Question

Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”
Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.
In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.
So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.
“We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.
When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.
Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.
“Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.
【小题1】Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?

A．To inspire their children for the future.

B．To prove a travel without motorized transport.

C．To explore the secret of global warming.

D．To promote Earth-friendly ways of life.

【小题2】They did a lot during the travel except ________.

A．build a house with recycled plastic bottles

B．collect rubbish and waste

C．communicate with local children

D．show people how to use energy

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?

A．In the end

B．In a way

C．At the beginning

D．On the whole

【小题4】The best title of the passage can be ________.

A．A Swiss family’ journey across the world

B．An eco-friendly adventure across the world

C．We have a long way to make a good travel

D．Nature needs respecting and protecting

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B

解析试题分析：本文叙述了这对瑞士夫妇，进行了一次环球的环保旅行，其目的在于推行有环保意识，推行环保知识，在他们去过47国家里，他们收集了22吨垃圾，还教当地的人如何使用太阳能，并且指出利用太阳能和风能的重要性。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.促进环保的生活方式，故选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash选项B与短文相符；So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia,选项C与短文相符；taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water选项D与短文相符，故选A。
【小题3】词义猜测题。根据the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.最初这对夫妇认为他们将在四年内完成他们的旅行,但现在,七年后,他们相信它可能需要七年的时间，故选C。
【小题4】标题归纳题。综观全文可知本文主要讲述了这对夫妇的环球的环保旅行，故选B。
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