Question

B(2015 •安徽合肥包河区二模)

We call Earth our “mother planet”. So we should enjoy nature and learn to protect it like we love our mother.

April 22 marks the 45th World Earth Day,a day for us to celebrate Earth. This year,the idea of the day is “It's our turn to lead”. It tries to express millions of voices to push all leaders to take action on climate (气候) change,the environment,and the connection between poorness and climate change.

Climate change is an important and lasting change of climate. It makes sea levels rise. If sea levels carry on rising,some places,such as the Maldives,St. Petersburg in Russia and Bangkok in Thailand,may disappear under water in just a few years. What⁵s worse,some animals must become fewer or even die. As a result,it may cause the extinction of certain kinds of animals.

Can we do anything about it? Sure. Everybody can do a little bit to make a big change. Here are some suggestions ：

. Make sure you know Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. You can also find more information on the Internet.

. Try to walk to school Do you go to school by bus or by bike? If you ride bikes,you are doing something good for Earth. Cars,buses and planes produce plenty of air pollution. If your house is near the school,you can simply walk to school to save our earth.

. Wash the green way Wash clothes in a green way. It's the best way to wash them by hand if possible every day. Dry the clothes the natural way,by hanging them on a line in an open air instead of putting them in a dryer.

6. The idea of the 45th World Earth Day is “

   A. More trees,fewer cars   B. It's our turn to lead

   C. Take action on climate change   D. Live the green way

7. The underlined word “extinction” in the passage probably means “

   A. 战争   B. 灭绝   C. 兴起   D. 循环

8. To protect our Earth,we should from the writer's suggestions.

   A. dry the clothes in an open air   B. ride a bike if we live near the school

   C. use washing machines to wash clothes   D. only know lots of knowledge about the environment

9. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. The history of World Earth Day. B. The danger of certain kinds of animals.

   C. Ways of getting information on the Internet. 

   D. Climate change and environmental protection.

Answer 1

6. B 解析：由第二段中的“This year,the idea of the day is * It's our turn to lead’. ”可知答案为 B.

7. B解析：圃线的词矣extinction , 结合上下文的描述可知，一些动物一定会越来越少，甚至死亡，这样 就会造成某些动物的“灭绝”，故答案为B.

8. A解析：由最后一段中的“Dry the clothes the natural way,by hanging them on a line in an open air instead of putting them in a dryer."可知答案为A.

9. D解析:本文描述的是气候变化 和环境保护方面的内容，故答案 为D.