Every year on April 22, People all over the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and you can, too.
How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:
Join a clean-up project------Clean up your street or a favorite beach.
Save energy------Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation.
Use less water.
Reduce(減少)/ Reuse/ Recycle ------ Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use. Then reuse or recycle what you can.
You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!
【小題1】When was the first Earth Day?

A．On April 22, 1970. B．On April 22, 1962.
C．On April 22, 1971. D．On April 22 every year.
【小題2】People celebrate World Earth Day every year to  _____
A．have great fun B．keep our earth clean
C．get to know each other D．get support
【小題3】How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day?
A．By using more cars.
B．By helping clean up the land, air and water.
C．By polluting rivers and cities.
D．By taking fewer buses.
【小題4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A．Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.
B．Three Rs mean reduce, reuse and recycle.
C．Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day.
D．People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning.

    
【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文敘述了為了保護(hù)我們的地球，美國聯(lián)邦參議員蓋洛德?尼爾森為了保護(hù)河流不被污染，他號(hào)召美國人一起來保護(hù)地球，于是就確定每年的4月22日為“地球日”來號(hào)召大家一起來保護(hù)我們的地球。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day!在1970年4月22日，2000萬人慶祝第一個(gè)地球日，故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.是為了保持我們地球的干凈，故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.幫助清理土地、水和空氣，故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! 這里敘述的是1970年4月22日有2000萬美國人慶祝，并不是現(xiàn)在有2000萬人慶祝，故選C。
考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。

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