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1、According to US government reports, emissions（排放）from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer a

2、nd healthier place .A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices .Great improvement has been achieved .In 1988 there were only 600 recycling（回收利用）programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600 .Advanced lights ,motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore p

3、revented pollution .Twenty five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment .Today , its hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program .” Until we do that, nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson.60. According to A

4、nderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about _A. the social movement B. recycling techniquesC. environmental problems D. the importance of Earth Day 61. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A. The grass roots level B. The business circle C. Government officia

5、ls D. University professors 62. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest B. They have settled their environmental problems C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.63. W

6、hat is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?A. Education B. Planning C. Green living D. CO reduction 【考点】考察新闻报道类阅读【文章大意】作者在本文中把现在的美国环境问题和以前的环境问题进行了比较，尤其是几项数据的对比。说明人们现在的环境保护意识有了很大的提高。其中很重要的一项就是环境教育所起的作用。1. 【答案】C 【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第一段第2句“We didnt know at that t

7、ime there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.可知在1970年世界地球日开始的时候，人们甚至都不知道有“环境这个词”，更不要说知道存在着环境问题了。故C正确。2. 【答案】A 根据文章第二段2,3行Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-root

8、s Americans are taking part in the movement.中的especially millions of grass-roots Americans尤其是千百万的一般民众。可知环境保护的主要支持来自普通民众。故A正确。3. 【答案】D 【试题解析】推理题。根据第二段4,5行According to US government reports , emissions （排放）from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of citie

9、s producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .可知通过人们的共同努力，现在的污染排放的数字已经大大地减少了。故D正确。A项中的to the lowest是错误的。B项说已经解决了污染问题，这一说法是错误的。文章中只是说The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .CO排放超标的城市从40降低到9.而不是C项含义。4. 【答案】A 根据文章最后一段1,2行Twenty five years

10、 ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment .Today , its hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program .可知现在几乎每个学校都有环境保护方面的教育的内容。说明教育在环境保护方面有很重要的作用。【长难句解析】1.“We didnt know at that time there even was an environment, let alone

11、that there was a problem with it,”【翻译】在那时人们甚至都不知道有“环境这个词”，更不要说知道存在着环境问题了。【分析】本句中的动词know后面的there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,”是宾语从句，其中的let alone更不必说；2. The number of cities producing CO2 beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .【翻译】产生超过CO2排放标准的城市的数量从4

12、0减少到了9个。【分析】本句中的现在分词短语producing CO2 beyond the standard在句中做定语修饰名词cities。因为两者之间存在主动关系，所以使用现在分词做定语，相当于which produce.；另外本句中的the number of“的数量”，在句中做主语，谓语动词使用单数形式。二（2014福建卷） E As has been all too apparent in recent days at Balcombe, few issues cause greater concern than energy policy. Many village commun

13、ities feel their countryside is being ruined by the power-producing machines of wind farms; yet they never take direct action, even though the planning laws put them at a severe disadvantage. And the generous subsidies （财政补贴） , which encourage the expansion of wind power, are not favorable to the village communities and set landowners in conflict with other residents （居民） . Those who disagree with the rapid expansion of wind farms state that the damage they cause is out of proportion（比例） to the benefits they bring, because their energy output cannot match that of the carbon-based