If you have to choose a “Person of the Year” for 2005 , who will you pick ？For many of us ,the choice might not be a person at all . It would be Mother Nature（大自然母親）.
While the world was still getting over the Indian tsunami（海嘯）of December 2004 . Mother Nature went on showing her power throughout 2005 .
From July to October, about seven typhoons（臺風）hit China’s coastal（沿海的）area.In August , the whole New Orleans city in the US was hit with its worst 一ever natural disaster , Hurricane Katrina . In early October , an earthquake in Pakistan killed more than 70,000 people .
Mother Nature was trying to give us a message:humans need to take responsibility（duty ) for the earth . She was just fighting back .
It is we humans who burn coal and oi1 to make electricity and power cars . This makes huge amount of greenhouse gases , which cause global warming .
It is we humans who cut forests and fill lakes to make space for buildings.This leaves fewer trees and lakes to keep floods（洪水）from rushing to towns and cities .
We need to work hard to ease（緩解）Mother Nature’s anger , or we’11 see more years of disasters.For example , we can start to use less electricity . Turn off lights , TVs and computers when we’re not using them . We can plant trees . One new tree a year from each of us can make a forest. Forests not only hold floods , they also take in greenhouse gases.
1 . The second paragraph mainly shows that_____________.
A . the Indian tsuami brought the people serious disasters
B . people in the world haven’t forgotten the Indian tsuami yet
C . people in Indian areas are still overcoming difficulties and rebuilding
D . “Person of the Year” for 2005 is Mother Nature
2 . Why may Hurricane Katrina be the worst 一ever natural disaster in American recent history ?
A . Because the whole New Orleans City in America was destroyed badly .
B . Because a few meters high water waves crashed the walls .
C . Because it has never happened in the United States .
D . Because the people in New orleans were both out of water and food.
3 . What can cause such a serious disaster according to the passage ?
A . People burn coal and oi1 . B . People cut down a lot of trees .
C . People change the lakes into fields . D . All the answers above .
4 . The underlined phrase“take in” means “_____________” in Chinese .
A .放出 B .揮發 C .吸收 D .制造
5 . The passage mainly tells us _____________.
A . to use less electricity and plant more trees
B . why the globe is getting warmer and warmer
C . that people should protect and love the earth
D . how to improve the environment around us
科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
If you have to choose a “Person of the Year” for 2005 , who will you pick ？For many of us ,the choice might not be a person at all . It would be Mother Nature（大自然母親）.
While the world was still getting over the Indian tsunami（海嘯）of December 2004 . Mother Nature went on showing her power throughout 2005 .
From July to October, about seven typhoons（臺風）hit China’s coastal（沿海的）area.In August , the whole New Orleans city in the US was hit with its worst 一ever natural disaster , Hurricane Katrina . In early October , an earthquake in Pakistan killed more than 70,000 people .
Mother Nature was trying to give us a message:humans need to take responsibility（duty ) for the earth . She was just fighting back .
It is we humans who burn coal and oi1 to make electricity and power cars . This makes huge amount of greenhouse gases , which cause global warming .
It is we humans who cut forests and fill lakes to make space for buildings.This leaves fewer trees and lakes to keep floods（洪水）from rushing to towns and cities .
We need to work hard to ease（緩解）Mother Nature’s anger , or we’11 see more years of disasters.For example , we can start to use less electricity . Turn off lights , TVs and computers when we’re not using them . We can plant trees . One new tree a year from each of us can make a forest. Forests not only hold floods , they also take in greenhouse gases.
1 . The second paragraph mainly shows that_____________.
A . the Indian tsuami brought the people serious disasters
B . people in the world haven’t forgotten the Indian tsuami yet
C . people in Indian areas are still overcoming difficulties and rebuilding
D . “Person of the Year” for 2005 is Mother Nature
2 . Why may Hurricane Katrina be the worst 一ever natural disaster in American recent history ?
A . Because the whole New Orleans City in America was destroyed badly .
B . Because a few meters high water waves crashed the walls .
C . Because it has never happened in the United States .
D . Because the people in New orleans were both out of water and food.
3 . What can cause such a serious disaster according to the passage ?
A . People burn coal and oi1 . B . People cut down a lot of trees .
C . People change the lakes into fields . D . All the answers above .
4 . The underlined phrase“take in” means “_____________” in Chinese .
A .放出 B .揮發 C .吸收 D .制造
5 . The passage mainly tells us _____________.
A . to use less electricity and plant more trees
B . why the globe is getting warmer and warmer
C . that people should protect and love the earth
D . how to improve the environment around us
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