2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The Araguaia River is one of the biggest rivers in Brazil. It is home to thousands of animals, including bright blue and yellow macaws. River dolphins swim and play in the water, and there are many different colored fish.

In one town, a 13-year-old boy named Rhenan would walk along the river every day. But looking at the river made him worry because there was rubbish everywhere. He saw plastic bottles, old clothing, and empty food packages. The water looked dark and ugly.

At school, Rhenan asked about the dirty river. “You wouldn’t want trash in your house,” said his teacher. “Think about the poor animals!” For days, Rhenan couldn’t stop thinking about the river. It didn’t seem right to him that this big, powerful river was filled with trash. “It’s hurting the animals in my area,” he thought. “And it’s also hurting the families who live here.”

Then Rhenan had an idea. The next morning, Rhenan talked to his mother about his plan for the river. He wanted to go around his town and ask for everyone’s help. Maybe if they all worked together, they could clean up the river! Rhenan’s mother loved his idea. “I believe the most important thing for you, Rhenan, is learning how to change things that you care about. That will stay with you forever,” she told him. She told him she would help him all along the way.

The next day, Rhenan went to the police department. Then he went to the Mayor’s office. He visited other schools, offices, and businesses. Soon he had a very big group of people who liked his idea!

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Over an entire day, they all worked together to clean up the rubbish.

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Looking at the clean river, Rhenan decided to stop this problem from happening again.

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3 . Landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom has designed a new green roof on the Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University, about 25 miles north of central Bangkok, Thailand. Her imaginative work challenges the common thinking that urbanization has a negative impact on the planet, whether flooding, excess(过度的)energy use, disrupted biodiversity or the heat island effect.

The 236,806-square-foot structure, which opened in December 2019, includes a flood water management system and Asia’s largest rooftop organic farm. It combines modern landscape architecture with traditional agricultural knowledge, creating a green and friendly environment.

The green roof, containing an H-shaped landscape, looks like a futuristic hill with a brick building beneath it. The hill features a complex pattern of zigzagging terraces(之字形梯田)of planted beds, leading all the way down to the bottom. When rainwater hits the roof, it flows down the zigzags while being absorbed by the soil in the beds. The excess water is directed into four storage ponds—with a capacity of up to 3 million gallons. The process slows down the flow speed of rainwater runoff compared to a normal concrete rooftop. This keeps the area from flooding during heavy rains.

The roof’s terraces are filled with organically grow n crops, including a drought tolerant variety of rice, many local vegetables and herbs. The farm can supply the canteens on campus with a large amount of rice, herbs and vegetables a year. The food waste is composted(把……制成堆肥)to make the soil of the farm richer, and water from the storage ponds is used to water plants, creating an entirely localized and circular system.

The farm serves as an outdoor classroom and a source of local jobs, too. Farmers offer workshops on sustainable agriculture and nutrition as part of the university’s sustainability course. “Students and community members are invited to participate in seasonal seeding, harvesting, and soon,” says Voraakhom. “The urban farm is training a new generation of organic farmers with real-world skills. It also promotes a sense of community.”

1. What can we say about Voraakhom’s work?

A．It’s creative.	B．It’s demanding.
C．It’s short-lived.	D．It’s energy-consuming.

2. Why is the rooftop designed to be zigzag?

A．To look more distinctive.	B．To increase water storage.
C．To plant diverse vegetables.	D．To decline the flow rate of water.

3. What can be inferred about the farm from paragraph 4?

A．It features recycling.

B．It improves students’ lifestyle.

C．It develops the most healthy crops.

D．It has better outputs than other farms.

4. Why does the author talk about the outdoor classroom?

A．To complain about the poor employment.

B．To encourage innovation in local communities.

C．To show the possibility for farmers to become professors.

D．To speak favorably of the students’ access to hands-on knowledge.

6 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In a new cartoon named Turtle Journey, Greenpeace UK, an environmental organization,     1    (highlight) ocean destruction from the perspective of a family of sea turtles.

    2     (create) the film, Greenpeace UK teamed up with Aardman Animations, as well as Oscar-winning actors and stars. The    3     (power) film follows the family of turtles as they make their way across the seafloor to their home on a coral reef. “Our ocean     4    (drive) to breaking point during the past few years but it’s a story that doesn’t get told often enough,” says Will Mccallum, head of ocean at Greenpeace UK. Ocean damage is     5     (serious) affecting sea turtles and other sea creatures, many of which    6    (face ) with extinction at present.

“The story of this turtle family     7     (attempt) to get home in the damaged and changing ocean is a     8     (real) for many ocean creatures that are having their habitats destroyed due to human activity,” says actress Olivia Colman,    9    voices a character in the film. “It is my hope     10     this film can inspire more people to take action to protect our ocean.”

8 . 假如你是高中学生李华，上周末参加了主题为保护环境的志愿者活动，请你为学校校报的“英语天地”栏目写一篇短文，分享这次有意义的活动。内容包括以下要点：
(1)活动的时间、地点、目的等；
(2)活动的内容；
(3)活动的意义和自己的感受。
注意：
(1)词数80词左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
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9 . The world’s population cast aside 49 million tons of electronic waste, known as e-waste. It has been calculated that this number will grow to more than 60 million tons by 2023.

What is causing the upsurge (激增) in e-waste? Technology is becoming more and more widespread, covering almost every aspect of our lives. Meanwhile, the lifespan of devices is getting shorter—many products will be thrown away once their batteries die, to be replaced by new devices. Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence (过时) of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that now it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one. Since prices are falling, electronic devices are in demand around the world.

As more people buy electronic equipment, manufacturers (制造商) are beginning to face shortages of the raw materials needed to make their products, so recycling and reusing materials from discarded (扔掉的) products and waste makes economic and environmental sense.

Recycling e-waste is practiced both formally and informally. Proper or formal e-waste recycling usually involves taking apart the electronics, sorting through the materials and cleaning them. Companies must obey health and safety rules to reduce the health and environmental hazards of handling e-waste by using pollution-control technologies. All this makes formal recycling expensive. Informal recycling is typically unlicensed and uncontrolled. At informal recycling workshops, men and women recover valuable materials by burning devices to melt away non-valuable materials. Usually they do not wear protective equipment and lack any awareness that they are handling dangerous materials.

With the amount of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough to solve the problem. In order to reduce e-waste, manufacturers need to design electronics that are safer, and more durable (耐用的), repairable and recyclable. The best thing you can do is resist buying a new device until you really need it. Try to get your old product repaired if possible and, if it can’t be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly. Before you recycle your device, put any broken parts in separate containers and close these tightly to prevent chemicals from leaking. Wear latex (乳胶) gloves and a mask if you’re handling something that’s broken.

1. Which of the following is a reason for e-waste’s sharp increasing?

A．The results of updating devices.	B．The falling of devices’ quality.
C．The methods of recycling e-waste.	D．The shortage of protective equipment.

2. What makes recycling e-waste meaningful according to the text?

A．Increasing the variety of electronic products.

B．Lowering the costs of technology innovation.

C．Relieving the lack of the raw materials.

D．Improving the poor quality of e-devices.

3. What is the meaning of the underlined word “hazards” in paragraph 4?

A．Influence.

B．Limits.

C．Harm.

D．Costs.

4. What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?

A．E-waste could be broken down by burying it underground for a long time.

B．Companies should be mainly responsible for reducing e-waste.

C．Fixing a device could cause more pollution than buying a new one.

D．Everyone should take action to reduce e-waste.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The beautiful Li River is one of the most well-known tourist     1     (destination) in China. However, its reputation as a top destination has had negative effects     2     the river’s water quality. Previously, water quality in the Li River had suffered greatly from an increasing volume of tourists, many of     3     frequently threw garbage into the river. Kitchens on to boats were using lots of oil, which     4     (throw) into the water. The     5     (grow) in tourism also meant the increase of the local population as well as     6     number of commercial and industrial enterprises. Chemicals used to increase crop production led to severe water quality issues,     7     (cause) a decrease in the number of fish species. A comprehensive initiative was started, with a number of measures addressing the issues such as the construction of waste water treatment facilities, strict regulations and new rules. With these measures, it is believed that the beauty of the Li River will be preserved for generations     8     (come). In addition, the     9     (ambition) “Water Ten Plan” is also now tackling water pollution across the country. Other initiatives, such as the “River Chief System”, hold senior officials responsible for reducing water pollution. With such campaigns in effect, China’s waterways     10     (head) towards a clean and sustainable future.