Question

My sister Alli and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts(烟蒂) for seven years. One day, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people stop dropping butts. We called it “No Butts About It”. At first, we drew pictures with “The Earth is Not Your Ashtray(烟灰缸)” written on them. We put the pictures around our hometown---in parks, by beaches, and along roads. We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts hurts the environment. Most smokers don’t think that dropping butts hurts the earth. But it does! All rubbish does. Later, we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays to give smokers. We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didn’t have to drop butts. At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes. Some companies want to do it.

Many people have started to join our group since it began. Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America. And there are even groups in England, Australia and India! Many newspapers have written about my sister and I over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for our good work.

But we are not interested in prizes. We just want to make the earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people. One day it will be.

1.“No Butts About It” started___________

A. seventeen years ago.  B. seven years ago.

C. seventy years ago     D. It’s not mentioned.

2.Why did they start the group?

A. Because they don’t like cigarette.

B. Because they want to make money.

C. Because they want people to know them.

D. Because they want to protect the environment.

3.How many “No Butts About It” groups are there in America?

A. 7    B. 45      C. 46   D. 49.

4.The writer lives in_________

A. America.    B. England.     C. Australia.    D. India.

5.What did the writer do the following EXCEPT__________?

A. starting a group called “No Butts About It”

B. writing to companies to ask them for help

C. asking newspapers to write about her sister and her

D. managing to get some cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each cigarette pack

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意: 本文的作者和他的妹妹Alli已经坚持了七年试图阻止人们随处乱扔烟蒂。他们想出许多有效的措施。他们希望将来地球会变成一个适于动、植物和人生存的更好、更清洁的空间。

1.B 细节理解题。题意：“No Butts About It”开始于什么时间？A. seventeen years ago.17年前；B. seven years ago.7年前；C. seventy years ago70年前；D. It’s not mentioned.没有提到。从短文第一句，可知是七年。故选B。

2.D 推理判断题。题意：他们为什么成立了这个组织？A. Because they don’t like cigarette.因为他们不喜欢烟；B. Because they want to make money.因为他们想挣钱；C. Because they want people to know them.因为他们想要人们认识他们；D. Because they want to protect the environment.因为他们想要保护环境。根据短文内容，他们是想保护环境。故选D。

3.C 细节理解题。题意：在美国，有多少个 “No Butts About It” 组织?A. 7；B. 45；C. 46；D. 49.短文第2自然段第2句：Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America.（今天，美国还有另外45个“No Butts About It”组织），因此一共是45+1＝46个，故选C。

4.A 细节理解题。题意：作者住在哪儿？A. America.美国；B. England.英国；C. Australia.澳大利亚；D. India.印度。还是短文第2自然段第2句：Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America.可以推测出，作者住在美国。

5.A. starting a group called “No Butts About It” 成立了一个叫“No Butts About It”的组织，根据短文内容，做了；B. writing to companies to ask them for help向一些公司写信请求帮助，短文第1自然段所说，有做；C. asking newspapers to write about her sister and her请报社报道她和妹妹；D. managing to get some cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each cigarette pack设法让一些烟企在香烟包装里放一个烟灰缸，短文第1自然段后半部分，有做。故选C。

考点：考查环保故事类短文阅读。