Ways to Cut Your Carbon Footprint
Our carbon footprint, which drives more global warming, is connected with everything we produce, eat and buy. There are dozens of things we can do to reduce it.
About one-third of all food gets wasted every year. Producing food that won’t be eaten wastes valuable resources, including energy. It also creates a lot of greenhouse gases. If we don’t buy what we don’t need, we could cut our food carbon footprint by 12 percent.
People who use traditional vehicles can make up the largest part of carbon footprint. That’s why people should walk more, ride bikes or take public transportation. If you use your car, consider an electric vehicle(EV). Once they hit the roads, EVs don’t emit planet-warming gases.
Everything we buy also contributes to our carbon footprint. So a key way to lessen the footprint is to buy fewer new things. Shopping for the second-hand goods cuts much pollution. Next best is to extend the life of your products. Recycle wherever you can.
A. Buy less new stuffB. Reduce food waste
C. Eat plant-based foods
D. Green your travel
Once he was back in his pasture, we’d chat over the fence (栅栏), covering such topics as hard days at work and exciting happenings
I posted Buster photos and stories on Facebook-he had quite a following. One admirer’s dying wish was to muster
A.events | B.photos | C.topics | D.decorations |
A.impossible | B.perfect | C.limited | D.improper |
A.reduce | B.organize | C.gather | D.move |
A.threw away | B.ate quickly | C.held up | D.gave away |
A.happy | B.mean | C.old | D.weak |
1. What are the animals? What do you know about them?
2. What do you know about the Changtang National Nature Reserve?
2. Which one moves you the most? Why?
8 . But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar.
What do we know about cougars?A.They are afraid of noises. | B.They hesitate before they hit. |
C.They are bigger than we think. | D.They like to attack running people. |
9 . Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket (carpet) , to stay as warm as he could.
How did Nicholas keep himself warm?A.He found a shelter. | B.He lighted some branches. |
C.He kept on skiing. | D.He built a snow cave. |
Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo?
A.They frightened the children. | B.They became difficult to contain. |
C.They annoyed the neighbours. | D.They started fighting each other. |