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   To protect the environment,we are on the way. Here are a few things we can do.

Unwanted gifts? Give them away!

    Have you ever received a gift that you didn't like? Did you throw it away? If so,you can have another choice now. Two British companies hope people will give away their unwanted gifts to them. And they will resell the gifts to raise money for the poor. In this way,the gifts can be reused and have a future life. And people can make a big difference to the world.

Wear the trousers that reduce (减少) pollution!

   A chemistry scientist and a fashion designer (时装设计师) have created a new kind of trousers. The trousers are made of a new material which can help reduce air pollution around us. Scientists have tested the material. The result shows that it isn’t harmful to human. This new kind of trousers may appear at the market in two years. Professor Ryan said,"If thousands of people wear the trousers,the air quality will be improved."

Plant trees with Felix!

   Felix Finkbeiner,a 14-year-old German boy,is not famous as a child actor but as an environment hero. At the age of 9 , elix got the idea that children could also do something to proleqt the environment. So he started a club. Felix soon got support from ghildren all over the world. Some of them have become his ^od friends. The club has an aim of planting 212 million trees. T^ey have planted over 3. 5 million trees all around the world. Felix said, ”The answer to controlling global (全球 的) warming is trees — lots of trees! ”

46. The companies resell the unwanted gifts .

   A. to make the unwanted gifts useful

   B. to help people learn to think carefully

   C. to save money from it

   D. to make money for themselves

47. The trousers mentioned in the passage .

   A. have been created by a physics scientist and a fashion designer

   B. can help make air pollution less

   C. will do harm to people

   D. will be popular in two years

48. Felix started a club .

   A. to become famous

   B. to become a child actor

   C. to protect the environment with other children 

   D. to make friends with the children around the world

Answer 1

46. A 47. B 48. C

[阅读B篇短文大意]本文向我们介绍了三种保护环境的方式。

46. A 由文中的 ” In this way,the gifts can be reused and have a future life”可知.公司重新卖人们不想要的礼物是为了让 其变得有用。

47. B 根据文中的"The trousers are made of a new material which can help reduce air pollution around us” 可知选项 B 符合题意。

48. C通读最后一段可知，Felix建立俱乐部是为了和其他孩子们一起保护环境。