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【題目】 A child's world is the world of playing. They love being outside in the open air, running after each other, and swinging on playground equipment.

But children at St. James Children's School also add to that fun by watching worms and picking up trash（垃圾） in the schoolyard. Inside, they learn to save water and electricity. They also recycle and reuse useful things. And every spring they get the soil ready to plant flowers and vegetables in the school’s garden.

Rebecca Boker teaches the children the importance of taking care of the Earth. "If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives. It should be something that everyone does." said Boker “Every day at St. James is Earth Day. Most books in the classrooms and the library contain materials that encourage children to do something to protect the environment and the Earth.”

"This is their home. You are visitors in their home. So it is your job to respect their home just like you want others to respect your home and treat your home nicely."

At St. James, children observe（觀察） the growth of plants from seeds to flowers in cups kept in the classroom. Then they watch the plants grow after placing them in the garden. The students also observe the life of butterflies and other insects and learn about rain and sea life.

St. James also has a special rain garden when many recycled materials are used. For example, there are rugs（小地毯） made of recycled tires in all the classrooms.

But do these very young children really get the message that their teachers try to express? Ms. Boker says yes.

"Oh they do. They totally understand."

【1】What’s special about St James Children’s School?

A.Children have most of their classes in the open air.

B.Its classrooms are all built with recycled materials.

C.It requires children to show respect for visitors.

D.It teachers children to protect the Earth in their daily lives.

【2】According to Mr Boker, _______.

A.it’s the duty of children to keep school clean

B.it takes time for children to get their teachers’ message

C.it’s easier for kids to form good habits at a young age

D.it’s the job of parents to teach kids how to recycle

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The knowledge about flowers.

B.The knowledge about vegetables.

C.The importance of protecting the Earth.

D.The importance of taking care of themselves.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.By watching worms and picking up trash in the schoolyard, children at St James Children’s School do have a lot of fun.

B.At St James, children observe the growth of plants and the life of butterflies and other insects.

C.Those rugs in all the classrooms are made of recycled tires.

D.Ms Boker says those children are too young to understand the message that their teachers try to express.

【5】This article is most probably written on ____________.

A.Teachers’ DayB.Earth DayC.Children’s DayD.New Year’s Day

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了麗貝卡布克認為孩子們應(yīng)該養(yǎng)成照顧地球的習(xí)慣，對圣詹姆斯兒童學(xué)校的兒童進行培養(yǎng)。

【1】句意：關(guān)于圣詹姆斯兒童學(xué)校什么是特殊的？—老師在日常生活中教孩子保護地球。

根據(jù)第二段以及第三段第一句可知，St James Children School的學(xué)生在操場撿垃圾，學(xué)習(xí)如何節(jié)省水電以及循環(huán)利用，在每年春天，他們還會在學(xué)校的花園里種植花和蔬菜，老師會教他們保護地球的重要性。故答案選D。

【2】句意：根據(jù)Mr Boker，對于孩子來說在比較小的年紀形成好習(xí)慣是比較容易的。

根據(jù)文章第三段第二行"If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives. It should be something that everyone does." said Boker， Bokers認為如果孩子在早期就學(xué)習(xí)如何保護地球，久而久之，這些會成為孩子們生活中的一部分，由此看出孩子在早期是比較容易形成良好的習(xí)慣的。故答案選C。

【3】句意：第三段劃線單詞指的是什么？—保護地球的重要性。

猜詞題。根據(jù)第三段第一、二句Rebecca Boker teaches the children the importance of taking care of the Earth. "If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives.可知，后面需要學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容就是前面所提到的老師教給孩子們的“the importance of taking care of the Earth”。故答案選C。

【4】句意：根據(jù)文章下列哪個是不正確的？—博克表示，這些孩子太小，無法理解老師試圖表達的信息。

推斷詞。根據(jù)第一段第一句可知選項A是對的，由第五段最后一句可知選項B是對的，由第六段第二句可知選項C是對的；由最后兩段中，Ms. Boker的回答“Oh they do. They totally understand.”可知孩子們可以明白老師所表達的東西的，所以此選項不符合文意。故答案選D。

【5】句意：這篇文章最可能是關(guān)于地球日的。

主旨題。根據(jù)全文以及第三段第三句“Every day at St James is Earth Day”可知，都在圍繞著“Earth Day”展開，其他三個選項均無提及。故答案選B。

閱讀理解的細節(jié)理解題先在問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，在根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞定位到文章的具體位置，即可找出答案，例如題目2中的關(guān)鍵詞是Mr Boker可定位到文章第三段第二行"If children learn it early on, it will become part of their daily lives. It should be something that everyone does." said Boker，即可確定答案。