2017届高考英语总复习 真题研练18 牛津译林版.docVIP

真题研练18 Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 (2014·新课标全国Ⅱ，B)Since the first Earth Day in 1970，Americans have gotten a lot“greener”toward the environment.“We didnt know at that time that there even was an environment，let alone that there was a problem with it，”says Bruce Anderson，president of Earth Day USA． But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement.Business people，political leaders，university professors，and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“The understanding has increased many，many times，”says Gaylord Nelson，the former governor from Wisconsin，who thought up the first Earth Day. According to US government reports，emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with，the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices. Great improvement has been achieved.In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs；today in 1995 there are about 6,600.Advanced lights，motors，and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution. Twenty-five years ago，there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today，its hard to find a public school，university，or law school that does not have such a kind of program.“Until we do that，nothing else will change！”say Bruce Anderson. 【语篇解读】　本文介绍了自从1970年第一个地球日成立以来，美国的环境有了很大改善。 1．According to Anderson，before 1970，Americans had little idea about ________. A．the social movement B．recycling techniques C．environmental problems D．the importance of Earth Day 答案　C　[事实细节题。根据文章第一段中“We didnt know at that time...let alone that...a problem with it.”可知美国人在1970年以前对环境问题知之甚少，故C项正确。] 2．Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from? A．The grass-roots level. B．The business circle. C．