澳大利亚青少年走上街头 抗议全球气候变化
澳大利亚青少年走上街头 抗议全球气候变化

Ambrose Hayes comes from Australia. He is fifteen years old. He is not happy with the Australian government. Hayes and many young Australians are angry. Because the Australian government does not try to stop climate change. The government does not give money to clean businesses. It gives money to mining(采矿业) companies. These companies make the climate change worse.
Young people worry about their future. However, they are too young to vote. They must protest(抗议). The government is not listening to them.
Young people around the world protest. They want a happy future. They want clean air and water. They ask governments to stop the climate change. They do not go to school on Fridays. They clean beaches. They try to speak to government officers.

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1.Which is NOT talked about in Paragraph 1?

A How old Ambrose Hayes is.

B Where Ambrose Hayes is from.

C When Ambrose Hayes was born.

D How Ambrose Hayes feels about the government.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容可知，安布罗斯·海耶斯来自澳大利亚，他十五岁了，他对澳大利亚政府不满意。文中未提及海耶斯的出生时间，故选C。

2._______ makes young Australians like Hayes angry.

A Clean businesses

B The use of money

C The changing climate

D The Australian government

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句Because the Australian government does not try to stop climate change.可知，澳大利亚政府并不试图阻止气候变化，致使海耶斯和许多澳大利亚年轻人感到愤怒，故选D。

3.Why do young people protest?

A Because they can’t go to school.

B Because they have rights to do so.

C Because the climate is changing worse.

D Because the government stops working.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句These companies make the climate change worse.和第二段第一句Young people worry about their future.以及最后一段第四句They ask governments to stop the climate change.可知，矿产公司使气候变化更加恶化，年轻人担心他们的未来，他们要求各国政府阻止气候变化。由此推测年轻人抗议是因为气候变化正日趋恶化，故选C。

4._____ may help to stop the climate change.

A Cleaning beaches

B Speaking to government officers

C Giving money to clean businesses

D Giving money to mining companies

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段The government does not give money to clean businesses. It gives money to mining companies. These companies make the climate change worse.可知，政府不给清洁企业拨款，它给矿业公司提供资金，这些公司使气候变化更加恶化。由此推断政府给清洁企业拨款也许是阻止气候变化的可行之策，故选C。