Question

Environment California tries to protect the places we live， advance（促进；推动） the environmental values we share and do good things for our environment.

Environment California is a statewide， citizen-based environmental organization. We believe there's something special about California -something worth protecting for the future generations. Whether it's our Pacific coastline， or our 278 state parks， California's natural wonders make our life colorful in different ways.

Protecting our environment requires independent research， powerful advocacy (提倡) and action. That's the idea behind Environment California. Together with thousands of supporters， we take the kind of action that is good for our environment.源：Z。xx。k.Com]

Funded by supporters like you， we research the challenges that California's environment is facing and educate the public about what's in danger. Through our research reports， interviews with reporters， letters to the editors， blogs and more， we raise people's awareness of environmental issues and offer good solutions.

When decisions are being made about California's environment， our elected officials hear plenty from the oil companies， developers and other powerful groups. We make the case for our environment and help people like you make your voices heard through emails， letters， phone calls and more， all passed to the right people.

1.Which of the following things did NOT Environment California do?

A. Do good things for our environment.

B. Protect people in the city.

C. Advance the environmental values.

D. Protect the places we live.

2.What is Environment California?

A. An environmental university.

B. An environmental organization.

C. An activity to protect the environment.

D. An environmental company.

3.Through what do they provide good ways for people?

A. Blogs.      B. Phone calls.

C. Emails.     D. Books.

4.What does the last paragraph talk about?

A. How to protect the environment.

B. What Environment California is.

C. How to become a supporter.

D. How Environment California makes decisions.

5.Why did the writer write this passage?

A. To tell us why people should join Environment California.

B. To introduce Environment California.

C. To show the environmental reports.

D. To talk about ways to protect the environment

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：加州环境是一个环保组织。它保护人们赖以生存的地方，推进提高环境价值观，环境保护做出有益的事情。保护环境，需要独立的研究，有力的宣传和行动。通过研究报告，记者采访，写信给编辑，写博客等等，提高人民对环境问题的认识，提供良好的解决方案。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“Environment California tries to protect the places we live， advance（促进；推动） the environmental values we share and do good things for our environment.”可知，加州环境保护组织保护我们赖以生存的地方，推进我们分享的环境价值观，为我们的环境做好事。故B答案不是这个组织所为。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Environment California is a statewide， citizen-based environmental organization.”可知，加州环境是一个环保组织。答案为B。

3.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Through our research reports， interviews with reporters， letters to the editors， blogs and more， we raise people's awareness of environmental issues and offer good solutions.” 通过我们的研究报告，记者采访，写信给编辑，写博客等等，我们提高人民对环境问题的认识，提供良好的解决方案。故答案为A。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“When decisions are being made about California's environment， We make the case for our environment and help people like you make your voices heard through emails， letters， phone calls and more， all passed to the right people.”可知，最后一段交代了加州环保组织是如何做出决定的，答案为D。

5.B主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了加州环保组织的性质，作用，运作方式等。故答案为B。

考点：环保类短文阅读。