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Dear humans,
It’s the first time that I have written to you, my children. I used to send you many messages. But you always overlooked them. So I wanted to write you a letter.
In the very beginning, let me tell you more about our family. Dear humans, besides you, I have many other children. Some swim in water, and some live in ice-covered places. Some are as small as your fingernails, such as bugs, and some are as big as cars. They might be very close to you, or even live in your house. But there are others that you may never meet.
You bring them home to be your pets, friends and helpers. You put them in zoos. You kill them for their meat and fur. And you even kill them for fun. They bring you money and happiness, but they also bring illness and death.
I hope you can remember that wild animals are not your food or clothes. They are not killers either.
Humans, you are clever and hard-working. You have colourful cultures and advanced technologies. You can decide where you go.
But you don’t respect me. You change my weather, my lands, my rivers... you ask for so much of me, more than what I can give you. I’m worried that one day you will be lonely.
So, humans, grow up to be more responsible.
Yours,
Mother Earth
词汇
overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ v. 忽略,未注意到 fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/ n. 手指甲
advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ adj. 先进的
理解
1. Why did Mother Earth write the letter to humans?
2. What should we do in daily life if we want to be more responsible?
Dear humans,
It’s the first time that I have written to you, my children. I used to send you many messages. But you always overlooked them. So I wanted to write you a letter.
In the very beginning, let me tell you more about our family. Dear humans, besides you, I have many other children. Some swim in water, and some live in ice-covered places. Some are as small as your fingernails, such as bugs, and some are as big as cars. They might be very close to you, or even live in your house. But there are others that you may never meet.
You bring them home to be your pets, friends and helpers. You put them in zoos. You kill them for their meat and fur. And you even kill them for fun. They bring you money and happiness, but they also bring illness and death.
I hope you can remember that wild animals are not your food or clothes. They are not killers either.
Humans, you are clever and hard-working. You have colourful cultures and advanced technologies. You can decide where you go.
But you don’t respect me. You change my weather, my lands, my rivers... you ask for so much of me, more than what I can give you. I’m worried that one day you will be lonely.
So, humans, grow up to be more responsible.
Yours,
Mother Earth
词汇
overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ v. 忽略,未注意到 fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/ n. 手指甲
advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ adj. 先进的
理解
1. Why did Mother Earth write the letter to humans?
Because humans are damaging the earth. They are changing the weather, the rivers, the lands and even harming the animals.
2. What should we do in daily life if we want to be more responsible?
Avoid harming or exploiting wild animals. Do not hunt them for sport, food or fashion. Instead, protect their habitats and treat them as fellow inhabitants of the planet.
答案：1. Because humans are damaging the earth. They are changing the weather, the rivers, the lands and even harming the animals.
2. Avoid harming or exploiting wild animals. Do not hunt them for sport, food or fashion. Instead, protect their habitats and treat them as fellow inhabitants of the planet.
2. Avoid harming or exploiting wild animals. Do not hunt them for sport, food or fashion. Instead, protect their habitats and treat them as fellow inhabitants of the planet.
解析：
【分析】
本题为环保主题的阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨：地球母亲因人类忽略其警示、破坏地球环境及伤害其他生物而写信，呼吁人类承担责任。第1题需从文中提取地球写信的原因，第2题需结合文章呼吁的内容，总结人类应采取的负责任的做法。
【解析】
1. 从文章第一段及后续内容可知，地球之前多次传递信息但被人类忽略，且人类改变地球的天气、土地、河流，还伤害其他生物，因此地球写信告知人类这些问题。
2. 文章中提到人类为肉、皮毛、娱乐伤害动物，呼吁人类尊重地球和其他生物，因此负责任的做法应围绕保护野生动物、不破坏其生存环境展开。
【答案】
1. Because humans are damaging the earth. They are changing the weather, the rivers, the lands and even harming the animals.
2. Avoid harming or exploiting wild animals. Do not hunt them for sport, food or fashion. Instead, protect their habitats and treat them as fellow inhabitants of the planet.
【知识点】
阅读理解、环保主题、英语书信理解
【点评】
本题以地球母亲的书信为载体，考查学生对文章细节和主旨的理解，引导学生树立环保意识，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.3
本题为环保主题的阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨：地球母亲因人类忽略其警示、破坏地球环境及伤害其他生物而写信，呼吁人类承担责任。第1题需从文中提取地球写信的原因，第2题需结合文章呼吁的内容，总结人类应采取的负责任的做法。
【解析】
1. 从文章第一段及后续内容可知，地球之前多次传递信息但被人类忽略，且人类改变地球的天气、土地、河流，还伤害其他生物，因此地球写信告知人类这些问题。
2. 文章中提到人类为肉、皮毛、娱乐伤害动物，呼吁人类尊重地球和其他生物，因此负责任的做法应围绕保护野生动物、不破坏其生存环境展开。
【答案】
1. Because humans are damaging the earth. They are changing the weather, the rivers, the lands and even harming the animals.
2. Avoid harming or exploiting wild animals. Do not hunt them for sport, food or fashion. Instead, protect their habitats and treat them as fellow inhabitants of the planet.
【知识点】
阅读理解、环保主题、英语书信理解
【点评】
本题以地球母亲的书信为载体，考查学生对文章细节和主旨的理解，引导学生树立环保意识，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.3