1 . Find out some key words in Activity 2 of the book and guess what they will be talking about.

Ben Drake, an expert on air pollution, is being interviewed on the radio. He said that smog was a severe problem in the early 20th century in Britain. At that time, Britain was experiencing a boom in industry. Factories and homes used lots of coal, which created smog. He also mentioned the heavy smog in London was particularly bad and caused over 4000 deaths in 1952. Later the UK government restricted burning coal   in homes and forced factories to move away from city centers. As smog is harmful to everyone, the expert advised us to replace coal with cleaner forms of energy, use new energy-efficient vehicles and further develop green technology.

1. The expression “    1    ” originated in Britain and means a     2    of “smoke” and “fog”.
2. Smog became a severe problem in Britain because people at that time burnt lots of    3    .
3. The worst smog in British history happened in London in 1942.
4. The Great Smog of London claimed 5,000 lives.
5. Later, the UK government ordered people not to burn     4    in their homes.
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2 . Listen to the second part and answer the questions.
1. How many elephants are killed on average every day?
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2. What did Prince William say about China?

A．China has made a lot of progress.

B．China can become a global leader in wildlife protection.

C．China preserves its natural habitats well

3 . Look at the title “Talk about saving endangered wildlife” and the information in pictures, and then answer:

1. What message do these posters share?                 
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2. Which one moves you the most? Why?
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4 . What can individuals do to help protect wildlife?
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5 . What are some threats to wildlife? Please list as many as you can.
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6 . During the summer of 2021, I flew to Greece to learn more about the wildfires there. I wanted to hear people’s stories, to understand what it meant to be displaced by environmental disaster.

In a cafe for people surviving the fire, I met brave children who now have to live with terrible scars, physical and emotional. I met a man who could not even speak to me, his eyes filling with tears.

I was expecting to hear a lot about loss; I was not expecting to learn so much about the attribution (归因) of blame. I came to understand how desperately people needed to blame a tangible entity (实体) –a person, a group of people, the government. Indeed, this was understandable and reasonable. The outbreak and mishandling of the fire needed to be explored, looked into and dealt with.

What surprised me, however, was that the survivors were completely silent over any mention of the climate crisis and global heating. It was made clear to me that this subject was unacceptable. Survivors felt that these issues had nothing to do with what they had suffered, and that the people actually responsible needed to pay.

But when it comes to climate breakdown, blame did not come to just one person, one corporation, one country. In Greece, the fire didn’t rage so hard because someone had set off a spark—— it raged so hard because years of global heating had dried up the land, part of a set of unsustainable (不能持续的) practices and inaction that had set our planet on fire. And now the fires are even worse.

The more I spoke to people, including climate scientists, the more I came to see that there is often a gap that separates science from public awareness. In her book “Engaging With Climate Change” Sally Weintrobe says that “many people who accept global warming continue to regard it as a problem of the future”. To my astonishment, this seemed to apply even to people who had themselves been affected directly by wildfires.

1. What did the author hardly expect to learn in Greece?

A．Kids’ scars.	B．Economic loss.
C．Survivors’ blame.	D．Duration of the fire.

2. What did the survivors think of the fire?

A．It was closely related to global heating.

B．They couldn’t accept its massive destruction.

C．The government should be responsible for it.

D．It resulted from someone’s setting fire to the forest.

3. What does Sally Weintrobe say about global warming?

A．Much attention has been given to it.

B．People don’t consider it serious now.

C．Scientists are urged to apply efficient way to it.

D．People should make their opinions about it heard.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To inform readers of wildfires in Greece.

B．To encourage readers to donate to survivors.

C．To equip people with surviving skills in wildfires.

D．To raise people’s awareness about the climate crisis.

7 . 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。

When garden designer Jane Gates moved to the Sussex countryside in 2015, she fell in love with a traditional black barn conversion(改建的房屋), and set about creating a droughts-resistant garden around it.     1    she didn’t know was just how quickly her garden would become relevant to today’s changing climate.

Over the years, Gates       2    (experiment) with plants that suit this dry and hot place and made some interesting     3    (discover). Surprisingly, some plants, known for loving water, have proved    4    (adapt) to drought. Others have struggled. However, many plants specifically     5    (choose) for drought tolerance have enjoyed the heat.

Gates’ garden is a big gravel(砾石)one.       6    occasion she stands by the floor-to-ceiling windows and enjoys the scene. Gravel     7    (use)as a layer(层)for the plants to grow through, joining the paths with the planting. The feeling is of a relaxing, natural-looking space, with the light colour of the gravel    8    (compare) beautifully with the black of the barn. Gates recommends gravel as a cover on the top for    9    reason that it locks water in the soil below in summer, while keeping it away from plants in winter, which can damage them. This helps some plants do a bit    10    (well) in adapting to climate extremes.

8 . 语法填空

On September 3 last year, the city     1     (hit) by severe floods. By 9 pm that day, several temples built hundreds of years ago     2    (destroy). Later it was reported that dozens of people were injured and scores of cars     3     (wash) away by the floods. The government called on everyone to fight the disaster actively and soon the flood     4     (bring) under control.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What probably happened in Fountain Hills during the winter?

A．It didn’t rain much.

B．All animals died off.

C．Many chemicals were used.

2. Which was a result of the environmental damage?

A．People got sick easily.

B．Black birds were missing.

C．The farmland couldn’t produce food.

3. Why did a lot of bees disappear?

A．They were eaten by birds.

B．They were dying off themselves.

C．They were killed by the government.

4. What do the scientists offer to do?

A．Tell people the importance of bees.

B．Teach farmers how to grow food.

C．Bring bees from the town.

10 . 语法填空

My name is Marly. I'm from an Inuit village in the far north of Canada. Our lives are closely connected     1     the natural world of the Arctic.

Though we live in     2    (regularly) houses, we stay in temporary shelters called "igloos" when we go hunting. Igloos are made of snow or ice. On the one hand, they are quite warm inside and building materials can     3    (find) everywhere. But on the other, they can only be kept for around fifty days.

We get our food from the nearby sea. Eating a lot of fish and meat    4    (keep) our bodies strong so that we can fight the cold. But the downside is that the cold weather makes it difficult     5     us to grow enough vegetables and fruit.

It's    6    (absolute) dark here for three months of the year,     7     is the period called "the polar night". So, life can sometimes be boring! But the good thing is, during that time the elders tell us stories about our people. It gives us more time     8    (stay) with our family and friends.

Nowadays, ships bring tourists to the Arctic. The advantage to this is that it brings more money and job    9    (opportunity). But the disadvantage is that our environment is being polluted.

But one thing is for sure: no matter how things change, our traditions will remain     10     important part of our lives.