Question

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22，1998．It was started to protect the environment．By now，more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities，including Taipei，Shanghai and Wuhan，also support the day．

In Beijing，more and more people are joining the campaign．It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work．It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5（World Environment Day）．The slogan for the day is，“If we drive for one less day，we can have one more nice day．”

So far，more than 200，000 drivers have shown their support．“We can’t control the weather，but we can choose not to drive，”said Wu Zonghua，a car club chairman．Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year．In the first quarter of 2012，Beijing only had 52 blue sky days．This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before．Much of the dust comes from the desert，but cars cause most of the air pollution．We must do more for No Car Day．

1.The first No Car Day fell on ．

A．February 2nd

B．June 5th

C．July 5th

D．September 22nd

2. was the first city to have No Car Day in China．

A．Beijing B．Chengdu

C．Shanghai D．Wuhan

3.What does the underlined word“slogan”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．目的 B．原因

C．意义 D．口号

4.．How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A．63． B．52．

C．41． D．238．

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．China is the first country to start No Car Day．

B．No Car Day is World Environment Day．

C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1，000 cities around the world so far．

D．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars．

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

1.小题1】细节理解题。题干意为：第一个无车日创建的日期是？根据文章的描述“No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22，1998．”可知选D。

2.小题2】细节理解题。题干意为：在中国第一个举行无车日的城市是哪一个？根据文章的描述“The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．”可知选B。

3.小题3】细节理解题。题干意为：在第三自然段划线单词“slogan”是什么意思？联系下文，我们少开一天车，天气就会好一天，可知说的是无车日的口号，故选D。

4.小题4】推理判断题。题干意为：在2011年的第一季度北京有多少天可以看见蓝天？根据文章的描述“In the first quarter of 2012，Beijing only had 52 blue sky days．This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before．”可知2012年的第一季度有52天能看见蓝天，比2011年少11天，故选A。

5.小题5】推理判断题。题干意为：下列哪一项是正确的？A．China is the first country to start No Car Day．中国是第一个开始无车日的国家，根据文章的描述“No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22，1998．”可知是错误的。B．No Car Day is World Environment Day．无车日就是世界环境日。根据文章的描述“It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5（World Environment Day）．”可知是错误的。C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1，000 cities around the world so far．无车日被超过10000个城市支持，根据文章的描述“By now，more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．”可知是正确的。D．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars．空气里大多数灰尘来自于汽车，文章没有提到，所以是错误的。