1 . Most people, if you quizzed them, probably wouldn’t know how much of all global trade is done by sea. It’s one of several reasons that the pollution and carbon emissions from shipping gain much less attention than those from road transport and other industries. It’s over the horizon, out of sight and out of mind.

Today, the international shipping industry is the main mode of transport for around 90 per cent of world trade. It’s powered almost entirely by fossil fuels. Studies show that alternative technologies and zero-emission fuels — including electrofuels such as hydrogen, ammonia and methanol — have the potential to significantly reduce the industry’s carbon footprint and thus require urgent implementation (实施). There’s just one catch: they don’t exist yet.

Even if the technology were available, the infrastructure (基础设施) for that technology or fuel is going to take time to develop. And an even bigger challenge is going to be whether that methanol or ammonia fuel is green, which touches on other industries such as renewable electricity. Do we even have enough renewable electricity in the world to be able to generate these fuels? It’s a complex supply chain that requires cooperation across the industry. It’s not something that one company can solve by itself.

According to Piotr Konopka, senior manager for energy and decarbonisation (碳减排) programs at DP World, there are some simple behavioral changes that can help cut down on fuel used in the meantime, from the regular maintenance and reduced idling of port equipment to the implementation of weather routing that helps ships avoid rougher, more fuel-intensive stretches of water. “Of course, efficiency is unlikely to ever reduce emissions by more than five or ten per cent, but it’s definitely a low-hanging fruit,” he says.

“This is the last moment for the IMO to act decisively to eliminate shipping emissions” says Delaine McCullough, shipping emissions policy manager at environmental NGO Ocean Conservancy. “We need countries to demand that the IMO set strong emission-reduction goals and take action at home if the IMO fails to do the right thing.”

1. What makes people neglect shipping emissions?

A．Prejudice.

B．Nearsightedness.

C．Low intelligence.

D．Lack of knowledge.

2. What does the underlined word “catch” mean in Para 2?

A．Device.

B．Harvest.

C．Problem.

D．Prey.

3. Which is thought to be an easier and more practical way to reduce emissions?

A．Alternative fuels.	B．Efficient use of fuel.
C．Renewable electricity.	D．Advanced technologies.

4. Which best describes the structure of the passage?

A．①/②③/④⑤	B．①②/③④/⑤
C．①②③/④/⑤	D．①/②③④/⑤

2 . The beauty of love is that it can happen with the most unexpected person in the most unlikely places. In the case of a one-year-old stray puppy in Duplin County, North Carolina, that “person” happened to be a bright _________ stuffed unicorn (独角兽) at a local Dollar General store.

It is unclear how the adorable Labrador mix, now called Sisu, first caught sight of the _______ of his life. However, once he did, there was no stopping the pooch from trying to _______ it from the shelf in the store. On his first attempt, he _______ through the doors and made a beeline for the _______ aisle (通道), only to be caught by the staff. Not discouraged, Sisu made four more _______, only to be gently driven away by the shop assistants.

After Sisu attempted for the fifth time, the store owner _______ the Duplin County Animal Services. When animal control officer named Samantha Lane arrived, Sisu was sitting in the store’s parking lot _______ awaiting his next chance to get his beloved unicorn. The officer, who has a “soft spot for sad stories,” couldn’t bear to see the _______ puppy. So, she bought the $10 unicorn and placed it in the front seat of her truck. Not ________, the stray pooch willingly followed.

On March 26, 2021, the shelter staff ________ a photo of Sisu and his friend on Facebook, ________ their story as well. The heartwarming post went viral, and within five days, Sisu had found a(n) ________ home. The animal shelter, which is currently training the dog, has also ________ numerous purple unicorns from fans who want to make sure Sisu is never ________ his favorite toy again!

1.

A．red

B．black

C．white

D．purple

2.

A．opportunity

B．love

C．fortune

D．challenge

3.

A．steal

B．touch

C．watch

D．find

4.

A．looked

B．pulled

C．cut

D．burst

5.

A．tool

B．clothing

C．toy

D．food

6.

A．barks

B．attempts

C．choices

D．mistakes

7.

A．called

B．helped

C．complained

D．attacked

8.

A．gently

B．leisurely

C．eagerly

D．angrily

9.

A．brave

B．shameful

C．regretful

D．heartbroken

10.

A．depressingly

B．surprisingly

C．disappointingly

D．confusingly

11.

A．posted

B．took

C．downloaded

D．found

12.

A．acquiring

B．imitating

C．adding

D．inventing

13.

A．shabby

B．permanent

C．fancy

D．costly

14.

A．borrowed

B．subscribed

C．received

D．bought

15.

A．without

B．around

C．between

D．against

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. What makes Jessica Damiano kill houseplants?

A．Carelessness.

B．Forgetfulness.

C．Laziness.

2. What do we know about the money plant?

A．It needs enough sunlight.

B．It is unsuitable for beginners.

C．It likes being far from a window.

3. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．Characters of houseplants.

B．Ways to save water at home.

C．Advice on growing houseplants.

4 . California’s snowpack is more than two-and-a-half times larger than average (平均水平) right now, according to the state’s Department of Water Resources. As the weather gets warmer, it’s going to melt (融化). Scientists say there’s no question we need the snow.

“The melting of snow has always been important every single year in California,” said scientist Dr. Pat Abbott.

This comes as the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows almost two-thirds of the state is not experiencing drought (干旱), a huge improvement over the past few months. Unluckily, the snowpack can’t make certain that we’ll stay that way.

“Drought is part of California,” said Dr. Abbott. “We’ve had a temporary respite. That doesn’t mean it has gone away completely. It will be back sooner than we would like.”

The snow can be a valuable protection against wildfires, but only if it melts slowly. “Plants stay healthy. They have taken in enough water and are less likely to catch on fire for a longer time,” said Dr. Abbott. “If it becomes too hot, say in early June, and all that snow is melted and gone, the plants don’t get more water and start drying out. By the time we get to the end of the summer, it’s easier for them to catch fire. The bigger the fires are, the greater the challenge is for our firefighters.”

A quick melt can also flood places near the Sierra Nevada (a mountain range in eastern California) that got more rain than they could deal with this winter. That includes places like Tulare Lake (in the Central Valley of California), which was dry for years until this winter. Now, it’s more than 100 square miles in size and flooding communities around it.

The area is expecting even more flooding when the snowpack melts. But Dr. Abbott says floods like this are a necessary risk for water the state has needed for years. “The snow we’ve gotten this winter is highly positive,” said Dr. Abbott. “On the other side, nothing is ever 100%.” Dr. Abbott says the snow is also helping to fill Northern California’s man-made lake, which helps provide water we need.

1. What do the underlined words “temporary respite” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Close look.

B．Short break.

C．Clear goal.

D．Long history.

2. What can we learn from paragraph 5?

A．The snow’s melting speed matters.

B．It is costly to reduce the risk of wildfires.

C．Some plants died because it was too dry.

D．Plants will be hurt if the snow melts slowly.

3. What does Dr. Abbott think of the snowpack in general?

A．It calls for more attention.

B．It does good to California.

C．It may cause unnecessary worries.

D．It will cause danger in the long run.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．California’s snowpack: a wonderful view

B．Snowpack in California: a record snowfall

C．Snowpack in California: advantages and risks

D．California’s snowpack: the past and the present

5 . A badly-injured fox spent two weeks recovering in a garden tent after attaching itself to a family in Glasgow, Scotland.

Liz Wink said the fox followed her home before they noticed a bad wound on its side. “My son Andrew came running in and said ‘there’s a fox following me’,” Wink said. “We opened the door and it was just standing there.”

“I have three dogs and they were barking (吠叫)but it was still trying to come in —its nose was going through the letterbox. We noticed the wound. We put food in the back garden and it made the back garden its home. There was also a chair in the back.” The fox was fed food including cooked chicken. “We also bought a tent, with an old quit cover in it.”

Wink said antibiotics(抗生素)were given after contacting a vet, and the fox finally left their garden with the wound healed after a fortnight. “It was here day and night,” Wink said. “My daughter Lucy is good with animals and would pat it. It was so quiet.”

“Clearly, when foxes are injured they take a thing called a rescue nap(抢救性小睡)and I think that’s what it has done with us,” Wink said. “They nap for however long it takes , and it completely healed. Then it was up and away and we never saw that fox again. We still have foxes but that one was so friendly, the other ones do run away. Maybe it will come back with babies one day.”

Although it’s great that the fox appeared to make a full recovery, we wouldn’t advise members of the public to attempt to treat sick or injured wild animals themselves. If people find a wounded wild animal in trouble, they should call animal helpline.

1. Why did the fox follow the son Andrew to his home?

A．To make friends with Andrew.	B．To feed its babies.
C．To turned to the family for help.	D．To cure its injured back.

2. What can we learn about the family from paragraph 3?

A．They treated the fox carefully.	B．They fed the dog with chicken.
C．They thought the fox was noisy.	D．They put the fox into the letterbox.

3. What did the fox do for its own recovery?

A．It rested for as long as it would take.	B．It went for a vet to have a check-up.
C．It killed animals nearby for food.	D．It went into forests to heal itself.

4. What does the author suggest people do to help injured wild animals?

A．Treat them under the guidance of vets.

B．Search the wild and look for more of them.

C．Contact animal experts for advice and information.

D．Learn more about them. and offer proper treatment.

5. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Garden Tent and a Kind Fox	B．An Injured Fox and a Kind Family
C．A Badly-injured Fox and Its Travel	D．A Family Travel and an Injured Fox

6 . The world is warming up and humans are the cause, and that means it’s up to us to stop it. The burning of oil and coal is one huge cause, and clean energy (能源) sources are needed greatly if we’re going to make any meaningful changes. But where is all of this clean energy going to come from? Denmark seems to have an idea.

In Europe, Denmark provides more oil than any other country, but that’s going to change. The country has promised to stop oil production within the next 30 years, but that means it’s going to need to get its energy from somewhere else. To that end, Denmark has planned to build a man-made island off its coast.

As Fast Company reports, the plan will include the building of the island itself as well as up to 600 wind turbines (涡轮机) to pick up ocean winds and change them into electricity (电). The island will have a size of 20 football fields and will have turbines around it and send power to huge batteries (电池) that can store power for whenever it’s needed. All told, the island should be able to provide power for as many as three million homes, but as more batteries are added, that stored power could be provided for even more homes and businesses.

“The island is expected to cost about $34 billion, which is really a lot of money. However, as countries begin to use more green energy, the ones that produce more of it will have the chance to sell it to other countries. As oil and coal burning is not allowed worldwide, those that don’t produce enough green energy might be forced to buy up power from their greener neighbors,” said Fast Company.

1. Which of the following words can best describe Denmark’s action?

A．Worrying.

B．Brave.

C．Responsible.

D．Confusing

2. What will the man-made island serve as?

A．An energy center.	B．A living center.
C．A research center.	D．A tour center.

3. What do Fast Company’s words in the last paragraph mean?

A．The project will get paid back in the long run.

B．The project will attract more countries’ attention.

C．They have collected enough money for the project.

D．They need other countries’help to finish the project.

4. What could be the best title for the text?

A．Denmark will become a greener country.

B．Denmark is going to stop providing oil.

C．Denmark will sell its green energy to other countries.

D．Denmark will build a man-made island to produce energy

7 . 给WWF写一封信，请他们帮助拯救一种你非常担忧的濒危动物。
内容包括：
1.为什么说这种动物处在濒危状态；
2.讲述你自己的拯救思路；
3.解释WWF能够提供的帮助。
注意：不能少于80个单词。
Dear Sir/Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

8 . On December 26, 2004, a 10-minute-long earthquake with a 9.3 magnitude took place in the Indian Ocean. This earthquake, which is the third _______ ever recorded in history, caused powerful tsunamis (海啸) that reached many countries’ _______. About 230,000 people were _______ by the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of others were injured _______ disappeared. One of them is a little _______ named Wati.

The tsunami _______ her hometown of Aceh when she was only 3 years old. Like so many others, the huge waves separated her from her family, and she was _______ to an unknown town. After days of _______, her family eventually gave up and thought she had _______.

However, Wati had been ________ by a stranger who found her on the street after the tsunami. The stranger had tried to find her family, but Wati could not ________ the names of her parents and only knew that she had a grandfather named Ibraham.

________ later, a taxi driver who heard Wati’s story happened to know an old man with that name in a nearby town and decided to take her to him. Although the old man did not ________ her at first, he took Wati to see his ________.

“When I saw my mother, I knew it was her,” said the 15-year-old Wati. “I just knew.”

The parents recognized their daughter ________ because of the birthmark on the body.

1.

A．weakest

B．strongest

C．quickest

D．deepest

2.

A．castles

B．parks

C．goals

D．shores

3.

A．frightened

B．saved

C．killed

D．helped

4.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

5.

A．boy

B．pet

C．girl

D．town

6.

A．hit

B．cut

C．pushed

D．missed

7.

A．sold

B．washed(冲走)

C．invited

D．asked

8.

A．wait

B．walk

C．fight

D．search

9.

A．died

B．won

C．run away

D．checked in

10.

A．hidden

B．rescued

C．bought

D．refused

11.

A．write

B．show

C．remember

D．see

12.

A．Days

B．Weeks

C．Months

D．Years

13.

A．know

B．recognize

C．want

D．understand

14.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．son

D．father

15.

A．anxiously

B．calmly

C．officially

D．immediately

9 . A big sandstorm hit northern China several months ago. It covered many cities with thick clouds of yellow dust (尘土).

The storm, which came from Mongolia, was the largest sandstorm in China in the past 10 years. Many flights and classes were canceled (取消) because the visibility (能见度) was lower than 500 meters.

The storm was the result of warm and dry weather in the area, together with the strong winds from Mongolia. “There has been little rainfall so far this spring and the temperature is rising. So now it is a worrying time for sandstorms,” said an expert from Beijing.

In recent years, sandstorms haven’t been as common in northern China as before. The land with desertification (沙漠化) has been falling by 7, 585 km per year in China, and the area of sandy land has been decreasing by 1, 284 km a year. This is thanks to China’s Three-North Shelter Forest Program (TNSFP, 三北防护林工程) which started in the 1970s. Millions of trees have been planted in northern China to prevent sandstorms and protect the environment.

Besides, China has a color-graded weather warning system (预警系统) for sandstorms, with red meaning the most serious, followed by orange and yellow. Therefore, people would have time to get prepared for the sandstorm.

Sandstorm     visibility < 1 kilometer       
Severe (严重的) sandstorm     visibility < 500 meters       
Super severe sandstorm     visibility < 50 meters
1. What caused (造成) the sandstorm from Mongolia?

A．Cold and wet weather, together with the strong winds.

B．Cold but sunny weather.

C．Warm, wet weather and the strong winds.

D．Warm, dry weather and the strong winds.

2. When did TNSFP start?

A．In the 1970s.

B．In the 1980s.

C．In the 1960s.

D．In the 1990s.

3. If the visibility in your city is 700 meters, what color will the warning be?

A．Red.

B．Orange.

C．Yellow.

D．Blue

10 . New York City’s trash is this woman’s treasure, and she’s using her platform to fight our culture of too much waste.

Working at a bank in New York City, Anna Sacks was living the life — just not the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important. She packed up and moved to Connecticut for three months to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable (可持续的) living. When she returned, it was with a new purpose and a variety of new skills to make her dreams a reality.

“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste,” she says. “And I just thought, ‘Why aren’t we doing that here?’ I’d walk around my neighborhood and was shocked at how many bags of waste were piled up. I began to wonder, ‘What is actually in all those bags and recycling bins?’”

Instead of getting stuck in a never-ending cycle of climate anxiety, she started a mission. In 2016, she took a master composting course and started working with a food rescue program. She found her calling in 2017. To satisfy her curiosity and to help her get food and household supplies, she began what she calls “trash walking”. During outings around her neighborhood, Sacks picks through garbage to look for reusable items. Surprisingly, she discovered a wide array of really great stuff — like clothing, dinnerware, and food — all of which she documents on Instagram and TikTok.

Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her educational and funny videos that bring out the problems with consumerism and share information about how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. “The root issue is overproduction, which leads to an immense amount of waste,” she says. Sacks’s main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become conscious of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve,” she says.

1. Why did Anna Sacks attend Adamah?

A．To make more money.	B．To get used to living in Connecticut.
C．To relieve her climate anxiety.	D．To live a more meaningful life.

2. How has the program, Adamah, affected Anna Sacks?

A．She has developed a strong personality.	B．She has got a purpose and new skills.
C．She has become a social media expert.	D．She has discovered many reusable items.

3. What does the underlined word in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Sacks’s suggestions for wasting less goods.	B．Sacks’s efforts to fight extra waste.
C．Sack’s collection from her trash walking.	D．Sack’s call for living a sustainable life.

4. What is the major cause of the culture of too much waste according to Anna Sacks?

A．Uncontrolled production.	B．Unreasonable lifestyle.
C．Increasing income.	D．Low level of education.