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【題目】 Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction ( 破 壞 ) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge.

So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive…

But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?

I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鳥) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration(遷徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since thousands of the others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.

Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before. then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once !

A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.

【1】What problem is the writer talking about?

A.Jobs.B.Population.C.Environment.D.Health

【2】In Paragraph 3 the underlined word “it” probably refers to .

A.the writer’s family take plastic bags to stores instead of using cloth bags

B.the writer’s family walk where they don't have to drive

C.the writer’s family take a bath with too much water

D.the writer’s family eat too much meat

【3】What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.worrying.B.amazing.C.terrible.D.harmful

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Even if we can walk there, we still drive over.

B.Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today.

C.Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.

D.When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once.

【5】What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?

A.To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos.

B.To show that there are many problems in the world.

C.To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers.

D.To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要講述了作者對于現(xiàn)在環(huán)境存在的問題提出一些擔(dān)憂，以及自己和家人的保護環(huán)境的行為，呼吁人們要從小事做起，保護環(huán)境。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction ( 破 壞 ) of our environment. 我們今天面臨的一些最大的問題是對環(huán)境的破壞可知，故答案為C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world? 當(dāng)我是商店里排隊唯一的一個用布袋的人時，我做的好嗎？我步行去商店對世界有什么影響嗎？可知。故答案為B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once ! 最后，它們都飛了起來，遷徙真的開始了。成千上萬的火烈鳥一下子飛上了天空，這是多么令人驚嘆的場景��！故答案為B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中We walk where we don't have to drive…我們步行到我們不必開出的地方可知，故A錯誤；根據(jù)文中Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge. 褐色的云層，污染的水，瀕危的野生動物……這些問題看起來太大了可知，故B錯誤；根據(jù)文中I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鳥) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.我最近了解了一些關(guān)于火烈鳥喜歡一千或更多只為一群聚集在一起的事情可知，故C正確。根據(jù)文中Every year, when the time comes for migration(遷徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns.當(dāng)幾只火烈鳥先從湖飛走時，其余的幾乎沒有一只注意到可知，故D錯誤，故答案為C。

【5】主旨大意題。A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems. 有一些小行為可以促成大改變，即使你現(xiàn)在才邁出第一步，并且繼續(xù)嘗試，其他人終有一天會注意到，那樣我們會一起解決我們最大的問題可知，作者呼吁人們要從小事做起，保護環(huán)境。故答案為D。