职称英语在线答题

每日一练：职称英语A级每日一练(2014-12-16)
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Earth Angels
1  Joying Brescia was 8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts(烟头)were littering
her hometown beach in Isle of Palms，South Carolina．When she learned that it takes five years
for the remains of a cigarette to disintegrate，she decided to take action．Joying launched a“No
Butts on the Beach” campaign．She raised money and awareness about the need to keep the
beaches dean．With the help of others．Joying also bought or received donations of gallon-size
plastic ice．cream buckets．The buckets were filled with sand。and placed at a11 public-access
areas of the beach．The buckets allowed people to dispose of their cigarettes before hitting the
beach．Two years later。Joying says the buckets are fun and the beach is nearly free of cigarette
debris(残片)．
2  People who 1ive in or visit Steamboat Springs，Colorado．have Carter Dunham to thank for
a new state wildlife refuge that preserves 20 acres of marshland and many species of wildlife．
Carter and other students wrote a management plan for the area around the Yampa River．The
plan was part of a class project when Carter was a freshman at Steamboat Springs High Schoo1.
Working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife．Carter and his classmates mapped the area and
species of animals living there．They also made decisions about．among other things。where
fences and parking areas should be built．
3  Barbara Brown and her friends collect oil．It started as a project for their 4H Club after one
of the girls noticed her father using motor oil to kill weeds on their farm in Victoria。Texas．They
did some research and discovered that oil can contaminate ground water--a real danger in rural
areas．where people live off the water on their 1and．The girls researched ways to recycle oil and
worked with a local oil-recycling company on the issue．Now．the“Don’t Be Crude”program
runs oil．collection sites--tanks that hold up to 460 gallons--where people in the community can
dispose of their oil．
4  Five years ago．11-year-old Ryan Hreljac was a little boy with a big dream：for all the
people in Africa to have clean drinking water．His dream began in the first grade when he
1earned that people were dying because they didn’t have clean water，and that as 1ittle as$70
could build a well．“We really take water for granted，”says Ryan，of Kemptville，Ontario，in
Canada．“In other countries．you have to plan for it．”Ryan earned the first$70 by doing extra
chores(零工)，but with the help of others，he has since raised hundreds of thousands of dollars．
His efforts led to the start of the Ryan’s Well Foundation，which raises money for clean water
and health．related services for people in African countries and developing countries．
23 Paragraph 1           
24 Paragraph 2           
25 Paragraph 3            
26 Paragraph 4            
A Provide Clean Water
B Dig 0il Wells
C Save Clean Water
D Don’t Litter
E Don’t Be Crude
F Protect Wildlife
27 Joying placed the buckets at all public-access areas to             
28 People are grateful to Carter Dunham for his efforts to             
29 Disposed oil and many other items can be reused to                
30 Ryan，with the help of others，is fulfilling his dream of help African people to                
A make new materials
B preserve wetland and animals
C have clean air
D have clean water
E collect cigarette butts
F collect disposed oil