1 . To prevent tsunami-caused disasters, several countries worked together to expand the use of a tsunami-detecting system that had been developed in the United States by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The system
By 2004 only six such detectors had been installed, all in the Pacific. There were
There are now 53 detector buoys operating in the world’s oceans, including 6 of a planned 27 in the Indian Ocean. So a (n)
In March, the system, which is run by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), did not work perfectly. JMA’s initial
A.approves | B.rids | C.expects | D.consists |
A.broadcasts | B.foresees | C.assigns | D.imposes |
A.some | B.a few | C.none | D.others |
A.qualified | B.alerted | C.substituted | D.fueled |
A.although | B.until | C.as | D.where |
A.difficult | B.thoughtful | C.easy | D.pressing |
A.alternative | B.perspective | C.repetition | D.resume |
A.surprise | B.mistake | C.accident | D.force |
A.reference | B.confirmation | C.suggestion | D.expectation |
A.undertake | B.multiply | C.deposit | D.blanket |
A.location | B.direction | C.territory | D.length |
A.note | B.catalogue | C.volume | D.estimate |
A.worse | B.larger | C.higher | D.wider |
A.schedule | B.scheme | C.monitor | D.response |
A.warning | B.security | C.setting | D.responsibility |
2 . At first, the grains of rice that Ingo Potrykus held in his fingers did not seem at all
For more than a decade Potrykus had
At that point, he tackled an even greater challenge. The golden grains
The debate began the moment genetically engineered crops (GM crops) were first sold in the 1990s, and it has
The hostility is
The benefits did seem small
Many people
A.typical | B.special | C.local | D.white |
A.dreamed of | B.come in handy | C.been reminded of | D.broken up |
A.attempt at | B.effort to | C.resistance to | D.majority of |
A.But | B.And | C.While | D.Since |
A.surprise | B.obstacle | C.norm | D.opposition |
A.achieved | B.stressed | C.overlooked | D.contained |
A.was caught in | B.was alive with | C.be conscious of | D.was honored by |
A.announced | B.maintained | C.escalated | D.applied |
A.brilliant | B.understandable | C.discharged | D.rewarding |
A.introduced | B.reminded | C.respected | D.overlooked |
A.toss and turn | B.give and take | C.produce and sell | D.demand and supply |
A.until | B.after | C.although | D.when |
A.feature | B.mark | C.build | D.benefit |
A.worried about | B.ashamed of | C.filled with | D.admired for |
A.terror | B.misery | C.starvation | D.crisis |
3 . What do you know about fashion? The fashion industry, which has become one of the most
A friend of mine
The items are the products of an industry that, in the past 30 years, has become one of the most successful and also most
“The fashion industry represents a key environmental
One wonders: What can we do about it? Don’t you have any clothes on? It’s not that
A.convincing | B.interesting | C.confusing | D.damaging |
A.carry out | B.come out | C.set out | D.break out |
A.builds | B.runs | C.supports | D.controls |
A.expensive | B.useless | C.worthless | D.attractive |
A.businessmen | B.children | C.locals | D.masses |
A.little | B.few | C.much | D.many |
A.on behalf of | B.in the form of | C.for the sake of | D.in terms of |
A.effective | B.destructive | C.preventive | D.alternative |
A.quarrel | B.argument | C.fight | D.conflict |
A.tell the truth | B.hit the brakes | C.pave the way | D.break the ice |
A.threat | B.effect | C.problem | D.protection |
A.results from | B.consists of | C.brings about | D.relies on |
A.ambition | B.action | C.satisfaction | D.attraction |
A.far | B.extreme | C.bad | D.complex |
A.enjoy | B.imagine | C.miss | D.avoid |
4 . The news that Derby has approved what promises to be Britain’s largest urban rewilding project so far is very welcome. The 320-hectare Allestree Park will, subject to detailed consultation, be given over to a range of habitats and perhaps even see the reintroduction of species such as dormice and red kites.
Urban rewilding - which is not the same as urban green space, however extensive - can take many forms. They
But in fact, some of the most successful projects have been
Urban rewilding,
The pressure for development means that there will always be tension with
In these mid-pandemic, post-Brexit, austerity-bitten (财政紧缩的) times, the financial arguments can be hardest to
A.differ | B.originate | C.range | D.develop |
A.transporting | B.attaching | C.leading | D.transforming |
A.mature | B.established | C.reputational | D.accidental |
A.specifically | B.fundamentally | C.previously | D.primarily |
A.bring about | B.serve as | C.contribute to | D.rely on |
A.breeding | B.launching | C.introducing | D.favoring |
A.by contrast | B.for instance | C.in itself | D.in the meanwhile |
A.appreciations | B.perceptions | C.insights | D.recovery |
A.encounter | B.sustain | C.create | D.promote |
A.recreational | B.political | C.industrial | D.commercial |
A.qualified | B.maintained | C.reserved | D.cultivated |
A.linked to | B.inseparable from | C.dismissed as | D.equivalent to |
A.value | B.profit | C.benefit | D.worth |
A.approve | B.counter | C.settle | D.consider |
A.fundamental | B.essential | C.overwhelming | D.obvious |
5 . There aren’t enough resources to identify and cure the factors that are causing populations of animals around the world to decline. Artificial intelligence might have the power to change that.
When an endangered seabird hits a power line, it
His team recorded 600 hours of audio and sent the recordings to Preservation Metrics, a company that assists preservation efforts with AI
In science fiction stories such as The Matrix, AI-powered machines take over the world and end life on the planet as we know it. But
By many
Humans,
In large national parks and wildlife reserves,
We still face many challenges to
A.makes a sound | B.catches fire | C.keeps the distance | D.takes chances |
A.affected | B.preserved | C.recorded | D.attracted |
A.unlawfully | B.instantly | C.frequently | D.deliberately |
A.fiction | B.significance | C.factors | D.resources |
A.deceiving | B.doubtful | C.desirable | D.disturbing |
A.Engaged in | B.Qualified for | C.Armed with | D.Exposed to |
A.in addition | B.in reality | C.in return | D.in fact |
A.measures | B.programs | C.services | D.species |
A.biodiversity | B.production | C.population | D.economy |
A.distribute | B.pool | C.lack | D.exploit |
A.meanwhile | B.however | C.otherwise | D.besides |
A.big-game | B.professional | C.local | D.illegal |
A.impossible | B.dangerous | C.urgent | D.thankless |
A.disproved | B.explained | C.predicted | D.ignored |
A.estimate | B.reverse | C.experience | D.sustain |
6 . Million-year-old mammoth genomes push the limits of a revolutionary technique
In the 1966 science-fiction movie “One Million Years B.C. ”, Raquel Welch and John Richardson traverse a primitive landscape inhabited by dinosaurs and early humans. The film was low on science and high on
A more
The team’s work represents a new
The trouble with DNA is that it breaks down after death. The more brokendown it is, the
Samples were sent to Dr Dalen’s laboratory in 2017 and strands of DNA were extracted, sequenced, and dated. Whereas DNA samples from a living animal can run to several hundreds of thousands of letters, the timeworn mammoth samples
To date a specimen, fragments of its DNA are compared to corresponding chunks from
The teeth held other
A.novel | B.fiction | C.drama | D.research |
A.urgent | B.descriptive | C.particular | D.accurate |
A.record | B.term | C.admission | D.pioneer |
A.Revealed | B.Extracted | C.Enrolled | D.Injected |
A.popular | B.punctual | C.invaluable | D.realistic |
A.related | B.concerned | C.critical | D.silent |
A.harder | B.quicker | C.stronger | D.lower |
A.equivalent | B.comparison | C.variation | D.messenger |
A.moreover | B.therefore | C.however | D.meanwhile |
A.mined | B.yielded | C.overestimated | D.recited |
A.destination | B.location | C.limit | D.permit |
A.precious | B.lost | C.rotten | D.known |
A.manual | B.just | C.imperial | D.previous |
A.surprises | B.miracles | C.imaginations | D.alternatives |
A.suddenly | B.permanently | C.slowly | D.accidentally |
7 . Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of their country’s persistent problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. As a student and
Chip
It takes about four hours to
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has
Sure, it would be
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of recycling bags that would
A.instructor | B.helper | C.environmentalist | D.tailor |
A.criterion | B.qualification | C.question | D.favor |
A.lightly | B.deliberately | C.occasionally | D.indirectly |
A.sell | B.empty | C.clean | D.donate |
A.producers | B.eaters | C.sponsors | D.buyers |
A.dustbins | B.locations | C.bags | D.streets |
A.lead | B.lie | C.lay | D.print |
A.check | B.need | C.reach | D.use |
A.sew | B.design | C.offer | D.discover |
A.member | B.size | C.mission | D.debt |
A.result | B.relief | C.method | D.produce |
A.made | B.decorated | C.accumulated | D.charged |
A.in terms of | B.regardless of | C.instead of | D.as of |
A.busier | B.simpler | C.heavier | D.smaller |
A.goal | B.stage | C.procedure | D.chance |
A.objectively | B.politically | C.socially | D.secretly |
A.moreover | B.otherwise | C.instead | D.besides |
A.report | B.blame | C.reminder | D.solution |
A.problems | B.groups | C.regulations | D.protection |
A.divisions | B.similarities | C.messages | D.connections |
8 . This forum is the first of its kind since China put forward the goal of “carbon peak” and “carbon neutral”. It will be held
“Hunan province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have jointly hosted four Asia-Pacific Green and Low-carbon Development Summits, which have not only yielded outstanding
In recent years, Hunan has always adhered to the path of ecological priority, green and low-carbon
“Hunan will adhere to the green transformation as the driving force, and
A.past | B.online | C.cooperation | D.share |
A.speech | B.economics | C.ceremonies | D.communication |
A.from | B.of | C.to | D.for |
A.challenges | B.mistakes | C.issues | D.opportunities |
A.questions | B.results | C.pleasure | D.features |
A.brought | B.though | C.thought | D.saw |
A.easy | B.simply | C.hard | D.important |
A.development | B.public | C.merit | D.dependent |
A.turned | B.cleared | C.jumped | D.cleaned |
A.element | B.operate | C.industry | D.corporation |
A.huge | B.small | C.total | D.little |
A.air | B.soil | C.headwater | D.light |
A.stood | B.relate | C.consulted | D.signed |
A.worthy | B.trust | C.promote | D.try |
A.software | B.goods | C.part | D.system |
9 . Every minute, every single day, the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters our oceans. In the name of profit and convenience, corporations are literally choking (塞满) our planet with a substance that does not just “
Just over a decade ago, I launched the Story of Stuff to help shine a light on the ways we
The cycle is endless, and it happens countless times every single day. But here’s the
For years, we’ve been
Recycling alone will never stop the flow of plastics into our oceans; we have to get to the
Bag, cup and straw bans like those in Morocco, Iceland, Vancouver and some US cities are a great start, but also not enough. And while clean-up efforts are
Not long ago, we existed in a world without throwaway plastic, and we can thrive that way again. The world’s largest corporations—with all their profits and innovation labs—are well
A.pass by | B.go away | C.give in | D.turn around |
A.produce | B.pursue | C.consume | D.clear |
A.desires | B.purchases | C.profits | D.varieties |
A.needless | B.attractive | C.complete | D.permanent |
A.significance | B.relief | C.instance | D.challenge |
A.originates from | B.ends up | C.relates to | D.goes beyond |
A.thrilled | B.frustrated | C.convinced | D.concerned |
A.skillfully | B.randomly | C.simply | D.precisely |
A.difference | B.proposal | C.discovery | D.choice |
A.complexity | B.analysis | C.presence | D.source |
A.mopping | B.screaming | C.complaining | D.regretting |
A.Otherwise | B.Besides | C.However | D.Therefore |
A.enthusiasm | B.responsibility | C.preference | D.demand |
A.inadequate | B.helpful | C.voluntary | D.fruitless |
A.educated | B.acknowledged | C.established | D.positioned |
10 . Dogs are often said to look like their owners, but the breed someone chooses could also reveal key aspects of their personality, psychologists claim.
They found that people
Corgi owners, such as the Queen, tend to be extroverted,
This could be because, like in a romantic relationship, we tend to
It could also
Dr. Lance Workman and Jo Fearon surveyed 1,000 dog owners via an online questionnaire on behalf of the Kennel Club.
The questions were designed to test the so-called “Big Five” traits that
Dr. Workman said there was a definite link between a dog’s
But it also has to suit your lifestyle, he added. If you’re going to get a(n)
Someone’s choice of dog could also reveal
The Queen’s
He said, “It takes a lot to get up and stand up in front of the number of people she does as often as she does, and give a good talk, and at the same time she has to be controlled as the head of state.
A.are aware of | B.are drawn towards | C.are compared to | D.are disrespectful to |
A.if | B.while | C.as if | D.because |
A.confess | B.propose | C.reflect | D.announce |
A.match | B.contrast | C.confuse | D.provide |
A.change | B.result in | C.be down to | D.interact with |
A.working | B.planning | C.indoors | D.outdoors |
A.combine | B.govern | C.outweigh | D.examine |
A.size | B.breed | C.temperament | D.origin |
A.subconsciously | B.knowingly | C.indifferently | D.distinctively |
A.figure out | B.team up | C.break down | D.fit in |
A.in common | B.to offer | C.at hand | D.on hold |
A.fashionable | B.luxurious | C.energetic | D.glamorous |
A.hidden | B.positive | C.negative | D.evident |
A.tolerance | B.capacity | C.talent | D.fondness |
A.Since | B.Whereas | C.For | D.As long as |