My family lives by the Pacific Ocean, and my son, Ryan, has always loved marine animals. When he was three, Ryan came to the recycling center with me. He had fun
The next day, Ryan announced he was starting a recycling business: Ryan’s Recycling. He and my wife delivered trash bags to each of
Ryan is saving the refund money to buy a truck and hopes to expand his business
2 . When it comes to the ocean, you may think of a visit to the beach, whales or coral reefs. To me, I think the ocean is out of expanse of deep dark water and it is filled with life and mystery and opportunity.
Whatever you think of, the ocean is much more. It is a complex physical, chemical and biological system that takes up 70% of our planet. What we do know is that the ocean is an important part of our life support system on the planet. It produces at least 50% of the oxygen that we breathe. It also regulates temperature for the planet.
Without the ocean, the poles would be unbearably cold and the equator would be unbearably hot. And it would be a lot harder to live on earth. Now we consider saving the ocean from plastic, from oil spills or from overfishing. But really, we should be thinking about how the ocean is saving us. It is saving us from the climate change that we are creating. Basically, what we need to do is think about not how to save the ocean, but instead how the ocean can actually help us in this fight against climate change.
Already, the ocean is absorbing 25 to 30% of the CO2 that we release into the atmosphere. It is the world’s largest carbon sink. It has also absorbed 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. So it is basically helping to keep the planet habitable. When we think about climate action, climate strategies and climate plans, we often overlook the ocean and leave it out because somehow we think that saving the ocean is something else we have to do, not a core part of our climate strategy.
That’s what has to change because the ocean is a core part of our climate system, and so it has to be a core part of our climate solutions.
1. What does the author think of the ocean’s meaning to humans?| A．It supports life system on the planet. |
| B．It offers chances to find mysterious treasure. |
| C．It provides a large number of deep dark water. |
| D．It is a perfect place to watch whales and coral reefs. |
| A．Low. | B．High. | C．Moderate. | D．Extra. |
| A．The poles would be hot. | B．Overfishing would not be a problem. |
| C．The globe would be tougher to live on. | D．The climate would be changed slightly. |
| A．Strategies to save the ocean. | B．Whether the ocean is habitable. |
| C．Saving the ocean is saving humans. | D．A place to watch whales and coral reefs. |
3 . A very dangerous situation happened in California last week. More than 12 wildfires broke out in the state. Most of them began on October 8, in Northern California. They grew rapidly. The fires were made bigger by winds of up to 50 miles per hour and dry air in the area.
At least 20 people have been killed, the state government said. About 200 have been injured. At least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. About 50,000 people have been required to escape. Many left in a hurry, without time to take their personal things.“All the good stuff(东西)—I’m never going to see it again,”Jeff Okrepkie said. He escaped from his Santa Rosa home. It was destroyed soon after he left.
The fires burned through parts of eight counties(郡，县). These include Sonoma and Napa. The areas are important to California’s economy(经济). They are home to many of the state’s vineyards(葡萄园)and wineries(酿酒厂). In 2016, California’s wineries made more than $57 billion.
October is when wildfires usually produce the most ruins in California. But it is unusual for so many fires to start at once. Up to now, the government has not given a cause for any of the fires, many of which were still burning.
1. Why did the fires grow quickly?| A．High-speed wind and dry air. |
| B．12 fires happened at the same time |
| C．The state government didn’t do anything |
| D．Most of the fires began in October. |
| A．20. | B．200. | C．3,500. | D．50,000. |
| A．Homes have been destroyed. |
| B．Many people have been injured. |
| C．People have to leave their homes |
| D．Wineries have been burned. |
| A．The high-speed wind and dry air |
| B．The reason is not explained |
| C．October produces the most ruins |
| D．Many fires started at once |
