Going green seems to be fad(時(shí)尚)for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the tow of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My life and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有機(jī)的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
【小題1】What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Going Green.B．Protecting the Planet.
C．Keeping Open-MindedD．Celebrating Our Green Year.
【小題2】 It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.
A．they were expected to follow the green fad
B．they didn’t know how to educate other people
C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks
【小題3】What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?
A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B．They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.
C．They chose better chemical cleaners.
D．They sold their home-made food.
【小題4】What can we infer form the last paragraph?
A．The government will give support to the green people.
B．The couple may continue their project in the future.
C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：作者通過自己改變自己的生活方式，過綠色生活經(jīng)歷，告訴人們?nèi)绾瓮ㄟ^自己的努力來改變我們周圍的環(huán)境。
【小題1】標(biāo)題確定題：根據(jù)文章中作者敘述的自己our green year經(jīng)歷和文章的第一段Going green seems to be fad(時(shí)尚)for a lot of people these days.和最后一段進(jìn)行推斷。這篇文章講的是環(huán)保的話題。選A。
【小題2】推理題：根據(jù)文章的第二段This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things.進(jìn)行判斷推理。可知過綠色的生活意味著要做365個(gè)環(huán)保的事情，這并不容易。選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章的第四段的第一句Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle.�？芍贠ur Green Year中他們要改掉自己的一些不環(huán)保的習(xí)慣。選A。
【小題4】推理題：根據(jù)文章的最后一段，作者相信自己有能力幫助改變環(huán)境，保護(hù)地球，當(dāng)然作者會繼續(xù)自己的綠色行動。特別注意關(guān)鍵詞grateful，believe等，選B。
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