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【题目】 Earth Day is one of the world's largest environmental movements. Held every year on April 22, Earth Day turns 50 this year. It was created by US politician Gaylord Nelson, aiming to give a voice to people who wanted environmental protection. 【1】 Back then, it helped to bring clean air and water laws to the US. Now a global movement, it's facing even bigger environmental threats.

【2】 One of these is The Ocean Cleanup based in the Netherlands. It has successfully made a device that can gather and collect waste from our oceans and rivers, a majority of which is plastic. For us, plastic is an item we use and then throw away. But if you throw away a plastic bottle today, it is non-biodegradable (不可生物降解的).It will still be around for hundreds of years. Much of this plastic waste ends up in the sea, where it kills more than 100 million sea creatures every year. 【3】

It is not just our oceans that are under threat. Over time, deforestation (滥伐森林)，improper farming, and livestock grazing (放牧)can stop green areas from growing. 【4】 A Chinese non-governmental organizations (NGO) — The China Green Foundation — is working to change this by planting millions of trees. Another NGO that is making big changes is Welfare Togo. Togo is a developing country in Africa. It faces many environmental problems, including air and water pollution and desertification. To help, Welfare Togo opened 31 schools across the country that focus on teaching sustainable development. Its aim is using education to bring positive environmental changes to Togo.

【5】 However, through small everyday changes, such as recycling correctly, we can also bring about considerable changes to our natural world.

A.This is called desertification.

B.It aims to support environmental protection around the world.

C.His idea was so successful that more than 20 million people joined in Earth Day events.

D.However, because of high demand, we still make more than 300 tons of new plastic every year.

E.It challenges people to promote environmental education.

F.Not all of us can make such large contributions.

G.Fortunately, many NGOs are stepping up to promote positive changes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】G

【3】D

【4】A

【5】F

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章借由地球日的由来，讲述了目前由于人类的需求，大量的塑料垃圾给海洋生物带来了威胁。此外，过度放牧和滥砍滥伐导致了土地沙漠化。为了解决环境问题，很多非政府组织加入到环保的行列，而我们也可以从日常小事做起。

【1】上文It was created by US politician Gaylord Nelson, aiming to give a voice to people who wanted environmental protection.(它是由美国政治家盖洛德.尼尔森创立的，旨在为想要保护环境的人们发声)与C. His idea was so successful that more than 20 million people joined in Earth Day events.(他的想法如此成功，以至于超过2000万人参加了地球日活动)承接自然，选项中的his idea就是上文提到的盖洛德.尼尔森的地球日的想法，故选C项。

【2】下文One of these is The Ocean Cleanup based in the Netherlands.(其中之一就是基于荷兰的“海洋清理”)与G. Fortunately, many NGOs are stepping up to promote positive changes.(幸运的是，很多非政府组织都加入进来，推动积极的改变)承接自然，The Ocean Cleanup就是上文提到的非政府组织中的一个，故选G项。

【3】上文Much of this plastic waste ends up in the sea, where it kills more than 100 million sea creatures every year.(这些塑料废物中的很多最终都到了海洋，在那儿它们每年造成超过1亿海洋生物死亡)与D. However, because of high demand, we still make more than 300 tons of new plastic every year.(然而，由于需求量很大，我们每年仍要生产300多吨新塑料)承接自然，上下文是明显的转折关系，plastic是关键词，故选D项。

【4】上文Over time, deforestation (滥伐森林)，improper farming, and livestock grazing can stop green areas from growing.(随着时间的推移，森林砍伐、不当的农业和牲畜放牧阻止了绿色区域的增长)与A. This is called desertification.(这叫作沙漠化)承接自然，选项是对上文所述情况的总结，this就指代上文的内容，故选A项。

【5】下文However, through small everyday changes, such as recycling correctly, we can also bring about considerable changes to our natural world.(然而，通过每天小的改变，例如正确回收利用，我们可以给我们的自然世界带来相当大的改变)与F. Not all of us can make such large contributions.(不是我们所有人都能做出这么大的贡献)承接自然，虽然不能做出大的贡献，但我们可以从日常的小事做起，来保护环境，small和large是关键词，故选F项。