After 20 years as a full-time wife and mother, I decided to be a school bus driver for I loved kids. After hard practice, by the time school started that year I’d gotten the hang of it. I was happy in my new work. I became a combination chauffeur, nurse and friend. And if the kids needed it, I’d put on my “Tough Big Sister” act. It was a lot like my previous job---being a mom. When I think about my years of bus driving, many things crowded in, but mostly, I remember Charlie. Charlie, eight years old, with blond hair and crystalline gray eyes, began riding my bus in SepSingapore is not just a clean and tidy city in the
world, it's also the greenest. There are (A) 三个原因why
it is so.
Say "No" to waste
Singaporeans do not waste a single drop of water. They
recycle water and save( B ) almost all rainfall. The water can be used
for industry (工业) and even drinking.
Many "green" buildings
The Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School is one of the
great examples of (C) pretty green design. It uses sustain-able design
elements (可持续发展的设计元素) in its school building. ( D ) Singapore
has many green buildings like this.
Get them while they're young
The Green Singapore 2050 (GS2050) is a community
platform (社区平台) for young people to express their great
worries about environmental problems, and think of solutions for(E) them.
Why 2050'?It's because these young people will be the
ones to run the country in 2050, and hopefully they will solve the world's
problems.
1.将文中划线部分(A)译成英语。________________________
2.写出文中划线部分(B)和(C)的同义词或近义词。______________________
3.将文中划线部分(D)改写为There _______ many green buildings like this ______
Singapore.
4.文中划线部分(E)指代的是:__________________
5.从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词。_________________