Question

完形填空。（每小题2分，共20分）

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。

Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.

First, my family try to save    . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when    is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.

Second, we also start recycling this week. We    to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also     our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great       to help our environment.

Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers     . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t    the tap running when we brushed our teeth.

At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom     to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work    good exercise! This week dad and his workmates also start to go to work together in one     and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.

These are great ways to help protect our environment.

1.A. oil       B.food       C.water   D. electricity

2.A.everybody       B.somebody      C.  anybody   D. nobody

3.A. try        B. keep          C. refuse        D.want

4.A.buy            B. check          C. divide         D. change

5.A. ways      B. news       C. information        D. advice

6.A. already      B. instead      C.  again    D. too

7.A. leave      B. leaves      C. leaving         D. left

8.A.began          B.hoped        C. needed        D. used

9.A. or           B. for          C. but      D. and

10.A. bus            B. car           C. subway       D. train

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了我的家人为保护环境所要做的事。首先，我家要努力节约电；第二，这周我们开始循环使用；第三，我们也开始节约用水；最后，妈妈和爸爸开始节约用天然气。

1. A. oil油；B.food 食物；C.water 水；D. electricity电。句意：首先我家努力节约电。根据后文的We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms.可知此处离开时关灯，这是在节约电。故选D。

2. A.everybody 每人；B.somebody 某人；C. anybody任何人； D. nobody 没人。句意：没人看电视时，我们要关上电视。根据We turn off the TV 可知关电视是因为没人看了，故选D。

3.A. try 努力，尝试；B. keep 保留；C. refuse 拒绝； D.want 想要；句意：我们努力在纸的两面写字。try to do sth“努力做某事”，故选A。

4.A.buy 买；B. check 核查； C. divide 分开；D. change改变。句意：我们要把垃圾分装在不同的袋子。根据bottles, cans, paper and food可知此处指的是把瓶子、罐子、纸和食物分开。故选C。

5.A. ways方法；B. news 新闻；C. information 信息；D. advice建议；句意：这些是保护环境的很好的方法。great ways to do sth“做某事的好方法”，故选A。

6. A. already 已经；B. instead 而是；C. again 再，又；D. Too也。句意：我家从来不会洗太长时间澡，而是短时间的淋浴。与We never take long baths相对应的，表示要选择去做的，故用副词instead。故选B。

7. A. leave 离开；B. leaves 离开；C. leaving 离开；D. left 离开；句意：我姐姐和我不会刷牙时，让水龙头一直留着水。leave sth doing“让某物一直做……”，位于助动词don’t之后，故用动词原形。故选A。

8.A.began 开始；B.hoped 希望；C. needed 需要；D. used 使用。句意：妈妈过去常常开车送我们上学，但是现在姐姐和我骑自行车上学。used to过去常常。故选D。

9.A. or 或者；B. for 为了；C. but 但是；D. and而且。句意：这是辛苦的事，但是也是很好的锻炼。hard work与good exercise相对应，表示转折关系，故用连词but。故选C。

10.A. bus 公交车；B. car 汽车；C. subway 地铁；D. train火车。句意：这周爸爸开始和同事坐一辆车去上班，分担费用。根据share the cost.可知分担费用，应是和坐一辆汽车。故选B。

考点：科普环保类短文。