Question

This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four-Sided Talk. Let’s “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think.

People： “We have lived on the earth since ancient times. The earth is our home. Now we regret what we have done to our home! ”

People

The earth belongs to all of us. From now on,we should not only make full use of the resources(资源）on the earth,but also beautify and protect the earth. Let’s try our best!

The United Nations

We only know a little bit about the environmental problems. Hearing what all of you said,we have made up our minds to protect the earth and love the earth. We have also made the June 5 th World Environment Day. 

An Old Tree

I am thousands of years old,but I have fewer and fewer friends. I’m afraid that soon I will be cut. People cut down many trees to make paper and chopsticks. They destroy the forests and the natural environment. Now there are no trees to make oxygen and to protect people from floods. Mother nature is making many disasters to teach people a lesson.

The River

What the old tree said is right. I not only make the earth more beautiful,but also provide the clean water for people and animals to drink. Now I’m sad because people put waste and garbage into us,which kills many animals and plants that drink our water. People drink this kind of water and get sick,too.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1. What’s the United Nations’s decision in the

Four-Sided Talk?

A. Set an Earth Day.

B. Find out what is making the pollution.

C. Hold an international meeting.

D. Protect and love the earth.

(   ) 2. What doesn’tthe old tree tell us?   

A. He’s afraid to be cut down some day.

B. The trees have the longest lives in the world.

C. Over-cutting teaches people a lesson.

D. People are destroying the natural environment.

(   ) 3. What’s the  meaning  of the underlined word  

disasters?

A.灾难  B.奇迹  C.财富 D.神话

(   ) 4. What will people do according to the passage? 

①Over-use the resources.    

 ②Beautify the earth. 

③Start a global group.   

④Protect the earth.

A.①④  B.②③  C.①③ D.②④  

(   ) 5. What’s the text mainly about?

A. An Old Tree.

B. The River.

C. The U. N.

D. How to Protect the Earth.

Answer 1

1. D 根据 The United Nations 一段中 we have made up our minds to protect the earth and love the earth.可知。

2.B根据An Old Tree —段可知，这棵树已经有数千年了，但文中并没有提及它是世界上最高龄的。

3 . A disaster 指“灾难”。

4. D 根据 People —段中 we should ... but also beautify and protect the earth 可知。

5.D全文谈及的圭要问题是如何保护地球。