1 . Right in front of the Minneapolis Central Library, a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand. Each bike is designed with the logo “Nice Ride”—the name of the city’s bike-share program.

Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the library books that people come here to borrow. To rent a bike, you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station. Members can rent one of 1,200 bikes from138 stations throughout Minnesota's largest city. People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work, to go out on business, or just to enjoy the city’s many bike paths.

The rise of bike-share programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving. Rising gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bike helmets, pump air into flat tires, and hit the road.

Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise, but switching from a car to a bike also reduces the amount of pollution in the air. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to climate change, is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a car's tailpipe.

Bike-share systems are found around the world in cities like London, Paris, Barcelona, and Melbourne, Australia. The largest program-with 70,000 bikes-is in Wuhan, China.

To make roads friendlier to non-motorists, the U．S．Department of Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent years．The money went toward building thousands of miles of on-street bike lanes and bike-and pedestrian-only passages called green ways．

1. If one wants to use the bike，it's a must to __________．

A．give away a bicycle	B．know Nice Ride well
C．pay the cost in advance	D．get a membership card

2. Which of the following can people do with the bikes?

A．Earn a living．	B．Enjoy bikeways．
C．Compete in a race．	D．Rent them out to others．

3. Paragraph 4 is mainly about _____________．

A．benefits of biking	B．pollution caused by cars
C．methods to use the bikes	D．ways to reduce pollution

4. Which of the following is true of Nice Ride?

A．It will take the place of taxi companies．

B．China has better public bike systems．

C．It attracts more people to choose biking．

D．The government lacks money to support it.

5. The author's purpose in writing this text is to ______________．

A．spread bike-share programs	B．seek advice for Nice Ride
C．compare Nice Ride with libraries	D．introduce the public bike system

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman plan to wear a mask tomorrow?

A．Because of the smog.

B．Because of her illness.

C．Because of the cold weather.

2. What’s a big problem in the city?

A．The heavy traffic.

B．The air pollution.

C．The large population.

3. What do the speakers decide to do?

A．Change their ways to go to work.

B．Ask the government to do something.

C．Call on people to protect the environment.

4. What can we know about the man?

A．He always uses the public transport.

B．He seldom listens to the weather report.

C．He is waiting for the weather to improve soon.

3 . Every day, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice. They are almost never recycled, and simply contribute to the great problem of plastic pollution; eight million tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year.

Plastic straws are now the target of a growing movement to reduce their use. Possibly the first of such campaigns, Be Straw Free was started in 2011 by Milo Cress, who was only nine years old at the lime.

“I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restaurant, it would usually come with a straw in it, and I don’ I usually need a straw,” he said. “This seemed like a huge waste. Straws are made of oil, a precious and finite resource. Is making single - use plastic straws, which will be used for a matter of minutes before being tossed away, really what we want to do with this resource?”

Cress started asking restaurants in Burlington, Vermont, where he lived at the time, to stop providing straws automatically to customer and make them optional instead. Many agreed and his request made ripples (涟漪) nationwide. The restaurants that make the switch report a reduction in the number of straws they use between 50 and 80%.

The anti - straw sentiment has crossed borders into the UK, where straws have been included in a government plan to ban ail plastic waste by 2042.

Last year large pub chain Wetherspoons announced that it would replace plastic straws with paper alternatives across 900 outlets. After the announcement, many smaller chains and pubs across the country followed suit. According to Wetherspoons CEO John Hutson, the move will save 70 million plastic straws a year and the reaction from patrons has been “very positive”.

Offering alternatives or making plastic straws optional, rather than banning them completely, is a common trait among these campaigns. “There are many other viable alternatives to single - use plastic drinking straws that are less harmful to the environment, wildlife and humans,” said Jackie Nunez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Plastic straws are too costly to produce.

B．All plastic straws are dumped into the sea.

C．Plastic straws are too small to be recycled.

D．Plastic straws cause great pollution.

2. What did Milo Cress ask his local restaurants to do?

A．To make plastic straws optional.

B．To stop the use of plastic straws.

C．To charge the use of plastic straws.

D．To reject the request for plastic straws.

3. What is the Wetherspoons’ effort to reduce the use of plastic straws?

A．To ban the use of plastic straws.

B．To close some of its outlets.

C．To offer customers alternatives.

D．To seek the government’s support.

4. What is the Wetherspoons customers’ attitude towards the move?

A．Uncaring.	B．Favorable.
C．Ambiguous.	D．Disapproving.

4 . Martha Gruber, a Tampa Bay Watch environmental scientist, has been honored with a Disney Conservation Hero Award from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund( DWCF)

The award recognizes local citizens for their tireless efforts to save wildlife, protect habitats and educate communities. Recipients were nominated(提名) by nonprofit environmental organizations, and each honoree receives an award of $l,50o from DWCF.

“Working with students in Tampa Bay is rewarding because I get to see firsthand the impact that our hard work has on the local habitat,” Gruber said. “I’m proud to say that Tampa Bay Watch’s Bay Grasses in Classes(BGIC) program has given me the opportunity to assist in restoring close to 300 acres with over 19,000 students. Being a Disney Conservation Hero is truly an honor and I am proud to share this achievement with the other Tampa Bay Watch staff members that have contributed to these efforts.”

Gruber has worked with Tampa Bay Watch since 2003, overseeing the Community Salt Marsh program and the BGIC program. She also has been in charge of many large-scale(大规模的)community plantings in her term. In her more than 11 years, Gruber has worked with more than 4,400 community volunteers to restore approximately 148 acres of marsh(湿地) habitat.

The BGIC program works with local middle and high schools to grow salt marsh grasses on their campuses and then involves them in the planting of their nursery raised grasses at a restoration site.

In her time, Gruber has led the BGIC program to contribute salt marsh grasses to help restore 91 acres of habitat around Tampa Bay. In addition to Martha’s impressive restoration impact, she also has a deep impact on everyone with whom she works. She approaches each project with a passion and work ethic(职业道德) that is inspiring.

Since 2004, Disney has honored more than 100 leaders around the world for their extraordinary conservation efforts.

1. DWCF gives its awards to people who .

A．devote themselves to education

B．have a good impact on students

C．promote the knowledge of nature

D．achieve greatly in wildlife protection

2. Why does Gruber think her work worthwhile?

A．Her work connects students with nature.

B．Working with children makes her happy.

C．Her colleagues support her work heartily.

D．She can see their efforts make a difference.

3. What does the underlined word “approaches” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A．Assists.

B．Provides.

C．Deals with.

D．Comes up with.

4. How are the students involved in the BGIC program?

A．By attending classes.

B．By planting salt marsh grasses.

C．By contributing salt marsh grasses.

D．By calling on the public to take action.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are     1     (nature) gas or electric-powered stoves.

The World Health Organization warns that millions of people     2     (suffer) from indoor air pollution at present time, which results from the use of dangerous     3     (fuel) and cook-stoves in the home.

WHO officials say nearly three billion people are     4     (able) to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting. As a result, more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Most of the deaths are in     5     (develop) countries, such as lndia, China and Latin American countries.

WHO officials say opening a window or door     6     (let) out the harmful air will not correct the situation.     7     will only pollute the outdoors.

Nigel Bruce,     8     is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool, says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels     9     a more efficient way.

But, this is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use     10    (clean) fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances (用具).

6 . 假定你是学校志愿者团队的学生李华，为维护城市自然环境，五月六日你们班到中山公园参加了环保志愿者活动。请你用日记的形式记叙此事。
内容包括：1.活动内容：捡拾垃圾，分发传单，……

2.你对本次活动的感想。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.日记的开头已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

提示词：传单leaflets

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7 . 假定你是李华，英国友好学校的师生正在你校访问，请以“绿色校园”为主题用英语写一篇短文，介绍你的校园。内容包括：
1.开展的绿化活动；
2.推荐代表性景观。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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8 . Every year, young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists from all over the world participate in the presentation of the Future For Nature Award, an honorable international award.

The Future For Nature aims to:

• Reward and fund individuals for their outstanding efforts in wildlife protection.

• Encourage winners to sustain their dedicated work.

• Help winners to raise their profiles, extend their professional network and strengthen their funding basis.

Benefits

• The winners each receive 50,000 euros and may make their own decision to spend the money in the service of nature conservation.

• FFN offers the winners a platform and brings their stories to the attention of conservationists, financiers and a wide audience.

• FFN offers the opportunity to meet people with the same interest and continue to learn with each other.

Qualifications

The candidate:

• Must be born on or after the 31st May 1988 and before the 28th of August 2005.

• Is able to explain his/her conservation work in fluent English.

• Has achieved substantial and long-term benefits to the conservation status of one or more animal or plant species.

Additional Remarks

From all applications, 6 to 10 nominees will be selected for the 2025 Future For Nature Awards. These applicants will be asked to provide additional information, which will be used to select the final Awardees. Ultimately, three inspiring wildlife heroes are selected as the winners.

Application Process: Apply online through the Apply Now link.

Application Deadline: 28th August, 2024

1. What is the aim of the Future For Nature Award?

A．To raise funds for nature conservation projects.

B．To inspire conservation efforts of young talents.

C．To provide training opportunities for young conservationists.

D．To create a platform for conservationists to share their stories.

2. The winners will get the chance to _______.

A．consult top specialists	B．benefit the local community
C．meet the like-minded people	D．promote self-created platforms

3. What is a requirement for the applicants?

A．Meeting the age limit.	B．Applying via mail by the deadline.
C．Submitting the application in English.	D．Providing additional personal information.

10 . The world is a greener place than it was 20 years ago. A study published in the journal “Nature Sustainability” said that recent satellite data reveals a greening pattern that is strikingly prominent in China and India. The study shows that human activity in China and India dominates this greening of the planet, thanks to tree planting and agriculture. The effect comes mostly from ambitious tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.

“China and India account for one-third of the greening, ” said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. “ That is a surprising finding, considering the vague idea of land degradation (毁坏) in populous countries from overexploitation, ” added Chen.

China alone accounts for 25 percent of the global net increase in leaf area with only 6.6 percent of global vegetated area. The greening in China is from forests (42 percent) and croplands (32 percent), but in India, it is mostly from croplands (82 percent) with minor contribution from forests (4.4 percent).

China’s outsized contribution to the global greening trend comes in large part from its programs to conserve and expand forests with the goal of preventing land degradation, air pollution, and climate change.

“Once people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it,” said Rama Nemani, research scientist and co-author of the study. “In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realized it, and today things have improved. Now we see that humans are contributing.”

Land area used to grow crops is comparable in China and India—more than 770, 000 square miles—and has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet these regions have greatly increased both their annual total green leaf area and their food production.

This was achieved through multiple cropping practices, where a field is replanted to produce another harvest several times a year. Production of grains, vegetables, fruits and more have increased by about 35%～40% since 2000 to feed their large populations.

1. What did the study mainly find?

A．India and China are leading the global greening effort.

B．Intensive agriculture is the cause of global land degradation.

C．China and India has got the largest forest coverage in the world.

D．Agriculture is more helpful in expanding green areas than tree-planting.

2. How is China different from India in contributing to the global greening?

A．India reduced cropland to prevent the overexploitation.

B．India increased forest by planting around croplands.

C．China changed more lands into forest by planting trees.

D．China controlled the increase of its population.

3. What does Nemani think about humans in China and India in protecting the Earth?

A．Ambitious.	B．Responsible.
C．Passionate .	D．Tolerant.

4. What does the passage finally suggest humans should make good use of?

A．Forest.	B．Trees.
C．Cropland.	D．Food