1 . Nanako Hama was holding a light envelop. When she tore it open with care, locks of hair emerged. Many strangers send Hama locks of their hair, hoping to recycle it.

People generate a huge amount of hair waste. Nearly all of that waste ends up in landfill, where it can release harmful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. But hair possesses useful qualities that it’s a shame to simply throw it away. That’s why people all around the world, like Hama, have been collecting hair and finding innovative ways to recycle it, including making mats (垫子) out of it for removing oil leaks in the ocean.

Hama is part of the nonprofit Matter of Trust (MoT) members working at more than 60 centers dotted across 17 countries, using machines to make hair donated from local salons and individuals into square mat, which are then used to clean up the floating oil. “Hair is particularly well-suited for this,” says MoT co-founder Lisa Gautier. “That’s because its rough sort of outer layer lets oil stick to it.” MoT’s mats have been used in major oil leaks, including the 2010 Deepwater Horizon and 2007 Cosco Busan incidents.

In a 2018 study, Murray, an environmental scientist at the University of Technology Sydney, in Australia found that mats made of recycled human hair could absorb 0.84 grams of oil onto its surface for every gram of hair—significantly more than polypropylene (聚丙烯),a type of plastic that’s typically used to clean up floating oil. Besides, hair is also useful as fertilizer (化肥). Hair contains a relatively high nitrogen (氮), a chemical element crucial for plant growth, and each lock of hair is made of roughly 16 percent of this essential nutrient. Last year, more than 560 gallons of liquid fertilizer made from human hair was sold to farmers in northern Tanzania and the feedback from the farmers has been very encouraging.

“It’s just a great way to use hair in a productive way. Hair is an answer literally hanging in front of our eyes—for oil and soil,” Hama says.

1. How does the author introduce the topic?

A．By presenting a scene.	B．By detailing the background.
C．By describing the usage of hair.	D．By praising an environmentalist.

2. What can the mat made of human hair do?

A．Improve soil.

B．Prevent oil leaks.

C．Take in harmful gas.

D．Clear the sea of oil.

3. Which qualities of hair contribute to its innovative use?

A．Its color and strength.	B．Its length and amount.
C．Its weight and flexibility.	D．Its structure and component.

4. Which best describes the future of hair waste as fertilizer?

A．Uncertain.

B．Promising.

C．Doubtful.

D．Worrying.

2 . 假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华。为提升你市的文化品位，你市正在开展“黄河文化带”的建设。请你代表学生会写一份倡议书，向全校学生发出倡议，为打造“黄河文化带”助力。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 倡议内容：清理活动，保护环境；
3. 活动意义。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A Call for Assistance in Building “the Yellow River Cultural Belt”

Dear fellow students,
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Yours faithfully,

The Student Union

3 . 假如你是李华，你校将举办以“保护海洋安全·抵制核废水排海”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点提示写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1.现状；
2.你的倡议。
要求：词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：nuclear waste核废水
Dear students,

It’s my great honour to stand here to give a speech.

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Thanks for your listening!

4 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Ways to save water.

B．Schools’ facilities.

C．Cities’ water supply.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．A couple.

B．Classmates.

C．Colleagues.

2. What do the speakers decide to do?

A．Stop using paper cups.

B．Prepare boxes for different waste.

C．Reduce the use of paper, plastic and cans.

6 . Growing up in coastal Maine, Lynda Doughty spent lots of time out on the sea. There she often saw whales, seals and other marine (海洋的) animals. She developed a(n) _______ for the wildlife living along the coast.

“I remember being so amazed by them and _______ what was happening in their life,” Doughty said.

She also _______ that their livelihood was influenced by pollution and other human-related activities. She wanted to do something to _______ these animals.

So she became a marine _______ and worked with organisations that provided help for sick and injured sea animals. But as many nonprofits (非营利机构) closed their doors, Doughty decided to step in.

In 2011, she _______ her nonprofit, Marine Mammals of Maine, and has since provided help and medical care for more than 3,000 sea animals.

When COVID-19 broke out, things became more difficult, but they couldn’t _______—the animals _______, needed their help.

“We were so nervous of how we would _______ as a nonprofit in uncertain times,” Doughty said. “________, our team stood strong and we were able to continue to help animals.”

When another New England-based marine animal rescue program ________ its animal care during COVID-19, Doughty’s work became more ________ than ever.

“We could no longer take any ________ to their rescue center and there were not enough rehabilitation (康复) places for these animals. Actually, we were really ________ and there was more pressure for our center to stay open,” Doughty said.

“I feel this strong ________ to help these animals,” Doughty said. “This is what I was put on the earth to do.”

1.

A．habit

B．taste

C．love

D．approach

2.

A．dreaming

B．wondering

C．estimating

D．approving

3.

A．recognised

B．imagined

C．doubted

D．noticed

4.

A．protect

B．attract

C．evolve

D．prevent

5.

A．chemist

B．biologist

C．linguist

D．psychologist

6.

A．set out

B．gave out

C．set up

D．gave up

7.

A．go back

B．wipe out

C．come along

D．slow down

8.

A．already

B．still

C．even

D．just

9.

A．survive

B．capture

C．occupy

D．quit

10.

A．Normally

B．Hopefully

C．Naturally

D．Luckily

11.

A．started

B．stopped

C．continued

D．forgot

12.

A．generous

B．delightful

C．crucial

D．terrifying

13.

A．employers

B．partners

C．experts

D．animals

14.

A．assisted

B．encouraged

C．needed

D．impressed

15.

A．responsibility

B．ability

C．personality

D．chance

7 . Japan said Tuesday that it would start pouring treated radioactive water (放射性废水) from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean within two years. Officials in Tokyo said the water would be filtered and diluted (稀释) to safe levels first, but most locals remain firmly opposed to the plan. Protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s residence in downtown Tokyo to criticize the government’s decision.

More than a million tons of radioactive water is currently being stored at the Fukushima power plant in a massive tank farm big enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The wastewater comes from water pumped in to cool the plant’s damaged reactors (反应堆). The government says it has simply run out of room to store all the water. The plan to dump the water into the ocean first came to light in the autumn of last year, when Japanese news reported anonymous (匿名的) officials said the decision had been taken.

On Tuesday, Suga said that after years of study, his scientific advisors had concluded that ocean discharge was the most possible way to cope with the wastewater. But the decision to pour Fukushima wastewater into the ocean has drawn fire from neighboring Asian countries and local fishermen along Japan’s coast.

China called the decision “extremely irresponsible,” and South Korea summoned (召唤) the Japanese ambassador in Seoul over the matter. “They told us that they wouldn’t release the water into the sea without the support of fishermen,” Kanji Tachiya, who leads a local cooperative of fisheries in Fukushima, told national broadcaster NHK ahead of the announcement on Tuesday. “We can’t support this move to break that promise and release the water into the sea unilaterally (单方面地).”

The actual release of water from the Fukushima plant will take decades to complete. Critics have called on Japan’s government to at least ensure that independent monitoring is in place to check the level of radiation in the poured water is safe for the environment.

1. How do most of the local people react to the plan?

A．Indifferent.

B．Uncertain.

C．Supportive.

D．Disapproving.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The wastewater is being stored in 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

B．It was last year that the plan was exposed to the public.

C．Ocean discharge is the only way to deal with the wastewater.

D．The plan has aroused anger in all the Asian countries.

3. What does Kanji Tachiya probably agree with?

A．The plan is to pull the whole world into the disaster.

B．It’s imperative that the plan should be carried out immediately.

C．It’s safe and easy to pour the wastewater into the ocean.

D．It’s unacceptable to pour the water into the ocean without fishermen’s permission.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The Japanese government has checked the level of radiation in the poured water.

B．Neigboring Asian countries agreed the decision to pour Fukushima wastewater into the ocean..

C．It will actually take the Fukushima plant long to release treated radioactive water.

D．Independent monitoring of the water from the Fukushima plant aren’t necessary.

8 . 假定你是李华，你校英文报正在为2024年8月15日第二个“全国生态日（National Ecology Day)”征集环保口号（slogan)。请你给口号征集负责人Alan写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.你提出的口号；
2.口号的含义及优点。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Alan,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . As we work to ease biodiversity losses and seek to reduce climate change, restoration is an important part of the global solution. But while it is widely understood that ecosystem restoration is the right thing to do, there is far less understanding of what exactly it means, and how it is to be achieved.

One of the most obvious misunderstandings about ecosystem restoration is that it is all about action, especially planting trees. It is important to understand that forest and woodland ecosystems are not the only crucial environments to restore. Ecosystem restoration consists of a huge range of different systems, from farmland soils and grassland systems to our seas and oceans.

Ecosystem restoration is not always about actively intervening (介入). In many instances, passive intervention can be just as effective, if not more so, than active. This involves simply letting nature take the reins. In short, in ecosystem restoration, what we don’t do can be as important as what we do. Often nature already has the answers. But there are situations in which humans have damaged the environment to such a degree that natural restoration is impossible. This is when carefully designed action is required.

Another key thing to remember is that we cannot succeed in ecosystem restoration without local people’s involvement or, ideally, their leadership. When a community feels a sense of belonging and a deep connection with the land, this provides a firm foundation for future conservation and restoration work.

While I dislike taking an overly human-centered view, environmental issues cannot be separated in our complex modern world from socio-economic ones. We need to look at people and the planet as a whole and appreciate the complex web of human life and its interaction with the natural world in order to form practical restoration solutions. It is important to understand how nature can thrive (繁荣) and still provide humans with the things we need. It is only when we consider the natural environment and human society as interconnected that we can really continue to make progress.

1. Which shows the right understanding of ecosystem restoration?

A．Ecosystem restoration involves a variety of systems.

B．Direct action on forest ecosystems should be avoided.

C．Community-led efforts should be reduced.

D．The more trees we plant, the better ecosystems will be.

2. In what case active intervention is often a must?

A．Active intervention can improve the local economy

B．The cost of passive intervention is high.

C．A large population relies on natural resources.

D．Nature fails to restore itself.

3. According to Paragraph 5, what should be done to make practical restoration plans?

A．To learn from developed countries.

B．To take both social factors and nature into account.

C．To make a study of local natural resources.

D．To put environmental protection first.

4. What is mainly talked about in the text?

A．What challenge people face in ecosystem restoration.

B．How people can benefit from ecosystem restoration.

C．How to repair damaged ecosystems more effectively.

D．Why ecosystem restoration becomes urgent.

10 . 假定你是李华，即将参加以“大美家乡”为主题的英语征文比赛，请写一篇关于我市“口袋公园”的短文进行投稿，内容包括：
1. 情况描述；
2. 你的观点；
3. 发表倡议。
注意：
1. 题目自拟，写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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