1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What can be seen from space?

A．The smoke in the Arctic.

B．The wildfires in Scandinavia.

C．The melting ice in Greenland.

2. Where are 400 fires out of control?

A．In Greenland.

B．In Alaska.

C．In Siberia.

3. What caused more fires in the Arctic?

A．Strong winds.

B．More lightening strikes.

C．High temperatures.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The Arctic fires.

B．The habitat loss.

C．The death of animals.

4 . What does the woman’s cat do when it sees mice?

A．It stays still.

B．It acts friendly towards them.

C．It tries to catch them.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What probably happened around Fountain Hills during last winter?

A．All animals died off.

B．It didn’t rain much.

C．Many chemicals were used.

2. Why did a lot of bees disappear?

A．They were eaten by birds.

B．They were dying off themselves.

C．They were killed by the government.

3. What do the scientists offer to do?

A．To bring bees to the town.

B．To tell people the importance of bees.

C．To teach farmers how to grow food better.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did the Kobe earthquake happen?

A．At dawn on January 17th, 1995

B．At noon on January 17th, 1995

C．At dawn on January 17th, 1996

2. How many people died in the Kobe earthquake?

A．75,000 .

B．Nearly 310,000.

C．More than 6,000.

3. Which of the following way is mentioned?

A．Walls should be built to protect towns on the coast from large waves.

B．Emergency services should control all.

C．Lectures should be encouraged to arouse the public’s attention.

4. What is the major barrier (困难) in doing more to reduce the earthquake damage?

A．Engineers do not have the knowledge.

B．Protection is too costly (昂贵的) at present.

C．No one takes earthquakes seriously.