初中英语健康环保类阅读阅读理解

In the modern age，human society runs on energy．Most machines need electricity to operate．Humans can not live without electricity even a single day both in their daily life and work．They have many different ways to create electricity．But some ways are harmful to the environment．

For example，fossil fuels（化石燃料）are the most common kind of energy．They include coal，oil，and natural gas．First，people have to dig them from the ground．This can sometimes harm the environment．However，scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days．So the environment is not harmed as much as before．But when people burn these fossil fuels，they can give off a lot of harmful gases，which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming．This might harm the environment．

Tidal（潮汐）energy is another way to make electricity．This uses the ocean tides to make electricity．But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals．Also dams（大坝）can create lots of clean energy．But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run．So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers．

34．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE about fossil fuels？___

A．They are dug from the ground．

B．They are considered expensive．

C．They hardly harm the environment．

D．They are not widely used in the world．

35．From the passage，we know that tidal energy can 　　．

A．cause serious accidents                

B．change the way that rivers run   

C．give off a lot of harmful gases       

D．kill many living things in the ocean

36．Nowadays many countries start to use nuclear energy more because 　　．

A．it's a common kind of energy   

B．people ara not afraid of it now   

C．it's cheap，clean and safer than before   

D．people can't live without nuclear energy

37．The passage is probably in the part of 　　in a newspaper．

A．health         

B．science        

C．culture         

D．sports．

Why is clean water so important to developing countries？A recent report shows that about 80percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（卫生）conditions．In those countries，women and girls spend several hours collecting water，but often polluted，far away from their families．The polluted water more or less influences their health．In this case，there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有机会或权利使用）clean water to improve their health．

Here is a short story about Hadjara Zakari，a 12﹣year﹣old girl in Niger．Having access to clean water changed her life．She learned about the importance of hand﹣washing when the school first received clean water three years ago．That evening，she told her father，"You shouldn't eat with me unless you clean your hands．"Her father was very angry and shouted at her，"It's not up to you to tell me what to do!"Stunned（目瞪口呆的），Hadjara sat in silence．But she knew she was right．In protest，Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night．After her father questioned Hadjara's head teacher，he understood the importance of hand﹣washing and his daughter's intentions（目的）．The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives．

For people in developing countries，clean water can change many things，especially improve their health．So，from now on，let's avoid wasting water and take action to save water，which is important to people all over the world．

51．According to the recent report，poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause　　．

A．traffic problems     

B．forest fires   

C．many illnesses

52．The key to improving people's health in developing countries is　　 in Paragraph 1．

A．to get clean water

B．to exercise often   

C．to refuse drugs

53．What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 2？　　

A．Hadjara laughed at her father's foolishness．

B．Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight．

C．Hadjara's father understood his daughter's love and care for him later．

54．The underlined word"protest"in this passage means　　．

A．抗议       

B．保护       

C．节约

55．The purpose of the writer is to　　．

A．teach people how to wash hands

B．call on people all over the world to save water

C．show developing countries rich in clean water．

Yueyang was awarded the National Civilized City （全国文明城市） in 2015．We are proud of our hometown．It has changed a lot in the last few years．

Yueyang is a cultural city with a long history near Dongting Lake．But the local people didn't use to be satisfied with the environment．You could find rubbish on the streets．The rivers were polluted because factories put waste water into them．What's more，the air was polluted by the smoke from the factories．People no longer saw green land because they cut down plenty of trees．

Today，the environment in Yueyang is becoming better and better．People are more polite now．They put waste paper and plastic bottles in the recycling bins（箱子）．They keep voices down while talking in public．They offer seats to the old，the disabled and the women with babies on the buses．Some factories have been closed by the government．Waste water is cleaned before putting into the rivers．Many trees and flowers are planted on the mountains．

In summer，many people take walks along Bianhe Street after dinner．It's interesting to see many boats going up and down in Dongting Lake．And we can watch some women doing square dancing （广场舞） in front of Yueyang Tower．

We need to take care of our environment and fight against pollution．We hope our hometown will be more lively and fantastic．

46．Yueyang has changed a lot in the last few years．

　　

47．The environment in Yueyang is getting worse and worse now．

　　

48．The old give their seats to the young when they are on the buses．

　　

49．All of the factories in Yueyang have been closed by the government．

　　

50．Keeping voices down while talking in public is good behavior．

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Save the world's trees

"When it comes to the Earth，there is no time to waste．"says the Earth Day Network．And that is right．Protecting our environment is very important，and World Earth Day was created in 1970to ask more people to protect our environment．On April 22，people around the world celebrate Earth Day．

Every year there is a special topic，and this year it is "Trees for the Earth"，so Earth Day this year will be all about planting trees．They are planning to plant 7.8billion trees within the next five years

That's a big goal，and you might wonder why trees are so important．Because they can take in carbon dioxide （CO₂） and protect the air quality（质量）．CO₂is a chemical in our atmosphere，but humans make too much of it．Each person makes about 2.3tons a year，which is bad for the environment．

Well guess what! Planting new trees is important because people cut down a huge number of trees．Last year，there were 3trillion trees in the world，about 139billion in China．But according to China Daily，the world's total number has been almost cut in half since human civilization（文明） began．That's because 15billion trees are cut down every year．

So we need to plant more to make up for（弥补）the ones we lost．One tree can take in 21.8kilograms of CO₂ per year．And   it's still one of the cheapest and best ways to get rid of CO₂．

But don't forget that we can also help the environment by cutting down on how much energy（能源） or water we use every day．Every little thing helps．

根据短文内容，回答问题（66﹣69），英译汉（70）．

66．When do people around the world celebrate World Earth Day？

　　

67．What is the topic of Earth Day？

　　

68．Why are trees so important to the earth？

　　

69．How much CO₂ can two trees take in each year？

　　

70．Put the sentence "It's still one of the cheapest and best ways to get rid of CO₂．"into Chinese．

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Last week，Chicago became the first city in the US to join the "Lights Out Plan"．People turned off the lights in the city's tallest buildings，so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes．Every year in autumn，some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south，and come back the next spring．

Lights mean danger to birds．Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky．Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars．This means they can not find the right way to go home．

This month，about 300types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter．Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons．Many birds cannot live in the cold，so they fly to warmer places．But there are other reasons，too．Birds need to look for food in the south．Another reason is that they want to have baby birds．Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same "house" they lived in last year，so they fly back there．

There are about 9，000kinds of birds in the world，and about 600kinds of birds migrate（迁徙）．Some birds can fly a very long way．Sometimes they fly to other countries．We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds．

64．Why did people in Chicago turn off their last week？　　

A．Because people wanted to save money．

B．Because people liked the dark night．

C．Because people were a afraid that birds would make much noise．

D．Because people were a afraid that birds would lose their way．

65．What does the underlined word "migrate" mean in Chinese？　　

A．迁徙

B．定居

C．冬眠

D．重生

66．Today we have fewer birds because　　．

A．lots of birds are often ill

B．people kill lots of birds

C．there are fewer places for birds

D．other animals eat them

67．Which of the following statements is NOT true？　　

A．All birds fly to warmer places every year．

B．Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn．

C．Some birds can fly a long way to other countries．

D．About 600kinds of birds migrate in the world．

When Shanghai introduced a new garbage﹣sorting policy（垃圾分类政策）in July last year，the city's residents （居民） took some time to get used to it．They joked that every time they took out their garbage，the staff（工作人员）standing by the bins would ask． "What kind of garbage are you？"

    Starting on May 1， Beijing joined many Chinese cities by introducing a new garbage﹣sorting policy．People's Daily reported． Residents should sort their garbage into four groups： kitchen， recyclable， hazardous （有害的） and other waste．

    These groups are represented（代表）by four different colors of trash bins﹣green，blue，red and gray．Those who fail to sort their trash correctly may be fined（被罚款）up to 200 yuan，Xinhua reported．

    Some cities like Shanghai and Qingdao sort their trash differently．These cities use four different groups： wet， recyclable， harmful and dry．Although their names are different，the groups are actually the same． In fact， wet garbage in Shanghai is kitchen garbage in Beijing．And dry garbage is the same as other waste， China Youth Daily reported．

    To help residents sort their trash correctly，the Beijing government is offering online guidelines．If people don't know how to throw away garbage，they can search for it on the WeChat account Guanchenglishi（管城理市） to find out． By searching a key word or taking a photo，people can immediately find out which group their waste belongs to．

（1）If people don't follow the garbage﹣sorting policy，　　．

A． they will have to stand by the bins

B． they won't be allowed to throw trash away

C． they won't be noticed

D． they may face fines

（2）According to the passage， which of the following cities have the same names for garbage groups？　　

A． Beijing and Shanghai．

B． Beijing and Qingdao．

C．Shanghai and Qingdao．

D． Qingdao and Wuhan．

（3）Kitchen garbage in Bejing is the same as　　 in Shanghai．

A． wet garbage

B． dry garbage

C． recyclable garbage

D． harmful garbege

（4）What does the underlined word "guidelines" in Paragraph 5 probably mcan？　　

A．参考

B．约束

C．管理

D．指导

（5）What do we know from this story？　　

A． Beijing uses four different groups： kitchen， recyclable， hazardous and dry．

B． Garbage﹣sorting is being carried out all over China．

C． Guanchenglishi can help residents in Beijing with the garbage﹣sorting．

D． Residents in Beijing are troubled by garbage﹣sorting．

If you live in Shanghai， you might have taken a "lesson" on garbage sorting（垃圾分类），Shanghai is the first city to carry out（实施）strict rules on garbage sorting． People in Shanghai know that garbage is sorted into four categories（类别）﹣recyclable， harmful， dry and wet waste． If people fail to sort their garbage properly， they can be finedup to 200yuan， while companies will have to pay between 1，000 to 50，000yuan for breaking the rules． Since the rules took effect， the amount of total daily waste in Shanghai has been reduced． The city also rebuilt 21，000 waste﹣sorting stations and more than 40，000 waste bins have been updated．

However， there have also been some problems．Some people complained that it is difficult to deal with wet garbage， as they are asked to remove wet garbage from its bag when dumping． According to the sorting rules， the wet garbage must go in the wet waste bin and the bag must go in the dry waste bin．Because the wet garbage will decompose（分解）properly ad become useful organic（有机的）waste．

By the end of 2020， garbage﹣sorting systems will be set up in 46 cities in our country． Everyone should take an active part in garbage sorting．

（1） 　　is the first city to carry out strict rules on garbage sorting．

A．	Beijing
B．	Shanghai
C．	Shenzhen
D．	Chongqing

（2）Garbage sorting includes four categories﹣recyclable， 　　， dry and wet waste．

A．	harmful
B．	useful
C．	helpful
D．	colorful

（3）The underlined word " fined" means " 　　"in Chinese．

A．	责备
B．	奖励
C．	罚款
D．	提高

（4） 　　， garbage﹣sorting systems will be set up in 46 cities around the country．

A．	In 2021
B．	By the end of 2020
C．	Since 2020
D．	At the beginning of 2020

（5）According to the passage， we can learn that garbage sorting is 　　．

A．	awful
B．	relaxing
C．	painful
D．	necessary

A man named Randy in Canada liked to hunt for trees． He looked for big trees and old trees in Canada． He made maps to show where these trees were． He did not want to cut them down． Actually he wanted people to take care of them．

Ancient trees are today rare （稀少的） everywhere in the world． On Vancouver Island in Canada， there are so many big trees． The biggest trees are about 800 years old． They are the survivorsof a forest fire． The fire brought damage （损害） to the area about 350 years ago． Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island． The tree was said to be 314 feet tall． That would make it the tallest tree in Canada． Randy set out to find the tree．

But someone else found it first． It was found by a logger﹣a person whose job is to cut down trees． The loggers wanted to cut down Canada's tallest tree and all the trees around it．

Randy made a path （小路） in the forest in order that people could see the tall tree． The tree was so big and beautiful that even more and more people wanted to save that forest． Thanks to these people， that forest is now a park． Canada's tallest tree is still there．

There may still be a bigger tree out there． Maybe you will find it． But there are only a few old forests left in Canada． Many are still at risk of being cut down．

（1）Why did Randy make maps？ 　 　

A．	To look for more big trees．
B．	To show the positions of the big and old trees．
C．	To cut trees down later．
D．	To help loggers．

（2）The underlined word "survivor" means 　 　in Chinese．

A．	受益者
B．	制造者
C．	控制者
D．	幸存者

（3）What did the loggers want to do with Canada's tallest tree？ 　 　

A．	They wanted to take care of it．
B．	They wanted to save it．
C．	They wanted to cut it down．
D．	They wanted to know its height．

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　 　

A．	Randy is from Canada．
B．	The fire happened about 350 years ago．
C．	Randy made a path in the forest
D．	Canada's tallest tree is cut down now．

（5）What happened to the forest according to the passage？ 　 　

A．	It has disappeared．
B．	It became a park．
C．	It was not famous anymore．
D．	The passage doesn't mention it．

It is everyone's duty to help animals to stop extinction （灭绝）． As a student， there are so many things you can do yourself too! Please look at the following tips （建议） to help the endangered animals．

Send a letter to your local environment protecting center and show how you feel about the quick extinction of animals． Use the facts to write what you have found． Give some advice to the officers who make the strong rules to save animals．

Draw pictures and make a poster． Put this poster somewhere at school or where people will usually see it． Add some texts in the sign to make it clear why you care about the loss （丧失） of animals． It may encourage people to do something to protect the animals．

Avoid buying things that come from endangered species （物种）． When you travel， be careful about what you buy． You shouldn't buy things made from endangered animals or endangered tree species from forests that the animals live on．

Watch your diet． Before eating meals， you should see if you will break a food chain． If you see somebody doing something bad for the food chain， please stop him at once．

（1）Who make rules to save the endangered animals？ 　 　

（2）Where should we put the poster？ 　 　

（3）Is it right to buy a gift made of ivory （象牙） while travelling？ 　 　

（4）Why should we watch our diet？ 　 　

（5）What is the writer's purpose according to the passage？ 　 　

It's reported that more than 450 million Chinese have myopia（近视）． Around 30 percent for primary school students， 60 percent for junior high students and 80 percent for senior high students are nearsighted． Maybe this is because students spend a lot of time reading books and using electronic products．

Parents might have tried to do something to fix it， such as having their children get eye massages（按摩）， take medicine or even get surgery． People who offer these services or products often promise that they can reduce（缓解） or even cure（治愈） myopia．

However， you will no longer see advertisements like this before long． The government has made a notice to ban（禁止） this kind of advertisements． The notice bans businesses from using words like "recovery"（恢复） and "myopia cure" in their advertisements． The notice says that myopia cannot be completely cured with medical technology now． As a result， these advertisements could mislead children and their parents．

To reduce myopia among young people， the government made a new plan last August． The plan limits（限制） not only the time children play video games but also the production of new video games．

Young people can prevent and control myopia by spending more time outside and less time in front of books or computers． People who have eyesight problems should go to a hospital and let a doctor decide what to do．

（1）What's the myopia rate of junior high students according to the passage？ 　　

A．	30%．
B．	45%．
C．	60%．
D．	80%．

（2）Parents might do the following EXCEPT 　　to fix myopia according to Paragraph 2．

A．	have their children get eye massages
B．	buy them special glasses
C．	make their children take medicine
D．	get their children to do surgery

（3）You won't see advertisements on myopia with the word " 　　" in the near future．

A．	recovery
B．	eyesight
C．	medical
D．	reduce

（4）Which sentence is True according to Paragraph 4 and 5？ 　　

A．	Students in lower grades are easy to get myopia．
B．	Production of new video games has been limited．
C．	Spending less time outdoors is good for children's eyesight．
D．	The notice gives advice on protecting the eyesight of elderly people．

（5）What can we learn from the passage？ 　　

A．	Don't believe the advertisements．
B．	Students shouldn't be allowed to play video games．
C．	The government and people are saving children's eyesight．
D．	Myopia can be cured with the medical technology at present．

School homework and use of electronic devices（电子仪器）are main causes， a report says． More than 60% of children and teens do not get adequatesleep， which can put their health at risk， according to a report that came out on Sunday by the Chinese Sleep Research Society． The report was from a survey at the end of last year and in January． It covered nearly 70，000 children and teens aged 6 to 17 across the Chinese mainland， Hong Kong， Macao and Taiwan．

The report found that the heavy school homework load（负荷）and the popularization of electronic devices were the two top causes for the inadequate sleep． From Monday to Thursday， 8． 4% of the group would still be busy with their homework after 11 p． m． More than 41% of children and teenagers who sleep too little use electronic devices， and children whose parents use smartphones in front of them are more probably to have less sleep． Other reasons， such as noise and light pollution， made the problem happen， the report said． The survey also showed that good sleep results in higher efficiency（效率）in study．

Gao Xuemei，vice﹣president of the society， said studies have shown that decreasing（减少）sleeping time for children and teenagers has been a global trend（全球趋势）in the past 10 years，but the problem appears to be worse in East Asia， including China， largely because of a heavier load of school homework．

"Lack（缺失）of sleep among children and teenagers is worth paying high attention to，because it can seriously affect their health and growth，" she said． "Such a group should sleep at least eight hours a day，" she added． "Sleep develops growth， protects the brain and improves the immune system（免疫系统），" she said． "Long﹣term lack of sleep will bring risks of diseases（疾病）and conditions such as dementia（痴呆）and cause lasting health harm．"

（1）The word "adequate" in Paragraph 1 probably means " 　　"．

A．	enough
B．	much
C．	necessary
D．	helpful

（2）The two top causes for the inadequate sleep are 　　．

A．	noise and the heavy school homework
B．	light pollution and the heavy school homework
C．	the heavy school homework and electronic devices
D．	Delectronic devices and noise

（3）From the passage we can learn 　　．

A．	the more children sleep，the higher their grades are
B．	parents influence their children less if they use smartphones
C．	noise and light pollution play an important role in the sleeping problem
D．	children in East Asia may lack more sleep than those in other parts of the world

（4）Sleep helps us a lot EXCEPT 　　．

A．	developing growth
B．	protecting the brain
C．	improving the immune system
D．	bringing risks of diseases

（5）The writer wants 　　by the passage．

A．	to find out the reasons for children's inadequate sleep
B．	to stop children and teenagers using electronic devices
C．	us to pay high attention to lack of sleep among children and teenagers
D．	us to cut down children and teenagers′ heavy school homework

When your pen is broken，the battery（电池）in your toy runs out，or you have some leftover（吃剩的）food，what do you do with these things？You will probably throw them all into one bin． But actually，all kinds of rubbish need to be sorted（分类）separately．

Rubbish sorting is a big issue（议题）worldwide． In recent years，some Chinese cities have been working hard on it． Shanghai has worked with Alipay to create a" green account（账户）" service for its residents（居民）．Account holders get points by sorting their rubbish correctly．

Through the Alipay app，they can exchange the points for milk，phone cards and other products． The city is asking all of its residents to sort their rubbish into four groups： wet，recyclable，harmful and dry． Wet waste is also known as household waste． Paper，metal and glass are recyclable waste． Medicine and batteries are harmful waste． Finally，any waste that's not wet，recyclable or harmful will go in the"dry waste" bin． Many other Chinese cities are also doing this． Shenzhen has been sorting its rubbish into the same four groups since 2012．Students there must study waste﹣sorting guidebooks．

If you don't sort your rubbish，it will go to a landfill（垃圾填埋场）and be buried together． These landfills can take up large areas of ground． Some rubbish can pollute the soil and groundwater and it can also do harm to the environment around us． China is improving its waste﹣sorting efforts． There is still a long way to go．

（1）How should we deal with all kinds of rubbish？ 　 　

A．	We can throw them all into one bin．
B．	We can sort them separately．
C．	We can throw them away freely．
D．	We can reuse them all．

（2）How is Shanghai encouraging people to sort their rubbish？ 　 　

A．	By creating a "green account" service with the help of Alipay．
B．	By paying people to sort their rubbish correctly．
C．	By allowing people to exchange rubbish with each other．
D．	By providing its residents with guidebooks to help them．

（3）Which of the following things belong to harmful waste？ 　 　

A．	Leftover food and batteries．
B．	Metal and medicine．
C．	Batteries and medicine．
D．	Paper and glass．

（4）What is the main idea of the last paragraph？ 　 　

A．	Where we can bury our waste．
B．	Why we should sort our rubbish properly．
C．	What kinds of waste can pollute the environment．
D．	How some kinds of waste can be reused and recycled．

（5）What do we know about rubbish sorting in China？ 　 　

A．	Shenzhen has been sorting its rubbish for 10 years．
B．	All the students have to take waste﹣sorting classes at school．
C．	As for rubbish sorting， we Chinese still have much work to do．
D．	Burying is the only way of dealing with rubbish．

October 16 is World Food Day． The UN started the day in 1979． Itis used to remind people not to waste food and to ask people to fight hunger（饥饿）．

A big member of people in the world still don't have enough to eat. Food shortage（匮乏） is a big problem in the world．Right now， there are more than 1000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN．Many children go to sleep， hungry and 15 million of them die of hunger each year．

There are several reasons why there are food shortages．First，there have been more droughts（干旱）and floods recently． Also， a growing population makes feeding everyone more difficult．

Another several reasons is food waste . Most people don't realize how much food they throw away every day． On avenge （平均），person throws away 50 kilos of food every year. According to the UN，more than 1/3 of all food produced in the word goes to waste each year． The amount （数量）of food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people and the food wasted in Lain America can feed 300 million a year．

So think twice next time you want to throw away food． If you try to avoid wasting food， you could save some food and help hungry children. Only order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant. If you can't eat all you order， take the rest home．Don't be too picky about food so that you don't leave any on your plate . Keep eye on what food you have at home． Don't buy or cook too much．

（1）What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 1 refer to （指代）？ 　　

A．	Food shortage．	B．
C．	The U	D．
E．	The year 1979．	F．
G．	World Food Day．	H．

（2）How many children die of hunger each year？ 　　

A．	10 million．
B．	15 million．
C．	20 million．
D．	30 million．

（3）What can we know from Paragraph 4？ 　　

A．	Food waste is serious in the world．
B．	The population is growing fast in the world．
C．	There are more hungry people in Lain America．
D．	Half of all food produced in the world is wasted．

（4）What should you do to avoid wasting food？ 　　

A．	Buy too much food at a time．
B．	Order a lot of food at the restaurant．
C．	Throw away the food you don't like．
D．	Cook proper amount of food for each meal．

（5）What is the best title of this passage？ 　　

A．	Let's save food to fight hunger
B．	Give out food to hungry people
C．	Fight against droughts and foods
D．	Prevent children from getting hungry

When Sally was a child， she went to the city park with her mom on a sunny morning．She felt very unhappy．Her mom saw that and asked why．Sally told her mother that she felt so sorry to see so much rubbish on the ground．

Her mom looked around．There were pieces of paper， boxes， glass bottles and a lot of other rubbish everywhere．"What can we do？"asked Sally sadly．"I'm sure you will think of something， "said her mom．

As soon as Sally got home with her mom， she painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in large black letters at the top of the picture．The sign said， "PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN"．Later，she took plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mom．Sally put up her picture on a big rubbish box．

The children at the park ran over to see what was going on．Sally handed each of them a bag．"Let′s clean up this place， "said Sally．Then they began to pick up the rubbish，talking and laughing．Soon，all the bags were full．

Then Sally's mom led them to put the rubbish into different kinds of rubbish boxes．When they looked at the clean park， they all had a strong feeling of satisfaction．

From then on， Sally has been keeping doing the cleaning and sorting（分类） rubbish．More and more people joined her to play a part in environment protection．

（1）Why was Sally unhappy？ 　　

A．	Because she couldn't find her mom．
B．	Because her friends were not at the park．
C．	Because there was too much rubbish．
D．	Because the park was too crowded．

（2）Sally drew the picture to 　　．

A．	show off her painting skills
B．	encourage people to keep the park clean
C．	give her mom a big surprise
D．	show people how beautiful the park was

（3）What did the children do at the park when they saw Sally put up her picture？ 　　

A．	They laughed at Sally．
B．	They spent a terrible and tiring day．
C．	They bought some bags from Sally．
D．	They joined Sally in picking up the rubbish．

（4）How do you like Sally？ 　　

A．	Warm﹣hearted．
B．	Brave．
C．	Hard﹣working．
D．	Lazy．

（5）What's the best title for the text？ 　　

A．	A beautiful park
B．	Sally and her mom
C．	A clean﹣up story
D．	How to clean the park

Want to make a difference in your community？ Becoming a zero waste volunteer is the way to go!

Join a community garden

So many people don't know where their food comes from． Growing food by yourselves teaches you the true value of food． What's more， there is no need to pack the food you grow in the garden． Offer your time to help support a garden in your neighborhood． You'll get to meet all kinds of people there， and possibly begin a conversation about zero waste lifestyle．

Lead or join a neighborhood clean﹣up

Usually， litter left unattended （无人看管的） will pollute our water systems． Even worse， any litter （in the ocean or on the ground） can be eaten by animals． This causes them to die of hunger slowly and painfully． Getting a group together to pick up trash （垃圾） around the neighborhood is a great way to combatthis problem．

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Going to a town hall meeting is a great idea． Because you can see and hear the problems in your community． Besides， you may even be able to speak at a town hall meeting as a guest speaker telling other people about zero waste lifestyle．

Organize a zero waste meeting

It's so important to have a support group filled with people who also love zero waste lifestyle． Although online community is great， it cannot compare to real life support groups． If you want to gather people in your neighborhood to talk all things about zero waste， consider organizing a meeting． Just choose a place to meet （a local cafe works well）， choose a date and time， and put up a notice on the Internet． You'll get surprises!

（1）If a person joins a community garden， he or she can 　　．

①teach himself or herself the true value of food by growing food

②stop animals from eating litter

③talk about zero waste lifestyle with others

④give a speech about zero waste lifestyle

A．	①②
B．	②③
C．	①③
D．	③④

（2）The underline word "combat" in the passage probably means " 　　"．

A．	fight against
B．	get used to
C．	look through
D．	come up with

（3）Which can be put in 　　．

A．	Bring your own problem
B．	Host a zero waste workshop
C．	Become a guest speaker
D．	Go to a town hall meeting

（4）From the last paragraph， we can know that 　　．

A．	a local cafe is too noisy for us to organize a meeting
B．	a real life support group is better than an online community
C．	a support group needs members who disagree with each other
D．	organizing a meeting can educate the people in our community

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	the importance of zero waste
B．	the ways to protect the environment
C．	the power of people joining together
D．	the ways to be a zero waste volunteer