Nottoolongago，ourteacher，beinga"tree-hugger"（asthekidscallher），haduswriteanessayonanenvironmentalissue．Iwaseagertostart，butsomethingmademestop．"Whatisanenvironmentalissue？"onekidask

Question

Not too long ago，our teacher，being a"tree-hugger"（as the kids call her），had us write an essay on an environmental issue．I was eager to start，but something made me stop．
"What is an environmental issue？"one kid asked．"What if we don't care about the environment？"another complained．"It's not like it affects me．"
These comments astounded me．I have always cared about the environment and assumed that others did too．From the surprised look on my teacher's face，I could tell she felt the same way．
In no time，I finished my essay．In my essay I wrote about logging（伐木），which is an important industry，but if we continue to cut down trees without replacing them，it will damage the environment．
There are so many things that we can do to save our world．Recycling，of course，is always a good thing，but not everyone has a recycling plant nearby （ I don't ）．There are other ways to help the environment．Plant a tree．Don't waste water．
I can't stand it when a person's excuse for not caring is"Nothing's going to happen in my lifetime，so why should I care？"Sure，the chances of something terrible happening are slim，but I want people to realize that if we don't deal with it，someone will have to eventually．Do you want that to be your children？
When my teacher told me to read my essay to my class，I was a little embarrassment because I didn't want everyone to call me"tree-hugger"．I realize now that if being a tree-hugger means you cares about the environment，I'm a tree-hugger 100 percent．I just wish more people were too．
67．Why do the students call her teacher"tree-hugger"？___
A．She likes hugging trees．
B．She knows a lot about trees．
C．She grew up in the country．
D．She cares a lot about the environment．
68．The underlined word in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by___．
A．helped      B．changed        C．shocked     D．interested
69．Paragraph 5 is mainly about___．
A．what we can recycle              
B．how we can save the earth
C．why we should protect the earth 
D．what damage we are doing to the earth
70．We can infer from the text that___
A．the students don't like the teacher
B．the teacher liked the author's essay
C．the author is ashamed of being a tree-hugger
D．the author should have written a better essay．

Answer 1

67．D．细节理解题．根据第三段提到I have always cared about the environment and assumed that others did too．From the surprised look on my teacher's face，I could tell she felt the same way我关心环保问题，假定别人也是这样的，从老师脸上吃惊的表情看，我能辨别她也有同感，所以推断出老师是个环保主义者，故选D项．
68．C．细节理解题．从第三段提到I have always cared about the environment and assumed that others did too．From the surprised look on my teacher's face，I could tell she felt the same way我关心环保问题，假定别人也是这样的，从老师脸上吃惊的表情看，我能辨别她也有同感，同样我也是很吃惊，故选 C 项．
69．B．段落大意题．第五段在讲述在这个世界上我们有许多能做的，循环利用是最好的办法，还有其它一些方法来改善环境，种树，不要浪费水，所以在讲如何拯救地球，故选B项．
70．B．细节理解题．根据最后一段提到老师让我在全班面前读我的文章，我有点尴尬，因为不想别人叫我环保主义者，我现在意识到，环保主义都意味着关心环境，我希望更多的人也是，可以推断出老师喜欢作者的文章，故选B项．