Question

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 Wu Zonghua, 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 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

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是无车日。到目前为止全世界有1000多个城市已经推行了无车日，它的目的在于保护环境。口号是“如果少开一天车，我们就多拥有美好的一天”。

1.No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.可知无车日是在9月22号，故选D。

2.第二段The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.可知中国第一个无车日是在成都，故答案选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据后面这句话" If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day. "的理解，可知这是一个口号，故选D正确。

4.四段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年第一季度北京只有52天有蓝色的填空，这比2011年同期少11天”。可知2011年第一季度北京拥有蓝天的日子有63天，故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据第一段上By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day. 可知，到目前为止，无车日已经被全世界1000多个城市所支持。故答案C正确。

考点：社会生活类短文阅读。