Question

阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）

[1] The first Earth Day was in 1970. People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment (环境). So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.

[2] In 2007, organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches (游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood.

[3] The World Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.

·Don’t leave the tap running.

·Turn off lights when you leave a room.

·Turn off your computer every night.

·Wash your clothes, and yourself, in cold or warm water, not hot water.

·Dishwashers use as little water as possible.

[4] If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.

1.What is the purpose for people to set up Earth Day?

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2.When is Earth Day?

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3.What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?

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4.Does the word “dishwashers” mean “machine for washing dishes”?

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5.Besides the five, what else can you do to save our environment? (One example is ok.)

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Answer

1.To tell everyone about their worries

2.(It’s) (on) April 22(nd).

3.People should stop it from running / turn off the tap / turn the tap off.

4.Yes. / Yes, it does.

5.We shouldn’t throw rubbish everywhere. / Make full use of waste water. /Don’t use paper cups any more.

【解析】

试题分析：

1.推理题。根据文章第一段People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment说明人们设立地球日的目的就是告诉人们他们对环境的担忧。

2.细节题。根据第二段第二行In the week around Earth Day (22 April) 。

3.根据第三部分第一行·Don’t leave the tap running.

4.推理题。根据·Dishwashers use as little water as possible.说明这种机器可能可能用水较少，所以才会推荐我们使用这样的机器，以保护饮用水。

5.除了文章中的注意点之外，还可以从不要乱扔垃圾，要循环使用等方面着手。

考点：考查科普类短文