launched by the Japanese Environment Ministry, is based on the belief that swapping late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could significantly cut the nation's carbon footprint.

  A typical family can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 85kg a year if everyone goes to bed and gets up one hour earlier, according to the campaign.

The amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early equals 20 percent of annual emissions from household lights，" Many Japanese people waste elec?tric power at night time,for example by watching TV until very late, "a ministry spokesperson told The Daily Telegraph.

  But going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissions. If people change their lifestyle, we can save energy and reduce emis?sions. The campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra hour of morning sun?light by improving their lifestyles in general by running，doing yoga and eating a nutritious breakfast.

  It is the latest initiative(倡议) tackling climate change by the Japanese environment minis?try，which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels within the next three decades.

  It was the same government department that launched the high-profile(备受关注的) Cool Biz campaign five years ago，which encourages workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn air conditioner lower than 28 degrees Celsius during summer. 

(   ) 5. The campaign mentioned in the passage is aimed at        .

   A.saving electricity

   B.taking full advantage of morning sunshine

   C.improving Japanese people's lifestyle

   D.reducing household carbon dioxide emissions

(   ) 6. The underlined phrase "carbon footprint" in Paragraph 3 probably means        .

   A.the footsteps the Japanese make

   B.carbon painting

   C.carbon dioxide emissions

   D.carbon paper

(   ) 7. By 2020， the Japanese hope to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the level of 1990 by        .

   A. 20%        B. 25%      C. 28%          D. 85%

(   ) 8. What can we learn about the Cool Biz campaign according to the passage?

    A.It was started by the Japanese Environment Ministry last year.

   B.It was intended to save energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

   C.It demanded that workers should not wear short-sleeved shirts.

   D.It discouraged the workers from turning on air conditioner during summer.

Answer 1

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B日本环境部最近发起一项运动，鼓励人们早睡早起，以减少家庭二氧化碳的排放量。

5.D由文章的第一、二段可知此项运动的目的是提倡人们早睡早起以减少二氧化碳的排放量。

6.C根据上下文可知。

7.B由文章的倒数第二段可知。

8.B由文章的最后一段可知。A项的时间表述不对，D项应为鼓励人们在夏季不把空调的温度调到28摄氏度以下。