Going green seems to be fad(時(shí)尚)for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the tow of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有機(jī)的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
小題1:What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Going Green.B．Protecting the Planet.
C．Keeping Open-MindedD．Celebrating Our Green Year.
小題2:It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.
A．they were expected to follow the green fad
B．they didn’t know how to educate other people
C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks
小題3:What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?
A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B．They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.
C．They chose better chemical cleaners.
D．They sold their home-made food.
小題4:What can we infer form the last paragraph?
A．The government will give support to the green people.
B．The couple may continue their project in the future.
C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了作者在2011年決定一家人開始力行環(huán)保生活一年，環(huán)保生活對(duì)這對(duì)夫婦來說不是時(shí)尚而是一種生活方式。他們?cè)诃h(huán)保年做的很成功，他們改變了以前的不環(huán)保的一些做法，取得了很好的效果。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)本文敘述了一家人環(huán)保生活的經(jīng)歷和效果，文章出現(xiàn)了出現(xiàn)了多次going green，點(diǎn)名的主題，故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.必須有365種不同綠色環(huán)保的任務(wù)，確實(shí)是一件不易是事情，故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有機(jī)的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. 他們?cè)噲D改變以前的不環(huán)保的做法，故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.這次環(huán)保經(jīng)歷很好，他們可能會(huì)在將來繼續(xù)他們的環(huán)保計(jì)劃，故選B。
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