1. What is Akria Miyawaki?
| A．An officer. | B．A professor. | C．A scientist. |
| A．Producing more oxygen. |
| B．Attracting different kinds of animals. |
| C．Dealing with climate change. |
| A．It taught people to grow their own mini forests. |
| B．It helped communities build 100 forests. |
| C．It educated kids about tiny forests. |
| A．Mini forests have emerged all over the world. |
| B．The advantages of mini forests. |
| C．The reason why mini forests are popular worldwide. |
1. What's the woman's attitude towards dogs?
| A．She is fond of them. | B．She dislikes them. | C．She doesn't care about them. |
| A．Blue. | B．Black. | C．Gray. |
3 . Animal and plant species are disappearing at frightening rates. The problem has led to efforts to “rewild” places where such life existed before human development, pollution and climate change forced it out. The American city of Detroit is an example of how human actions can increase rewilding, which generally means helping natural systems in damaged locations, removing dams or building tunnels to reconnect animal pathways cut by roads.
Detroit’s population reached a high of 1.8 million in the 1950s. Then the population began dropping. By 2000, there were fewer than one million people living in the city. Thousands of houses and other buildings were left empty over the years. Some structures were destroyed, leaving empty areas that plants and animals regained as habitats. Nonprofit groups have also planted trees and community gardens in these areas. Anti-pollution laws and government-supported cleanups made nearby rivers better for fish and native plants.
Now, Detroit is home to 300 bird species and is a busy visiting place for ducks and others during migration. Unlike most big cities, its population is decreasing but its streets and buildings remain in place. And there are many kinds of habitats, including large lakes, rivers and human neighborhoods. Detroit’s parklands are so quiet that people don’t even know they’re in the city.
“It used to be that you had to go to some remote location to get exposure to nature,” said JohnHartig, a professor of University of Windsor. “Now that’s not the case. Like it or not, rewilding will occur. The question is how we can prepare communities and environments to embrace the presence of more and more wildlife. After all, many city people have lost their tolerance to live with wildlife. To really make a difference in dealing with the biodiversity crisis, you’re going to have to have people on board.”
1. What does the author want to tell us by the example of Detroit?| A．It’s government-supported efforts that really matter. |
| B．Humans’ efforts can make a difference in rewilding. |
| C．Humans are to blame for the worsening environment. |
| D．It’s hard for humans and wildlife to live in harmony. |
| A．The city was overpopulated. | B．More community gardens disappeared. |
| C．Many buildings were abandoned. | D．The environment was badly damaged. |
| A．It is a big city crowded with tourists and bird species. |
| B．Tourists don’t show any interest in its quiet surroundings. |
| C．It’s become a center for those who study animals and plants. |
| D．It’s turned into a place where people can get close to nature. |
| A．Accept. | B．Delay. | C．Imagine. | D．Supervise. |
4 . In the past week almost 120 global leaders have resolved to triple (使增至三倍) the world’s renewable energy capacity before 2030 in an attempt to reduce the global consumption of fossil fuels. As the second half of the Cop28 UN climate conference in Dubai unfolds , more countries may join the calls for a global target of 11 TW (太瓦) of renewable power by the end of the decade, three times higher than the 3.629 TW in place at the end of 2022.
Renewable energy really could be tripled in this decade, but it won’t be a breeze, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) .
Based on the rate of growth for wind and solar power, the world is on track to meet this target. But the global energy watchdog (监察人) has warned that “stronger policy actions by governments” will be required to overcome challenges, such as rising costs, uncertain supply chains and grid (电力网) bottlenecks, which are considered essential to hit the goal of limiting global heating to within 1.5C of preindustrialised levels.
Renewable energy sources tripled, the global demand for coal power would be cut in half by 2030, according to estimates. “This is crucial for 1.5C,”said Dave Jones, the global insights lead for climate think-tank Ember. “The tripling goal would take renewables to the next level, with solar and wind reaching 40% of global electricity generation by 2030.”
The goal has won the support of 118 countries. In practice, not every country will triple its renewable capacity to meet the global target. Some countries starting from a lower level would need to more than triple their wind and solar power, while for others with a high share of renewables already, it would not be practical to triple their capacity again.
The prospect of having demand for coal is a goal worth struggling for, but governments must stay the course. Increasing capacity may have been simple in recent years with low interest rates and government support schemes, but the sector’s progress for the rest of the decade is less certain.
1. What does the underlined word “breeze” mean in paragraph 2?| A．A demanding mission. | B．An effortless task. |
| C．A dreamy vision. | D．A fruitless effort. |
| A．The road to the top is full of twists and turns. | B．A good beginning is half done. |
| C．No pains, no gains. | D．Rise from the fall, and you’ll rise high. |
| A．Indifferent. | B．Neutral. | C．Cautious. | D．Optimistic. |
| A．Drawbacks of power generation using coal. |
| B．Ways to triple the output of sustainable energy. |
| C．Specific difficulties in the future and solutions. |
| D．Joint achievements made by nearly 200 countries. |
5 . It was 1:20 a. m. I had just gone to bed, a bit
I was awakened by the
Shaking in darkness, I
I took
In the end, I think the experience made me
| A．relieved | B．drunk | C．excited | D．satisfied |
| A．stones | B．sandbags | C．wood | D．boxes |
| A．in doubt | B．in return | C．in turn | D．in case |
| A．thundering | B．snowing | C．pouring | D．blowing |
| A．roar | B．taste | C．rhythm | D．smell |
| A．appearing | B．spreading | C．freezing | D．rising |
| A．grabbed | B．adjusted | C．dropped | D．studied |
| A．realize | B．guess | C．see | D．check |
| A．extremely | B．violently | C．narrowly | D．certainly |
| A．get out | B．check out | C．calm down | D．help out |
| A．brave | B．immediate | C．determined | D．calculated |
| A．fear | B．annoyance | C．stress | D．responsibility |
| A．active | B．proud | C．grateful | D．amazed |
| A．ask | B．ensure | C．hear | D．follow |
| A．loved | B．forgave | C．survived | D．graduated |
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7 . About 12% of the total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses. A new study suggests that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperatures could reduce consumption of natural gas and electricity in this section by 40% in the US. The approach is called ATES, short for aquifer thermal energy storage (含水层热能储存).
“We need storage to absorb energy from the sun and wind. It’s crucial to creating affordable, reliable, and deeply environmental-friendly electricity systems. Most people are interested in batteries and other kinds of electrical storage. But we were wondering whether there was any opportunity to use geothermal (地热的) energy storage,” said first author A.T.D Perera. “With ATES, energy can be stored for a long period of time, without adding an additional burden to the grid (输电网).”
ATES is a pleasantly simple concept that takes advantage of the heat-absorbing property of water and the natural geological features of the planet. You simply pull existing underground water up and heat it at the surface in the summer with environmental heat or energy. Then you send it back down. It stays fairly hot because the Earth is a good insulator (绝热体).
“Unlike above-ground tank-based water or ice storage systems, ATES will not need space. It’s also more efficient and can support larger communities in cooling or heating than traditional geothermal heat pump systems that rely on heat moving with the underground soil,” added co-author Hong Tianzhen.
A major beneft of ATES is that it will become more efficient as weather becomes more extreme in the coming years due to climate change. The hotter summers and severer winters could increase the amount of free thermal energy that can be stored with ATES. “It’s very much a realistic thing to do and this work is really about showing its value,” said Perera. “This technology is ready to go, so to speak. We just need to do it.”
1. What do we know about ATES?| A．It is technologically demanding. |
| B．It is aimed at replacing natural energy. |
| C．It mainly relies on batteries to function. |
| D．It helps achieve an environmentally friendly society |
| A．By giving examples. | B．By discussing results. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By analyzing principles. |
| A．Temperature variations. | B．Insulated materials. |
| C．The duration of storage. | D．The category of energy. |
| A．A Turning Point in Energy Usage |
| B．A Solution to Green Cooling and Heating |
| C．A Transformation in the US Electricity System |
| D．A Discovery About Geothermal Energy Storage |
8 . Sea turtles are considered a national treasure in Sri Lanka. However, in recent years, the sea turtles have faced great
Growing up on the beach, Chamara Indika, 35, was
Later, he decided that this was not a long-term
The organization
At first, the volunteers’ main job was to rescue and care for
Thanks to their efforts, the survival rate of newborn turtles has reached new highs, and conservation awareness has also increased. Many volunteers now
“It made me feel that all my work had
| A．opportunities | B．possibilities | C．challenges | D．demands |
| A．confused | B．worried | C．challenging | D．embarrassed |
| A．encouraged | B．supported | C．donated | D．devoted |
| A．awareness | B．importance | C．concern | D．request |
| A．idea | B．progress | C．solution | D．design |
| A．unique | B．limited | C．disappointing | D．valuable |
| A．By chance | B．On purpose | C．In all | D．By far |
| A．caters | B．provides | C．offers | D．supplies |
| A．injured | B．old | C．fragile | D．abandoned |
| A．picking | B．collecting | C．moving | D．pulling |
| A．ensured | B．foreseen | C．suggested | D．indicated |
| A．tend | B．refuse | C．hesitate | D．struggle |
| A．given out | B．put away | C．paid off | D．drawn back |
| A．explain | B．send | C．pass | D．put |
| A．shelter | B．achievement | C．difference | D．breakthrough |
| A．Quiet. | B．Big. | C．Noisy. |
10 . The success of many North American crops partly depends on ground beetles, small insects that eat pests and weed seeds that could otherwise damage crops. But a new study by researchers in the US and Canada suggests not all of the nearly 2,000 species of ground beetles found in North America will survive climate change. Some could decline. And that could have a far-reaching impact on agriculture, forestry, and conservation.
By studying the data on 136 different ground beetle species across continental North America, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, the researchers found that a species’ chance of success in a changing climate depends on several important factors, such as its habitat preference, body size, and whether it flies, climbs or runs.
“We found that less mobile, nonflying ground beetles, which are critical pest control agents, are more likely to decline over time in a warmer, dryer climate,” said Tong Qiu, who led the study. “That means you’re going to have more pests that can impact agricultural and forest ecosystems.” But there is reason for hope, Qiu added, because the analysis also showed that habitat conservation can lessen these effects and reverse the trends in some areas.
“We hope conservation biologists will use this information and the online map that we created to better manage habitats for insects in general. Ground beetles are very beneficial to ecosystems, but they’re largely invisible to the average person. In this paper we’re showing the broad impacts they have on whole communities in forested and agricultural ecosystems,” said Qiu.
The researchers used ground beetle count data from the National Science Foundation’s National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and from 11previously published studies to measure and map the beetles’ distribution across North America. Habitat information, such as the location of gaps in forest canopies and the density of plants on a forest floor, was obtained by using NEON’s imaging instruments to create detailed thrẹe-dimensional images of landscapes.
| A．Pests could des troy many North American crops. |
| B．Some ground beetles will not survive a climate change. |
| C．The survival of ground beetles only depends on its habitat. |
| D．Some ground beetles will destroy crops in a warmer climate. |
| A．There is no way to stop the decline of ground beetles. |
| B．Critical pests are more adaptable in a warmer, drier climate. |
| C．Ground beetles will become less mobile in a warmer climate. |
| D．The importance of ground beetles should be widely recognized. |
| A．By analyzing data. |
| B．By assessing statistics. |
| C．By doing field research. |
| D．By studying documents. |
| A．North American Agriculture Crops at Risk |
| B．Crop-saving Beetles under Climate Threat |
| C．A Catastrophic Climate Change on the Way |
| D．Beetles’ Reaction to simulate Climate Changes |
