【中考英语阅读题库】环保生态：Changing-the-world

ChangingtheworldMost7-year-oldkidsjustdotheirhomeworkandplaywiththeirfriends.ButJoseAdolfoQuisocolafromPeru,now13yearsold,managedtosetuphisown“eco-bank”whenhewasjust7.QuisocolasaveduphispocketmoneytocreatetheBartselanaStudentBankin2012.Ifstudentswanttoopenanaccountwiththebank,theyhavetoprovidea“deposit(存款)”of5kilogramsofsolid(固体的)waste,suchaspaperorplastic.Andtheymustcontinuetodepositatleast1kgofwasteeachmonth,aswellasattendfinanceandrecyclingworkshops(工作坊).Thewasteissoldtolocalrecyclingcompanies,whichinturnpaythebankforthewaste.Thebank’smembersthenhavethismoneydepositedintotheiraccounts,allowingthemtosaveupmoneybyrecycling.“Atthebeginning,myteachersthoughtIwascrazyorthatachildcouldnotrunthistypeofproject,”QuisocolasaidtoDOGOnews.“Luckily,Ihadthesupportoftheschoolheadmasterandanassistantinmyclassroom.”Quisocola’sprojecthassinceexpanded.By2013,thebankhadover200members.Later,itgotsupportfromlocalpeopleandsetupitsowneducationcenters.Over3,000clients(客户)betweentheagesof10and18arelearningaboutfinance(金融)there.Thebankisnowacceptingapplications(申请)fromchildrenalloverPeru.Quisocolahasreceivedmanyawards(奖)forhisefforts,includingtheChildren’sClimatePrize,whichisawardedbyaSwedishenergycompany.“Togetherwecanchangetheworld…wejustneedachance,”Quisocolasaid.Choosetheanswer:1.Unlikeother7-year-olds,Quisocola_____.A.didn’tdohishomeworkB.livedonhisownC.setuphisown“eco-bank”D.hadanaccountatalocalbank2.WhatdostudentshavetodotoopenanaccountatQuisocola’sbank?A.Provide5kilogramsofsolidwaste.B.Donatemoneytothe“eco-bank”.C.Provideatleast1kgofwasteeachday.D.Helplocalcompaniesorganizeworkshops.3.WhatdoweknowaboutQuisocola’s“eco-bank”?A.Ithelpskidssavemoneyandprotecttheenvironment.B.Histeachersencouragedhimtostartit.C.AnyoneinPerucanapplyforanaccountthere.D.Hemadealotofmoneyfromthe“eco-bank”.答案：CAA