A.A food shop. | B.A terrible picnic. | C.Tomorrow’s weather. |
1.为什么需要关爱宠物;
2.如何关爱宠物。
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Care for Our Pets
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3 . If you really want to go green, here’s good news:eating green is good for you. The very foods with a high carbon (碳) cost — meat, pork, dairy products, processed snacks — also tend to be filled with fat and calories. A green diet would be mostly vegetables and fruit, whole grains (全谷物), fish and lean meats (瘦肉) like chicken — a diet that is good for environment and your figure. Eating green can be healthier and beneficial to the climate.
It may be hard to believe that a meal in a fast-food restaurant produces more carbon than your trip to a faraway place. More than 37% of the world’s land is used for agriculture, much of which was once forested. Deforestation (砍伐森林) is a major source of carbon. The fertilizer (化肥) and machinery needed on a modern farm also have a large carbon footprint, as does the network of ships and trucks that brings the food from the farm to your plate.
The most efficient way to reduce the carbon footprint of your menu is to eat less meat, especially beef. Raising cattle takes a lot more energy than growing the equivalent (相等的) amount of grains, fruit or vegetables. What’s more, the majority of cattle in the US are fed on grain and loads of it — 670 million tons in 2002 — and the fertiliser used to feed that creates separate environmental problems.
Focus on eating lower on the food chain, with more plants and fruits and less meat and dairy. It’s simple. We can change today what goes into our bodies for the health of our planet and ourselves.
1. According to the passage, eating green will .A.protect the animals from being killed |
B.promote the development of agriculture |
C.help us lose weight and keep self-confidence |
D.be good for our health and make a change for the climate |
A.Grains. | B.Fertiliser. | C.Machinery. | D.Deforestation. |
A.use less fertiliser | B.plant more grains |
C.stop raising the cattle | D.eat more vegetables than meat |
A.The change of our menu. | B.How to reduce the carbon. |
C.The benefits of eating green. | D.The ways of keeping healthy. |
1. 你提出的口号;
2. 口号的含义及优点。
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Dear Alan,
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I will consider it a great honor if my slogan is selected.
Best regards!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
1. When did the earthquake happen?
A.On Wednesday night. | B.On Thursday morning. | C.On Thursday afternoon. |
A.Forty people lost their lives. |
B.At least 110 people were injured. |
C.A railway was nearly destroyed. |
A.Help the victims. | B.Tell some survival skills. | C.Check the highways. |
A.Sunny. | B.Cloudy. | C.Rainy. |
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8 . More than 50 percent of the largest lakes in the world are losing water, storing less water than they did three decades ago, according to a new assessment published today in Science. The key causes are not surprising: The warming climate and unsustainable human consumption.
Lead author Fangfang Yao, a climate fellow at University of Virginia, and his team created a technique to measure changes in water levels of nearly 2,000 of the world’s biggest lakes and reservoirs (水库), which represent 95 percent of the total lake water storage on Earth.
They used 250,000 lake-area pictures taken by satellites between 1992 and 2020 to survey the area of 1,972 of Earth’s biggest lakes. They collected water levels from nine satellite altimeters (测高计) and used long-term water levels to reduce any uncertainty. For lakes without a long-term level record, they used recent water measurements made by newer instruments on satellites. Combining recent level measurements with longer-term area measurements allowed scientists to reconstruct the volume of lakes dating back decades.
The result was staggering: 53 percent of lakes globally experienced a decline in water storage. The authors compare this loss with the size of 17 Lake Meads, the largest reservoir in the United States.
To explain the trends in natural lakes, the team used recent advancements in water use and climate modeling. “Climate change and human water consumption were mainly responsible for the global net decline in natural lake volume and water losses in about 100 large lakes,” Yao said. “And many of the human and climate change footprints on lake water losses were previously unknown, such as the dryness of Lake Good-e-Zareh in Afghanistan.”
And their research offers an understanding into possible solutions. Yao said, “If human consumption is a large cause of lake water storage decline, then we can adapt and explore new policies to reduce large-scale (大范围) declines.” This happened in one of the lakes the team studied, Lake Sevan in Armenia. Lake Sevan has seen an increase in water storage, in the last 20 years, which the authors linked to the enforcement (实施) of conservation laws on water withdrawal since the early 2000s.
1. What phenomenon does the author describe at the beginning of the text?A.Many largest lakes are in decline. | B.Sustainable development is important. |
C.Global warming is worsening quickly. | D.The water storage system needs improving. |
A.The reason for reducing the uncertainty. | B.The process of looking for lakes. |
C.The measures used to do the research. | D.The ways to reconstruct the lakes. |
A.Understandable. | B.Exciting. | C.Useful. | D.Shocking. |
A.The increase in human consumption has slowed. |
B.Some laws are needed to increase lake water storage. |
C.Lakes have seen significant growth in water increase. |
D.Water resources management is unknown to the public. |
9 . On April 10, the University of Utah became officially Bee Campus certificated. This process was started by senior Zoē Bross in her second year on campus. Bee Campus USA hopes to protect the native pollinators (传粉者) on college campuses by increasing the number of native plants, providing nest sites, reducing the use of pesticides, and offering educational opportunities that help with pollinator conservation.
After first hearing her school wasn’t certificated a Bee Campus and finding becoming Bee Campus certificated would give the University more point s on the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) program, which decides ratings to campuses according to their sustainable efforts, Bross wanted to help.
There are many requirements to become Bee Campus certificated. The first major step for Bross was to create a standing Bee Campus committee with a mix of students and staff. Bross tried to reach out to professors and people specializing in this field. After many efforts, the program was finally passed through and a garden for it was created.
Over 100 people showed up to help plant in the garden. After the planting was done, Grounds, responsible for planting the pollinator gardens, set up their hydroseeder (水力播种机) and let attendees take turns spraying the hill, with a mixture of water and wildflower seeds, making the area more pollinator-friendly. Rocky, the school robot, even made an appearance, taking turns spraying.
Certificated by Bee Campus USA, Bee Campuses are expected to continue maintaining or improving pollinator habitats on campuses, as well as maintaining an educational online presence. “I see the campus continuing to be very interested,” Bross stated.
Future plans for the campus include more pollinator gardens, native wildflowers, and even bee sculptures to provide new habitats. As for Bross? She pictures herself somewhere warm and sunny in the near future, working in environmental communications and doing something for the change she wants to see in the world.
1. What is the purpose of Bee Campus USA?A.To offer some advice on sustainable development. |
B.To find educational opportunities to rate the college. |
C.To protect native pollinators on college campuses. |
D.To increase the number of college campuses. |
A.Form a committee. | B.Buy a hydroseeder. |
C.Create a garden. | D.Join a student organization. |
A.To scare the pollinators away. | B.To help spray the hill. |
C.To plant wildflower seeds. | D.To welcome people. |
A.She is fond of drawing. | B.She will look for some new habitats. |
C.She owns pollinator gardens. | D.She has an environment-related work plan. |
1. Why are some African countries criticized?
A.They ban killing animals. |
B.Lions are allowed to be killed. |
C.Animals there are endangered. |
A.They are underpopulated. | B.They are protected well. | C.They are out of control. |
A.Hunters. | B.Drivers. | C.Road workers. |
A.Humans should live in harmony with animals. |
B.Hunting will continue in the short run. |
C.Animals should not be killed for dinner. |