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语篇提能阅读理解AY．E.S.—asmallgroupofhighschoolstudentsisnotjustlearningabouttheenvironmentaroundthem,they'reactuallydoingsomethingtoimproveit.“Thisgrouphasdoneaseriesofprojects,fromrecyclingabout600poundsoftennisshoes,toover50cellphones，”saidPatrickMerrick,aschoolteacherandY．E.S.adviser.Theideaforenvironmentalprojectscameabouttwoyearsagoanditgraduallybecameapartofanenvironmentalscienceclass.Inclass,studentswouldlearnaboutatopic,designaproject,carryitoutandthentakeittothecommunity(社区)．“Beforeeverytopic,wespentseveralweekslearningaboutthehow,whatandwhyoftheidea，”saidMaddieFrankandShawnHanson,studentsinY．E.S.Oneofthegoals,FrankandHansonsaid,wastofindouthowmuchenergytheirschoolusedthroughoutaschoolday.“Wedecidedtocarryoutaschoolenergyaudit(审计)，”theysaid.“Wedivideduptheclassroomsbetweenthestudentsinourclass.Eachstudentrecordedhowmuchenergywasbeingusedineachclassroom.”“Wehavebeenabletosavemoneywiththehelpofourschoolenergyaudit,makemoneywithboththeshoeandthecellphonerecycling,keepalargeamountofgarbageoutofthelandfills(垃圾填埋地)withthoserecyclingprojectsandmakeitpossibleforcommunitymemberstouseenergy­savingthings，”FrankandHansonsaid.Whilethegroupisworkingtowardmakingadifferenceintheenvironmentaroundthem,theyexpresstheirthankfulnessforpeople'ssupport.“Withoutthehelpofourcommunityandschool,wewouldnothavebeenabletomaketheserecyclingprojectspossible，”FrankandHansonsaid.语篇解读本文是记叙文，一群高中学生不仅仅学习关于环境的各种知识，他们还积极行动起来通过自己的努力改善环境。1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphs?A.Y．E.S.isanafter­schoolactivityrightnow.B.Y．E.S.wassetupbyMaddieFrankandShawnHanson.C.Studentscarryouttheprojectsdesignedbytheirteachers.D.Studentsdoalotofresearchaboutthetopiclearnedinclass.答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Beforeeverytopic,wespentseveralweekslearningaboutthehow,whatandwhyoftheidea”可知答案。2．Accordingtothetext,thesmallgrouphas________.A.givenenvironmentalscienceclassestothecommunityB.reducedtheamountofgarbagethathastobethrownC.inventedsomeenergy­savingthingsD.repairedover50cellphones答案与解析B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“...keepalargeamountofgarbageoutofthelandfillswiththoserecyclingprojects...”可知答案。3．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.ProtecttheEnvironmentB.ManyStudentsJoininY．E.S.C.ThankThosePeopleWhoSupportYouD.EnvironmentalProjectsMakeaDifference答案与解析D标题归纳题。本文讲述了一个高中生组织的成员们不仅仅学习关于环境的各种知识，他们还积极行动起来通过自己的努力改善环境。文章第二、五、六段介绍了他们所做的工作，倒数第三段介绍了他们取得的成就。BBeinggreeniseverywherethesedays,whetheritisintheschool,factoryoranywhereontheInternet.Thisisbecauseourplanetisindanger,losingresources,pollutingresourcesanddestroyingecosystems(生态系统).Differentspeciesaredyingbecausewecan'ttakecareofourhome.Nowaskyourselfwhyyoudon'twantagreenhealthierlifestyleandtosaveanimals.Keepthatinmindasyoureadon.Therearemanywaystobegreen,firstofall,everyoneshouldrecycle;it'ssomethingeasyandhelpsourplanetinmanyways.Allyou'dhavetodoisputrecyclinginrecyclingandgarbageingarbage.Anotherpopularthingistotryyourbestnottodriveacar.Sometimesyoucanjustwalk,bike,ortakeasubway.Thisensuresthatourairwon'tbepolluted,whichinturnhelpsourlungsandeverythingelseonourplanet.Nextthingissavingenergy.Wecandothisbynotusingtoomuchheatorairconditioninginsummerorwinter.It'snotpreferablebecauseit'shard,butyoucantryandputyourwashingmachineoncoldwheneverpossibleandtrytokeepelectronicsoutoftherubbish.What'smore,remembertostopdrinkingfromplasticbottlesbecauseplasticcanonlybeusedonceandifusedmanytimes,itwillbecomeunhealthy.Soyou'dbetteruseaglassorbuyareusablewaterbottle.Thelastandmostimportantthingis,spreadthisnewstotheworldandtellthemwhat'shappeninginourworld.I'veonlylistedasmallpartoftheendlesspossibilitiestosavethisworld.Theleastyoucandoisdothesimpleones.语篇解读本文简单介绍了人类要进行环境保护的原因以及相关措施。4．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.mostspeciesontheEarthhavediedoutB.it'seasyforhumanbeingstoliveagreenlifeC.weshouldbegreen,forwe'vepollutedourplanetD.it'souractivitiesthatmakeourEarthgetintotrouble答案与解析B推理判断题。由第一段第一句话“Beinggreeniseverywherethesedays,whetheritisintheschool,factoryoranywhereontheInternet.”可知，环保是一件非常简单的事情，无论在学校、在工厂还是在网上，人们都可以进行环保。故B项正确。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph1referto?A.Theimportanceofbeinggreen.B.ThepresentsituationoftheEarth.C.Thequestionaskedinthisparagraph.D.Thereaders'contributiontotheEarth.答案与解析C词义猜测题。由上下文内容可知，that指的是作者在前面提到的“Nowaskyourselfwhyyoudon'twantagreenhealthierlifestyleandtosaveanimals”。故C项正确。6．Howmanywaystobegreenarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.答案与解析D细节理解题。由第二段的内容可知，文章中提到了五种方法：recycle,trynottodriveacar,saveenergy,stopdrinkingfromplasticbottles和spreadthisnewstotheworld等。故D项正确。7．Accordingtothepassage,themostimportantwaytobegreenisto________.A.recyclewhatwehaveusedB.tryourbesttostopdrivingcarsC.callonotherstoprotectourEarthD.saveasmuchenergyaspossible答案与解析C推理判断题。由第二段的倒数第三句“Thelastandmostimportantthingis,spreadthisnewstotheworldandtellthemwhat'shappeninginourworld.”可知，最重要的事情是要告诉世人我们的世界正在发生什么。故C项正确。