Question

Martha Gruber, a Tampa Bay Watch environmental scientist, has been honored with a Disney Conservation Hero Award from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund( DWCF)

The award recognizes local citizens for their tireless efforts to save wildlife, protect habitats and educate communities. Recipients were nominated(提名) by nonprofit environmental organizations, and each honoree receives an award of $l,50o from DWCF.

“Working with students in Tampa Bay is rewarding because I get to see firsthand the impact that our hard work has on the local habitat,” Gruber said. “I’m proud to say that Tampa Bay Watch’s Bay Grasses in Classes(BGIC) program has given me the opportunity to assist in restoring close to 300 acres with over 19,000 students. Being a Disney Conservation Hero is truly an honor and I am proud to share this achievement with the other Tampa Bay Watch staff members that have contributed to these efforts.”

Gruber has worked with Tampa Bay Watch since 2003, overseeing the Community Salt Marsh program and the BGIC program. She also has been in charge of many large-scale(大规模的)community plantings in her term. In her more than 11 years, Gruber has worked with more than 4,400 community volunteers to restore approximately 148 acres of marsh(湿地) habitat.

The BGIC program works with local middle and high schools to grow salt marsh grasses on their campuses and then involves them in the planting of their nursery raised grasses at a restoration site.

In her time, Gruber has led the BGIC program to contribute salt marsh grasses to help restore 91 acres of habitat around Tampa Bay. In addition to Martha’s impressive restoration impact, she also has a deep impact on everyone with whom she works. She approaches each project with a passion and work ethic(职业道德) that is inspiring.

Since 2004, Disney has honored more than 100 leaders around the world for their extraordinary conservation efforts.

1.DWCF gives its awards to people who    .

A. devote themselves to education

B. have a good impact on students

C. promote the knowledge of nature

D. achieve greatly in wildlife protection

2.Why does Gruber think her work worthwhile?

A. Her work connects students with nature.

B. Working with children makes her happy.

C. Her colleagues support her work heartily.

D. She can see their efforts make a difference.

3.What does the underlined word “approaches” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A. Assists.

B. Provides.

C. Deals with.

D. Comes up with.

4.How are the students involved in the BGIC program?

A. By attending classes.

B. By planting salt marsh grasses.

C. By contributing salt marsh grasses.

D. By calling on the public to take action.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。Martha Gruber是一位坦帕湾观察环境科学家，她被迪斯尼世界保护基金（DWCF）授予了迪斯尼保护英雄奖。DWCF把它的奖项授予那些在野生动物保护方面取得巨大成就的人。文章讲述了Martha Gruber对野生动物保护所做出的贡献。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The award recognizes local citizens for their tireless efforts to save wildlife, protect habitats and educate communities.可知，DWCF把它的奖项授予那些在野生动物保护方面取得巨大成就的人。故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“I’m proud to say that Tampa Bay Watch’s Bay Grasses in Classes(BGIC) program has given me the opportunity to assist in restoring close to 300 acres with over 19,000 students. Being a Disney Conservation Hero is truly an honor and I am proud to share this achievement with the other Tampa Bay Watch staff members that have contributed to these efforts.”可知，Gruber认为她的工作是值得的，因为她可以看到他们的努力所产生的意义。故D项正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中In addition to Martha’s impressive restoration impact, she also has a deep impact on everyone with whom she works. She approaches each project with a passion and work ethic(职业道德) that is inspiring. 除了玛莎令人印象深刻的修复影响之外，她还对与她工作的每个人产生了深远的影响。她以一种鼓舞人心的激情和职业道德来对待每一个项目。由此可知划线词的意思是“处理，应对”，故C项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段The BGIC program works with local middle and high schools to grow salt marsh grasses on their campuses and then involves them in the planting of their nursery raised grasses at a restoration site.可知，通过种植盐沼草，学生们参与了BGIC项目。故B项正确。