Question

    The first Earth Day was in 1970. People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.

In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood.

The world Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.

Don’t leave the tap(水龙头) running.

Turn off lights when you leave a room.

Turn off your computer every night.

Wash your clothes, and yourself, in warm or cold water, not hot water.

Dishwashers use as little water as possible.

If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.

Answer the questions according to what you read

1.What is the purpose for people to set up Earth Day?

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2.When is Earth Day?

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3.What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?

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4.Does the word “dishwashers” mean “machines for washing dishes”?

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5.Besides the five, what else can you do to save our environment? (One example is OK.)

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Answer

1.To tell everyone about their worries.

2.It's on April 22nd.

3.People should stop it from running./ Turn the tap off./ Tum off the tap.

4.Yes./ Yes, it does.

5.We shouldn't throw rubbish everywhere. /Don't use paper cups any more. / Make

full use of the waste water.

【解析】

本文讲述了第一个地球日是在1970年。人们开始担心我们对环境的影响，所以他们设立地球日来告诉每个人他们的担忧。2007年，来自150多个国家的组织者策划了4000多场大型活动，但“地球日”不仅仅是游行和大事件。在地球日前后的一周里，有成千上万个较小的地方性活动。这些事件处理了附近的环境问题。

1.句意：人们设立地球日的目的是什么?

根据“So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.”可知他们设立地球日来告诉每个人他们的担忧，故答案为：To tell everyone about their worries.

2.句意：什么时候是地球日?

根据“In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events.”可知在地球日(4月22日)前后的一周里，有成千上万个较小的地方性活动，故答案为：It's on April 22nd.

3.句意：当水不停地从水龙头流出时，人们该怎么办?

根据“Don’t leave the tap(水龙头) running.”可知不要让水龙头开着，故答案为：People should stop it from running./ Turn the tap off./ Tum off the tap.

4.句意：“Dishwashers”是指洗碗的机器吗?

根据“Dishwashers use as little water as possible.”可知洗碗机使用尽可能少的水，可推测出是洗碗的机器，所以是肯定回答，故答案为Yes./ Yes, it does.

5.句意：除了这五个，你还能做些什么来保护我们的环境呢?(举一个例子就可以了)

开放性试题，言之有理即可。人们不应该乱扔垃圾，不要再用纸杯了，充分利用废水。故答案为：We shouldn't throw rubbish everywhere. /Don't use paper cups any more. / Make full use of the waste water.