2 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Earth Day is an event    1    (annual) celebrated on April 22.     2    (found) by Senator Gaylord Nelson, an American politician and environmentalist, it was originally aimed at helping the public to know the current situation of air and water pollution and    3     (get) people to care about the earth.

In1962, Rachel Carson’s bestselling book “Silent Spring” created an    4    (aware) of the dangerous effects of pesticides (农药) . Then, a fire,     5     broke out in 1969 on Cleveland’s Guyahoga River, shed light on the problem of chemical pollution in water. Senator Gaylord Nelson dreamed of    6    similar large event that would get people to take environmental issues seriously. In 1969, he was inspired by protests against the Vietnam War and came up with the idea for Earth Day.

In the fall of 1969, Nelson announced it and appealed to the entire country to get involved. Consequently, telegrams, letters and telephone calls    7    all over the country poured in. Since 1970, Earth Day celebration have grown. Later, Nelson    8    (award) the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his work.

Today, Earth Day is celebrated around the world every April 22. Sometimes numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of    9    (activity) focused on the Environmental issues. In 2017, the March for Science    10    (occur) on Earth Day(April 22, 2017) and was followed by the People’s Climate Mobilization (April 29, 2017).

3 . When she first started learning about the climate change from one of her elders,Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier.But the glacier was gone,melted by the warming climate.Sharp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn’t there anymore.

Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change.And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson,a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell,US,an idea for a class.

This term,she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental studies.She used the experiences of Native American tribes(部落),scientists and activists,and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix—that “this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives”.

Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic(怀疑论者).Then he did his own reading and research,and changed his mind.

Dillon wasn’t going into environmental work—he was a computer-science major.Yet,the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration(恢复) projects.

Six months into the work,he decided that Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for—a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate.

Atkinson said she hoped the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.

“We are already changing the planet—so many species are going to be lost,displaced or massively impacted,” she said.“The future isn’t going to be what they imagined.”

1. Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp?

A．To lay a basis for Fawn Sharp’s further research.

B．To prove Fawn Sharp’s work is similar to Atkinson’s.

C．To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change.

D．To show scientists’ concern about the Mount Anderson glacier.

2. Which of the following words best explains “intractable” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A．Simple.	B．Difficult.
C．Common.	D．Interesting.

3. What’s the main purpose of Atkinson’s class?

A．To explore how different people deal with climate change.

B．To get students more concerned about the environmental issue.

C．To find solutions to the environmental issue of Olympic Mountains.

D．To teach students how to conduct research about environment.

4. How did Atkinson’s class influence Dillon?

A．It made him work as a part-time volunteer for restoration projects.

B．It made him realize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen.

C．It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection.

D．It discouraged him to work on restoration projects for the environment.

5 . Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of her country’s persistent problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalists from Detroit are asking for a(n)_______ of local snack lovers: _______ throw your empty chip bags into the trash, _______ them so she can _______ them into sleeping bags for the homeless.

Chip eaters drop off their _______ bags at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers _______ them. After they sanitize (净化) the chip bags in soapy hot water, they _______ them open, lay them flat, and iron them together. They use pad-ding (填料) from old coats to fill the insides.

It takes about four hours to _______ a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, _______ whether they’ re single-serve or family size. The ________ of the sleeping bag is “waterproof (防水的), light weight, and easy to ________ around,” Oleita told The Detroit News.

Since it started in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800,000 chip bags and has ________ 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be ________ to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the ________ for Oleita and her fellow volunteers. “We are ________ to making an impact not only socially, but environmentally,” Oleita says.

1.

A．option

B．favor

C．question

D．decision

2.

A．Rather than

B．Other than

C．More than

D．Less than

3.

A．hide

B．decorate

C．donate

D．sell

4.

A．put

B．force

C．break

D．turn

5.

A．empty

B．old

C．reused

D．recycled

6.

A．bury

B．collect

C．burn

D．rid

7.

A．find

B．burst

C．paint

D．slice

8.

A．keep

B．sew

C．display

D．distribute

9.

A．deciding on

B．insisting on

C．depending on

D．holding on

10.

A．feature

B．chance

C．dream

D．wish

11.

A．gather

B．look

C．carry

D．run

12.

A．bought

B．discovered

C．cleaned

D．created

13.

A．simpler

B．tougher

C．more complicated

D．more emotional

14.

A．imagination

B．goal

C．secret

D．gesture

15.

A．exposed

B．submitted

C．devoted

D．attached

6 . My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder________on earth I would choose to do that.

I have walked through this forest many times. On December 12, 2011, ________rolled into the forest and the destruction (摧毁) began. I couldn’t________the thought that these forests would be________ forever. So, on December 14, 2011, I packed up my life, ________of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.

Life in the tree top can be________at times. I have times when I feel frustrated (沮丧的) and wish I could________, to anywhere, just have a ________of scenery for a minute! There are times too, when I feel terribly________.I miss my friends and family.________these times, I find myself loving the________.

Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to________ here for as long as it takes,________I honestly hope it won’t be too________before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be________.

1.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．where

2.

A．water

B．animals

C．machinery

D．tourists

3.

A．bear

B．help

C．keep

D．spare

4.

A．sold

B．stolen

C．protected

D．lost

5.

A．grew out

B．fell short

C．ran out

D．let go

6.

A．refreshing

B．risky

C．challenging

D．rewarding

7.

A．get up

B．get away

C．give in

D．give up

8.

A．change

B．look

C．search

D．touch

9.

A．confused

B．nervous

C．sorry

D．lonely

10.

A．Beyond

B．Without

C．Despite

D．Unlike

11.

A．height

B．experience

C．background

D．position

12.

A．return

B．stop

C．stay

D．hide

13.

A．but

B．though

C．because

D．so

14.

A．soon

B．long

C．near

D．bad

15.

A．moved

B．logged

C．burned

D．missed

7 . Notpla, a London-based firm, makes a seaweed-based substitute (代替物) for single use plastic packaging. Although some of Notpla’s products are suitable to be eaten, they are designed to be dissolved (溶解) after usage. Made of seaweed instead of a conventional plastic coating, the company’s packaging is fully biodegradable and ideal for use as packaging for kitchen and bathroom supplies like coffee and toilet paper.

According to the United Nations, 331 million kilograms of plastic garbage is produced annually around the world. About 60% of the estimated 9.15 billion tons of plastic produced since the early 1950s has been taken to landfills.

Plastics harm the water, the air, and our bodies. Many experts agree that single-use plastics are unnecessary and dangerous. Some governments and towns in the United States have taken action. New York has banned most plastic shopping bags, while plastic straws have been banned in Miami Beach. Overseas, India stated in August that it plans to place a wide ban on single-use plastics this upcoming summer, with the European Union already implementing this ban.

Seaweed comes in a variety of species and can be harvested or farmed. Notpla uses plants that have been farmed. Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre Paslie, the inventors of Notpla, initially considered seaweed as a solution to the world’s plastic problem for several reasons. Seaweed is plentiful and grows quickly. Additionally it doesn’t compete with land crops and is highly favored for its ability to remove some waste products like carbon from the atmosphere.

In cooperation with the online food ordering service Just Eat, the startup recently tested its product. Last year, the two companies handed out 30, 000 takeaway boxes at various UK restaurants. Plans are in the works to offer the boxes across Europe in 2022. Notpla’s team intends to replace single use plastic in the supply chain more generally as they scale. The company recognizes the difficulty of such a job, considering the volume of plastics consumed around the world.

1. How does the author mainly develop paragraph 2?

A．By presenting figures.	B．By comparing facts.
C．By raising questions.	D．By quoting a saying.

2. What can best replace the underlined word “implementing” in paragraph 3?

A．Lifting.

B．Performing.

C．Protesting.

D．Removing.

3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．The advantages of choosing seaweed.	B．The next goal of the new study.
C．The wide use of seaweed.	D．The shortcomings of the plastic bags.

4. What does the company think of its plan to replace the whole single use plastic?

A．It will be totally unpractical.	B．It will be richly rewarded.
C．It will be a little tough.	D．It will be rather successful.

9 . Earth Hour is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature. It's a big event usually at the end of March every year. On this evening, people “go dark”.     1    

It's true that turning off lights for just one hour saves only a small amount of power.    2    On one level, joining in Earth Hour makes people think about the problem of climate change and what we can do in everyday life to protect nature.

But on another level, a large number of people’s acting together sends a powerful message to governments and companies.     3     They begin considering green issues when big decisions.

The logo(标识) of Earth Hour is “60+” .The number 60 is for the 60 minutes of Earth Hour.     4     In fact, people who join in Earth Hour say that taking part makes them want to do more for the environment.

    5     Musicians give concerts by playing acoustic(原声的) instruments instead of electric ones, and using candles instead of electric lights. Celebrity chefs have created special recipes for families to prepare and eat by candlelight. Tree-planting sessions, group walks and runs are also among the options.

A．But this is only the beginning.

B．Earth Hour represents every hour of every day.

C．After all, everyone has to answer for what they have done.

D．Besides turning off the lights, people get involved in other events.

E．It pushes them to take urgent measures by making changes to policies.

F．That is, they switch off all unnecessary lights at the same time for one hour.

G．The plus invites people to continue their action even after Earth Hour is finished.

10 . 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.

The wildfires in Australia became considerably worse in January, 2020.The disaster    1    (face) by the country is far from over. Many of the fires    2    (send) smoke high into the atmosphere and some smoke turned into pyro cumulonimbus clouds(积雨云)．The clouds can help a fire draw in more air and shift surface winds,    3    (result) in fire tornadoes(龙卷风)．Fires have destroyed habitats for animals that can    4    (find) only in Australia, including koalas and rare birds. It will take time to fully know how much harm the fires have done    5    wildlife.The wildfires are expected    6    (continue) burning for months as Australia entered its dry season.

This past year, 2019, is the hottest and driest year on record.Fires happen    7    (regular) during the Australian dry season.However, climate and natural changes are making the situation    8    (bad)．At least 12 million acres have been burned so far in Victoria and New South Wales alone.Smoke from the fires has made    9    to South America.There is so much smoke that it may stay in the air for months,    10     could have a small effect on the planet's climate.