1 . Getting rid of(丢弃) old tyres(轮胎) has long been a problem. Every year many tyres are thrown. Some of the ways might be better than getting rid of them, but they are not especially green.

Energy recovery(回收利用) is one common way. This includes burning tyres to produce electricity, or as a way to provide heat for other industrial processes. But that produces planet-warming pollution. Tyres can be whole or broken in construction projects, such as repairing roads. There are, however, worries about chemicals from the tyres coming out and polluting the ground.

So some companies have begun exploring another pleasing idea. Since tyres are mostly made from hydrocarbons(碳氢化合物), it should be possible in principle to turn old tyres into environmentally friendly materials which can be used to run some cars they came from. One of the most thoughtful companies is based in Oslo, Norway. Later this year the company will start building a huge tyre-reused factory in Sunderland in northeastern England. In a couple of years, when the factory is fully operational, it will be able to turn 8 million old tyres into new products.

The process works by dividing a tyre into its three main parts. One is steel, which is used to support the structure of a tyre and which can be easily reused. The second is powder used to improve the continuous use of the tyre. The third is rubber. Some of that will be natural rubber from the rubber trees. The carbon black can be reused to make new tyres. That is of interest to tyre makers because it helps efforts to become carbon neutral(碳中和).

1. What is the disadvantage of energy recovery of tyres mentioned in the text?

A．It is unpractical.	B．It produces pollution.
C．It costs a lot.	D．It produces less electricity.

2. How is paragraph 3 organized?

A．By giving an example.	B．By making questions.
C．By following time order.	D．By comparing differences.

3. Which of the following best describes the huge tyre-reused factory?

A．Costly.

B．Useful.

C．Dangerous.

D．Short-lived.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Tyres can be divided into three parts

B．A company built a tyre-reused factory

C．Energy recovery can deal with old tyres

D．Old tyres can become environmentally friendly materials

2 . Few sights fill you with nostalgia (怀旧) like the fireflies dancing at night.     1    Their populations are declining around the world as the threats against them are increasing. Sara Lewis, an expert who studies the insects, offers tips on what you can do to ensure that fireflies will continue to light up your backyard.

Create a firefly habitat

    2     With about 2, 000 different species of fireflies, there’s a wide variety of environments in which they thrive (繁衍) —including wetlands, forests, and even city parks—which is why some species are more threatened than others. “You can recreate those conditions in your own backyard simply by leaving some leaf litter around the edges of your property, “ Lewis says. ”That’s a good microhabitat for fireflies.”

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Flashing lights are an important part in fireflies life. As the sun sets, male fireflies move around while flashing their lights to signal their interest. If a nearby female is interested, she flashes back from her position to the ground, and the males fly down to find her. “All of that has to happen for the next generation to survive,” says Lewis. “However, light pollution makes those scenes much harder to see. It’s like cutting a phone line. It really stops the romance.     4    You can draw your curtains shut at night and turn off the lights completely when possible.”

Stop using pesticides (杀虫剂)

Using pesticides in your yard also poses an existential threat to fireflies, which are insects after all.     5    . Scientists are researching alternatives to chemical pesticides that could target specific species, like mosquitoes, while leaving other insects unharmed.

A．Reduce light pollution

B．Make a fire in the open air

C．Luckily, there are some solutions

D．But these beloved insects are in trouble

E．The living conditions of fireflies are getting better

F．The biggest threat facing fireflies today is the loss of their habitats

G．Most of the pesticides will kill less-beloved insects as well as fireflies

3 . Before 2019, an estimated 500 million plastic straws (吸管) were used in the U.S. alone every single day, according to the National Geographic. Since then, they have been banned in numerous states, encouraging many businesses to offer paper alternatives in an attempt to cut plastic waste.

But, according to a new study, published in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants, these straws come with their own problems.

“Straws made from plant-based materials, such as paper and bamboo, are often advertised as being more sustainable and eco-friendly than those made from plastic,” Thimo Groffen, an environmental scientist at the University of Antwerp in Belgium who is involved in the study, said in a statement. “However, the presence of PFAS (全氟和多氟烷基物质) in these straws means that’s not necessarily true.” After analyzing 39 different brands, Groffen and his team found that paper straws were more likely to contain toxic-forever chemicals than those using other materials.

These forever chemicals, known as PFAS, can be found in a range of everyday products. And they can lead to increased blood cholesterol and blood pressure, reduced immunity and an increased risk of certain cancers. Not only are these chemicals dangerous to human health, but they can build up in the environment too.

Of the brands tested, 90 percent of paper straws contained these chemicals, compared to 75 percent made of plastic and 40 percent of glass. They were not detected in any of the steel straws investigated.

The study did not test whether the PFAS could leach out into (浸入) the surrounding liquid so further tests are needed to determine the full impact of these products. While more work is needed, the study has highlighted that paper and bamboo straws are perhaps not as “clean” as they claim to be.

1. Why have plastic straws been banned in many states?

A．They are likely to get dirty.	B．They contain PFAS chemicals.
C．They are not sustainable and eco-friendly.	D．They can lead to increased blood pressure.

2. What does Paragraph 4 intend to highlight?

A．The origin of PFAS.	B．The ways to cope with PFAS.
C．The brief introduction of PFAS.	D．The potential risks associated with PFAS.

3. Which type of straw was found to have the highest percentage of containing PFAS?

A．Paper straws.	B．Plastic straws.
C．Glass straws.	D．Steel straws.

4. What is the main point of the study mentioned in the article?

A．Plastic straws are the most dangerous to human health.

B．PFAS chemicals can leach out into the surrounding liquid.

C．Paper straws might not be better for you or the environment.

D．Paper and bamboo straws are more sustainable than plastic straws.

4 . 假设你是阳光中学的学生李华，英语课上老师让每名同学发表对有机种植的看法，请你进行总结。要点如下：
1.保护环境，减少污染；
2..有机食品有利于健康；
3.降低农业生产成本，改善土壤；
4.节省能源，降低庄稼歉收风险。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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5 . Every year, people all around the world come together to celebrate Earth Day with lots of different activities.Earth Day events typically have one theme in common:the desire to show support for environmental issues and teach future generations about the need to protect our planet.

The very first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. The event, which some consider to be the birth of the environmental movement, when spring comes, while avoiding most spring breaks and final exams.He hoped to call for college and university students for what he planned as a day of environmental learning and activism.

Participants (参与者) from 2, 000 colleges and universities, primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the United States got together in their local communities to mark the occasion of the very first Earth Day. Almost 20 million Americans filled the streets of their local communities on that first Earth Day.

Earth Day is now observed in 192 countries, and celebrated by billions of people around the world.Events can be found everywhere from tree planting activities at your local park to online Twitter parties that share information about environmental issues. In 2011, 28 million trees were planted in Afghanistan by the Earth Day Network. In 2012, people rode bikes in Beijing to raise awareness about climate change and help people learn what they could do to protect the planet.

How can you get involved? The possibilities are endless. Pick up trash in your neighborhood. Make a commitment to reduce your food waste or electricity use. Plant a tree.Talk to your friends and family about environmental issues. The best part? Make every day Earth Day and help to make this planet a healthy place for all of us to enjoy.

1. From whom did Nelson hope to get support for his plan?

A．Teachers.

B．Officials.

C．Students.

D．Researchers.

2. Which word best describes the first Earth Day?

A．Worldwide.	B．Successful.
C．Unique.	D．Messy.

3. Which aspect of Earth Day is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Its challenge.	B．Its inspiration.
C．Its history.	D．Its influence.

4. What does the author expect people to do about Earth Day in the last paragraph?

A．Take specific action.	B．Reflect on our behavior.
C．Contribute good ideas.	D．Answer some questions.

6 . Warm-blooded species are evolving (进化) to have larger beaks, legs and ears to regulate body temperature as the planet warms up, new study suggests. The scientists behind the study warn the physiological changes do not mean animals are coping with climate change. If animals fail to control their body temperature, they can overheat and die.

Some animals in warmer climates have historically evolved to have larger beaks or ears to get rid of heat more easily. A larger wing, ear or beak relative to body size gives smaller animals a greater surface area to lose excess heat. Several species of Australian parrot have shown a 4-10% increase in size since 1871, which correlates with the rising summer temperatures over the years, the study says.

The scientists do say it’s hard to put the climate as the only cause of shapeshifting, but that other examples of species changing show the effect of heat. Wood mice are evolving to have longer nails, masked shrews are getting longer tails and legs, and bats in warm climates have bigger wings. The study suggests that shapeshiting is likely to continue as the climate becomes warmer because higher temperatures will influence the demand on animals to regulate their body temperature.

“Shapeshifting does not mean that animals are coping with climate change and that all is fine,” Sara says. “It just means they are evolving to survive it, but we re not sure what the other ecological consequences of these changes are, or that all species are capable of changing and surviving. The climate change that we have created is heaping a whole lot of pressure on them, and while some species will adapt, others will not.”

1. Why the warm-blooded species are evolving to be larger?

A．To cope with climate change.

B．To regulate their body temperature.

C．To control their body temperature.

D．To grow up.

2. What does the underlined word “correlates” in paragraph 2 refer to ?

A．Change.

B．Evolve.

C．Relate.

D．Control.

3. What does shapeshifting means ?

A．Animals are coping with climate change.

B．Animals all are fine.

C．Animals are evolving to survive.

D．Animals are larger and larger.

4. What can be inferred according to Sara’ opinion?

A．Shapeshifting is caused by climate change.

B．All species are capable of changing and surviving.

C．Protect environment is very important.

D．Only the fittest can survive.

7 . 假定你是李华，你在英国的笔友Jim想要向你了解中国野生动物的具体情况。请根据下面内容，给Jim写一封信。
(1).目前野生动物的生存状况堪忧；(2).请阐述状况所产生的原因(至少2个方面)；(3).解决办法(至少3种办法)。可适当调整内容的顺序和增加细节，使其连贯。词数100词左右。
Dear Jim,
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8 . 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。

Eco­warrior Emily Addison is encouraging people to go green this summer with the initiation of a citywide campaign that features eight     1    (week) of picking up simple green habits and winning exciting prizes.

Change doesn’t happen overnight — and Emily Addison knows that     2    (complete). Her journey from starting a business     3    sustainability was a slow evolution (演变), which finally took firm hold when she     4    (become) a new mother. Emily since then has been a leading voice in living green and championing sustainability. She established a sustainability organization that aims     5    (make) going green easy for the inexperienced, and a community     6     will be there for you no matter whether you’re taking baby steps or huge leaps into sustainability.

Emily first broke the news of the sustainability organization back in December, but this month is really the initiation of the organization’s     7    (big) campaign to date. The campaign is     8    (it) first­ever citywide challenge with the purpose of     9    (encourage) all of us to take purposeful steps towards a greener future.

The campaign starts this week with the simple challenge — go for     10    walk. Each weekly challenge will be revealed on the organization’s website, along with an article that explains the benefits of taking that first green step.

9 . The number of fish caught just outside a recently expanded marine (海洋) protected area in Hawaii has risen. It is a sign that quadrupling (四倍) the size of the reserve in 2016 may have shored fish populations in the region.

When the Marine National Monument around Hawaii was enlarged to 1,510,000 square kilometers, marine conservationists around the world rejoiced.

Fishers may have felt differently, however, as fishing inside the area is not allowed. Yet by creating a space for dwindling tuna populations to recover, supporters argued, the reserve would benefit fisheries as well.

As populations inside the reserve boundaries steadily increased, they predicted, the fish would spill (溢出) over into the surrounding areas, increasing the amount of tuna available to catch.

Proving that is tricky, however, as tuna can’t be counted directly. Their numbers may rise or fall for a variety of reasons other than the expansion of a reserve. But the new study, published in Science this week, strongly suggests the number of fish caught just outside the MPA is higher now than it used to be.

Alan Friedlander, chief scientist for the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas project, calls the study a “very careful and strict test of spillover from marine protected areas.”

Importantly, says John Lynham, an environmental economist at the University of Hawaii and one of the study’s authors, the increase in tuna catches near the reserve held up even when looking at the average numbers caught by particular fishers. This shows the effect is not due to more effective crews now fishing local waters, he explains. To account for effort, catch numbers were divided by the ever-increasing number of fishing hooks in the area.

Lynham and colleagues found the catch per hook increased over the 10 years of the study. Fishers were catching on average six more yellowfin and five more bigeye tuna per year after the expansion than before.

“That last one, especially, was a surprise,” says Lynham, “because it is economically much more important, and there were fewer indications of an increase.”

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The rising number of fish caught is a sign of a well-reserved area.

B．Enlarge the size of reserve may contribute to the increasing of fish population.

C．The number of fish caught has risen to quadrupling (四倍) the size of that in 2016.

D．Fish catching outside the reserve does good to the expanded marine protected area.

2. How did fishers feel when the reserve announced expanded?

A．They felt joyful.

B．They felt different.

C．They felt unpleasant.

D．They felt excited.

3. How do the researchers prove the tuna population has increased?

A．By figuring the average catch per hook in the area.

B．By summing up the catch of mare effective crews.

C．By looking at the numbers caught by particular fishers.

D．By detecting the number of tuna population in the surrounding area.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Tuna population embraces a boost	B．Marine Protected Areas Help Fisheries
C．Local fisheries hold a promising future	D．Tuna population can be counted scientifically

10 . Traditionally, profiting from forests often meant capitalizing on timber (木材)——choosing commercial timber. Yet increasingly, there is an understanding that it’s of greater significance to keep trees standing than cut them down for financial profit. Money is not everything. We have to recognize real and lasting value is from natural resources. But money is a fact of life.

Good news is that we can expect entire natural woodland is left undamaged and still provides a revenue (收益) stream. Leaving woodland complete does not necessarily mean that we do not touch it at all. Conservation work may involve building back biodiversity or the removal of foreign plant species.

A healthy woodland system can provide a range of yields (产物). Besides eatable yields——top fruit, berries, and food crops, it produces substances for chemical use. The non-timber forest products provided by natural ecosystems will vary significantly depending on where they are. But there’re almost always ways to explore to acquire revenue.

A project in the U.K. shows woodland is also a draw for visitors. It engages a community who creates a sustainable area of woodland. The sale of handmade wooden items and non-timber forest products is involved. But the community largely obtains revenue by opening up parts of the natural woodland to the public with an adventure playground and outdoor recreational activities on the site. It also offers courses on nest building, special wildlife events and more. The project is thought to have great uniqueness. In terms of revenue, it centers round the existing natural land; the yields woodland can provide become side products.

Recreational activities, tours, and classes are just the commencement. A rich and biodiverse woodland can be an ecosystem that draws in people looking for a beautiful place to stay. Woodland has great value in ecological and social terms. And when you nurse it, it could also add to the income from your land.

1. What do people increasingly think about forest conservation?

A．It is difficult to carry out.

B．It means making full use of timber.

C．It outweighs financial development.

D．It should centre on building back biodiversity.

2. Why is the project considered unique?

A．It makes woodland itself the main product.

B．It focuses on protecting natural land.

C．It aims to promote ecotourism.

D．It provides educational experiences.

3. What does the underlined word “commencement” mean in the last paragraph?

A．Intention.

B．Wish.

C．Exception.

D．Beginning.

4. Which is a suitable title for the text?

A．Woodland Brings Profit While Staying Complete

B．A Project Creates Sustainable Woodland

C．Forest Conservation Has Been a Top Priority

D．Non-timber Products Help Gain More Revenue