Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, especially we didn’t know that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs (公共事件) has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots (草根) 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 from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced (减少) from 40 to 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 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there 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!” says Bruce Anderson.

1.According to Anderson, before 1970. Americans had little idea about ________.

A.the social movement B.recycling techniques

C.environmental problems D.the importance of Earth Day

2.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?

A.The business men. B.Common people.

C.Government officials. D.University professors.

3.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.

B.They have solved their environmental problems.

C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D.They have reduced pollution by taking active actions.

4.What does the underlined word “emissions” mean in the passage?

A.热量 B.尾气 C.燃油 D.污染

5.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?

A.Education. B.Planning. C.Green living. D.Green thinking.

A PhD student surnamed Sun is in the hot seat for occupying a woman’s seat on a high-speed train on August 21, 2018.

In a video posted on Sina Weibo, the man can be _______lying in a seat. When the woman asked him to give her seat back, he refused and said, “You have three _______ — stand, take my seat or go to the dining coach.”

A train attendant then came to try to ask him to give the seat back. Sun said he wasn’t able to stand on his own and _______ a wheelchair. The attendant had to lead the passenger to _______ seat.

Many people have expressed ______ at the man’s behavior. Some people even dug up the man’s name, _______ his education and work history, and put the information online.

The Jinan Public Security Bureau handed down a punishment _______ Sun on August 24. He was fined (罚款) 200 yuan and will not be allowed to buy train tickets for a set period of time.?

However, some think the punishment was not _______ enough, adding that those who behave similarly on airplanes can be punished more seriously.

Experts explained that the bureau could only _______ Sun in this way according to present laws and rules. But they added that such laws could be improved to stop train passengers from behaving _______ .

1.A. looked B. watched C. talked D. seen

2.A. rules B. choices C. hobbies D. differences

3.A. asked for B. asked about C. agreed with D. depended on

4.A. other B. else C. another D. the other

5.A. kindness B. anger C. hunger D. warmth

6.A. as well as B. as long as C. as far as D. as soon as

7.A. for B. at C. by D. with

8.A. kind B. strict C. difficult D. patient

9.A. explain B. excuse C. deal D. punish

10.A. politely B. poorly C. carefully D. beautifully

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