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How to celebrate Earth Day

Earth Day

The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. The holiday has been celebrated on this day every year ever since then.

In 2014, NASA(美国国家航空和宇航局)took an active part in Earth Day. Their Global Selfie event asked people to take a photo of themselves outside, and send it to NASA. They then put these pictures on a map of the world for all to see to commemorate their participation (纪念他们的参与)in this important day.

我们可以做许多小事来保护地球。the following are some easy ideas!

Ride your bike

if you live close enough to your school, ride a bike to and from classes. Not only is it good for your body, it’s also good for the environment! And if you aren’t nearby or don’t have a bike, take public transportation.

Use your own water bottle

Just throwing your plastic water bottles into the recycling bin doesn’t mean they are not hurting the environment. Besides the fact that it takes a lot of oil to make all of those bottles each year, there are still over two million tons of water bottles that have ended up in U.S. Landfills（垃圾填埋场）.Buy a reusable bottle, so you’ll be getting fresh water every time.

Get produce from a local farmer’s market

Besides supporting area businesses, you’ll also be helping the earth by buying your fruits and vegetables from local farmer’ s market. That’s because food in the supermarkets travels about l,500 miles to get to you, and all that shipping can cause pollution. When you buy locally, it’s transported in shorter distances（距离）.

Some Earth Day themes

Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species（物种)

Earth Day 2018: End Plastic Pollution

Earth Day 2016: Trees for the Earth

Earth Day 2015: Clean Earth ----Green Earth

Earth Day 2014: Green Cities

Earth Day 2011: Clear the Air

【1】When did people begin to celebrate Earth Day?

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【2】Please translate the underlined sentence into English.

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【3】Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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【4】Which Earth Day asked people to pay attention to plants and animals around us?

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【5】After reading the passage, will you use plastic water bottles? Why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】On April 22, 1970.

【2】There are many little/small things we can do to protect the earth./We can do many little/small things to protect the earth.

【3】它（骑自行车）不仅对你的身体有好处，对环境也有益。

【4】Earth Day 2019

【5】No.Because plastic water bottles do harm to the environment.

【解析】

本文介绍了如何了庆祝“地球日”。为了保护地球，我们可以做的一些小事：骑自行车，使用自己的水杯，从当地的农民市场买产品。

【1】根据“The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970.”可知，人们从1970年4月22日开始庆祝“地球日”，故填On April 22, 1970。

【2】根据there are many little/small things “有很多小事”，we can do“我们可以做的”，作定语从句，修饰先行词things。to protect the earth“保护地球”，用动词不定式表示目的。故填There are many little/small things we can do to protect the earth./We can do many little/small things to protect the earth.

【3】根据not only, but also表示“不仅，而且”，be good for“对…..有好处”，your body“你的身体”，the environment“环境”。故填它（骑自行车）不仅对你的身体有好处，对环境也有益。

【4】根据“Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species（物种)”可知，2019年“地球日”要求人们关注我们周围的动植物，故填Earth Day 2019。

【5】根据“Just throwing your plastic water bottles into the recycling bin doesn’t mean they are not hurting the environment.”可知，不要使用塑料杯子，因为它们对环境有害，故填No. Because plastic water bottles do harm to the environment.