Question

Xiao Liuying is an old man living in a village near the Yangtze River. He used to be a fisherman. But now he is head of a voluntary(志愿的) team that cleans waste from the Yangtze river.

To protect finless porpoises(江豚) and the Yangtze River, the government has stopped people from fishing on the river. In 2019, Xiao Liuying formed the voluntary team with 12 other fishermen. Today the team has more than 50 members. All of them are over 60 years old. “We want to protect the river while we can,” said Xiao.

Every week, the team go along the river to collect waste and make sure no one is fishing on the river. Some of the waste they collect is sent to the disposal station, while some that can be reused is sold. So far, they have cleaned over 50 tons of waste. Thanks to their hard work, the Yangtze River is getting clearer.

1.How many members were there in the team when it was formed?

A.12 B.13 C.50 D.62

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

A.处理 B.传播 C.救护 D.保养

3.What is the best title(标题) for the text?

A.Fishing on the Yangtze River

B.Tons of Waste in the Yangtze River

C.Reasons for Protecting the Yangtze River

D.A Voluntary Team Protecting the Yangtze River

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一位住在长江附近的老人带领其他渔民组成了一个志愿小组，目的是清理长江上的垃圾和确保没人在长江捕鱼。

1.

细节理解题。根据In 2019, Xiao Liuying formed the voluntary team with 12 other fishermen，可知，这个志愿小组刚开始是由肖留英和其他12个渔民组成的，所以是共13个人。故选B。

2.

词句猜测题。根据Some of the waste they collect is sent to the disposal station, while some that can be reused is sold，可知，while表示“然而”，前后文是对立的关系，有一些可重复利用的垃圾被卖掉了，可推断，前文指的是一些不可重复利用的垃圾，这些往往会被送到处理站，所以disposal表示“处理”，故选A。

3.

最佳标题。通读全文，可知，本文主要讲述了一位住在长江附近的老人带领其他渔民组成了一个志愿小组，目的是清理长江上的垃圾和确保没人在长江捕鱼，所以最适合本文的标题是“保护长江的志愿小组”，故选D。