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【题目】No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998.It was started to protect the environment.By now, more than 1，000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign.It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work.It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day)．The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”So far, more than 200，000 drivers have shown their support.“We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive，” said Wei Zhonghua, a car club chairman.Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year.In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days.This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before.Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution.We must do more for No Car Day.

【1】The first No Car Day fell on ______.

A. February 2nd B. June 5th C. July 5th D. September 22nd

【2】______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.

A. Beijing B. Chengdu C. Shanghai D. Wuhan

【3】What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 目的 B. 原因 C. 意义 D. 口号

【4】How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A. 63. B. 52. C. 41. D. 238.

【5】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. China is the first country to start No Car Day.

B. No Car Day is World Environment Day.

C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1，000 cities around the world so far.

D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了世界上无车日的由来，以及他的活动目的和在中国的举办情况，呼吁人们在无车日多做有益于环保的事情。

【1】题意：第一个无车日在_______________。考查细节理解。A. February 2nd二月二号；B. June 5th六月5号；C. July 5th7月5号；D. September 22nd9月22号。根据第一段第一句No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998.可知第一个无车日在1998年9月22日；结合题意和语境可知选D。

【2】题意：________是中国无车日第一城。考查细节理解。A. Beijing北京；B. Chengdu成都； C. Shanghai上海；D. Wuhan武汉。根据第二第一句The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.可知成都是中国无车日第一城。结合题意和语境可知选B。

【3】题意：第3段中的划线单词“slogan”是什么意思？考查词意猜测题。A. 目的；B. 原因；C. 意义；D. 口号。根据上文It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day)．（它还呼吁北京人不要在6月5日（世界环境日）使用汽车。）联系下文“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”（“如果我们少开车一天，我们可以有一个更美好的一天。”）可知The slogan for the day is,意思是这天的口号是，slogan这个单词指的是口号。结合题意可知选D.

【4】题意：2011的第一季度北京有多少个蓝天？考查细节理解。根据最后一段倒数第三四句In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before.（在2012的第一季度，北京只有52个蓝天日。这比前一年同期减少了11天。）可知2011的第一季度北京有52+11=63个蓝天。结合题意和语境可知选A.

【5】题意：下列哪个说法是正确的？考查理解判断题。A. China is the first country to start No Car Day. 中国是第一个开始无车日的国家；根据第一段第一句No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998.可知A错误；B. No Car Day is World Environment Day. 无车日是世界环境日；世界环境日6月5日，根据第一段第一句No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998.可知B错误； D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars. 空气中的大部分灰尘来自汽车。根据第四段倒数第二句Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution.可知D错误；C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1，000 cities around the world so far. 到目前为止，世界各地已经有1000多个城市支持无车日；根据第一段第三句By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.描述,可知选C。