Question

【題目】 The first Earth Day was in 1970. People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.

In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood.

The world Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.

Don’t leave the tap(水龍頭) running.

Turn off lights when you leave a room.

Turn off your computer every night.

Wash your clothes, and yourself, in warm or cold water, not hot water.

Dishwashers use as little water as possible.

If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.

Answer the questions according to what you read

【1】What is the purpose for people to set up Earth Day?

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【2】When is Earth Day?

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【3】What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?

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【4】Does the word “dishwashers” mean “machines for washing dishes”?

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【5】Besides the five, what else can you do to save our environment? (One example is OK.)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】To tell everyone about their worries.

【2】It's on April 22nd.

【3】People should stop it from running./ Turn the tap off./ Tum off the tap.

【4】Yes./ Yes, it does.

【5】We shouldn't throw rubbish everywhere. /Don't use paper cups any more. / Make

full use of the waste water.

【解析】

本文講述了第一個(gè)地球日是在1970年。人們開始擔(dān)心我們對(duì)環(huán)境的影響，所以他們?cè)O(shè)立地球日來告訴每個(gè)人他們的擔(dān)憂。2007年，來自150多個(gè)國家的組織者策劃了4000多場(chǎng)大型活動(dòng)，但“地球日”不僅僅是游行和大事件。在地球日前后的一周里，有成千上萬個(gè)較小的地方性活動(dòng)。這些事件處理了附近的環(huán)境問題。

【1】句意：人們?cè)O(shè)立地球日的目的是什么?

根據(jù)“So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.”可知他們?cè)O(shè)立地球日來告訴每個(gè)人他們的擔(dān)憂，故答案為：To tell everyone about their worries.

【2】句意：什么時(shí)候是地球日?

根據(jù)“In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events.”可知在地球日(4月22日)前后的一周里，有成千上萬個(gè)較小的地方性活動(dòng)，故答案為：It's on April 22nd.

【3】句意：當(dāng)水不停地從水龍頭流出時(shí)，人們?cè)撛趺崔k?

根據(jù)“Don’t leave the tap(水龍頭) running.”可知不要讓水龍頭開著，故答案為：People should stop it from running./ Turn the tap off./ Tum off the tap.

【4】句意：“Dishwashers”是指洗碗的機(jī)器嗎?

根據(jù)“Dishwashers use as little water as possible.”可知洗碗機(jī)使用盡可能少的水，可推測(cè)出是洗碗的機(jī)器，所以是肯定回答，故答案為Yes./ Yes, it does.

【5】句意：除了這五個(gè)，你還能做些什么來保護(hù)我們的環(huán)境呢?(舉一個(gè)例子就可以了)

開放性試題，言之有理即可。人們不應(yīng)該亂扔垃圾，不要再用紙杯了，充分利用廢水。故答案為：We shouldn't throw rubbish everywhere. /Don't use paper cups any more. / Make full use of the waste water.