Text B——A Day to Celebrate Earth (为地球庆祝的一天)
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Exercises for Text B
A. Answer the questions according to the text.
1. What is Earth Day about?
Key: It is about learning about and protecting the biodiversity on earth.
2. Who is the founder of Earth Day?
Key: The founder is Gaylord Nelson of the United States.
3. How do people traditionally celebrate Earth Day?
Key: They traditionally celebrate the day with the ringing of bells, often bells of peace.
4. What did Australians do on Earth Day to draw attention to air pollution?
Key: They organized a large “carless” day.
5. What have been the themes of China’s Earth Day?
Key: Protection of geographic relics and scientific development and sustainable use of natural
resources in China and all over the world.
B. Read the sentences below and decide if they are true or false according to the text. Write T for true or F for false.
1. When Earth Day was founded, it was only celebrated in the US.
2. In 1972 Earth Day was made an international celebration by the UN.
3. Earth Day reminds people of their responsibility for the common planet they share.
4. The ringing of peace bells on Earth Day is practiced only in the West.
5. In Kenya children plant trees on every Earth Day.
Key: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F
Comprehensive Exercises
A. Choose the best answer.
1. ________ the help of the guide dog, the old man ________ his son a visit.
A. Under; spent B. With; took
C. With; paid D. Under; showed
2. Because ________ bad weather we had to have our physical education class in the classroom.
A. of B. it was
C. of the D. the
3. I often dream ________ my old friends.
A. to see B. seeing
C. of seeing D. at seeing
4. ________ the end they succeeded in finishing the task ________ the end of June.
A. At; at B. In; in
C. In; at D. At; in
5. Can you translate the passage ________ English?
A. with B. from
C. into D. by
6. We couldn’t help ________ when we heard the hero’s story.
A. moving B. to move
C. to be moved D. being moved
7. When he became a famous poet he was ________ his early thirties.
A. in B. at
C. after D. from
8. The teacher shared the tasks ________ all the children in her class.
A. to B. with
C. by D. among
C. Translate the following sentences into English, using the given words or phrases.
1. 全球许多地标性建筑响应“地球一小时”的号召，在每年3月最后一个星期六熄灯一小时。(respond to)
Many global landmarks respond to the call of Earth Hour by switching off one hour on the last Saturday of every March.
2. 数以百万计的人参加了“地球一小时”，以行动承诺他们对地球的支持。(take part in)
Hundreds of millions of people take part in Earth Hour to pledge their support for the earth with actions.
3. 我们发起了一场创建绿色家园的活动。(launch a campaign)
We launched a green home campaign.
4. 我们应当勇敢地承担起对地球的责任。(responsibility)
We should bravely take our responsibility for the earth.
5. 地球日让人们更关注环境问题。(draw attention to)
Earth Day draws more attention to the problem of environment.
D. Translate the following passage from Text A into Chinese.
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when 2.2 million people and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later Earth Hour had become a global movement with more than 50 million people from 35 countries. Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbor Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
“地球一小时”始于2007 年的澳大利亚悉尼。当时有220 万人、超过2000 个企业熄灯一个小时，以表达反对气候变化的立场。仅仅一年之后，“地球一小时”就变成了一个全球性运动，涉及35 个国家5000 多万人。悉尼海港大桥、多伦多电视塔、旧金山金门大桥、罗马斗兽场等全球地标性建筑都屹立在黑暗中，成为这项每时每刻愈加迫切的事业的希望象征。
