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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 the thousands of 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】Where would you most probably read this passage?

A.A guidebook.B.A movie poster.

C.An animal magazine.D.A personal blog

【2】Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?

A.There are only cloth bags in stores.

B.All the people use cloth bags in stores.

C.He thinks plastic bags are more expensive.

D.He wants to do some good to the environment.

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

A.Disappointing.B.Fantastic.

C.TerribleD.Surprising

【4】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 tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference.

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

D.To show that there' re many problems in the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

這一是篇議論文。主要講述了作者對于現(xiàn)在環(huán)境存在的問題提出了一些擔(dān)憂以及自己和家人的保護環(huán)境行為。呼吁人們要從小事做起保護環(huán)境。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一、二段“Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction （破壞） of our environment.”和“So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. ”我們當(dāng)今面臨的最大問題中的一部分是環(huán)境破壞，所以我一家人都做一些力所能及的事情，我們?nèi)ド痰陰Р及�而不是用塑料袋，可知本文主要講述了作者對于現(xiàn)在環(huán)境存在的問題提出了一些擔(dān)憂以及自己和家人的保護環(huán)境行為。由此判斷出該類針對某一問題發(fā)表個人觀點應(yīng)出現(xiàn)在個人博客中。故選D項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一、二段“Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction （破壞） of our environment.”和“So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. ”我們當(dāng)今面臨的最大問題中的一部分是環(huán)境破壞，所以我一家人都做一些力所能及的事情，我們?nèi)ド痰陰Р及�而不是用塑料袋，可知作者帶布包是想為保護環(huán)境做一些事情，故選D項。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第五段后文“thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once”成千上萬只火烈鳥立刻飛上天空，可知 What a spectacular sight it must應(yīng)譯為“那一定是令人驚嘆的的景象”。A. frustrating“令人沮喪的”；B. surprised“感到 驚訝的”；C. terrible“糟糕的”；D. fantastic“不可思議的，極好的”。所以通過上下文的語境可以判斷出換線詞的意思是“不可思議的”的意思。故選B項。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“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的改變，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，那樣的話我們會一起解決我們最大的問題。由此判斷出作者寫這篇文章的目的是呼吁人們要堅持努力，從小事做起保護環(huán)境，總有一天會產(chǎn)生影響。故選B項。