Question

【题目】 You may have seen foreigners climb the Great Wall,but have you ever seen foreigners pick up garbage in the Great Wall? And he has done this thing for more than 20 years! He’s an Englishman, William Lindesay. Since 1998,William has organized volunteers from all over the world to pick up garbage from the Great Wall every year.

Today,William has been in China for more than 30 years,during which he founded an organization to pick up garbage.He wanted to make people pay more attention to the environment of the Great Wall.

Why does William love the Great Wall so much?

When William was a student, he saw a map of China at one night. He was interested in a special wall in the north of China. "I fell in love with it immediately," he said in an interview with China Daily. "I thought it would be a great journey if one day I could travel along it."

During his travel, he noticed some parts of the wall were badly damaged and covered with garbage. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. So William decided to protect the Great Wall. He said, "Every person can make a difference. China will be a green and beautiful country to live in."

William was the winner of the 1998 Friendship Award and 2008 Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award.He also received the Order of the British Empire from the Queen in 2006 for his contribution to cultural exchanges between China and Britain.

【1】Where does William Lindesay come from?

A.America.

B.Canada.

C.Britain.

D.Australia.

【2】Why did William found an organization about picking up garbage?

A.Because he wanted to earn money.

B.Because he wanted to become famous.

C.Because he needed volunteers from different countries.

D.Because he wanted people to care about the environment of the Great Wall.

【3】When did William Lindesay start to like the Great Wall of China?

A.When he worked in China.

B.When he was a student.

C.When he was a volunteer

D.When he founded an organization.

【4】Which paragraph shows us the reason why the environment of the Great Wall becomes worse?

A.Paragraph 3.

B.Paragraph 4.

C.Paragraph 5.

D.Paragraph 6.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

文章主要讲述的是一位在长城捡垃圾20多年的英国人的故事，并提到了他为什么喜欢长城以及为什么捡垃圾的原因。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中He’s an Englishman, William Lindesay. 他是英国人，威廉·林赛。可知他是英国人，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中during which he founded an organization to pick up garbage. He wanted to make people pay more attention to the environment of the Great Wall.可知，他成立捡垃圾的组织的原因是：他想让人们更加关注长城的环境。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中When William was a student, he saw a map of China at one night. He was interested in a special wall in the north of China. “I fell in love with it immediately,” he said in an interview with China Daily. “I thought it would be a great journey if one day I could travel along it.” 威廉还是个学生的时候，他在一个晚上看到了一张中国地图。他对中国北方的一堵特殊的墙感兴趣。他在接受《中国日报》采访时说：“我很快就爱上了它。”“我想，如果有一天我能沿着这条路走下去，那将是一次很棒的旅程。”可知，他在学生时代就开始喜欢长城，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中第五段During his travel, he noticed some parts of the wall were badly damaged and covered with garbage. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. So William decided to protect the Great Wall. 在旅行中，他注意到墙的一些部分被严重损坏，并被垃圾覆盖。现代化和发展使情况更加恶化。所以威廉决定保护长城。可知是在第五段提到了长城环境恶化的原因，故选C。