There are thousands of endangered     1     in the world and if the rate at which they are dying out continues to rise,     2     of plants and animals will become extinct in the next     3    . The Giant Panda, a symbol of conservation, might be one of them.     4     the few living in zoos and conservation centres around the world, pandas are found only in the bamboo forest in southwest China. They are endangered as their     5     are being destroyed due to human activities. Because of conservation efforts, the number of pandas is     6     according to a survey in 2015. This news is exciting, but much still has to be done to save it from extinction. The Yangtze Dolphin is another species under severe     7     in China. The number of them is     8     due to pollution in the river,     9    hunting and other human activities.     10     my presentation, I want to remind everyone that animals have no voice in our world. We need to speak out on their behalf before they disappear for good.

Red foxes exist throughout much of the United States, with the exception of the southwest. In Chicago, they are not common in high numbers, but are still     1    in certain areas of the city. Coyotes(丛林狼) usually compete with red foxes, and the large coyote population and     2    living space in Chicago maybe related to the small number of red foxes.

Red foxes are     3    smaller than coyotes, weighing 7-15 pounds on average and standing up to 20 inches. Easily recognizable by their striking redcoats, red foxes also have black     4    on their feet, black-tipped ears, as well as along tail.

Generally living alone, red foxes do not form     5    like other dog-like animals. Adults    6    during the breeding(繁殖) season to raise their young in hidden places, such as fallen trees, or other natural or artificial structures. As omnivores(杂食动物), red foxes eat a variety of foods including rabbits, birds, insects and fruits. Red foxes may store food in buried locations where they pile up     7    to eat later. Sometimes they are killed by coyotes and humans. They are also easily affected by harmful skin diseases that can lead to death if not     8    .

When digging homes under buildings, red foxes may come into conflict with people. Sometimes foxes may hunt outdoor cats or chickens. Keep cats indoors and get these areas     9    to prevent foxes entering. As with any wild animal, it is important to never feed red foxes, as this may cause them to lose their natural     10    of humans and exhibit unusual behaviors.

The 1975 film Jaws described a scene where a woman swimming in a dark sea     1     by a great white shark and finally was eaten by it, which left people     2     and considering it a dangerous animal.

Some people were afraid of swimming in the sea.     3    , other people started fishing for sharks. As a result, the number of large sharks around America fell quickly. Finning is a type of fishing involving catching the sharks and     4     their fins. The sharks are thrown back into the sea where they die slowly and painfully. In 1980, Benchley, the man who wrote the book the film Jaws     5    , was diving when he     6     an awful sight. The sea floor was covered with dead sharks     7     finning. He came to see people as a danger to sharks,     8     the other way around. From that day on, he fought to protect sharks. Experts have proved that sharks do not see people as food, and they attack us just     9    . Only a few people are killed by sharks every year. Fortunately, some people began to protect sharks. Today, as we learn more about sharks, more people than ever want to protect them from     10    .

Tesco promises to ban brands that use excessive plastic packaging.

Tesco has promised to step up its efforts in the battle against single-use plastic with measures that include banning brands using excessive packaging.

Dave Lewis, Tesco's chief executive, said the company will “reserve the right not to list” products with too much non-recyclable packaging from next year onwards.

Tesco gave suppliers a list of     1     materials in May 2018. It is now planning to turn up the pressure because of the growing public     2     about plastic packaging.

“We can't overlook the fact that for too long, packaging on     3     goods has been excessive,” Lewis wrote. "We have all opened a bag of crisps and wondered why the packaging is twice the size of the     4    .”

Tesco has been the     5     of criticism over its packaging in the past, but any improvements could have major implications for Britain's plastic waste. Lewis said giving up the plastic used to package tins in multipacks would save 490 tonnes of plastic a year, and it could     6     the sale of more than 50 million plastic beer can binders.

Other supermarkets have tried out processes that could reduce packaging. Morrisons and Waitrose have tested refill stations to allow customers to buy packaging-free goods, including pasta, wine and cleaning materials. Iceland last year promised to     7     plastics from its own-brand products within five years.

Supermarkets and food companies in the UK have been required to take action by government plans to introduce the “polluter pays”     8     in its approach to waste. New rules, currently under consultation, could force private companies, including supermarkets, to pay as much as £l billion a year more towards the UK's recycling infrastructure—up from about £70m now.

Lewis called for the government to take a national approach to recycling in order to     9     processes. Households face     10     variation in the quality of recycling services, which can result in products being sent to landfill that would be recycled under a different local authority.

【推荐3】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The nature is part of us. Therefore, it holds a mysterious     1     for me. In my memory, the valley was quiet and calm, only to see the wheat all over the mountains waving together in rhythm when the wind blew through, like a ballet troupe. The sun rose every morning as usual, sweeping across the valley and ultimately falling behind the peaks. The snow that falls in winter always melts in spring, bringing new hope to this nature where everything was pleasant and beautiful.

Led by fate, I have became an environmentalist and had the honor of being invited to address students about my green lifestyle for a long time. The students were surprised at my lifestyle and maybe they thought my lifestyle was no longer suitable for modern life. Fortunately, they were still listened to whole lecture, saluting or     2     me——to some extent the applause implied their encouragement to me. As I began to interact with them under the stage, I was     3     by kids’ lack of knowledge of nature so that they had little knowledge of protecting environment.

After the address, I put up a stand in the     4     offering green food, hoping them interested in it to get the     5     experiencing a first-hand feeling of the green lifestyle no one shows any interest in. So I decided to team up with the concert     6     to run a campaign: “anyone who can answer a(n)     7     environmental question is qualified to attend the concert. Soon the music can     8     them coming here”.

Since then , I have been considering why kids today do not have the same deep appreciation for nature that I do. One of the significant factors may be that the former rural civilization has been replaced by the urban civilization. In the past, the poor played the     9     role in the nature, so they cleared the wasteland, planted crops and reproduced civilization. With the massive invasion of industrialization and urbanization, people were forced to move away from nature. The struggle between tradition and modernity, the confrontation between humans and nature has led people to believe that they are the masters of the universe. Is this really the case? It is time to think about who     10     us to destroy nature.