Question

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, " If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day. "

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. "We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive, "said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.The first No Car Day fell on _______.

A. February 2nd B. June 5th

C. July 5th D. September 22nd

2.______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.

A. Beijing B. Chengdu

C. Shanghai D. Wuhan

3.What does the underlined word" slogan" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 目的 B. 原因

C. 意義 D. 口號

4. How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A. 63. B. 52.

C. 41. D. 238.

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. China is the first to start No Car Day

B. No Car Day is World Environment Day.

C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far.

D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是無車日。到目前為止全世界有1000多個(gè)城市已經(jīng)推行了無車日，它的目的在于保護(hù)環(huán)境�？谔柺恰叭绻�少開一天車，我們就多擁有美好的一天”。

1.No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.可知無車日是在9月22號，故選D。

2.第二段The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.可知中國第一個(gè)無車日是在成都，故答案選B。

3.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后面這句話" If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day. "的理解，可知這是一個(gè)口號，故選D正確。

4.四段In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before.“在2012年第一季度北京只有52天有藍(lán)色的填空，這比2011年同期少11天”�？芍�2011年第一季度北京擁有藍(lán)天的日子有63天，故選A。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段上By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day. 可知，到目前為止，無車日已經(jīng)被全世界1000多個(gè)城市所支持。故答案C正確。

考點(diǎn)：社會生活類短文閱讀。