2014全国高考汇编阅读之新闻报告类类一(2014大纲卷)BSincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment(环境)
“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement
Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement
“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay
AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10
3milliontonsayearto5
ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9
Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldis