【听英文对话做选择】拯救地球 保护环境

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Interviewer¹: Today, I'm interviewing nine-year-old Alex about her feelings on how people can help save the environment. So, Alex, how can we save the environment?

Alex: By saving² water.

 

Interviewer: Well, how can we do that?

 

Alex: By not using too much water when we wash dishes, take a bath, and when we do other things, like watering the plants outside.

 

Interviewer: Oh, I think I can do that. What else?

 

Alex: When drinking or eating something outside, you should keep the garbage until you find a trashcan to put it in because littering makes our planet³ dirty. Do you like seeing trash all over the ground?

 

Interviewer: No, I don't. Do you have any final suggestions?

 

Alex: Yes. We shouldn't waste paper because trees are being cut down to make the paper. By recycling paper, we save the forests where animals live.

 

Interviewer: So, how can children recycle paper, I mean, everyday?

 

Alex: Well, for example, when I was in kindergarten, I used to save the newspapers so that I could make things make out of them, like paper trees, instead of just throwing them away. Now, the children in our neighborhood collect newspapers once a month to take them to a recycling center.

 

Interviewer: That's great. Well thanks Alex for your ideas.

 

1. What is the name of the girl being interviewed?

A. Alice

B. Ellen

C. Alex

2. She says we should save water when ______________.

A. washing cars

B. cleaning clothes

C. taking a bath

 

3. The girl's second suggestion is about _____________.

A. separating⁴ different types of garbage

B. disposing⁵ of trash properly

C. having a family clean-up party

 

4. By recycling paper, we can ___________________.

A. protect the forests

B. cut down on waste

C. save money

 

5. What does the girl do once a month?

A. She visits a recycling center.

B. She cleans a neighborhood park.

C. She collects newspapers.

 

正确答案：

1. Alex

2. taking a bath

3. disposing of trash properly

4. protect the forests

5. She collects newspapers.

 

1 interviewer   

n.接见者；会见者；面谈者；记者

参考例句：

• The interviewer asked her to speak into the microphone.采访者让她对着麦克风说话。
• I was spelling my last name out for the interviewer.我正在为面试官拼写我最后一个名字。

2 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

3 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

4 separating   

adj.分开[离，裂]的v.分开( separate的现在分词 )；（使）分离；区分；隔开

参考例句：

• In ancient mythology there was no impassable gulf separating the divine from the human beings. 在上古神话中，神与人之间没有不可逾越的鸿沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Once again, the key is separating the storage and retrieval systems. 关键是分离存储系统和检索系统。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 disposing   

v.处理，处置( dispose的现在分词 )；布置；使愿意或准备做

参考例句：

• Better methods of dewatering and disposing of these sludges are needed. 需要研究更好的污泥脱水和处置方法。 来自辞典例句
• He had no difficulty in disposing of the fallacy. 他毫无困难地驳倒了这个谬论。 来自辞典例句