2019年公共英语二级阅读理解练习题（12）

　　As we know, the earth's climate has changed over time.The present rate of climate change depends, in large part, on human activities.Today, people all over the world are making everyday choices that help the environment.Small actions matter.In other words, climate change is your business.

　　A woman in Nicaragua buys fluorescent (荧光的) light bulbs that are 80 percent more energy­saving than traditional ones. Many governments are now subsidizing energy­saving lights to encourage people to turn to them.Consumers are discovering that the new­generation bulbs help them save money in the long run.

　　Agriculture accounts for about 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (排放) , and transporting the food around adds to the environmental cost.There is a team of young vegetable growers in the United Kingdom who want to encourage kids to start planting their own fruit and vegetables.

　　A young lawyer wearing business clothes rides her bicycle to work in a large U.S.city.She's been biking to work every day for the past two years and says it's a lot easier than many people think.A recent study shows that more Americans bike or walk to work today than before.

　　A university student from southeastern China carries a reusable shopping bag to cut back on disposable (一次性的) plastics.Some large shopkeepers have removed paper and plastic bags, and consumers are responding.

　　In Canberra, Australia, summers are hot and winters cold.To save electricity, Adam Wilson in Canberra uses an energy­saving heating system, and he keeps the temperature lower than he did in years past.He still makes it through the summer without air conditioning.

　　小题1:The passage mainly tells us that________.A.climate change is concerned with everyone

　　B.the global warming is getting worse

　　C.saving energy is of great necessity

　　D.human is to destroy the environment

　　小题2:The underlined word “subsidizing” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.A.chargingB.producing

　　C.giving allowance toD.taking advantage of

　　小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A.The governments don't expect consumers to use the new­generation bulbs.

　　B.Agriculture should be responsible for part of the global gas emissions.

　　C.Many people in Nicaragua go to work on foot or by bike.

　　D.University students from China always carry disposable shopping bags.

　　小题4:We can learn from the last paragraph that________.A.the climate in Canberra is mild all the year round

　　B.an energy­saving heating system will come into use

　　C.Adam Wilson has a good habit of saving energy

　　D.Adam Wilson is skilled in inventing the energy­saving equipment

　　参考答案及解析

　　小题1:A

　　小题2:C

　　小题3:B

　　小题4:C

　　文章大意：气候变暖和我们每个人都息息相关。从现在做起，从我们自己做起。

　　小题1:答案：A　主旨大意题。由文章第一段最后一句话可知，环境变化与我们每个人都息息相关。

　　小题2:答案：C　猜测词义题。为鼓励人们使用节能灯，许多政府对人们使用节能灯给予补助。因此画线词是“给予补助”的意思。

　　小题3:答案：B　细节理解题。由第三段第一句话“Agriculture accounts for about 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (排放) , and transporting the food around adds to the environmental cost.”可知，B项正确;由第二段最后一句话可知，顾客们发现使用节能灯从长远看是合算的，所以A项错误;由第二段第一句话可知，Nicaragua的人们使用节能灯，没有提到步行或者骑自行车，所以C项错误;由倒数第二段第一句话可知，D选错误，只是提到一位大学生使用环保袋。

　　小题4:答案：C　推理判断题。由最后一段可知，Adam Wilson有节能的好习惯。