【正文】 orests cover less than 2 percent of the earth， they are home to half the world’ s plants and also provide water and help control the earth’ s climate. Evan’ s work to save the rainforests recently earned him a Barron prize for Young prizes are given to children or teenagers who have made a positive difference in the ’ s goal is “ to save enough rainforests to last forever” ． He won’ t have to do it actions have already inspired other kids to girl asked for donations instead of presents on her raised $ kids are starting their own conservation teams. Evan says every one can help the pla— even by taking small steps such as and his family try to make a difference every day.“ We recycle， we try to limit our garbage...we’ ve been walking a little more， and we buy local food， ” Evan said. 41． Evan started the group________. A． to help the poor B． to save the rainforest[ C． to win the Barron prize D． to make himself well－ known] 42． How much does it cost to buy and protect an acre of rainforest in Costa Rica? A． About $4,500. B． About $850. C． About $280. D． About $1,000. 43． The underlined phrase “ chip in” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ________” ． A． look at B． contribute money C． ask for birthday presents D． unite with other kids 44． What Evan said in the last paragraph suggests that________. A． we can all do something to protect the earth B． actions speak louder than words C． we should learn to recycle from now on D． a good beginning makes a good ending 45． What would be the best title for the passage? A． Evan Green— a famous teenager B． The Red Dragon Conservation Team C． Rainforests are being destroyed D． Boy gathers support for rainforests 課時作業(yè)答案 Ⅰ .單項填空 1． D in danger 處于危險中； in turn 反過來； in return 作為報答； in vain 白費力氣，徒勞無益。 (the moment) ________________________________________________________________________ 19． 我下班早退給老板留下了不好的印象 。 正確搭配是 under construction， 表示 “ 正在修建 ” 。 9． A 此處 e out 意為 “ 出版 ” 符合句意。 13． B even so 即使如此； even though 盡管； therefore 因此； though 可是，不過。 date back to相當于 date from追溯到 /從 ?? 時就有。 29． D 表示法規(guī)開始生效， e into effect 開始生效。 37． B 由下文的 it encourages all citizens...，表明是與上文違法行為的對比，表示 “ 同時 ” (meanwhile)。 42． C 細節(jié)理解題 。