Question

I am Grace Cortese，and I am 10 years old.I believe I can make a difference in ______ the environment，because my science teacher，Mrs.Esby，tells us that there are many things we can do to help protect the environment ______ we are willing to change our habits.

Every year at my birthday party，I ______ charitable donations instead of gifts.When I was eight，I asked my friends to donate to the Natural Resources Defense Council to save the polar bears.I ______ almost $150.Last year，my friend，Mary，also did that.Imagine how much money we could raise to save the environment if everyone asked for charitable donations ______ their birthdays!

My whole ______ is doing things to help protect the earth，too.Our school makes a carpooling(拼车)program to reduce the number of cars on the road，and we have a “Walk to School” day once a year.______ science teacher，Mrs.Esby，has a “Teenie Greenies” club at lunch and she teaches a class on how to recycle after school.And we ______ do beach clean－up.

If you ______ to do something for the environment，look through the website Grades of Green.It is ______ of great ideas for us to reduce，reuse and recycle waste，and it also has a lot of really interesting facts.

1.A. using    B. protecting    C. cleaning

2.A. if    B. until    C. because

3.A. ask for    B. look for    C. pay for

4.A. sold    B. borrowed    C. raised

5.A. to    B. for    C. with

6.A. school    B. home    C. factory

7.A. Her    B. His    C. My

8.A. still    B. yet    C. also

9.A. want    B. use    C. enjoy

10.A. short    B. full    C. tired

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍了Grace Cortese为了保护环境所做的事情，以及她的学校和她的老师为保护环境所做的事情。如果你想要为环境做些事情，可以浏览一下绿色等级网站。

1.句意：我相信我能在环保方面有所作为。考查动词及语境的理解。A. using使用；B. protecting保护；C. cleaning清洁、打扫。根据下文because my science teacher，Mrs.Esby，tells us that there are many things we can do to help protect the environment.可知此处指的是保护环境，故答案选B。

2.句意：因为我的科学老师Mrs.Esby告诉我们，如果我们愿意改变我们的习惯，我们能做很多事情来帮助保护环境。考查连词及语境的理解。A. if如果；B. until直到；C. because因为。由题干可知此处表示条件，所以用连词if来引导，故答案选A。

3.句意：每年在我的生日聚会上，我要求慈善捐赠而不是礼物。考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. ask for要求；B. look for寻找；C. pay for支付。根据下文When I was eight，I asked my friends to donate to the Natural Resources Defense Council to save the polar bears.可知，此处表示要求慈善捐赠，故答案选A。

4.句意：我筹集了将近150美元。考查动词及语境的理解。A. sold卖；B. borrowed借；C. raised筹集。根据上文I asked my friends to donate to the Natural Resources Defense Council to save the polar bears.我要求朋友捐钱以拯救北极熊，可知此处应是我筹集钱款，故答案选C。

5.句意：想想看，如果每个人都在生日那天要求慈善捐赠，我们能筹集到多少钱来拯救环境！考查介词及语境的理解。A. to到；B. for为了；C. with和…一起。此处表示目的，所以应用介词for，故答案选B。

6.句意：我们整个学校都在为帮助保护地球做一些事情。考查名词及语境的理解。A. school学校；B. home家；C. factory工厂。.根据下文Our school makes a carpooling program to reduce the number of cars on the road，可知此处表示我们的学校，故答案选A。

7.句意：我的科学老师Mrs.Esby，有一个“绿色少年”俱乐部。考查代词及语境的理解。A. Her她的；B. His他的；C. My我的。根据上文because my science teacher，Mrs.Esby，可知Mrs.Esby是我的科学老师，故答案选C。

8.句意：而且我们也清理海滩。考查副词及语境的理解。A. still仍然；B. yet然而，用于现在完成时的否定句或一般疑问句；C. also也，多用于肯定句。此处是用于一般现在时的肯定句中，表示“也”，故答案选C。

9.句意：如果你想要为环境做些事情，可以浏览一下绿色等级网站。考查动词及语境的理解。A. want想要；B. use使用；C. enjoy喜欢。want to do sth.固定搭配，想要去做某事，故答案选A。

10.句意：对于我们来说它充满了减少垃圾、再利用垃圾和循环使用垃圾的好主意，它也有很多有趣的事实。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. short短的；B. full满的；C. tired累的。be full of固定短语，意思是“充满”，故答案选B。