Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31st, 2007. It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday night of March. In 2007 more than 2.2 million homes and businesses turned off their lights. 1.    And it was supported by 50 million people from thirty-five countries. On March 28, 2010 over 2100 cities in another eight countries took part in it. 2.

In 2012 in China, there were many cities taking part in this activity, especially some large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai.... In those cities, many people turned off lights in the hour. 3. In colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories.

It was 20:30, Beijing time. In Beijing some people were taking a walk with their families or friends. 4. And in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park,singing and dancing. The people from the three cities felt very relaxed.Earth Hour has a variety of activities, but the final goal is the same. That is focusing on (聚焦) climate change and protecting the environment for individuals.

A. Many people would feel bored without lights.

B. Earth Hour came to China on that day, too.

C. And without lights, they could also enjoy themselves.

D. In Shanghai some people were having a nice talk with their friends.

E. A year later, on March 29, 2008 Earth Hour became a global activity.

 

 

【答案】

1.E

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了地球一小時活動的相關(guān)歷史背景和參與的情況。

1.從后文And it was supported by 50 million people from thirty-five countries，可知前文應為地球一小時活動成為了全球的活動，故選E

2.從后文In 2012 in China, there were many cities taking part in this activity,可知，前文應該講中國，故選B

3.從后文In colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories.可知，前文應該講沒有電時一樣可以做一些事情來玩過非常開心，故選C

4.前文講到In Beijing some people were taking a walk with their families or friends.北京的人們一些情況，后文講到寧波人們的情況，所以此處應該為上海人們的情況，故選D

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