MelissaPoewas9yearsoldwhenshebeganacampaignforacleanerenvironmentbywritingalettertothethenPresidentBush.Throughheroneffortsherletterwasreproducedonover250donatedbillboards(广告牌)acrossthecountr

Question

 

Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush. Through her on efforts her letter was reproduced on over 250 donated billboards (广告牌)across the country.

The response to her request for help was so huge that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F.A.C.E.) in 1989. There are now 300 000 members of Kids F.A.C.E. worldwide and it is the world’s largest youth environmental organization.

Poe has also asked the National Park Service to carry out a “Children’s Forest” project in every national park. In 1992 she was invited one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the future Program. In 1993 she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.

Since the organization started Kids F.A.C.E. members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planting projects include Kids’ Yards — the creation of backyard wildlife habitats (栖息地) and now Kids F.A.C.E. is involved in the exciting Odyssey which is a great way to start helping.

 “We try to tell kids that it’s not OK to be lazy ” she explains “You need to start being a response environmentally friendly person now right now before you become a resource-sucking adult.”

1.Kids F.A.C.E. is __________.

A. a program to help students with writing

B. a project of litter recycling

C. a campaign launched by President Bush

D. a club of environmental protection

2.What can we learn about Poe?

A. She was awarded a prize in Brazil.

B. She donated billboards across the country.

C. She got positive responses for her efforts.

D. She joined the National Park Service.

3.Kid’s Yards is ____________.

A. established in national park

B. started to protect wildlife

C. a wildlife-raising project

D. an environment park for kids

4.Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A. Adults are resources –sucking people.

B. Poe sought help from a youth organization

C. Kids F.A.C.E. members are from the U.S.

D. Kids are urged to save natural resources.

 

Answer 1

1.D 细节理解题。由第二段关键句“Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F.A.C.E.)…..is the world's largest youth environmental organization..”可知Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F.A.C.E.)是一个环境保护组织。 2.C推理判断题。由第一段关键句“Through her own efforts her letter was reproduced on over 250 donated billboards across the country.”和第二段关键句“The response to her request for help was so huge that…“。A项错在in Brazil. B项错在donated .D项错在joined 3.B细节理解题。由第四段的内容描述 “Ongoing tree-planting projects include Kid's Yards—the creation of backyard wildlife habitats (栖息地)…” 可知Kid's Yards成立的目的是来保护野生动物的。 4.D推理判断题。由倒数第二段 “Club members started doing things like recycling picking up litter and planting trees as well as inviting other kids to join their club” 和最后一段的 “ ‘We try to tell kids that it's not OK to be lazy ’ she explains. ‘You need to start being a responsible environmentally friendly person now right away before you become a resource-sucking adult.’.”　可知向孩子们发出了号召和呼吁，积极行动起来去保护自然，做一个有责任感的，为环境负责的人。