1 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the extreme weather occur?

A．In a town of China.

B．In a Canadian town.

C．In a Melina town.

2. What was the result of the extreme weather event?

A．Damaged crops.

B．Closed airports.

C．Running out of natural gas.

3. What’s the man’s attitude toward the woman’s suggestion?

A．Amazed.

B．Uninterested.

C．Approving.

2 . Methane (甲烷) is a greenhouse gas. Over 20 years it has over 80 times the planet-cooking power of carbon dioxide, and is _________ for nearly 45%of warming today. Because methane is the main _________ of natural gas, much of man-made emissions comes from the energy industry. Yet because it is short-lived, controlling methane offers the world its best possible chance for _________ progress against climate change.

As COP28, the UN’s climate summit, gets _________ in Dubai, it is greatly encouraging, therefore, that the chances of such a deal on methane are good. Negotiators must _________ at a rare opportunity to strike one.

The reason a deal looks possible is that the politics are promising in all the biggest markets. China has recently announced that it will start including methane in its national climate plans. America will soon finalize regulations to _________ methane emissions from its huge oil and gas sector, including measures that cover leaky pipelines and storage. And the European Union has also agreed on tough methane standards, covering both domestic sources and _________ fossil fuels.

_________ are helping, too. A range of new technologies for monitoring methane will help _________ large sources of emissions from the energy industry. Because oil and gas firms can often sell methane (rather than wastefully burning or releasing it), many investment s to avoid __________ will pay for themselves. Most firms do not invest because of the trouble, higher returns on other projects, or wells’ distance from consumers. Whatever the reason, they suffer no __________ for adding needlessly to global warming.

Since green-washing, the process of conveying a false impression about how some products or measures are environmentally sound, is quite common, if a global methane deal is to be more than that, __________, it will need rigour (缜密). Methane-control seemed to __________ at the UN climate summit in Glasgow two years ago, when negotiators __________ came up with a proposal to cut emissions by 30% by 2030．Yet the deal was voluntary, and had no enforcement mechanisms (机制); emissions have since __________. An agreement this time round must link promises to national climate plans and, crucially, to domestic enforcement mechanisms.

1.

A．powerful

B．noticeable

C．responsible

D．possible

2.

A．cause

B．ingredient

C．agent

D．consequence

3.

A．quick

B．economic

C．original

D．national

4.

A．under way

B．in the making

C．on board

D．to the point

5.

A．stare

B．point

C．come

D．leap

6.

A．increase

B．stabilize

C．reduce

D．balance

7.

A．imported

B．localized

C．exported

D．globalized

8.

A．Revolutions

B．Evolutions

C．Resolutions

D．Innovations

9.

A．create

B．activate

C．decrease

D．spot

10.

A．disasters

B．delays

C．emissions

D．examinations

11.

A．loss

B．punishment

C．abuse

D．defeat

12.

A．however

B．therefore

C．further

D．once

13.

A．pay off

B．make out

C．run out

D．take off

14.

A．noisily

B．admittedly

C．reluctantly

D．accidentally

15.

A．declined

B．disappeared

C．swung

D．risen

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the aim of the campaign?

A．To remind people of Earth Day.

B．To encourage people to reduce garbage.

C．To warn people of the bad effects of pollution.

2. What will be the task on the second day?

A．Planting trees.

B．Designing posters.

C．Collecting garbage.

3. What does the man expect the teachers to do?

A．Paint paper.

B．Stop driving cars.

C．Decorate classrooms.

4. How does Sara find the man's ideas?

A．Absurd.

B．Hollow.

C．Practical.

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive (潜水) in Thailand on one of my favorite reefs (礁). The weather conditions were perfect, with mild currents and excellent sight of the beautiful ocean and the bright, vivid corals. Even with their masks on, I could see the smiles on my students’ faces.

The dive couldn’t have gone better. However, things changed as we made our way back to the boat. As we swam back along the reef, I noticed the current (水流) changing. As it did, huge quantities of trash and plastic began to flood the area. I saw small reef fish swimming amongst the straws, plastic bags and other bits of rubbish. I noticed that some of the fish were pecking away (啄) at the plastic. By the time we got back onboard the boat, there were bits of plastic floating all around us. It looked more like a trash site than the ocean.

When I got home, the first thing I did was to go online and research plastic pollution in the ocean. I was surprised to find out that over the past decade, divers and beach lovers have seen a lot of changes in the oceans. Even very remote locations were suddenly filled with plastic and other chemicals. Plastics were entering our oceans at an alarming rate—up to 12 million tons each year. This huge amount of plastic was wreaking havoc (破坏) not only on the environment, but also on the marine animals that lived in the ocean, such as sea turtles and sea birds. Some of them were sadly mistaking the pieces of plastic for food. Pollution has brought our oceans to the point of disaster, and unless we make a great change, then our oceans and all of its living things, will be at risk.

Since that unforgettable plastic-polluted dive, I have become an ocean supporter and spend my days trying to get the message out there about just how harmful ocean pollution is, not only to marine life, but also to mankind.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Then the idea came to me: I could appeal to my fellow divers to take action.

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I decided to take it a step further to try and stop those companies producing single-use plastics.

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6 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Longmen Grottoes

Set on the banks of the Yi River, 12km south of the current Luoyang City, the Longmen Grottoes are ranked first of the Four Great Grotioes in China, together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Mount Maiji Grottoes in Tianshui. They were also listed in the World Cultural Heritages and Relics by UNESCO in 2000.

    1     (Locate) between the Xiangshan Mountain and the Longmen Mountain, with the YiRiver flowing below, the Longmen Grottoes are     2     (harmony) with mountains, forests and rivers displaying a peaceful atmosphere. Viewing it at a distance, it looks like     3     natural gate, which gave it the name “Yi Que (the gate of the Yi River)”. According to legend,     4     Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty climbed on Mount Mang north of Luoyang, he was very pleased and ordered the eastern capital     5     (build) here with its palace gate opposite the Yique. Thus, it came to be named, Longmen Gate.

Longmen Gate also houses     6     (rough) 2860 stele inscriptions (碑刻), making     7     a treasure for ancient calligraphy study. In total, more than 100,000 Buddhist statues and niches     8     (carve) into the cliffs by ancient Chinese people ranging from the largest one, the Vairocana Buddha with a     9     (high) of 17.14 meters,     10     the smallest one of 2 centimeters.

Wandering in the Longmen Grottoes, one is amazed by the delicate carving skills, deep Buddhist culture and great art achievements of Chinese people.

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。

Facial recognition technology,     1     has been widely used in identifying an individual’s identity, is now moving beyond human faces.

At a digital monitoring center of the Yellow River Delta national nature reserve in Dongying, Shandong province, a variety of data is on display on a large screen, showing the real-time situations of     2     (it) biodiversity. In the past, the vast nature reserve with a diverse bird population     3     (pose) lots of challenges for scientists in tracking the biodiversity and conducting on-site monitoring. Today staff members at the reserve can monitor and record the biodiversity situation in real time     4     (simple) through an intelligent monitoring platform.

The monitoring platform takes advantage of information technologies such as big data, remote sensing and artificial intelligence     5     (establish) an integrated sky-to-ground monitoring network. After terminal collection devices send data to the cloud via a well-covered 5G network, AI performs real-time identification and annotation (注释), presenting results on the monitoring platform while     6     (conduct) a series of data analyses.

The use of science and technology plays     7     significant role in the biodiversity conservation. It helps the reserve with intelligent species recognition and provides real-time monitoring without too much human involvement, effectively enhancing conservation management and the efficiency of     8     (decide) making and problem solving. Seeing     9     disturbing, guarding without interfering (干涉) — that is the     10     (great) respect humankind can show nature.

8 . Beach cleanup efforts around the world are common and well worth praising. However, we ______ get to see what actually happens to the trash that’s been ______. It’s even rarer for the gathered waste to be turned into ______. One company called Ocean Sole hosts cleanups to pick up ______ on the beaches and waterways of Kenya (肯尼亚) every year. They then give these abandoned objects a second ______ with the help of the artists from local ______, turning them into colorful sculptures of all sizes.

The story of Ocean Sole ______ when Julie Church, founder of the social enterprise, noticed children creating toys out of abandoned flip-flops (人字拖). ______ the versatility (多用途) of the material, she then ______ the children’s mothers to collect, wash, and cut the flip-flops, which they then could ______ new products that could be ______ at local markets as a(n) ______ source of income.

“Ocean Sole was founded with the aim of cleaning our oceans and waterways while ______ artists from high impact communities in Kenya,” Joe Mwakiremba, head of sales said. Today, the company ______ over 1,000 Kenyans through the collection of flip-flops and direct employment. This includes providing steady income to nearly 100 ______ Kenyans. According to Mwakiremba, one of their collectors has been ______ to put one of his kids through college; others even have been able to ______ land.

The ______ effects can also be seen in the ______. “We aim to recycle a million flip-flops per year, recycle over one tonne of plastic a month, and save over five hundred trees a year,” the company states on its website. “We ______ over 10-15% of our profit to beach cleanup and spend another 10% on other public welfare and charity, like educational programs and conservation efforts.”

1.

A．never

B．rarely

C．often

D．sometimes

2.

A．deserted

B．buried

C．bought

D．collected

3.

A．tools

B．toys

C．art

D．energy

4.

A．trash

B．fish

C．sand

D．plastic

5.

A．explanation

B．try

C．test

D．life

6.

A．communities

B．schools

C．banks

D．hospitals

7.

A．began

B．spread

C．continued

D．changed

8.

A．Wondering

B．Ignoring

C．Imagining

D．Realizing

9.

A．required

B．encouraged

C．begged

D．allowed

10.

A．add to

B．mix with

C．turn into

D．exchange for

11.

A．exhibited

B．donated

C．rented

D．sold

12.

A．geographic

B．additional

C．original

D．official

13.

A．admiring

B．investigating

C．employing

D．introducing

14.

A．benefits

B．educates

C．hires

D．awards

15.

A．free

B．wise

C．greedy

D．poor

16.

A．willing

B．able

C．dreaming

D．hesitant

17.

A．occupy

B．purchase

C．clear

D．distribute

18.

A．decisive

B．modest

C．positive

D．temporary

19.

A．environment

B．industry

C．fashion

D．technology

20.

A．gain

B．owe

C．contribute

D．lend