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Earth Day is on April 22nd. People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean. But saying the Earth is not just for grow-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.

The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different kids who help to keep our environment clean.

Team Marine, US  A group of students an Santa Monica High School started an organization called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic bags are bad for sea animals and environment. In 2011, they successfully made lawmakers(立法者) in their city stop people using plastic bags.

Felix, 15 Germany  In 2007, a 9-year-old boy, Felix, started a club. Plant for the Planet. It encourages children around the world to plant trees in their own countries. Felix helped plant 25 million trees in Germany and 120 million trees worldwide.

Alec, 17, US  When he was 12, Alec set up Kids VS Global(全球的) Warming. It teaches kid about weather change and ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alec travels widely to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.

Olivia, 13, US  When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill(漏油) in gulf of Mexico. She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than $200,000 to protect(保护) birds and other wild animals.

52. Young Voices for the Planet made by Lynne is ________.

A. a book           B. a TV play          C. a film         D. a club

53. According to the passage, we know ________ doesn’t agree to use plastic bags.

A. Team Marine    B. Felix              C. Alec        D. Olivia

54. Alec travels widely to encourage people to ________.

A. raise money               B. plant trees

C. protect wild animals             D. help stop global warming

55. The passage mainly talks about how ________.

A. kids are saving the Earth         B. parents are planting trees

C. students are raising money       D. grow-ups are using plastics bags

第二卷(45分)

五、词汇(15分)

A. 根据汉语提示和英文释义写出单词，写出单词。

56. Look at those thick _____________(云) in the sky. It’s going to rain.

57. You catch a bad cold and a high ______________ (发烧). Go to see the doctor at once.

58. What an ______________ (terrible) day it was! It seemed that everything was wrong.

59. We reached Beijing at ______________ (about) eight o’ clock in the morning.

60. ---What a strong wind!

---Yes. It is ______________ hard. You’d better not go out.