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【题目】【2016湖北黄石】阅读下面材料，根据要求完成下列各题。

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 1970 to 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 7.8 billion 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). CO2 is a chemical in our atmosphere, but humans make too much of it. Each person makes about 2.3 tons 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 3 trillion trees in the world, about 139 billion 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 15 billion 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 21.8 kilograms 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，英译汉。

【1】When do people around the world celebrate World Earth Day?

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【2】What is the topic of Earth Day?

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【3】Why are trees so important to the earth?

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【4】How much CO2 can two trees take in each year?

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【5】Put the sentence “It’s still one of the cheapest and best ways to get rid of CO2.” into Chinese.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】On April 22.

【2】“Trees for the Earth”.

【3】Because they can take in carbon dioxide/CO2 and protect the air quality.

【4】43.6 kilograms.

【5】这仍然是清除CO2的最廉价也是最好的方式之一。

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇与环保相关的说明文，主要介绍了今年“世界地球日”的主题：地球的树。介绍了树木对于地球的重要性，并号召人们多植树，保护地球。

【1】On April 22. 细节理解题。题意：全世界人们在什么时候庆祝“世界地球日”？由第一段最后一句可知，世界地球日是每年的四月二十二日。故回答：On April 22.

【2】“Trees for the Earth”.细节理解题。题意：地球日的主题是什么？由第二段第一句：Every year there is a special topic, and this year it is “Trees for the Earth”可知今年地球日的主题是：“Trees for the Earth”。故回答：“Trees for the Earth”。

【3】Because they can take in carbon dioxide/CO2 and protect the air quality.推理判断题。题意：为什么树木对地球重要？根据第三段可知，树木可以吸收二氧化碳并且保护空气的质量。故回答：Because they can take in carbon dioxide/CO2 and protect the air quality.

【4】43.6 kilograms.推理判断题。题意：每年两棵树可以吸收多少二氧化碳？根据倒数第二段第二句可知，一棵树一年可以吸收21.8千克二氧化碳，21.8*2＝43.6千克。故回答：43.6 kilograms

【5】这仍然是清除CO2的最廉价也是最好的方式之一。翻译题。One of…：……之一；the way to do sth做……的方式；get rid of除掉，清除。因此，翻译为：这仍然是清除CO2的最廉价也是最好的方式之一。