Y．E.S. — a small group of high school students is not just learning about the environment around them, they're actually doing something to improve it.
“This group has done a series of projects, from recycling about 600 pounds of tennis shoes, to over 50 cell phones，” said Patrick Merrick, a school teacher and Y．E.S. adviser.
The idea for environmental projects came about two years ago and it gradually became a part of an environmental science class. In class, students would learn about a topic, design a project, carry it out and then take it to the community (社区)．
“Before every topic, we spent several weeks learning about the how, what and why of the idea，” said Maddie Frank and Shawn Hanson, students in Y．E.S.
One of the goals, Frank and Hanson said, was to find out how much energy their school used throughout a school day.
“We decided to carry out a school energy audit (审计)，” they said. “We divided up the classrooms between the students in our class. Each student recorded how much energy was being used in each classroom.”
“We have been able to save money with the help of our school energy audit, make money with both the shoe and the cell phone recycling, keep a large amount of garbage out of the landfills (垃圾填埋地) with those recycling projects and make it possible for community members to use energysaving things，” Frank and Hanson said.
While the group is working toward making a difference in the environment around them, they express their thankfulness for people's support.
“Without the help of our community and school, we would not have been able to make these recycling projects possible，” Frank and Hanson said.
语篇解读 本文是记叙文，一群高中学生不仅仅学习关于环境的各种知识，他们还积极行动起来通过自己的努力改善环境。
1．What can we learn from the first four paragraphs?
A. Y．E.S. is an afterschool activity right now.
B. Y．E.S. was set up by Maddie Frank and Shawn Hanson.
C. Students carry out the projects designed by their teachers.
D. Students do a lot of research about the topic learned in class.
答案与解析 D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Before every topic, we spent several weeks learning about the how, what and why of the idea”可知答案。
2．According to the text, the small group has ________.
A. given environmental science classes to the community
B. reduced the amount of garbage that has to be thrown
C. invented some energysaving things
D. repaired over 50 cell phones
答案与解析 B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“... keep a large amount of garbage out of the landfills with those recycling projects ...”可知答案。
3．What's the best title for the text?
A. Protect the Environment
B. Many Students Join in Y．E.S.
C. Thank Those People Who Support You
D. Environmental Projects Make a Difference
答案与解析 D 标题归纳题。本文讲述了一个高中生组织的成员们不仅仅学习关于环境的各种知识，他们还积极行动起来通过自己的努力改善环境。文章第二、五、六段介绍了他们所做的工作，倒数第三段介绍了他们取得的成就。
