1 . Tina often discussed with her parents whether they should get a pet dog. However, they always
One day, when they were walking along a narrow path to look for mushroom, a painfilled howl (嗥叫) rang through the trees. Tina and her parents got
“That’s a dog.” Tina headed off in the
“Wait, Tina!” Her dad reached for her arm but
“Even if it is, it’s still hurt,” Tina said as she headed deep into the forest. “We’ve got to help it.”
Tina’s parents
Tina’s mother had grown up in a family of hunters and was well
They took the dog home, and Tina’s dad treated his
| A．dreamed | B．concluded | C．guaranteed | D．regretted |
| A．anticipate | B．investigate | C．distribute | D．afford |
| A．disappointed | B．energetic | C．defensive | D．delighted |
| A．core | B．direction | C．means | D．schedule |
| A．missed | B．ignored | C．forgot | D．dropped |
| A．conflicted with | B．interacted with | C．went after | D．called on |
| A．balance | B．sight | C．danger | D．condition |
| A．blamed | B．purchased | C．separated | D．caught |
| A．examine | B．protect | C．emphasize | D．applaud |
| A．explore | B．polish | C．connect | D．free |
| A．Suddenly | B．Fortunately | C．Gradually | D．Secretly |
| A．afraid | B．proud | C．aware | D．anxious |
| A．wound | B．head | C．illness | D．tail |
| A．shelter | B．forest | C．market | D．kitchen |
| A．assessed | B．challenged | C．changed | D．invested |
2 . How to create an indoor garden
If you’re looking for a way to brighten up your home, consider creating an indoor garden.
Deciding is probably the hardest part when it comes to creating an indoor garden because there are just so many plants to choose from. Start by thinking about what type of plants you want.
Now that you know what type of plants you want, it’s time to get the right potting soil and containers. Make sure to get a potting mix that is specifically designed for indoor plants.
Choose a bright location Once you have your plants and pots, it’s time to choose a location for your indoor garden.
In addition to watering, you’ll also need to add substance to your plants about once a month. This will help them grow and stay healthy. Just be sure to follow the instructions on the package. Don’t overdo it.
| A．Give fertiliser monthly. |
| B．How exactly can we make one? |
| C．Follow the instruction correctly. |
| D．But don’t worry, we’re here to help. |
| E．This will help your plants grow strong. |
| F．Do you want something that will blossom? |
| G．Look for a spot in your home that gets a lot of natural light. |
3 . My sister Alice and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts (烟头) for seven years. One day, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people stop dropping butts. We called it “No Butts About It”.
At first, we drew pictures with “The Earth is not your ashtray (烟灰缸)” written on them. We put the pictures around our hometown — in parks, on beaches, and along roads. We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts hurts the environment. Most smokers don’t think that dropping butts hurts the Earth. But it does, and all rubbish does!
Later, we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays and gave them to smokers. We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didn’t have to drop butts.
At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes. Some companies want to do it. Many people have started to join our group since it began. Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America.
Now there are even groups in England, Australia, and India! Many newspapers have written about my sister and me over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for what we do. But we are not interested in prizes. We just want to make the Earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people. One day, it will be.
1. What did the writer think about the cigarette butts in the first place?| A．They made the town smelly. |
| B．They made the town unhealthy. |
| C．They made the town dirty. |
| D．They made the town poor. |
| A．Gave ashtrays to the smokers. |
| B．Stopped people buying cigarettes. |
| C．Picked up the cigarette butts. |
| D．Won prizes for starting groups. |
| A．No companies wanted to give money to them. |
| B．The writer believes that the Earth will be a better and cleaner place. |
| C．There are only 45 “No Butts About It” groups in the world. |
| D．The writer likes to be on newspapers and win prizes. |
| A．Save our town from cigarette butts |
| B．Buy yourself an ashtray |
| C．Cigarette butts also destroy other countries |
| D．No butts prizes |
4 . Recycling is good for our planet, but it can be confusing. Can I recycle plastic bags? What about pizza cartons? Toothpaste tubes? Which bin should I use? There are so many questions, and more than half of Americans are unsure about how to recycle.
Know what to put in the recycling bin. Keep it simple and focus on the most commonly recycled items, such as paper, glass, aluminum and plastic.
Wash or clean items. Do a quick clean to make sure there is no food left in containers before you put them in the bin.
Don’t bag it. Unless you live in a place that requires it, like New York City, keep the recyclables lost in the bin. “A lot of the time, it’s not safe for our employees to tear those bags open, or it takes too much time,” said Keller. “
| A．Know what is not recyclable. |
| B．The answers are not hard to find. |
| C．A lot of bagged stuff goes right to the landfill. |
| D．Plastic bags can be used again or returned to grocery stores. |
| E．If you really don’t know if an item is recyclable, then just throw it in the garbage. |
| F．This is really important if you only use one bin because food items could ruin paper. |
| G．Hard plastics like water and soft drink bottles or anything like these can be recycled. |
5 . In the 2010s, 34-year old Brianne Miller travelled around the world as a marine (海洋的) biologist. No matter how remote the location, she made the same alarming discovery: large amounts of plastic polluting the water and threatening marine life. Miller knew she needed to do something.
Canadians throw out three million tons of plastic waste each year, 33 per cent of which comes from food packaging. Miller, determined to solve the problem at the source, envisioned a shop that not just banned the use of plastic bags—a place that avoided both wasteful packaging and the bad habit of wasting food itself.
To put her thought into practice, in June 2018, Miller opened one of the first zero-waste grocery stores in Canada. She named it Nada. You can bring your own containers (容器), though it’s not necessary: right by the front door are recycled glass or plastic containers, free for the taking.
The early days of the pandemic (疫情) were hard on the business. Because food sales were restricted (限制), Nada closed its doors to the public for 18 months. But then Miller turned to online ordering and delivery. The zero-waste deliveries are made by e-bike and electric vehicles. Everything from olive oil to fresh eggs comes delivered in recycled containers, which are collected and reused for the next round of deliveries.
Those containers do so much more than just reduce waste. They get people thinking big, just as Miller had hoped they would. “You can see how many times the container has been used,” she says.
1. What made Miller take action to deal with plastic waste?| A．The terrible situation of the ocean life. |
| B．The strong desire to travel all over the world. |
| C．The great responsibility of researching plastic. |
| D．The respect and admiration from other biologists. |
| A．Doubt. | B．Demand. | C．Advise. | D．Imagine. |
| A．It asked consumers to pay for plastic containers. |
| B．It went out of business because of the pandemic. |
| C．It provided environmental friendly delivery service. |
| D．It suggested people to buy less food to reduce waste. |
| A．Kind and ambitious. | B．Creative and determined. |
| C．Brave and humorous | D．Optimistic and confident. |
Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift. But Milo the beagle is also a rescuer. One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Milo took off running. Milo ran to the house across the street. He seemed unsatisfied with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his tail. He started scratching on the front door and Swift was thinking, “Why is he literally trying to break into her house?” She was embarrassed. Not everyone wants a strange dog on their property. But as she tried to drag Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice yelling “Help!”
Hours earlier, around 4 a.m., 85-year-old Sherry Starr had risen from her bed. All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the tub, she slipped. She went down-hard-on the tile floor, and got stuck. Starr was scared of dying there. Her best bet, she decided, was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon and scream like the devils.
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For the next few hours, Starr practiced yelling, “Help! Help! Help!”
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Not long after the call, rescue workers arrived.
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7 . Zheng Haiqiang and Ni Decong rose early on Jan. 24, before the break of dawn, to monitor Hainan gibbons (长臂猿). After a one-hour hike, they heard the animals howling, located their positions, and excitedly found one holding a baby cub.
There are 20 gibbon species recognized worldwide, of which six are known to come from China. The Hainan gibbon is the most endangered of them all and one of the world’s rarest primates. They can mainly be found in Bawangling National Nature Reserve in Changjiang county, western Hainan, which is part of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park.
Forty years ago, Bawangling formed a monitoring team, which consists of forest rangers and experienced villagers. The members of the monitoring team, like Zheng and Ni, will get up at 4 am every day. Science and technology help to scope out and predict locations where they may be able to observe the gibbons, and then they’ll wait for them to start howling at around 6 am, before taking photos and recording the lives of the gibbons.
The Hainan gibbons are a critically endangered and important flagship species. They serve as an indicator of the health and stability of the tropical island’s entire ecosystem, according to Qi Xunming, director of the Education and Publicity Division of Bawangling Branch of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Administration. “If the number of Hainan gibbons increases, it indicates that the local environment is healthy, complete and functioning well”, Qi says.
To educate people on the island’s exclusive residents, exhibitions have been held in schools and communities across the province. From Oct. 24 to 31, a science exhibition, Into the Mysterious “Gibbon Universe” of the Bawangling National Nature Reserve-the Familiar and Unfamiliar Facts of Hainan Gibbons was held at Hainan Library. With interesting, vivid and informative pictures and illustrations, the exhibition presented the living habits and population changes of Hainan gibbons, as well as the effects of conservation on the animal and its habitat.
“Hopefully, with more education and publicity, the national park administration will recruit more talents, and young people with a relatively high educational background will join the monitoring team”, Qi adds.
1. Why did Zheng and Ni get up early on Jan. 24?| A．To finish mountain hiking. |
| B．To register for a monitoring team. |
| C．To locate and observe the Hainan gibbons. |
| D．To take photos of Bawangling National Nature Reserve. |
| A．Their number affects the local environment. |
| B．They are well-protected by the monitoring team. |
| C．They are the most endangered of all the primates. |
| D．They are closely relevant to the entire local ecosystem. |
| A．The monitoring team is helping local authorities with exhibitions. |
| B．The administration will put more money into the conservation construction. |
| C．More people will take an active part in Hainan gibbons’ protection in the future. |
| D．Schools and communities paid no attention to Hainan gibbons before the exhibition. |
| A．Hainan Gibbons: Rare but Helpful Creatures |
| B．Monitoring Team: Hard but Meaningful Work |
| C．Science Exhibitions: Approaching the Hainan Gibbons |
| D．Bawangling National Nature Reserve: A Place of Biodiversity |
8 . The Amazon rainforest is now alarmingly close to dying by 2030 due to climate change and forest loss, a WWF report warns.
The world’s largest rainforest is now close to a “tipping point” (临界点) that could mean it changes forever, no longer benefiting humanity in dealing with climate change by soaking up greenhouse gases, the report says.
Deforestation (森林砍伐) in the Amazon reached a record high this year, as illegal trees cutting increased to the highest levels in 15 years. Between 13 to 17 percent of the Amazon rainforest area has already been lost in the past 50 years. The WWF report said an area of 1.4 million square miles of the Amazon has experienced a lack of rain, a constant dry season and deforestation, which could lead it to become degraded, turning to a dry land.
What’s worse, the “tipping points” could lead to irreversible (不可逆的) loss, including receiving less than 1500mm annual rainfall, a dry season of more than 7 months and deforestation of the area to reduce to just 20 percent of the original cover. The loss of the Amazon would further reduce the chances of alleviating (减轻) global warming as the areas’ trees take in enormous amounts of carbon dioxide.
“This paper sounds an alarm bell for humanity, revealing the threats of climate change and forest loss are pushing the world’s largest rainforest at risk,” Professor Gagen, lead author of the WWF report, added. “The evidence gives a serious warning that we need to take the tipping point risk seriously and act immediately to cut emissions (排放), saving natural resources, and, most importantly, change the indifferent attitude to forest loss which are sending people and our planet down a path to disaster.”
“Only by listening to the voices of Amazonia’s peoples and by preserving nature can we bring our world back to life,” Gagen said.
1. What does the underlined phrase “soaking up” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Absorbing. | B．Adapting. | C．Abandoning. | D．Applying. |
| A．To show why deforestation happens. | B．To show how big the Amazon rainforest is. |
| C．To explain how bad the current situation is. | D．To suggest what to do to stop global warming. |
| A．Cutting down emissions right away. | B．Saving the Amazon from deforestation. |
| C．Preventing natural resources going to waste. | D．Change the unconcerned attitude to the problem. |
| A．Environment. | B．Health. | C．Technology. | D．Entertainment. |
9 . Benefits of Forest Bathing
Forest bathing means spending time in nature to promote physical and mental health. In recent years, forest bathing has gained popularity around the world. This practice encourages people to connect with nature by taking slow walks, engaging in activities such as yoga or meditation, and embracing the present moment.
Aid in reducing stress
Forest bathing can help reduce stress. Connecting with nature decreases cortisol(皮质醇) levels, the hormone responsible for feelings of stress.
A natural mood enhancer
If you want to elevate your mood, take a trip to the forest. A forest bathing trip can ease your mood significantly.
It’s no secret that nature plays a vital role in human life, and the two are strongly connected. In natural environments, plants and trees release some special oils, which can protect plants from germs. They also have many human health benefits. In addition to enhancing mood, these oils are also a natural immunity booster.
Inspire focus and concentration
| A．Improve your intelligence |
| B．Help boost your immune system |
| C．It can help reduce your anxiety, depression, and tiredness |
| D．Forest bathing provides an opportunity to escape disturbance |
| E．Here are some ways you can benefit from going into the forest |
| F．So the more time you spend in nature, the more relaxed you will be |
| G．Here are the benefits of forest bathing that you can start gaining today |
1. What is the speech mainly about?
| A．Places of interest in France. |
| B．Famous products of France. |
| C．Introductions to cities in France. |
| A．Paris. | B．Lyon. | C．Marseille. |
| A．The Eiffel Tower. | B．Sea products. | C．Chemical industry. |
| A．Over 10 million. | B．1.23 million. | C．1.26 million. |
