题目内容
12.Since the first Earth Day in 1970,American have gotten a lot"greener"toward the environment."We didn't know at that time there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,"says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement."The understanding has increased many,many times,"says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports,emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3million tons a year to 5.5tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of"Green thinking"has become part of practices.
Great improvement has been achieved.In 1988there were only 600recycling programs; today in 1995there are about 6,600.Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
Twenty-five years ago,there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today,it's hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program."Until we do that,nothing else will change!"say Bruce Anderson.
35.According to Anderson,before 1970,Americans had little idea aboutC.
A.the social movement B.recycling techniques
C.environmental problems D.the importance of Earth Day
36.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A
A.The grass-roots level. B.The business circle.
C.Government officials. D.University professors.
37.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?D
A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.
B.They have settled their environmental problems.
C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
38.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?A
A.Education. B.Planning. C.Green living. D.CO reduction.
分析 本文属于记叙文题材.在文章中作者介绍了自从1970年第一个地球日成立以来,美国的环境问题有了很大的改善.以前在公共事物中无足轻重的环境问题现在成了一项社会关注的问题,从科学家到大学教授到贫民百姓都有了环保意识.此外作者还指出教育在这种变化方面也起着非常重要的作用.
解答 35.C 考查细节理解.根据文章首段Anderson说的话"We didn't know at that time there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,可知当时人们不知道环境这个概念,更别说环境问题了,由此可知答案选C.
36.A 考查细节理解.根据文章第二段.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass-roots可知商人,政界领导,大学教授,尤其是平民百姓们都参与到了保护环境的运动中来,由此判断保护环境的支持主要来自草根阶层,故答案选A.
37.D 考查细节理解.根据文章倒数第二段内容In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs …and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.可知回收工作的改进,先进产品和住房设计的研制开发等措施都有效地减少了污染,改善了环境,故答案选D.
38.A 考查主旨要义.四个选项内容对于保护环境都是重要的,但是作者在文章末段提到目前几乎每所学校都有关于环境保护的课程,而且通过最后Bruce Anderson说的话"Until we do that,nothing else will change!"可知教育在改变人们保护环境意识,改善环境问题方面至关重要,故答案选A.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
The plane was totally(32)B.I had noticed some Boy Scouts (童子军)at the gate and commented to my daughter that if anything happened,we would be OK with all those Scouts on our flight!
(33)A,our seats were separated by the aisle(过道).Kallie was (34)D about the trip and had counted on my reading to her the whole way.Trying to (35)B across the aisle would be a challenge.
When the two passengers who shared my row boarded the plane,I asked if they would
(36)C places with Kallie and me.They (37)C.Meanwhile,a mother and her three children were (38)D several rows ahead of us.There had been a mistake with their boarding passes,and the whole family had been (39)B.
The passengers in her row also refused to (40)C.The mother could hold her baby,
(41)A her 6-year-old son and his older brother were many rows away.She was (42)D about the younger boy sitting with strangers.
Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said,"Ma'am,we can(43)B you."He then spent five minutes rearranging his(44)C.The boys followed his directions cheerfully.The mother's(45)A was obvious.
Kallie,however,was still(46)B.I told her that there wasn't anything I could do; we would have to sit where we were.(47)D,the man sitting next to the Scout master (not a Scout himself) turned around and asked,"Would you and your daughter like our(48)A?"We traded seats and continued our trip,very much relieved to be together.
Would that man have(49)B us his seat if the Scouts hadn't done so for the mom and her children?I don't know.But I do know that (50)C can spread!
31.A.anxious | B.surprised | C.excited | D.annoyed |
32.A.busy | B.full | C.big | D.new |
33.A.Unfortunately | B.Unusually | C.Actually | D.Finally |
34.A.careful | B.doubtful | C.curious | D.nervous |
35.A.talk | B.read | C.sleep | D.stand |
36.A.stay | B.share | C.switch | D.return |
37.A.agreed | B.stopped | C.refused | D.discussed |
38.A.playing | B.shouting | C.laughing | D.panicking |
39.A.put together | B.split up | C.turned down | D.mixed up |
40.A.sit | B.talk | C.move | D.walk |
41.A.but | B.and | C.since | D.though |
42.A.angry | B.certain | C.disappointed | D.concerned |
43.A.teach | B.help | C.tell | D.accompany |
44.A.packages | B.seats | C.group | D.food |
45.A.relief | B.shyness | C.patience | D.care |
46.A.happy | B.upset | C.confused | D.interested |
47.A.Gradually | B.Immediately | C.Hopefully | D.Amazingly |
48.A.seats | B.food | C.books | D.fruits |
49.A.saved | B.offered | C.paid | D.showed |
50.A.bravery | B.confidence | C.kindness | D.humorous |
He stood on tiptoe,(44)Bas high as he could,but even as his tallest (45)Dhe was unable to touch it.He began to(46)B.up and down,as high as he could,at the (47)C 0f each jump stretching his arms to get the apple.Still it remained out of (48)D.
Not giving up,he thought,if only he had something to(49)B 0n.His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to (50)Athe things inside,like his lunch box,pencil case,and books.Looking(51)D,he hoped he might find an old box,a rock,or,with luck,even a ladder,(52)B it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do.(53)C seeing any other choices,he (54)Band started to walk away.At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his (55)C,and how he really wanted that apple.The more he(56)Alike this,the more unhappy he became.
However,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy,even if he couldn't always get (57)Bhe wanted.He started to say (58)D himself,"This isn't helpful.I don't have the apple and I'm feeling unhappy as well.There's (59)D more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to(60)A0ur feelings.If that's the case what can I do to feel better?"
41.A.fruit | B.trees | C.vegetables | D.sweet |
42.A.difficult | B.dangerous | C.attractive | D.healthy |
43.A.sadder | B.angrier | C.hungrier | D.cooler |
44.A.hanging | B.stretching | C.beating | D.pulling |
45.A.strength | B.length | C.weight | D.height |
46.A.look. | B.jump | C.walk | D.wave |
47.A.edge | B.stage | C.top | D.level |
48.A.hope | B.control | C.sight | D.reach |
49.A.feed | B.stand | C.sit | D.hold |
50.A.break | B.shake | C.take | D.share |
51.A.through | B.forward | C.down | D.around |
52.A.so | B.but | C.and | D.yet |
53.A.After | B.While | C.Without | D.Upon |
54.A.kept off | B.gave up | C.got through | D.turned over |
55.A.lessons | B.garden | C.efforts | D.school |
56.A.thought | B.stole | C.ate | D.learned |
57.A.which | B.what | C.how | D.where |
58.A.with | B.by | C.in | D.to |
59.A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
60.A.change | B.express | C.forget | D.describe |
The second shop,though (36)Dmore polite,was just the (37)Csame,and the third and the fourth-so I decided that my (38)Amust be wrong.
I enter the fifth shop with a(n) (39)Bin my mind.I pulled the chair on the floor and said to the (40)D"Would you like to (41)C a chair?"He look it over carefully and said,"Yes,not a (42)Achair.How much do you want for it,sir?""Twenty pounds."I replied."OK."he said."I will (43)D you twenty pounds.""It's got a slightly broken leg,"I said,"Yes,I saw that,It's nothing."
(44)B was going according to the plan and I was getting excited."(45)D will you do with it?"I asked."Oh,It will be easy to sell (46)C the repair is done.""I will buy it."I said.""What do you mean?You've just sold it to me."he said."Yes.I know,but I've (47)Amy mind.I am sorry,I will give you twenty-seven pounds for it.""You must be (48)C,"he said.Then suddenly the penny dropped."I know what you want.You want me to repair your chair.""You are right,"I said."And what would you have done if I had walked in and said‘Would you mend this chair for me?'""I wouldn't have (49)Bof doing it."he said,"We don't do repairs,not enough money in it and too much trouble.But I will mend this for you,shall we say for a fiver?"He was a very (50)Cman and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
31.A.artificial | B.broken | C.tough | D.flexible |
32.A.difficulty | B.possibility | C.equipment | D.potential |
33.A.conveying | B.equipping | C.loading | D.carrying |
34.A.exhibition | B.reception | C.appreciation | D.reputation |
35.A.see | B.glare | C.glance | D.stare |
36.A.actually | B.mildly | C.roughly | D.slightly |
37.A.different | B.similar | C.same | D.previous |
38.A.approach | B.judgement | C.prejudice | D.impression |
39.A.idea | B.plan | C.trick | D.aim |
40.A.manager | B.mender | C.assistant | D.shopkeeper |
41.A.sell | B.repair | C.buy | D.possess |
42.A.bad | B.tough | C.good | D.awkward |
43.A.show | B.charge | C.provide | D.give |
44.A.Nothing | B.Everything | C.Something | D.Anything |
45.A.How | B.When | C.Why | D.What |
46.A.though | B.unless | C.once | D.while |
47.A.changed | B.made | C.devoted | D.focused |
48.A.embarrassed | B.ridiculous | C.crazy | D.guilty |
49.A.agreed | B.approved | C.subscribed | D.promised |
50.A.greedy | B.mean | C.nice | D.cold |
One winter,he went to Finland on business.When he (42)Chis room in the hotel,he found that the windows were closed to (43)B the icy air out.He did his best to open one but failed.The bed was really(44)B,but Wilson couldn′t sleep.He wasn′t able to (45)Bthe closed windows.No fresh air!It was (46)D to think of.
At about one o′clock in the morning,he was (47)Dawake.Worrying about the air in the room,he became very angry.Where was the(48)C?He could see something that looked like(49)Bover there.He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm.A terrible sound of breaking glass (50)Cthe room,but to Wilson′s sad heart,it seemed like the sound of(51)Cmusic.
When daylight came through the window,he (52)Band lay with his eyes closed.There was(53)Cto worry about.(54)Awas it?Oh,the broken window!Yes,indeed.He would have to pay (55)Dthat.He opened his eyes to look.Suddenly he sat up in (56)B.The window was not broken at all.The (57)Cwas all in one piece,just as good as it had been the night before.(58)Bfresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the(59)Cand saw a broken picture(60)Bon the wall.There was a shoe on the floor below it,and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe.
41.A.seldom | B.sometime | C.sometimes | D.always |
42.A.left | B.cleaned | C.entered | D.examined |
43.A.prevent | B.keep | C.stop | D.send |
44.A.cold | B.comfortable | C.bad | D.terrible |
45.A.remember | B.forget | C.remind | D.think |
46.A.unlucky | B.worried | C.difficult | D.terrible |
47.A.already | B.nearly | C.hardly | D.still |
48.A.waiter | B.manager | C.window | D.light |
49.A.paper | B.glass | C.picture | D.man |
50.A.destroyed | B.covered | C.filled | D.entered |
51.A.funny | B.strange | C.beautiful | D.famous |
52.A.got up | B.woke up | C.came into | D.came down |
53.A.nothing | B.anyone | C.something | D.someone |
54.A.What | B.How | C.Where | D.Who |
55.A.to | B.with | C.from | D.for |
56.A.silence | B.surprise | C.trouble | D.pain |
57.A.window | B.picture | C.glass | D.shoe |
58.A.Much | B.No | C.Still | D.Yet |
59.A.outside | B.top | C.side | D.bottom |
60.A.lying | B.hanging | C.falling | D.standing |