Question

Hello, I’m Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O.—The Environmental Children’s Organization.

We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference.

Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future.

I am here to speak on behalf of the starving (挨饿的) children around the world whose cries go unheard.

I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go.

I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone (臭氧). I am afraid to breathe the air because I don’t know what chemicals (化学制品) are in it.

I used to go fishing in Vancouver with my dad until just a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers. And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day.

In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist (存在) for my children to see.

Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age?

All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions (解决方案). I’m only a child and I don’t have all the solutions, but I want you to realize, neither do you!

1.The Environmental Children’s Organization is made up of a group of.

A. twenty and thirty-year-olds from Canada 

B. twenty and thirty-year-olds from America  

C. twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada  

D. twelve and thirteen-year-olds from America

2. There are plenty of animals dying around the world probably because they have.

A. no food to eat 

B. no place to go 

C. no one to play with

D. no danger to care about

3.The underlined word “extinct” in Paragraph 7 probably means “not any more”.

A. enjoy   B. explain   C. expect   D. exist

4.The reason that Severn Suzuki gave this speech is to.

A. fight for the people who pollute the environment  

B. ask people to take action to protect the environment

C. find the solution for herself to change the environment

D. let people become interested in learning about the environment

5.When giving this speech, Severn Suzuki probably felt.

A. bored    B. Sleepy   C. impatient   D. worried

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要介绍了Severn Suzuki代表E.C.O.--关注环保儿童组织做演讲，介绍了这个组织的成员、人们面对的环境问题等，号召人们行动起来共同保护环境。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文第二行We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference.我们是一群来自加拿大的十二岁和十三岁的孩子，试图做出改变。可知选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第七行I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go.可知, 世界上有很多动物死于无处可去。所以选B。

3.D词义猜测题。根据上下文意及And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day可知，.现在我们听说每天都有动物和植物灭绝。exist存在、生存。not...any more不再。所以该选D。

4.B细节理解题。根据短文中间一段的描述可知Severn Suzuki做演讲的目的是为了保护环境，.故选B。

5.

考点：环保类短文阅读。