The campaign has identified four daily actions that can add up to huge environmental savings. They include pledging (保证) to turn off the TV, give up the use of poisonous cleaners, reduce consumption of consumer products and cut out meat.
At the end of April, all of the pledges will be recorded and converted (转化) into the number of TV hours not watched, dollars not spent on unnecessary items, electricity saved, greenhouse gas emissions (排放) avoided by cutting out meat, and poisonous chemicals produced from homes and landfills.
“What we're trying to achieve this year for Earth Day is to give people a chance to do something that is meaningful and measurable,” said Goldberg.
文章大意:4月22日是世界地球日,活动“Give It Up for Earth Day”倡导人们在地球日这一天为保护环境做一些有意义、行之有效的事情。
1.The aim of the campaign mentioned in the passage is to ________.
A.enable people to save more money for future use
B.help people develop environmentally friendly habits
C.prevent people from making changes in their daily routine
D.warn people against reducing consumption of consumer products
答案:B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“It's designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the planet.”可知,答案B符合文义。
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