Question

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, 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 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced 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. environmental problems

C. recycling techniques

D. the importance of Earth Day

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

A. The business circle B. Government officials

C.The grass–roots level D. University professors

3.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest.

B They have reduced pollution through effective measures.

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

D. They have settled their environmental problems.

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

A. Planning B. Education

C. Green living D. CO reduction

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了美國(guó)在環(huán)境保護(hù)方面取得的成就。第一個(gè)“地球日”開始于1970年，在此之前，美國(guó)民眾對(duì)環(huán)境一點(diǎn)也不了解，更別說知道環(huán)境問題的存在了。

1.We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it”可知，在1970年以前，人們不知道環(huán)境的存在，更別說知道環(huán)境問題了。說明美國(guó)人在1970年以前對(duì)環(huán)境問題不了解，故選B。

2.Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement.”可知，環(huán)保行動(dòng)主要得到了普通的美國(guó)民眾的支持，grass-roots意為“平民百姓”，故選C。

3.emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9”可知，車輛排放的廢氣已經(jīng)降到了每年5.5噸，超出一氧化碳排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的城市減少到了9個(gè)，說明美國(guó)采取措施減少了環(huán)境污染，故選B。

4.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.”可知，現(xiàn)在，關(guān)于環(huán)保的教育項(xiàng)目幾乎無處不在，最后一段主要講的是教育對(duì)環(huán)保的影響，故選B。

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