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1、高考真题周周练(6)阅读理解ASincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment(环境).“Wedidn'tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublica
2、ffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefir
3、stEarthDay.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhe
4、althierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recycling(回收利用)programs;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twen
5、ty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it'shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!”saysBruceAnderson.21.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaa
6、bout______.A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniquesC.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay22.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A.Thegrass-rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors23.WhathaveAmericansachi
7、evedinenvironmentalprotection?A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.24.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccording
8、tothelastparagraph?A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreductionBOneofthelatesttrends(趋势)inAmericanchildcareisChine