Question

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control(控制) the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.The first No Car Day fell on _______.

A. February 2^nd   B. June 5^th

C. July 5^th       D. September 22^nd

2._______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.

A. Beijing    B. Chengdu   C. Shanghai     D. Wuhan

3.What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 目的   B. 原因    C. 意义            D. 口号

4. How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A. 63.    B. 52.    C. 41.   D. 238.

5.Which of the following statements is True?

A. China is the first country to start No Car Day.

B. No Car Day is World Environment Day.

C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far.

D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文讲述了北京无车日情况，提到无车日的宗旨，无车日的重要性以及号召大家为了保护环境加入到无车日的行列中来。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文开头No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. 可知第一个无车日是在1998年9月22日，所以该选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据第二段中The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.可知成都是中国第一个有无车日的城市。所以该选B。

3.D词义猜测题。根据后面“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”可知“slogan”的意思是“口号”，所以该选D。

4.A细节理解题。根据第五段中In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. 可知在2011年北京有63天有蓝天，所以该选A。

5.细节理解题。根据第一段中By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.可知现在世界各地的1000多个城市有一个无车日。所以该选C。

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