1 . The Great Barrier Reef's outlook remains “very poor” despite coral (珊瑚) recovery over the past year, Australian government scientists said Monday, just days before a UNESCO ruling on the site's world heritage (遗产) status.

The United Nations cultural agency recommended last month that the world's largest reef (珊瑚礁) system be placed on its endangered list because of damage to the corals largely caused by climate change.

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) said the corals were now in a “recovery window” after a decade of harmful heat stress and cyclones (旋风). But such opportunities were becoming rarer due to the influence of climate change, the government agency, which has monitored the reef for 35 years, said in its annual report released today. “The increasing emergence of climate-related extreme weather events and starfish outbreaks is causing more severe and frequent pressures, giving the reef fewer opportunities like this to recover,”CEO Paul Hardisty said. The scientists surveyed 127 reef sites in 2021 and found hard coral cover had increased at 69 of the 81 locations surveyed in the past two years.

Separate scientific research released last October found the 2, 300-kilometre (1, 400 miles) system had lost half its corals since 1995, with a series of ocean heatwaves causing mass coral death.

Britta Schaffelke, research program director at AIMS, said the latest findings provided a slight hope that the reef still has the power of recovering. But she added that its future is still very poor because of the dangers of climate change and other factors that are affecting the reef.

UNESCO has urged Australia to take urgent climate action but the government has long resisted calls to commit to net zero emissions (排放) by 2050. The government has said it hopes to meet the target “as soon as possible” without harming its economy, insisting dealing with climate change requires a global effort. The reef was worth about US $4. 8 billion a year in tourism for the Australian economy and there are fears that an “in danger” listing could weaken its tourist appeal.

1. What is the major cause of the damage to the corals?

A．The climate change.	B．Lack of money.
C．Over development.	D．Too many tourists.

2. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A．The result of the survey.

B．The efforts AIMS has made.

C．The slight chance of the recovery.

D．The terrible situation of the climate.

3. What is Britta Schaffelke's attitude towards the future of the reef?

A．Unclear.	B．Positive.
C．Intolerant.	D．Anxious.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Australia wants to put the reef on the endangered list.

B．The Australian government has ignored UNESCO's demand.

C．Australia hopes to keep a balance between emission target and its economy.

D．The Australian government refuses to take its share of responsibility of climate change.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is Stonehenge located?

A．In Egypt.

B．In China.

C．In England.

2. When did Stonehenge start to be built?

A．In 4000 BC.

B．Between 3000 and 2000 BC.

C．In 1600 BC.

3. What does the speaker say about Stonehenge?

A．It was built in stages.

B．It's the oldest construction in the world.

C．The supporting stones are 2.29 meters tall.

4. What do most scientists think about Stonehenge?

A．It's a royal palace.

B．It's a religious site.

C．It's a burial ground.

3 . Venice is suffering the worst flooding the city has experienced in 50 years. The city is “on its knees” and Venetian Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted as water submerged (淹没) much of the famous historical city.

While floods are a normal part of life in Venice, they have never happened with such frequency before. Experts say that climate change is likely to blame.     1     The Venetian council voted against a measure to fight climate change just a few moments before their chamber (会议厅) flooded.

Flooding is just one of the many impacts from climate change that is being experienced with more frequency and globally threatens many vulnerable (脆弱的) areas and regions. There is a threat that is not often considered.     2     Natural and man-made heritage sites throughout the world are in danger of being damaged or destroyed by climate change.

    3     Some will be hit by flooding, like Venice, others by extreme weather events or rising temperatures. For instance, George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state Penang faces rising sea levels, landslides and more severe typhoons, while Yellowstone ecosystem in the western United States faces melting snows, more frequent wildfires and a changing ecosystem.

Changes in the ocean will have a profound impact on many of these sites.     4     And rising sea levels threaten to wash away many of the world’s great archaeological sites.

Experts say that the solutions to saving these sites will be varied, but many will be very expensive.     5    

A．Different ways can be used to save these sites.

B．Climate change will impact these sites in different ways.

C．It is the damage from climate change to the world’s heritage.

D．But putting in place protective measures has proven difficult.

E．Warming water threatens to kill much of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef.

F．Many heritage sites on land are facing the great threat posed by global warming.

G．Therefore, they suggest that countries should work together to protect heritage sites.