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【题目】 A child's world is the world of playing. They love being outside in the open air, running after each other, and swinging on playground equipment.

But children at St. James Children's School also add to that fun by watching worms and picking up trash（垃圾） in the schoolyard. Inside, they learn to save water and electricity. They also recycle and reuse useful things. And every spring they get the soil ready to plant flowers and vegetables in the school’s garden.

Rebecca Boker teaches the children the importance of taking care of the Earth. "If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives. It should be something that everyone does." said Boker “Every day at St. James is Earth Day. Most books in the classrooms and the library contain materials that encourage children to do something to protect the environment and the Earth.”

"This is their home. You are visitors in their home. So it is your job to respect their home just like you want others to respect your home and treat your home nicely."

At St. James, children observe（观察） the growth of plants from seeds to flowers in cups kept in the classroom. Then they watch the plants grow after placing them in the garden. The students also observe the life of butterflies and other insects and learn about rain and sea life.

St. James also has a special rain garden when many recycled materials are used. For example, there are rugs（小地毯） made of recycled tires in all the classrooms.

But do these very young children really get the message that their teachers try to express? Ms. Boker says yes.

"Oh they do. They totally understand."

【1】What’s special about St James Children’s School?

A.Children have most of their classes in the open air.

B.Its classrooms are all built with recycled materials.

C.It requires children to show respect for visitors.

D.It teachers children to protect the Earth in their daily lives.

【2】According to Mr Boker, _______.

A.it’s the duty of children to keep school clean

B.it takes time for children to get their teachers’ message

C.it’s easier for kids to form good habits at a young age

D.it’s the job of parents to teach kids how to recycle

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The knowledge about flowers.

B.The knowledge about vegetables.

C.The importance of protecting the Earth.

D.The importance of taking care of themselves.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.By watching worms and picking up trash in the schoolyard, children at St James Children’s School do have a lot of fun.

B.At St James, children observe the growth of plants and the life of butterflies and other insects.

C.Those rugs in all the classrooms are made of recycled tires.

D.Ms Boker says those children are too young to understand the message that their teachers try to express.

【5】This article is most probably written on ____________.

A.Teachers’ DayB.Earth DayC.Children’s DayD.New Year’s Day

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了丽贝卡布克认为孩子们应该养成照顾地球的习惯，对圣詹姆斯儿童学校的儿童进行培养。

【1】句意：关于圣詹姆斯儿童学校什么是特殊的？—老师在日常生活中教孩子保护地球。

根据第二段以及第三段第一句可知，St James Children School的学生在操场捡垃圾，学习如何节省水电以及循环利用，在每年春天，他们还会在学校的花园里种植花和蔬菜，老师会教他们保护地球的重要性。故答案选D。

【2】句意：根据Mr Boker，对于孩子来说在比较小的年纪形成好习惯是比较容易的。

根据文章第三段第二行"If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives. It should be something that everyone does." said Boker， Bokers认为如果孩子在早期就学习如何保护地球，久而久之，这些会成为孩子们生活中的一部分，由此看出孩子在早期是比较容易形成良好的习惯的。故答案选C。

【3】句意：第三段划线单词指的是什么？—保护地球的重要性。

猜词题。根据第三段第一、二句Rebecca Boker teaches the children the importance of taking care of the Earth. "If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives.可知，后面需要学习的内容就是前面所提到的老师教给孩子们的“the importance of taking care of the Earth”。故答案选C。

【4】句意：根据文章下列哪个是不正确的？—博克表示，这些孩子太小，无法理解老师试图表达的信息。

推断词。根据第一段第一句可知选项A是对的，由第五段最后一句可知选项B是对的，由第六段第二句可知选项C是对的；由最后两段中，Ms. Boker的回答“Oh they do. They totally understand.”可知孩子们可以明白老师所表达的东西的，所以此选项不符合文意。故答案选D。

【5】句意：这篇文章最可能是关于地球日的。

主旨题。根据全文以及第三段第三句“Every day at St James is Earth Day”可知，都在围绕着“Earth Day”展开，其他三个选项均无提及。故答案选B。

阅读理解的细节理解题先在问题中找到关键词，在根据关键词定位到文章的具体位置，即可找出答案，例如题目2中的关键词是Mr Boker可定位到文章第三段第二行"If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives. It should be something that everyone does." said Boker，即可确定答案。