Question

It’s you and I who are to blame for the state of the earth. No question about it. It’s our life-style that is threatening life on Earth, so we must make the changes. The good news is that many of those changes are really quite simple, even enjoyable, but for every careful step we take as individuals, we must press government and industry to take a big step on our benefit. And we must start now. Tomorrow’s too late.

My aim this year is to persuade as many of my friends and colleagues as possible to choose the train, and leave their cars behind too. My gardens have been pesticide(杀虫剂)–free zones for years and I enjoy seeing more wildlife on my doorstep as a result; I’ve tried to reduce my contribution to water pollution too, by using environment-friendly, phosphate(磷)–free washing powder , and by no longer thinking of the toilet as a suitable waste-disposal(处理) point .

I ran after a young lady through town recently to give her back the piece of paper she had carelessly thrown away. She disappeared into a shop, and when I followed her inside and made my presentation, she was doubly embarrassed--she worked there, and the boss gave her a ticking–off too. I’ve started asking fellow drivers at gas stations why they aren’t using unleaded (无铅的) petrol . These are small things, but we have to start somewhere, and every little does help.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that____________.

A．you and I are responsible for looking after the environment

B．the government and industry are responsible for looking after the environment

C．the government is responsible for looking after the environment

D．both A and B

2.To help the environment, the author is trying to do everything mentioned below EXCEPT_________.

A．taking the train instead of a car

B．avoiding the use of pesticides

C．throwing away the old cars

D．running after those who throw articles carelessly

3.The author ran after a woman through town because he wanted__________.

A．to find out where she worked

B．to give her back the piece of paper she had lost

C．to ask her to pay him for picking up the piece of paper.

D．to tell her not to throw away pieces of paper carelessly

4.The purpose of this passage is to__________.

A．persuade his friends to take the train

B．try to advise us all to protect our environment

C．make clear who is responsible for the environment

D．inform us of the good news

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

 【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇关于环境保护内容的文章。我们应对地球环境负责，不仅是我们要从生活中的细节中注意环保，还要铺市政府和工业为了我们的地球环境作出更大贡献。

1.细节题： 从文章第一段第一句“ It’s you and I who are to blame for the state of the earth”和第五局“we must press government and industry to take a big step on our benefit”，得知不仅是你我有责任，政府和工业更有责任保护环境。故选D。

2.细节题：根据A项，可定位原文“choose the train, and leave their cars behind too”；B项可定位原文“ My gardens have been pesticide(杀虫剂)–free zones for years and I enjoy seeing more wildlife on my doorstep as a result”；D项可定位原文“I ran after a young lady through town recently to give her back the piece of paper she had carelessly thrown away”，但文中并未提及C项，故选C。

3.细节题：从第三段第一句第二句我还给她无意丢掉的纸片，并告诉她这么做的危害可知选D。

4.推断题：通读文章后可知这篇文章的主旨就是建议我们大家要保护环境，故选B。

考点：考查环境保护类阅读