Question

【題目】 What does it mean to be green? “Green” is ____________ a colour. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the Earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human being. What can we do? Here’s a four-step guide to being green.

Reduce It!

When you use less of ____________, you do a good thing for the Earth. For instance, a shorter shower means you used less water and less fuel since your house uses fuel to __________ the water heater that warmed up the water.

Reuse It!

Sometimes people call our society a “throwaway society”. That means that we’re a little too willing to throw away old things and buy new ones. Many times, even if you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For instance, if your baby brother becomes older and ____________ interest in his plastic basketball hoop, why not give it to another family who has a little kid?

Recycle It!

Recycling has never been easier. Many communities will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Recycled goods go to a recycling center, where they can be ____________ new cans, bottles, and paper.

Enjoy it!

It’s true that rubbish and pollution are problems, but the Earth remains a huge and beautiful place that’s ready for you to ____________. You can start locally by visiting the naturally beautiful spots in your city. Go for a hike, visit local nature centers and gardens, and climb up mountains.

【1】A.justB.onlyC.more thanD.less than

【2】A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something

【3】A.runB.coolC.manageD.work

【4】A.losesB.showsC.developsD.stops

【5】A.turned upB.turned intoC.made ofD.made from

【6】A.experienceB.doC.exploreD.arrive

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

綠色不僅僅是一種顏色。這也意味著采取特殊措施保護(hù)環(huán)境。作者給出了綠色生活四步指南：減少用量，重復(fù)使用，回收利用，探索自熱享受生活。

【1】句意：綠色不僅僅是一種顏色。

A. just恰��；B. only僅僅；C. more than超過；D. less than少于。根據(jù)后文It also means taking special steps to protect the environment.可知綠色不僅意味著一種顏色，故選C。

【2】句意：當(dāng)你使用某物更少時(shí)，你就為地球做了一件好事。

A. everything一切；B. anything任何事物，多用于否定句或者疑問句；C. nothing沒有東西；D. something某事，某物，多用于肯定句。根據(jù)后文的舉例及該句是肯定句，故選D。

【3】句意：因?yàn)槟愕姆孔邮褂萌剂蟻磉\(yùn)行加熱水的熱水器。

A. run跑，開動(dòng)，運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)；B. cool使涼爽；C. manage對(duì)付，經(jīng)營(yíng)，設(shè)法；D. work工作。根據(jù)燃料能讓熱水器運(yùn)行，故選A。

【4】句意：如果你的小弟弟長(zhǎng)大了，對(duì)他的塑料籃球圈失去了興趣，為什么不把它給另一個(gè)有小孩的家庭呢？

A. loses丟失；B. shows展示；C. develops發(fā)展；D. stops停止。根據(jù)后文建議把籃球圈給其他人，可知是失去了興趣，故選A。

【5】句意：回收商品被送到回收中心，在那里它們可以被制成新的罐頭、瓶子和紙張。

A.調(diào)高（聲音）B. 變成；C. 由……制成，后面加原料，發(fā)生物理變化；D. 由……制成，后面加原料，發(fā)生化學(xué)變化，根據(jù)new cans, bottles, and paper是新產(chǎn)品，故選B。

【6】句意：垃圾和污染確實(shí)是問題，但是地球仍然是一個(gè)巨大而美麗的地方等你去探索。

A. experience經(jīng)歷；B. do做；C. explore探索；D. arrive到達(dá)。根據(jù)后文You can start locally by visiting the naturally beautiful spots in your city. Go for a hike, visit local nature centers and gardens, and climb up mountains.可知這里指探索地球，故選C。