1 . Naturalist Enzo Suma, who is now 40, lives in Puglia, a region in southern Italy whose long coastline faces the Adriatic Sea. Floating waste accumulates in this relatively enclosed part of the Mediterranean, unlike the open ocean, where the waste tends to be spread over a vast area. Feeling concerned about that, Suma makes it a habit to pick up the washed-up waste along the shore, especially after big winter storms.

One day, Suma was walking along the beach near his home when he discovered a bottle of Coke. Suma noticed on the bottle that the price, clearly printed on the bottom, was in lire, a currency (货币) that hadn’t been used in Italy since it was replaced by the euro in 2002. Could a plastic container have well survived in the Mediterranean, he wondered, for about two decades?

That led him to founding the Archeoplastica museum. It has a collection of about 500 unique pieces recovered from Italian shores and the Coke bottle is the first one of them. All collection demonstrates the unsettling life force of plastic waste in the environment. “Seeing that a product people may have used 30, 40, or 50 years ago remains still unchanged, you’ll feel different. It’s a great shock,” Suma said to a reporter. So Suma often exhibits selected pieces from the Archeoplastica collection at local schools around his hometown of Ostuni.

“The playful side of the work allows you to arrive at the less beautiful side of things,” Suma acknowledged. “Plastic is a kind of useful substance. But it’s unthinkable that a water bottle, made from a material designed to last so long, can be used for just a few days—or even minutes—before becoming garbage. Clean the beaches. Clean the oceans. Recycle. But if we are still throwing out plastics, none of those are going to be long-term solutions.”

1. What’s Suma’s concern about his living place?

A．Its long coastline is disappearing.	B．Big storms frequently hit the area.
C．Floating waste spreads over a vast area.	D．The waste pollution on shore is worsening.

2. What can be learned about the objects in the Archeoplastica museum?

A．They have a history of more than half a century.

B．They were quite valuable before turning into waste.

C．They’re more like educational exhibits than garbage.

D．They have stronger life force than ordinary plastic products.

3. Which of the following can best describe Enzo Suma?

A．Creative, devoted and socially responsible.	B．Enthusiastic, ambitious and adventurous.
C．Generous, cautious and humorous.	D．Curious, efficient and playful.

4. What does Suma intend to tell us by his words in the last paragraph?

A．The birth of plastics has greatly served humans.

B．The key to tackling the plastic pollution is to stop littering.

C．The plastic problem can be solved by cleaning and recycling.

D．People should be more aware of the powerful functions of plastics.

2 . Parks are the beating hearts of cities, providing crucial environments for wildlife of many sizes as well as areas of rest and recreation for local citizens. Accessible via public transport, and located near a university, a stadium and the National Library, Warsaw’s Pole Mokotowskie Park provides green space for many people.

One of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s five pathways to transformative change for water management is to restore species population, ecosystems and the benefits that nature provides to people by using each city’s advantage. As more urban centres seek new ways to unite greenery into the built environment, projects of all sizes and stages add to essential corridors and stopping points for a range of wildlife.

Tasked with improving Warsaw’s Pole Mokotowskie Park’s natural sustainability, architecture company WXCA looked at ways of enhancing the elements that were already in place to better support wildlife. One of the most visible means was the removal of thousands of square metres of concrete (混凝土). Removing concrete in and around ponds and other waterways allows the city’s features to shape themselves naturally, in reaction to both the surrounding environment and the weather. Doing so can support biodiversity by removing artificial constraints and flows. More than 13,000 square metres of concrete has already been removed, with more removal planned over the next year.

For the human users of the park, the designers created education, activity, and art spaces. The Grand Salon, a grassland surrounded by trees, is for large public gatherings, and a handful of pavilions (亭) spread throughout the space provide visible means of monitoring the quality of the air and water. They also contribute to the park’s ecosystem through rainwater harvesting. As the temperature consistently rises, city planners are using the leaves and branches of the plants and mixed use designs to reduce heat islands, improve air quality and prevent urban runoff.

1. What do we know about Warsaw’s Pole Mokotowskie Park?

A．It creates a new way to the city center.

B．It serves different community groups.

C．It reminds the public to protect the environment.

D．It shows the locals are living happily.

2. What are the projects in paragraph 2 intended for?

A．Providing stages to show off creativity.	B．Taking advantage of the city’s resources.
C．Encouraging people to get close to nature.	D．Supplying various wildlife with more room.

3. What does the underlined word “constraints” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Limits.

B．Factors.

C．Methods.

D．Damages.

4. How do the pavilions help the ecosystem?

A．By offering some shelters.	B．By collecting rainwater.
C．By monitoring the air quality.	D．By reducing high temperature.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

May 22 marks the annual International Day for Biological Diversity,    1     theme for this year is “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”. Nearly half of the global GDP output is related    2    biological diversity. Nearly 40 percent of the global population makes their living on marine or coastal biodiversity.

China is one of the world’s most biologically     3    (diversity) countries. China is home to the world’s third largest number of higher plant species with 35,000,     4     (account) for the world’s 10 percent of the category. The country also owns 686 species of mammals and     5    largest number of unique mammal species. China has 24.02 percent of    6     (it) territory covered by forest and     7    (top) the fifth globally in terms of forest resource coverage.

From the perspective of the world, however, the numbers of wild animals in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region have dropped 66 percent and 55 percent     8    (respective) due to habitat degradation (恶化), development and pollution, climate change and diseases. The threat that worldwide biological diversity is under is worsening as 41 percent of the world’s amphibians, 26 percent of the mammals and 14 percent of birds are facing extinction.

What are we supposed to do? Don’t eat, purchase wild animals. Reduce using plastic     9     (item). Save water and power. Reduce     10     (consume) of domestic paper. Plant trees and forests.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When will the team return from Costa Rica?

A．April 6.

B．July 10.

C．July 20.

2. Where will the team go to do the second project?

A．The national parks.

B．The city of San José.

C．The east of Costa Rica.

3. What will the team do in the final project?

A．Plant trees.

B．Feed birds.

C．Train animals.

5 . Researchers were interested in the rock iguanas(鬣蜥) on the Exuma Islands which are often fed grapes by tourists. They were curious about how this high-sugar food might have influenced the iguanas’ health. Over the past two decades, the remote islands have seen a big increase in the number of tourists. Just 25 years ago, some of the islands had zero to 20 visitors a day. Now they receive more than 200 tourists each day.

The team collected 48 rock iguanas: 24 from islands that tourists don’t visit and 24 from islands frequently visited by tourists. They collected blood samples and found the iguanas from the islands where tourists frequently fed them had the highest glucose level. The researchers say the findings how possible health issues could affect the iguanas’ long-term survival, which leads to health concerns.

“A visitor to these islands would never doubt that the iguanas were doing fine. They are big, active, and plentiful on islands visited by tourists. These phenomena(现象) are possibly concealing internal health problems that can cause a rapid decrease in population, so we need to watch the activity closely and find out ways to deal with these problems,” said Chuck Knapp, an author of the study.

“We also hope that the finding will lead to a scientific way that also protects people who depend on tourism. Many tour operators show the wildlife to visitors, and our research can be used to inform strategies that area win-win for wildlife and tour operators,” said Knapp.

“The rock iguanas face many threats to their existence, such as loss of habitat and climate change. Many of these threats are very difficult to deal with, but controlling the influence of human activities like feeding is a simple way we can help the species,” says Falon Cartwright, the director of science and policy at Bahamas National Trust.

1. What is mentioned about the rock iguanas on the Exuma Islands?

A．They are short of natural food at present.

B．They are dying out due to tourists’ feeding.

C．They have more contact with humans nowadays.

D．They have a peaceful and free life in their living place.

2. What does the underlined word “concealing” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Examining.

B．Hiding.

C．Showing.

D．Preventing.

3. What’s the meaning of the research finding according to Knapp?

A．It ensures the rapid development of local tourism.

B．It raises public awareness of cutting pollution.

C．It solves the health problems of most rock iguanas.

D．It helps perfect plans for protecting wildlife and tourism.

4. What does Falon Cartwright advise people to do?

A．Find a new home for the iguana species.

B．Offer more food choices to the rock iguanas.

C．Take measures to slowdown climate change.

D．Change human behavior to reduce harm to wildlife.

6 . 为了绿化校园，也为了提高同学们保护环境的意识，你校学生会上周末组织全体同学进行了植树活动。请你以Green Action in Our School为题为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.植树活动的目的；
2.植树活动内容：（1）接受培训；（2）小组合作植树；
3.植树活动的意义。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, many people are trying to lead more energy-efficient (节能的) lives     1     (protect) the environment. One particular     2     (use) thing people can do is buy an electric car. Most people are aware that electric cars are far more energy-efficient than traditional fuel-burning cars. However,     3     they may not realize is that once they have bought an electric car, the music they listen to while driving also     4     (affect) their energy consumption (消耗).

An experiment     5     (conduct) by a South Korean car maker in 2022 invited a number of drivers to drive their new electric cars. The company asked the drivers, who were all new     6     electric vehicles, to drive their cars over an 18-mile distance, covering a traffic jam, country roads, and expressways. Some of these drivers     7     (require) to listen to Beethoven as they drove, while others were told to listen to a range of pop artists. The results showed that the     8     (relax) nature of Beethoven’s music resulted in those cars less battery power than the cars     9     drivers listened to pop music. This is because pop music tends to have a higher tempo (节奏) and heavier beat.

So, if you own an electric car but still want to make a greater environmental     10     (contribute), you can listen to your favourite piece of classical music. However, if you don’t care about power consumption and want to drive faster, just put on some fast-paced pop tracks!

8 . Risks of Wildfire Smoke

Wildfires can clear dead and dying plants to help new growth. However, wildfires create large amounts of smoke which is dangerous to breathe. And they release waste gas which is harmful to the environment.

How dangerous is it?

Wildfire smoke contains hundreds of chemical compounds.     1     Smoke from burning house sand buildings contains even more poisonous chemicals. This is from all the manufactured materials.

Growing scientific research points to possible long-term health damage from breathing in very small particles of smoke.     2     They also include weakened immune systems and higher rates of flu.

There are short-term issues as well. At-risk people can be hospitalized and sometimes die from breathing in large amounts of smoke.

People who live close to fires are more likely to be prepared. However, those who live farther away may not know of the dangers.

How can I protect myself?

    3     Listen for warnings about smoke. If advised, avoid outdoor activities to reduce your exposure. Keep doors and windows closed. Run an air filter (过滤器) to clean the inside air.

Face coverings, or masks, can protect against breathing in smoke. As with COVID-19, the most effective are N95 masks.     4    

Where are the fires?

NASA satellite images show that wildfires are now burning on every continent, from Asia to South America and Africa to Australia.

Large wildfires in Australia and the U. S. often capture the world’s attention. But researchers said under-reported and smaller wildfires in Africa make up about 70 percent of all the burned areas around the world.

In Turkey, a massive forest fire spread to the town of Manavgat.     5     In Canada, more than 4,500 wildfires have already happened in a year of record high temperatures.

A．There are ways to protect yourself.

B．Then smoke loses its terrible smell.

C．And many can be harmful in large amounts.

D．They are designed to block the smallest particles.

E．These wild fires are going to be burning all summer.

F．These long-term health problems include decreased lung function.

G．In the U. S. , more than 80 wildfires are burning in the western United States.

9 . After moving to a new town, Anthony decided rescuing a dog would be the perfect way to make himself fit to his place. He found a dog named Reggie, but, sadly, the two of them didn’t hit it off. Anthony was about to bring Reggie back to the shelter, hoping he’d find happiness with another family. Then, he remembered a letter that stopped him in his tracks.

At first, Anthony hesitated to open the letter. But, in the end, curiosity got the best of him. Before he broke the seal of the envelope, Anthony noticed some change in Reggie’s behavior. The dog seemed to cheer up at the sight of the letter. Almost as though he was waiting for Anthony to find it and open it.

The letter told Anthony what Reggie was trained to do and how he loved playing fetch with tennis balls. As Anthony kept reading, he was shocked to learn that Reggie’s name wasn’t actually Reggie. It was no wonder the poor dog wasn’t responding to him!

Anthony learned that Reggie’s real name was actually Tank. A strange name, at least in Anthony’s mind. But he’d soon realize the term “tank” held a lot of meaning for the previous owner who operated tanks. In his letter, he said that in case he died, he wanted the dog to have a new owner. Sadly, its owner died later.

The Army followed through with his wishes, calling the local shelter and giving them instructions to find the dog a loving family to go home with. After passing on a few families, the shelter finally met Anthony.

After finishing the letter, Anthony folded it up and put it back in the box. According to him, he looked at “Reggie” and whispered the name Tank. Immediately, the dog shook his head, his tail moving around, and his eyes softening.

1. Why did Anthony decide to give the dog back to the shelter?

A．Anthony disliked the dog.	B．The dog didn’t accept him.
C．The dog destroyed the house.	D．The dog missed its old owner.

2. What made Anthony surprised when he read the letter?

A．The dog’s skills.	B．The dog’s owner.
C．The dog had another name.	D．The dog’s reaction to the letter.

3. Why was the dog once named Tank?

A．It served bravely in the army.	B．It was strong and large in size.
C．It was named to honour its owner.	D．It was connected to its owner’s job.

4. Which word best matches the dog’s reaction to its former name?

A．Cold.

B．Calm.

C．Sensitive.

D．Strange.

10 . The mystery of how groups of fire ants survive floods has puzzled biologists for many years. But now scientists have worked out how the ants stick together in order to build a kind of raft (筏) that helps them to float easily for days.

The fire ant lives in the rainforests of Brazil, where heavy rainfall can cause flooding twice daily. In order to stick together as a colony (群体) during these floods, the fire ants hook (钩) their legs and mouths together to create a living and breathing material that floats for hours, or even weeks, if necessary, until floods go down.

These so-called fire-ant rafts contain nearly 200 bodies per square inch; they can grow to be as large as garbage bin lids (盖) in the case of large colonies, but more often, they grow to the size of small plates. The ants gather themselves quickly in response to an emergency, and can organize thousands of bodies in less than two minutes, according to study researcher David Hu. “They are all acting together, and there are so many of them that they are really becoming a single material.” said Professor Hu.

They found that living fire ants within a raft always changed their positions in response to forces, such as the push of a stick or a drop of rain in nature. “This responsiveness allows the fire ants to deal with small rocks or bursts of waves while floating.” Hu said.

The raft is also self-healing, so that if one ant is removed from the raft, others move in to fill the space.

When in danger of drowning, a colony of the tiny creatures-thousands of them-will save themselves by joining forces and forming a raft. Though insects do insect things, we human beings could learn a thing or two about teamwork from the awesome fire ant.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Tiny creatures can survive disasters.

B．Fire ants work together to survive floods.

C．Teamwork is important for human.

D．Rafts help fire ants live in nature.

2. How can the fire ants stick together?

A．By joining a colony.	B．By floating for a long time.
C．By hooking parts of their bodies.	D．By living and breathing together.

3. What can we know about the fire-ant rafts?

A．They can be formed in a short time.

B．They are usually the size of garbage bin lids.

C．They will be separated in case of forces.

D．They move to some spaces when in danger.

4. Where is the passage most probably from?

A．A news report.	B．A brochure.
C．A story book.	D．A magazine.