六、阅读理解。
Ben’s family is always trying to think of ways to give the environment a helping hand. What did they do this time? Well, it started simply enough.
One day, Ben brought a green cake to school. At lunch he shared his cake with us. “Delicious!”“Wonderful!” Everyone liked the beautiful and special cake made by his mother. We all wondered why and how she made this cake.
The cool story goes back a few weeks. The city started a new environment-friendly programme. The watermelon rind(厚皮) becomes a big problem in summer because it always ends up in too much rubbish.
One day, after seeing the cleaner working hard to pick up the heavy rubbish, Ben’s mother said, “Surely, I can find a better way to use our own melon rind.”
After a lot of thinking, she brought out the blender(食物搅拌器) and cut the melon rind into small pieces. Then, she blended them. She got a big cup of green watermelon juice! The juice was full of vitamins. She mixed the juice with flour(面粉) and added some milk and honey. From there, she carefully made her delicious GREEN cake. Once she tasted it for the first time, she knew her cake was a great try of the melon eating. And it was nature-friendly too.
From now on, she doesn’t need to worry about the heavy waste from eating melons. And every kid always wants more of her special cake. There are even many other mothers in the neighbourhood learning how to make the green cakes.
()1. When did Ben share his cake?
A. In the morning.
B. At lunchtime.
C. During the class.
D. After school.
()2. What was NOT used to make the green cake?
A. Butter.
B. Honey.
C. Milk.
D. Flour.
()3. What did Ben’s mother do first to make the cake?
A. She cut the rind.
B. She poured the milk.
C. She added honey.
D. She mixed everything.
()4. Which word can best describe Ben’s mother?
A. Serious.
B. Pretty.
C. Creative.
D. Hard-working.
()5. What can we know from the story?
A. The green cakes are common but nice.
B. Every family can make green cakes now.
C. Ben learns how to make cakes from Mum.
D. Ben’s family plays a part in helping the nature.

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D

【分析】做英语阅读理解题时，需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个小题的关键词，回到原文对应段落定位信息，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，排除错误选项后得出答案。本题为环保主题的细节类阅读，各小题均可通过原文细节直接或间接判断。
【解析】1. 根据原文第二段“At lunch he shared his cake with us.”可知，Ben在午餐时分享蛋糕，故选B。2. 根据原文第五段“She mixed the juice with flour and added some milk and honey.”可知，制作蛋糕用到了面粉、牛奶、蜂蜜，未提及黄油，故选A。3. 根据原文第五段制作步骤“cut the melon rind into small pieces”可知，Ben妈妈做蛋糕的第一步是切瓜皮，故选A。4. Ben妈妈用西瓜皮制作环保蛋糕，体现了她的创意，故选C。5. 全文围绕Ben家为环保出力展开，对应D选项“Ben’s family plays a part in helping the nature.”，故选D。
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本文以环保为主题，通过讲述Ben妈妈用西瓜皮制作蛋糕的故事，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解细节和主旨的能力，贴近生活，引导学生树立环保意识。
【难度系数】0.7