2022-2023学年河南省洛阳市高一（下）期末英语试卷(含详细答案解析).docxVIP

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2022-2023学年河南省洛阳市高一（下）期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。

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WhatisEarthHour？

EarthHourisanannualglobalcampaignthatencouragespeopleandbusinessesaroundtheworldtoswitchoffelectricityatthesametimeforonehour.EarthHourstartedinAustraliain2007when2.2millionpeopleinSydneyturnedoffallnon-essentiallightsforanhour.Sincethenithasgrowintoamassiveglobalevent.In2013，millionsofpeoplein7，000citiesandtownsaroundtheworldswitchedofftheirlightsfor60minutesattheendofMarch.Everyyearlandmarksandwell-knownbuildingsaroundtheworldtakepartandgodarkforEarthHour.ThecampaignevenwentintospacewhenastronautsreducedpowerontheInternationalSpaceStationin2011.

WhoorganizesEarthHour？

EarthHourisorganizedbytheWorldWideFundforNature（WWF）.ItwasstartedbyAndyRidleywhoisexecutivedirectorofEarthHourGlobal，WWF.Hecameupwiththeideabecausehewantedtoraiseawarenessofenvironmentalissuesbyaskingpeopletodosomethingpositivetohelptheplanet.SwitchingoffthelightsforanhourcanmakeasmalldifferencetotheamountofenergyweusebutEarthHourisalsoasymboliceventtomakepeoplethinkabouttheproblemsofclimatechange.

WhyMarch？

TheendofMarchisaroundthetimeofthespringandautumnequinoxes（昼夜平分时）inbothhemispheres（半球）respectively，whensunsettimesareatsimilartimes.Thismeansthatagloballightsouteventhasmostvisualeffectatthistimeofyear.

UKevents

AswellasfamousLondonlandmarkssuchasBigBen，LondonEyeandBuckinghamPalaceswitchingofftheirlights，therearemanyothereventsaroundBritain.OntheWWFsinteractivemapyoucanseewhichpeople，businesses，schools，organizationsandlandmarksaretakingparteachyearandwhattheyaredoing.

1.WhenandwheredidEarthHourbegin？______

A.InBritain，in2007. B.InSydney，in2013.

C.InLondon，in2011. D.InAustralia，in2007.