A. replacing B. tolerate C. extremes D. experiencing E. average F. estimates G. impact H. reserved I. assess J. cover K. continued |
Urban Trees Are Threatened by Climate Change
By 2050, about three-quarters of the species will be at risk as a result of climate change, a study has found. Cities around the world may need to start planting different types of trees and shrubs that can
“By ‘at risk’, we mean these species might be
City trees have many benefits, from making urban spaces look beautiful and providing a refuge for wildlife to keeping places up to 12°C cooler than they would otherwise be in summer. Losing tree
To
By 2050, 76 per cent of these species will be at risk from rising
The study doesn’t take account of
“Our
A. typically B. limited C. markings D. items E. treated F. fenced G. fear H. packs I. gently J. present K.pair |
Red foxes exist throughout much of the United States, with the exception of the southwest. In Chicago, they are not common in high numbers, but are still
Red foxes are
Generally living alone, red foxes do not form
When digging homes under buildings, red foxes may come into conflict with people. Sometimes foxes may hunt outdoor cats or chickens. Keep cats indoors and get these areas
A. express B. concerns C. accompaniment D. rise E. approaching F. specific G. portions H. remain I. growing J. obviously K. particularly |
Exploring the growth of plant-based dairy
Plant-based milk is the largest plant-based group in North America. It grew five per cent last year, with sales of plant-based dairy products
There are many reasons for the popularity of plant-based milks. As well as a(n)
The range of plant-based milks also allows for consumers to
While dairy milk has long been seen as a drink or a meal
Globally soy milk products
A. prevented B. stubbornly C. banning D. attention E ignore F. fortunately G. overlooked H. track I. extend J. solution K. bowing |
Climate protests drew millions around the world in September. Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have rolled out ambitious plans to cut carbon while making the economy greener. And yet a leading cause of climate change remains persistently
The clothing and footwear industry is responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Without intervention (干预), the industry’s impact on the climate is on
Clothes are easy to
But
But fashion can’t go green by itself. It won’t even make a dent (凹痕) in the problem without international cooperation and mainstream
The clothing industry, like most industries, is also
Consumers have an important part to play in making fashion sustainable. We can work to
We need activists, journalists, scientists and academics who focus on sustainability to include clothing in their work. And we need government action and innovative policy that addresses the global impact of the stuff we buy. For example, France has passed a bill
But first we need all people who care about climate change to understand that they’re part of the problem and the
A. arrives B. observable C. boundless. D. contained. E. distancing. F. expansion G. lies H. parallel I. perceiving J. threads K. volume |
What Comes After Space?
Looking at a clear night sky you witness the vastness of space, which holds everything humans know to exist. To find out what
The
The furthest humans can see out into space,using all the technology currently available to us,is 46 billion light years (alight year is the distance that light can travel in one year,and is equivalent to about 9. 5 million million kilometres). The
Moving further away
Experts have captured images of the entire Earth from space,and some astronauts have personally witnessed its beauty from orbit. Perhaps
Another challenge is the universe’s rapid
Many universes?
It’s possible that there isn’t just one universe, and that our universe is just one small part of a “multiverse”. Perhaps our universe is
A. categorise B. creation C. good D. innovative E. maximum F. packed G. pedestrianise H. processing I. shape J. short-lived K. transformation |
All Change in Curitiba!
Like many other major world cities, Curitiba in southern Brazil has had to deal with issues such as pollution, poverty, and limited public funding. However, the architect and three-times mayor of the city, Jaime Lerner, has introduced some
As part of his ‘Master Plan’, Lerner hoped to make the city more environmentally friendly. He initiated a recycling scheme. In return for delivering recyclable rubbish to specified
Lerner did not win over all the city’s residents immediately, however. When his plans to
Lerner’s determination helped
So, is it all just one big success story? In some respects, Curitiba may have been too successful for its own
A. dated B. unlikely C. set D. fossils E. estimate F. delicate G. takes H. finds I. exactly J. advocated K. tracked |
Haul of Fossil Fish Pushes Back the Origin of Teeth and Jaws
Our teeth and jaws are incredibly ancient. They’re older than dinosaurs, older than arms and legs, older than trees adaptations that paleontologists (古生物学家) have
Researchers have disagreed about
Zhu and coauthors note in their research, the fish they uncovered were small and had
A. qualities B. continued C. bodies D. essential E. transformations F. described G. geological H. shaped I. estimated J. cultivated K. evolved |
For the first time, scientists have mapped the whole surface of Titan, the largest moon around Saturn. The map confirms existing data showing that Titan has many Earth-like
The data was collected by Cassini, a spacecraft operated by the U.S. space agency NASA. The spacecraft studied Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017. Astronomers used images and radar measurements from Cassini to create the
The map shows Titan as a mixture of flat plains, hills and mountains, windblown sand areas, valleys and lakes. The mapping operation is
Rosaly Lopes led the project. She is a planetary scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Lopes told the publication that the many similarities between Earth and Titan make the Saturn moon a great choice for
“Titan has an atmosphere like Earth's. It has wind; it has rain; it has mountains,” Lopes said.
Titan is the only planet in our solar system besides Earth to have known
At cold temperatures, methane goes through similar
The map found that nearly two-thirds of Titan's surface is made up of flat plains, Nature reported. About 17 percent is covered in sandy hills
Unlike Earth, Titan's sand is made up of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. Around 14 percent of the surface is considered hilly or mountainous. Seas and lakes filled with liquid methane cover a(n)
Rosaly Lopes says organic materials --- those containing carbon --- in Titan's atmosphere are
On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters
A. bond B. covered C. outwardly D. demanding E. famed F. currently G. deserted H. traditionally I. accessing J. extent K. tending |
Nine-year-old Dastan, the son of a Kazakh (哈萨克族) eagle hunter, rode his pony alongside mine, running effortlessly without a saddle (马鞍) and giggling at my attempts to show my pony some affection. Surrounding us was the vast,
I spent almost three years living and working in northern Iraq, where I
Deep in the Altai Mountains, the Kazakh people have for centuries developed a special
In recent generations, many Kazakh families have migrated from the countryside to the country’s urban areas. This is partly because of the difficulties in
Training and caring for golden eagles is just one aspect of an animal herder’s life. Others include training young horses,
A. claimed B. evacuate C. fabrics D. regular E. significantly F. sink G. rainstorms H. similar I. initially J. swallowing K. thought |
“It was a wave of water,” says Oulimata Sambe. She points out the still-sodden(湿透的) armchairs, muddy wardrobe and the water stain a metre and a half up the wall in her small house in Ngor, a fishing village within Dakar, the capital of Senegal. “I had two grandkids on my bed, I had to
Unusually heavy rains have become
Yet