7．Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough，but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge．But Dario Schworer，a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide，and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that．
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world's oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life．
"We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas，"Schworer said．"We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future．"
Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region，the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world's climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature．
In the 47countries they have visited so far they have collected 22tons of trash，taught people in Ecuador how the sun's rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation．They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children．
So far they have communicated with 45，000children from South America，Australia and Asia，giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power．
"We need to motivate children，"said Sabine．
When they began their adventure in 2003they had no children of their own．But since then two has become five：daughter Sabine is now five years old，Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia．
Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years，but now，seven years later，they believe it could take seven more．
"Since our belief is the need to respect nature，we travel only when conditions are good，"Schworer said．
64．Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world？C
A．To inspire their children for the future．
B．To prove a travel without motorized transport．
C．To promote Earth-friendly ways of life．
D．To explore the secret of global warming．
65．They did a lot during the travel exceptB
A．collect rubbish and waste
B．build a house with recycled plastic bottles
C．communicate with local children
D．show people how to use energy
66．What's meaning of the underlined word"Initially"？A
A．At the beginning B．In a way C．In the end D．On the whole
67．The best title of the passage can beD．
A．A Swiss family'journey across the world
B．Nature needs respecting and protecting
C．We have a long way to make a good travel
D．An eco-friendly adventure across the world．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了这对瑞士夫妇，进行了一次环球的环保旅行，其目的在于推行有环保意识，推行环保知识，在他们去过47国家里，他们收集了22吨垃圾，还教当地的人如何使用太阳能，并且指出利用太阳能和风能的重要性．
解答 64．C 细节理解题．根据第二段中"The Swiss couplewant to travel across the world's oceans and climb the highest mountain onevery continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life．"可知，这对瑞士夫妇环球旅行是为了促进环保的生活方式，故选D．
65．B 细节理解题．排除法．根据第四段中"In the 47countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash"可知与选项A相符；第五段中"So far they havecommunicated with 45，000 children from South America，Australia and Asia"可知与选项C相符；第四段中"taught people in Ecuador how the sun's rays can be used to clean water"与选项D相符，故选B．
66．A 词义猜测题．根据最后一段中"the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years，but now，seven years later，they believe it could take seven more"可知，最初这对夫妇认为他们将在四年内完成他们的旅行，但现在，七年后，他们相信它可能需要七年的时间，故选A．
67．D 标题归纳题．综观全文可知本文主要讲述了这对夫妇的环球的环保旅行，故选D．
点评 解答细节理解题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案；推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．
