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2015-2016学年浙江杭州萧山区临浦片初二下期末联考英语卷
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
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Edgar Snow (1905—1972) was an American reporter. He is best known for his books and articles on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution.
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For examples, Red StarOver China, which came out in the 1930s, is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} as the first book that introduced China's revolution to the west. In it, Snow collected firsthand information on the Long March, as well as on the work and lifestyle of members of the Communist Party of China in Shanxi Province.
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"When the whole world had forgotten us, Snow came to see us and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the world what had happened. We will remember Snow's great help to China forever," Chairman Mao said during an interview with a German reporter in 1938.
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