5 . Should We Create More National Parks to Save Endangered Animals?

Don’t you find it worrying that more and more species of animals are in real danger of becoming extinct?     1     And I think the best way to do this is for governments to create more national parks.

    2     If this environment is destroyed — for example, when farmers clear a forest for new fields, or trees are cut down to make profits — many animals are unable to survive, and more species are likely to become extinct.

        In addition, national parks protect animals from the danger of being hunted. A major reason why many species are endangered is that these animals are killed by hunters. They hunt animals to make money.     3    

On the other hand, some people fight against the creation of national parks because they consider it is wrong to interfere with nature. They believe that wild animals are happier living in their natural environment.     4     They also point out that a few species are more likely to produce young animals in the wild than in national parks.

All in all, these disadvantages are far less important than the benefits of national parks.     5     As a matter of fact, they protect animals from their greatest enemies, that is, human beings.

A．To begin with, animals are important to humans.

B．Some hunters even hunt animals simply for sport.

C．I personally believe that we must save these animals.

D．These parks allow animals to live in a safe environment.

E．Firstly, national parks protect these animals’ natural environment.

F．They say though the animals may face danger, they enjoy a free life.

G．There is a heated discussion about whether to create more national parks.

6 . There are many things that we can do in our own ways which will help save the environment. What are some of these ways to save the environment? Let’s take a look at a list of them.

There won’t be enough water before we need to fight for clean and fresh water. That is why saving water and preventing water pollution becomes very important. Keep simple things in mind like turning off the tap when you are brushing teeth. Don’t often take a shower. Don’t pour oil into the drains. Don’t throw rubbish into the river.

Save paper to save trees. Make sure that you use both sides of paper before throwing it away. If you can, try not to use paper as possible as you can and do not forget to recycle paper. Also, using cloth bags instead of paper bags can save much Paper. This is one of the best ways to save our environment.

Recycling is important. It makes sure that the environment is not more polluted. Recycling does not simply include recycling paper, but things like plastic, metal and office supplies like pens, ink and more. This makes sure that they are changed into material that is reusable and also puts less pressure on the environment.

What are the ways to save energy? Turn off the lights and computers before you leave. Use cold water instead of hot water to wash clothes, use the stairs instead of the lift and keep the air conditioner on moderate setting (设置) to save energy.

In a word, try our best to do something to save our environment, and we will do something helpful to save ourselves.

1. How can we save trees according to the passage?

A．By saving water.	B．By planting trees.
C．By saving energy.	D．By using less paper.

2. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Saving paper.

B．Saving water.

C．Recycling.

D．Planting trees.

3. The reason why recycling is important mainly because_______.

A．it can save our environment	B．there are many old things
C．it helps us keep healthy	D．it can save some money

4. The underlined word “moderate” means_______.

A．high wind

B．high temperature

C．open

D．proper

8 . A few weeks ago a group of scientists produced a report about global warming and the natural world. They wanted to find out if global warming was dangerous for plants and animals. The scientists were surprised by what they found. They saw that during the next 50 years about 25% of land animals and plants will disappear from the Earth. More than 1 million plants and animal species will die out by 2050.

The head of the research team, Christ Thomas, who is a professor of conservation biology at Leeds University, said the results of their research were frightening. More than 10% of all plants and animals will disappear from the Earth. It is too late to save many plants and animals because of the greenhouse gases that are already in the atmosphere. But the scientists say if we control greenhouse gases now, we can save many more plants and animals from disappearing.

The scientists studied some areas of the world with very rich biology. These areas were Europe, Australia, Central and South America, and South Africa. Their studies showed that species living in mountainous areas had a better chance of survival because they could move uphill to get cooler. In flat areas, such as deserts, plants and animals would have to move very long distances to get cooler, so they are in great danger of dying out. The scientists found many surprising things. For example, they found that half of the 24 species of butterfly they studied in Australia would soon disappear.

1. According to this passage, global warming can be best described as________ to many plants and animals.

A．disappointing	B．strange
C．surprising	D．deadly

2. What’s the purpose of the research led by Christ Thomas?

A．To prevent animals and plants from global warming.

B．To raise people’s awareness to control greenhouse gases.

C．To research the effect of global warming on animals and plants.

D．To warn us of the dying out of many animals and plants.

3. What can be the best title of this passage?

A．Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

B．A frightening Discovery Concerning Global Warming

C．Animals are dying out in the World

D．Disappearance of species

4. Why do species living in mountainous areas had a better chance of survival?

A．The earth is getting warmer

B．They can move downhill to get cooler.

C．They have to go to high altitude to get cooler

D．More species are disappearing.

9 . In the blue-green depths of the sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, an unusual seafloor sculpture park is defending its watery setting.

Since fisherman Paolo’s teens, he has been leading out daily to fish in these coastal waters along the Maremma coastline. It was in the 1980s that he began to notice the clear signs: a seabed that was becoming poor, with exhausted fish stocks. Until recently, he was forced to share catches with a threatening part: illegal “bottom trawlers’’(拖网捕鱼的人), who randomly spoil a large quantity of ocean life as they fish, dragging a weighted net along the seafloor behind their boats.

Paolo’s style of artisanal fishing, in contrast,needs to be sustainable as damaging the ecosystem could reduce fisher men’s income. Paolo understood that the success of his fishing activity was linked to the good state of the environment. “If the sea dies, so does the fisherman. You can’t just take. You have to give, too,” said Paolo. The underwater “House of Fish”sculpture park, which was started in 2015, was encouraged by this fisher man’s desire to do something that went beyond the handful of concrete blocks he had previously convinced local authorities and some environmental groups to drop into the sea to try and stop illegal trawling.

Concrete blocks or sculptures can break weighted trawler nets. They can also play a role as artificial reefs, giving corals and other sea life a place to live, and varying shade and lighting to help species flourish. Thanks to the underwater sculptures, some species not seen in a long while such as groupers and lobsters have returned. The sculpture park represents both an artistic statement and a physical barrier to seafloor trawling.

Today, 39 huge,other-worldly stone sculptures dot the seabed along a stretch of Tuscan coastline near the town of Talamone. These artworks have been already coated with algae, a sign that the natural habitat is being revived. In the immediate future, Paolo hopes to continue his beautiful solution in coastal waters. “Man is still destroying the seas,” he says. “And my mission continues.”

1. What threatens Paolo’s work of artisanal fishing?

A．Increasing fishermen.	B．Frequent bad weather.
C．Illegal trawling industry.	D．Concrete blocks on the seafloor.

2. Why does Paolo want to build underwater sculpture parks?

A．To show his creativity in carving.

B．To protect the ecosystem of the sea.

C．To boost the development of local tourism.

D．To warn people against fishing in coastal waters.

3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The process of building sculpture parks.

B．The results of banning seafloor trawling.

C．The roles of sculpture parks under the sea.

D．The damaging effects of trawling on sea life.

4. What could be the best title of this text?

A．The First Underwater Park in the World.

B．Fanciulli’s Innovation in Cleaning the Ocean.

C．Waters with Sculptures: Better Habitats for Fishes.

D．Seafloor Parks: Artworks for Protecting Our Sea.

10 . Corals are comeback creatures. As the world froze and melted and sea levels rose and fell over 30,000 years, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which is roughly the size of Italy, died and revived five times. But now, due to human activities, corals face the most complex condition they have yet had to deal with.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change, a rise in global temperatures of 1.5℃ could cause coral reefs to decline 70-90%. The planet is about 1℃ hotter than in the 19th century and its seas are becoming warmer, stormier and more acidic (酸性的). This is already affecting relations between corals and the single-celled algae (海藻), which give them their color. When waters become unusually warm, algae float away, leaving reefs a ghostly white. This “bleaching” is happening five times as often as it did in the 1970s. Meanwhile the changing chemistry of the oceans makes it harder for corals to form their structures.

If corals go, divers and marine biologists are not the only people who will miss them. Reefs take up only a percent of the sea floor, but support a quarter of the planet’s fish diversity. The fish that reefs shelter are especially valuable to their poorest human neighbors, many of whom depend on them as a source of protein. Roughly an eighth of the world’s population lives within 100 km of a reef. Corals also protect 150,000 km of shoreline in more than 100 countries and territories from the oceans buffeting (肆虐), as well as generating billions of dollars in tourism revenue.

Coral systems must adapt if they are to survive. They need protection from local sources of harm. Their eco-systems suffer from waste from farms, building sites and blast fishing. Governments need to impose tighter rules on these industrials, such as tougher local building codes, and to put more effort into enforcing rules against overfishing.

Setting up marine protected areas could also help reefs. Locals who fear for their livelihoods could be given work as rangers with the job of looking after the reserves. Visitors to marine parks can be required to pay a special tax, like what has been done in the Caribbean.

Many reefs that have been damaged could benefit from restoration. Coral’s biodiversity offers hope, because the same coral will grow differently under different conditions. Corals of the western Pacific, for example, can withstand higher temperatures than the same species in the eastern Pacific, which proves a way forward to encourage corals to grow in new spots.

1. According to the passage, what may happen to coral reefs when waters become warm?

A．Floating away.	B．Changing forms.
C．Turning white.	D．Becoming acidic.

2. According to Paragraph 4, the governments should        .

A．ban people from fishing in the coral reef areas

B．reduce the number of visitors to the marine parks

C．call on volunteers to look after the marine reserves

D．carry out stricter rules on industries around the coast

3. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A．Corals have experienced death and revival for five times.

B．Reefs play an important part in protecting the fish diversity.

C．Coral systems suffer from agriculture, tourism and fishing.

D．The growth of coral has nothing to do with the condition.

4. What’s the main purpose of the passage?

A．To attach more importance to coral reefs protection.

B．To present the significance of coral reefs to the world.

C．To expose the influence of climate change on coral reefs.

D．To appeal to governments for quick action to save coral reefs.