Question

【题目】 We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer(节俭的消费者) is one way to help. But, what exactly does that mean?

Use It Up

You can use things up instead of wasting them. Squeeze that last bit of toothpaste out of the rube. Use the last little piece of soap. Don’t throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.

Wear It Out

You do not always need to have new things. Suppose your sneakers have broken laces, but they still fit you. Repair them and wear them longer. You don’t have to have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn’t work anymore. Then you can get a new one. Think twice before replacing something that still works.

Make It Do

When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. You are out of butter. Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese. Learn to fix broken boys instead of just throwing them away. With an little thought, you can make something do, instead of buying something new.

Do Without

Think about all those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV? Making the things that we want uses up our world ’ s resources(资源). And, getting rid of the things we don’t want any more takes up even more resources and space.

【1】We need to be responsible for our environment , don’t we?

【2】How do we deal with the last little piece of soap?

【3】When do we need to get a new iPhone?

【4】What should we do when something we want is not on hand?

【5】Which way takes up more resources, making things that we want or getting rid of the things we don’t want any more?

【6】What does the writer want to tell us?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, we do.

【2】We use it up.

【3】We don’t need to get a new iPhone until the old one doesn’t work anymore.

【4】We should look for something else that you already have.

【5】Getting rid of the things we don’t want any more.

【6】The writer wants to tell us why and how to be a responsible consumer./ what we should do to be a frugal consumer ./ the exact ways to help the environment......Any reasonable answer is OK.

【解析】

我们需要对我们的环境负责。做一个节俭的消费者就是一个帮助它很好的办法。具体介绍了为什么节俭的消费者对环境有好处。

【1】此句问题是“我们需要对环境负责，不是吗？”，是一个反意疑问句，根据文章开头第一句话We need to be responsible for our environment.点名主旨“我们应该对环境负责。” 可知回答应该是肯定的。故答案为Yes, we do。

【2】根据Use the last little piece of soap.可知我们要用光最后一点香皂。故答案为We use it up。

【3】根据You don’t have to have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn’t work anymore. 可知直到我们旧的iPhone不好使了我们才去买新的手机。故答案为We don’t need to get a new iPhone until the old one doesn’t work anymore。

【4】根据When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. 可知当我们想要的东西不在手边的时候，我们应该找一些其他东西代替。故答案为We should look for something else that you already have。

【5】此问题是一个选择疑问句，根据And, getting rid of the things we don’t want any more takes up even more resources and space.可知不用我们不需要的东西更占用资源和空间。故答案为Getting rid of the things we don’t want any more。

【6】根据第一段We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer(节俭的消费者) is one way to help. But, what exactly does that mean?可知我们需要对我们的环境负责。做一个节俭的消费者就是一个帮助它很好的办法。本文具体介绍了为什么节俭的消费者对环境有好处。故答案为The writer wants to tell us why and how to be a responsible consumer./ what we should do to be a frugal consumer ./ the exact ways to help the environment......Any reasonable answer is OK。