1 . Tips for Green Travel with Kids

Travelling doesn’t mean letting go of all the eco-friendly choices we work so hard to achieve in our daily life. Here are a few tips for green travel with kids.

Booking nonstop flights whenever possible will reduce carbon emissions (碳排放). If the closest local airport doesn’t have nonstop flights to a certain place, check with other local airports to see if nonstop flights are available.     1    

It’s easy when travelling to pull in to fast food restaurants for snacks.     2     My kids love to help plan snacks. I let them create their own snacks for the trip at home.

    3     At the airport, keep your reusable bottles empty until you have passed through the security (机场安检区). Fill them up on the other side of the security checkpoint. Single-use plastic water bottles create unnecessary waste and the plastic can be harmful to your health.

    4     In addition, opening a few windows and turning off the air conditioner (空调) are also good ways to save energy. You should also help your children keep their good, green habits while travelling. Sometimes vacation can mean more than one shower each day-once in the morning and again after getting out of the pool. Pay attention to the number of showers (淋浴) and the length of showers.     5    

A．Walking is good for your health.

B．Try to cut back to save water and energy.

C．But you can pack healthy food from home.

D．Travelling is a great chance to introduce your kids to the world.

E．Reusable water bottles are easy to bring along wherever you travel.

F．Save energy by turning off the hotel room lights when you head out for the day.

G．You might have to drive a bit farther, but saving on carbon emissions makes it worthwhile.

3 . What is the man’s suggestion for the woman?

A．Turning off the heat.

B．Opening the windows.

C．Wearing fewer clothes.

4 . Natural selection is the process by which one type of animal within a species thrives (兴旺) because of certain characteristics that make it more likely to live than others in its group. The history of the peppered moth (灰蛾) is an example of the natural selection process.

In nineteenth-century England, certain types of peppered moths were able to better blend (融合) into their surroundings. During that time period, great changes were happening in Great Britain. The Industrial Revolution was part of this change, and with it came air pollution. Natural selection often takes hundreds or even thousands of years to occur. For the peppered moth, this process occurred comparatively quickly.

At the beginning of the Industrial Age most peppered moths in England were light-colored and covered with black markings, although a few moths had dark-colored wings. Because the light-colored moths blended into the light-colored bark on the trees, they could not be easily seen by birds that would eat them. The light-colored moths became easy for birds to see against the dark tree trunks. Since the dark-colored moths now had the advantage, their numbers grew. Within 50 years, the peppered moth went from being mostly light-colored to being mostly dark-colored.

In the twentieth century, the air cleared up, and the peppered moth population changed again. As tree trunks lightened due to less soot in the air, light-colored moths once again had an advantage. Their numbers increased as soot levels declined. Depending on their environment, the coloration of the moths helped them to be “naturally selected” to survive.

1. What do we know about the peppered moth’s natural selection process?

A．It was a good example of environmental protection

B．The soot levels in England did not affect it.

C．This type of color change was typical for moths.

D．The length of time was unusual.

2. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A．Both kinds of moths preferred the dark-colored trees.

B．Birds failed to see light-colored moths blending into the light-colored bark on the trees.

C．There were more light-colored moths than dark-colored moths.

D．The color of moths was unimportant

3. Which would most likely happen if soot darkened England’s trees again?

A．Birds would eat fewer moths.

B．The population of dark-colored moths would increase.

C．Moths would not be able to stay alive.

D．Light-colored moths would disturb people’s life.

4. We can infer from the text that in England ________.

A．there were always many peppered moths

B．birds preferred to eat dark-colored moths

C．creatures changed colors to adapt to the environment

D．birds were dangerously affected by the soot levels

5 . In October, 2003 I started my work at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have _______ the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are _______ animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly forget them. Tabby was one such animal.

Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s chances at adoption seemed _______ at best. After all, we didn’t have many adopters coming in _________, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also _______ ?” We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the shelter.

One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had   _______ Tabby’s picture and stories on the shelter’s website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only _______ we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and run through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would _______ be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby!

If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her _______ adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed. ________, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary suffered from seizures (癫痫). Since Gary and Tabby met they became ________. They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures ________   they occurred, giving his family ________ that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s ________.

How could it be? Nobody could explain how Tabby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had ________ the magic, the kind that has its roots in love.

1.

A．broken

B．passed

C．enrolled

D．conveyed

2.

A．strange

B．active

C．striking

D．special

3.

A．small

B．great

C．desperate

D．potential

4.

A．wondering

B．stating

C．seeking

D．asking

5.

A．dynamic

B．active

C．disabled

D．patient

6.

A．posted

B．taken

C．seen

D．drawn

7.

A．surgery

B．donation

C．call

D．question

8.

A．literally

B．possibly

C．never

D．generally

9.

A．successful

B．normal

C．temporary

D．astonishing

10.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

11.

A．humble

B．uncomfortable

C．unfortunate

D．inseparable

12.

A．since

B．unless

C．before

D．if

13.

A．explanation

B．notice

C．suggestion

D．warning

14.

A．arrival

B．birth               .

C．entry

D．emerging

15.

A．witnessed

B．created

C．achieved

D．performed

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the woman bringing a suit?

A．To give it to her sister.

B．To wear it for a meeting.

C．To use it against the cold.

2. Where did the woman’s father buy the mask?

A．In New York.

B．In Mexico City.

C．In Tokyo.

7 . What will the weather be like on Sunday?

A．Sunny.

B．Rainy.

C．Cloudy.

9 . Why does the woman call Jack?

A．To ask him to close the window.

B．To make a complaint.

C．To get her notebook back.

10 . We are all aware of the effect greenhouse gas emissions (排放) is having on our planet and the efforts needed to protect the earth. Most of us are doing our bit to reduce our influence or the environment, but despite our collective effort, are we doing enough to achieve net zero by 2050?

Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Many countries are doing their bit by changing how they produce and use power to cut down carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) output. And they announced what further steps they were going to take at the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow (格拉斯哥气候峰会).

In the UK, the government has been setting out its plans to achieve net zero by 2050. It’s recently announced an end date for the sale of gas boilers, which are used for heating homes. The idea is to replace them with heat pumps. It’s offering homeowners up to £5, 000 to replace them. Another plan in the UK is a big push towards electric cars. More charging points are to be added in streets, and no new petrol cars will be sold by 2030.

But not all emissions can be reduced to zero, so there should be other ways to make up for it. One way to do this is to plant thousands of trees, which are good at taking in carbon dioxide. The UK government has promised to plant 30, 000 hectares of trees a year by 2025. Other ideas can work too, but what’s certain is this will cost money. The CBI’s (英国工业联合会) Tom Thackray told the BBC, “those costs have to be weighed up against the cost of doing nothing.”

Whether the UK, or anyone else, reaches net zero is yet to be seen. And there’s some doubt about how this can be accurately measured anyway. But it’s generally recognised that a global effort is needed to protect the environment. Therefore, net zero targets only make sense if every other country is moving in the same direction.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

A．people are doing enough to reduce the amount of green gas

B．gas boilers must be replaced by the end of 2030 in the UK

C．Tom Thackray believed the UK government is wasting money

D．it might be difficult to judge whether the UK reaches net zero

2. What’s the writer’s attitude towards net zero targets?

A．Negative.

B．Subjective.

C．Objective.

D．Supportive.

3. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Achieving Net Zero Target Together	B．Protecting the Environment
C．Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions	D．Planting More Trees Together