BEIJING--Lights went out for an hour at some famous landmarks and homes all over the world on March 28 for Earth Hour 2010. It is a global event created by the WWF(World Wildlife Fund) to make people pay more attention to climate change.
From the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Pari sand London’s Houses of Parliament, lights went out to encourage people to cut energy use.
Organizers said the action showed that a great number of people wanted the government to take measures to fight global warming by the end of 2010. "We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time," said Kim Carstensen, head of a global climate organization. "Now we’re no longer alone with the dream. We’re sharing it with all these people turning off their lights," he said.
Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007 and it went global in 2008, attracting 50 million people. WWF is hoping one billion people from 1,000 cities in nearly 90 countries will take part in the event.
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, the Bird’s Nest in Beijing and many other famous buildings in China also joined in this event.
小題1:The event "Earth Hour" was created to make people pay more attention to __
A. Sydney Opera House    B. climate change           C. March 28
小題2:According to the passage people who took part in the event__ on March 28.
A. turned off the lights for one hour     B. turned down the lights for 2 hours
C. turned on the lights for 3 hours
小題3:         created Earth Hour event first in     
A. America, 2008          B. Canada, 2010            C. Australia, 2007
小題4:__ famous landmarks are mentioned in the passage.
A. Four                    B. Five                     C. Six
小題5:The Earth Hour event was created by __
A. Global Climate Organization    B. World Wildlife Fund    C. Kim Cartensen

小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:根據(jù)It is a global event …… pay more attention to climate change.這句可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)短文第一句，Lights went out for an hour ……on March 28 for Earth Hour 2010. went out熄滅的意思，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)這句Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007可知選C。
小題4:在第一段中提到悉尼歌劇院，海港大橋、埃菲爾鐵塔和倫敦議會兩院，最后一段提到上海東方明珠電視塔和北京的鳥巢，共有六個著名地標，故選C。
小題5:根據(jù)It is a global event created by the WWF(World Wildlife Fund) t……這句可知選B。
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