In Europe many people died during the Second World War．As a result，at the end of the war there were many orphans（孤儿）there．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children．His idea was simple．He wanted orphans to have a home，and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents．Gmeiner asked people to give him some money．With this money he built the first SOS Children's Village at Imst，in Austria．It opened in 1949．This is how the SOS stand for“Save Our Souls（灵魂）”An SOS Children's Village gives help to orphans．

  Hermann Gmeiner's idea for helping orphans soon spread（传播）all over the world．By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children's Villages in the world．People in many countries give money to help the villages．Today the children from the first village have grown up．Now some of them work in other SOS Children's Villages．

In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups．There are several houses in each village．The biggest village has 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house．A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them．She gives the children a lot of love and kindness．She cooks meals for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them．

Of course，the children don't spend all their time in the village．They go to school；they go out with their friends．But the village gives them a home—sometimes for the first time in their lives．

1．Which of the following comes last?

A．People gave Gmeiner some money．

      B．There were many orphans at the end of the war．

      C．Gmeiner built the first SOS Children's Village．

      D．A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans．

2．What does the under lined part “Save Our Souls” mean?

A．Helping orphans is love．

B．Our lives are in danger．

C．Please help us．

D．There's something wrong with our heads．

3．We can conclude（推论）from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from_________．

    A．governments                                           B．special organizations

    C．the orphans themselves                               D．common people

4．What does a woman in an SOS Village do for each group of children?

A．She gives the children a lot of love and kindness．

    B．She lives with each group of children and looks after them．

    C．She cooks the meals for children．

    D．AII the above．

Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany（德国）and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish(垃圾) into different bags-paper in one bag, plastic（塑料） in laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.

Inthe 1970s ,as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement（运动）began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green”movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging（毁坏）the environment and tells newspapers.

1.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?

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2.Who put rubbish into different bags?

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3.Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?

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4.When did the “Green “movement begin?

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5.What does the “Green”movement try to do?

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Some countries are better than others at looking alter the enwronment. In Europe, Germany(德国) and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags—paper in one bag, plastic in another bag, etc. The rubbish is then taken away and, if possible, recycled(回收). There are laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.

In the 1970s, as people learned more about environmental problems, the "Green" movement(运动) began and soon spread all over Europe. The "Green" movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging(毁坏) the environment and tells newspapers.

1. Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?

2. Who put rubbish into different bags?

3. Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?

4. When did the "Green" movement begin?

5. What does the "Green" movement try to do?