根据下列提示，以Earth Hour为题写一篇短文，宣传这一倍受全球瞩目的环保活动。

1.始于2007年3月31日，悉尼超过220万家庭在晚上7：30同时熄灯。

2.目的：节约能源  改善气候

3.2011年3月26日20：30—21：30全球越来越多人通过与家人共进烛光晚餐或与朋友聊天来参与活动。你是如何参与的？

4.今年的活动不仅提倡熄灯，更是号召大家在日常生活中响应环保。为你的同学们提些建议如何响应这一号召？

注意：要包含所有要点但不要逐句翻译。词数80左右。

“地球一小时”是世界自然基金会应对全球气候变化所发起的一项活动。倡议世界各城市在特定时间熄灭一小时，以表明对环保行动的支持。请根据下面表格内容，以“Earth Hour”为主题写一篇短文，宣传这一倍受全球瞩目的环保活动。

要求：1、内容完整，意思连贯，书写规范，文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。

2、必须用上表格中所有的提示信息，词数80左右。

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、阅读与表达 (共10分，每小题2分)

阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。

A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.

Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.

Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.

Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.

1. Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?

2. When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?

3. Where did the dodo live before it died out?

4. How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?

5.Why have these birds died out?

在今年的"地球一小时(Earth Hour) "活动中,中国很多城市的人们都自觉熄灯一小时,体现了低碳生活的新理念.假定你是CCTV9 的记者,请你根据以下信息用英语写一篇 90个词左右的新闻稿.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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