Nowadays, people are understanding the need to solve the climate and biodiversity problem. Poor ecosystems, forest fires, Covid-19 and more extreme weather events are showing us that the destruction of the natural world is greatly impacting on the planet.
Rainforest Concern
One of the most immediate threats to the bio-region is heavy industry, resulting in polluted rivers and the
To protect the cloud forests from threats, Rainforest Concern supports community reserves and has created a private reserve,
2 . A dog is man’s best friend, and quite a few scientific studies have proved that dogs can improve human health in many ways.
Many people living alone worry about thieves and those who illegally enter their houses, and a dog can help make its owner feel safe.
In a fast-paced and high-pressure world, mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression have reached a new. But, comparatively speaking, pet owners have fewer mental illness, and animals are even used as an effective therapy for people suffering from mental illnesses.
| A．Dogs give us motivation to take exercise. |
| B．Thieves are less likely to break into a house with a barking dog. |
| C．Dog owners are also less stressed than people who don’t own dogs. |
| D．Moreover, you’ll consume extra calories when taking exercise with your dog. |
| E．People who have healthy interactions with others tend to live longer and be happier. |
| F．If you struggle with negative emotions, an animal can help you avoid focusing on them. |
| G．If you’re still anxious about meeting new people, join an online group with similar pets. |
3 . Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won’t solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows.
Researchers estimate that the amount of plastic reaching the ocean will peak in 2029, and surface plastic will hit more than 860,000 metric tonnes—more than double the current estimated 399,000—by 2052.
“Even if we could collect all the plastic in the oceans—which we can’t—it’s really difficult to recycle, especially if plastic fragments(碎片) have floated for a long time and been degraded or bio-fouled,” said Dr Jesse F. Abrams, of the Global Systems Institute and the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, both at the University of Exeter.
“The other major solutions are to bury or burn it—but burying could pollute the ground and burning lead to extra CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.”
Given the difficulty of recycling and the negative impacts of burying or burning plastic, the study says reducing disposal(处理) and increasing recycling rates are essential to tackle ocean pollution. “Plastic is an extremely versatile material with a wide range of consumer and industrial applications, but we need to look for more alternatives and rethink the way we produce, consume and dispose of plastic,” said Professor Agostino Merico, of Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research and Jacobs University.
Dr Roger Spranz, an author of the study, is a co-founder of non-profit organization Making Oceans Plastic Free. “We have developed technology in changing behavior to break plastic habits and stop plastic pollution at its source,” Dr Spranz said.
“Working with local partners, the implementation of our Tasini campaign in Indonesia has helped to prevent an estimated 20 million plastic bags and 50,000 plastic bottles from ending up in coastal areas and the ocean.”
1. The figures in Paragraph 2 are used to suggest that ________.| A．2029 and 2052 are more important years |
| B．the researcher’s estimation is based on facts |
| C．the plastic pollution will be reduced significantly |
| D．the plastic pollution problem is and will remain serious |
| A．Burning plastics. | B．Burying plastics. |
| C．Promoting applications | D．Increasing recycling. |
| A．plastic pollution is easy to stop at its source |
| B．People should throw away less plastic rubbish |
| C．Plastics should be broken before being thrown away |
| D．People should stop using plastic products in their daily life |
| A．Ocean plastic pollution—a hard nut to crack |
| B．Changing attitude to stop plastic pollution |
| C．Comprehensive solutions to ocean pollution |
| D．Applying clean-up devices—a long way to go |
Four men once came to a wet place in the roadless forest to fish. They cast their tent upon pine-clothed rocks. On sweet-smelling branches they slept the sleep of unsuccessful fishermen, for the sun made them lazy and the rain made them wet in turn. Finally they ate the last bit of bacon and the last wonderful cake.
Immediately a little man volunteered to stay and hold the camp while the remaining three should go miles to a farmhouse for supplies. They looked at him dismally (沮丧地). “There's only one of you — the devil is your brother,” they said and disappeared down the hill. Then night came and the three had not returned. The little man sat close to the campfire and added branches. Suddenly he heard the coming rustle (沙沙声) of the dead leaves. The little man arose slowly to his feet, his clothes refused to fit his back, his pipe dropped from his mouth, and his knees struck each other. “Hah!” he cried. A low voice replied and a bear paced into the light of the fire. The little man supported himself upon a tree and recognized his visitor — a bear.
The bear was obviously an experienced fighter, for its fur had become deep yellow with age. There was confidence in his small pace and in his shining eyes. It rolled back its lips and exposed its white teeth. The fire enlarged the red of its mouth. The little man had never come across the terrible animal before and was too scared to breathe. “Ah!” The bear interpreted this silence as a gladiator (角斗士). It approached cautiously and slowly. As it came near, the boots of fear were suddenly upon the little man's feet. He cried out and then ran around the campfire. “Ho!” said the bear to himself, “this thing won't fight — he runs. Well, let me catch him.” It started strongly around the campfire. The little man screamed and ran violently. Twice around they went.
In desperation the little man flew into the tent.
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The little man went into giggling (咯咯笑).
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Coffee is probably the world's least expensive success power tool. Coffee builds better teams and improves leadership ability. Coffee also
The problem, of course, is the pace
What can you do? Well, take the time
1. What do we know about the man's new neighbors?
| A．They keep dogs at home. |
| B．They are noisy at night. |
| C．They are unfriendly. |
| A．He is afraid of the dark. |
| B．He can't sleep well at night. |
| C．He dislikes his new neighbors. |
7 . Here's why Disney World doesn't have mosquitoes(蚊子)
There is a lot that goes into making Disney World the "Most Magical Place on Earth”. Considering Walt Disney World is in Central Florida, and has various amusement parks at Walt Disney World, there is one thing missing from the huge property that you may not have even noticed: mosquitoes.
Naturally, this is due to efforts from Walt Disney World staff to ensure health among guests and a uniform consumer experiences.
Occasionally, Disney has had to close certain sections of their park during the busiest times.
| A．So, how do they manage to do it? |
| B．Mosquitoes are found throughout the world. |
| C．The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes. |
| D．Additionally, Disney keeps chickens throughout the parks. |
| E．It is to search for mosquitoes and revise events by moving outdoor equipment inside. |
| F．Across the numerous parks at Disney World are more than 60 CO2 catching devices. |
| G．Though mosquitoes haven't been completely swept away, they are really hard to find. |
8 . As our boat moves quickly up and down in a windy ice-filled small bay, I try to judge the health condition of the polar bear (北极熊)in front of me. We are in Franz Josef Land, a remote part of Russia between the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
While offshore bears follow the sea ice, hunting seals (海豹)on ice all year round, bears that live by the sea spend their summers on land and are forced to search for whatever they can find. Relying on low-calorie meals such as the eggs of nesting seabirds, it is harder for these bears to pack on the pounds. Researchers recently found that offshore bears around the Barents Sea are some of the most polluted animals on Earth. This is a direct consequence of the seals they feed on.
Over a period of 14 years' study, Heli Routti from the Norwegian Polar Institute found that offshore female bears were in a better health, having greater body weight, than female bears by the sea, but on average their levels of pollutants called PFASs are 33 percent higher.
PFASs are used to make industrial products which are poisonous and degrade (降解)very slowly. These pollutants find their way to the Arctic through air, where they fall in snow and gradually add up in the ice. As the ice melts every summer, the PFASs go into the water, where they enter the food chain. They eventually make their way into the fat that keeps seals warm and from there into the bears that eat them.
During my 15 days in Franz Josef Land, I saw five bears, all living by the sea. Each looked relatively healthy. There are signs that these bears are dealing with the global-warming-caused ice loss relatively well. “The bears, so far, seem to be handling the sea ice loss,” says Andrew Derocher at the University of Alberta, who worked with Routti on the study, “But I'm sure that's going to change if the speed of ice loss increases sharply in the area.”
1. From the text we can learn polar bears living by the sea ________.| A．eat seals on ice all year round |
| B．look for food on land in summer |
| C．become the most polluted animals on Earth |
| D．stay on the ice in summer to avoid hot weather |
| A．Put on weight. | B．Move around. |
| C．Fight against pollution. | D．Live alone. |
| A．The rate of PFASs' degradation. | B．The effects of PFASs on the environment. |
| C．The process of PFASs' entering polar bears. | D．The application of PFASs in modern industry. |
| A．More pollutants may go into the air. | B．It will make no difference to bears. |
| C．The death rate of seals may increase. | D．Bears might fail to adapt to the change. |
9 . Say “Sit” to your dog, and he’ll likely sit on the floor. But would he respond correctly if the word were spoken by a stranger, or someone with a thick accent? A new study shows he will, suggesting dogs understand spoken words in a clever and complicated way long thought unique to humans.
Holly Root-Gutteridge, a biologist, and her colleagues ran a test. The researchers filmed 42 dogs of different breeds as they sat with their owners near an audio speaker that played noncommand words with similar sounds, such as “had”, “hid”, and “who’d”. The words were spoken-not by the dog’s owner-but by several strangers, men and women of different ages and with different accents.
In the video above, the dog Max turns quickly and listens seriously when he hears a woman say “had” for the first time. But as other women with different accents repeat the word, he loses interest, indicating he knows they are all saying the same word. When a speaker says a new word, like “who’d”, Max cheers up again, but his attention flags when a new voice returns to saying “had”. Together, these reactions suggest dogs recognize words regardless of the speaker-and that they don’t need any training to do it, the team reports today in Biology Letters.
“It’s wonderful—and novel—to see research looking at dogs’ reactions to words that are not commands or requests,” says Alexandra Horowitz, a researcher at Barnard College in New York City. Because of the nature of the test, however, the scientists cannot show that the dogs “understood” what the words meant, Horowitz points out. “But the work clearly demonstrates that dogs are listening to us,” she says, even when our speech is not about them.
1. What can we learn from this study?| A．Dogs can hear some simple words. | B．Dogs can hear words like humans. |
| C．Dogs cannot understand a stranger. | D．Dogs know their owners’ meaning. |
| A．Record their sounds. | B．Record their reactions. |
| C．Train their hearing ability. | D．Train their learning ability. |
| A．The result of the study. | B．A dog filmed in the study. |
| C．An example of the research. | D．Different reactions of the dogs. |
| A．Objective. | B．Favorable. |
| C．Opposed. | D．Unclear. |
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