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2. 给出建议;
3. 表达祝愿。
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Dear Anna,
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Yours,
Li Hua
2 . Zologial Sociey of London(ZSL), which runs London Zoo, brought together 16 scientists from different organizations to make a full “heath heck” on 215 miles of the Thames. The results of the first-ever State of the Thames Report have been shown to the public and there’s both good and bad news for London’s main waterway.
First up, since the Thames was pronounced “biologically(生物学地)dead” in1957, the number of animals and plants growing in and around the river has increased greatly. Natural habitats(栖息地)are also on the increase, some of which can help in the fight against climate(气候)change.
It’s not all good news though—like everywhere else, the Thames is influenced by climate change, mainly through changes in water temperature and sea levels. The Thames is increasing in temperature at an average(平均数)of 0. 2℃ each year, changing the natural environment.
Water levels are also rising in the Thames—at Silvertown. There has been an average increase of 4. 26 mm per year since 1990, which makes London more likely to be flooded.
As with pretty much everywhere on Earth, the Thames needs climate change to be stopped in order to make itself a living river in the future.
The Environment Agency has put together the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan which sets out a long-term plan for dealing with the influence of rising sea levels for the rest of this century, in order to protect London from floods.
James Brand, Thames Estuary 2100 Advisor at the Environment Agency said, “We are glad to support the State of the Thames Report. If we are going to stop climate change, nature needs to be at the heart of our activities, both in slowing the pace of future change and dealing with the changes that we are already seeing.”
1. What did the 16 scientists do with the Thames?A.They did an examination of it. | B.They gave an introduction to it. |
C.They brought new animals to it. | D.They organized a clean-up of it. |
A.The way animals are raised. | B.The development of natural habitats. |
C.The meaning of “biologically dead”. | D.The welcome changes to the Thames. |
A.It has caused many floods. |
B.Its temperature has been rising. |
C.Its plants have become fewer and fewer. |
D.It is home to a smaller number of animals. |
A.To record the rising sea levels. | B.To help rebuild London. |
C.To explain the importance of nature. | D.To fight against climate change. |
A.In a storybook. | B.In a health magazine. |
C.In a research paper. | D.In a geography textbook. |
3 . China’s second national botanical (植物学的) garden, South China National Botanical Garden, was set up in Guangzhou on July 11th, 2022.
With a total of 319 hectares of core functional area planned, the new national botanical garden was built based on South China Botanical Garden. It spans Guangzhou and Zhaoqing, two cities in Guangdong Province.
The South China National Botanical Garden aims to strengthen the conservation, scientific research and knowledge broadcasting of tropical (热带的) and subtropical (亚热带的) plants. The garden has three research centers, two national-level field stations and three key laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. There are 17, 168 protected plants, 643 rare and endangered plants, and 337 national key wild protected plants in the garden at present.
The garden will participate in plant diversity protection both in China and the world and achieve the conservation goal of 20, 000 species. Meanwhile, it aims to play a world-leading role in collection and storage of living plants, among which 6, 000 species are economic plants.
Besides, 95 percent of rare and endangered plants in South China will be effectively protected, thus to provide plant resources for green development.
China is one of the countries in the world with the richest biodiversity, having more than 37, 000 known species of higher plants, accounting for about one tenth of the world’s total.
The South China National Botanical Garden, together with the national botanical garden in Beijing, has formed a system of collection and complete the retention of wild plant groups, which is helpful to maintain the country’s plant diversity.
1. What can be inferred about South China National Botanical Garden?A.It is well equipped. | B.It only offers service for research. |
C.It has become a popular scenic spot. | D.It is the largest national botanical garden. |
A.They are dying out sharply. |
B.Most of them will be protected well. |
C.They will be used to improve economic development. |
D.Most of them are transplanted to botanical gardens. |
A.Development. | B.Comparison. | C.Preservation. | D.Improvement. |
A.A Garden For Collecting And Studying Plants |
B.A Novel Way To Strengthen Plant Conservation |
C.China’s Various Environmental Protection |
D.China’s Second National Botanical Garden |
4 . A tree-planting initiative in Kenya has seen over 30,000 trees being planted. The Green Generation Initiative is a Kenyan charity that has been planting trees to counter climate change and the reduction in forest in the East African nation since 2016.
Founded by climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti when she was fifteen years old, the initiative’s primary focus is on developing young climate activists through environmental education in schools and addressing food insecurity in the region through planting fruit trees. Since its foundation, over 30,000 trees have been planted in Kenya, while thousands of school children have not just planted trees but adopted them to ensure that young people learn the importance of acting as a guardian over the health of the environment. The trees have recorded a survival rate of over 98 percent, as they remain tended to from young trees to maturity.
Speaking to world leaders at the recent United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow (COP26), Elizabeth issued a serious warning on the threat of climate change. Over two million of Kenyans are facing climate related starvation. In 2025, half of the world’s population will be facing water shortage. The climate crisis will displace 80 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
Elizabeth said, “I have been doing what I can. Inspired by the great Wangari Maathai, I founded a tree growing initiative that enhances food security for young Kenyans.” So far, they have grown 30,000 fruit trees to maturity, providing desperately needed nutrition for thousands of children. “Every day we see that when we look after the trees, they look after us. We are the adults on this Earth right now, and it is our responsibility to ensure that the children have food and water,” she added.
1. What is the initiative intended for?A.Making policies. | B.Raising money. |
C.Educating adults. | D.Fighting climate change. |
A.Hunger. | B.Sickness | C.Water shortage. | D.Economic risks. |
A.3,000 trees have been planted. |
B.Green awareness has been raised. |
C.80 million people have been saved. |
D.School education has been guaranteed. |
A.Friendly and talented. | B.Caring and responsible. |
C.Honest and determined. | D.Ambitious and humorous. |
5 . Scientists have found something strange has been happening among sensitive bird species in the Brazilian Amazon in recent years. Not only were the birds declining in number, but their bodies were also shrinking in size. “We found that size was not only shrinking for those sensitive species-it was declining for everyone, “said researcher Vitek Jirinec of Louisiana State University. Jirinec’s findingsare contained in a new study published in the journal Science Advances last Friday.
The study examined 77 species over a 40-year period, during which time the rainforest had become warmer. It found they were rapidly evolving perhaps because smaller birds remove heat more efficiently as they have more surface area in relation to volume. Brian Weeks of the University of Michigan explained it this way: “You could imagine lots of little ice cubes in a glass of water, as opposed to one big ice cube, and the little ice cubes melt faster because smaller things have larger surface area-to-volume ratios(比),so they exchange heat more quickly. “Weeks didn’t work on this particular study, but he did research the size of more than50 species of migratory (迁徙的) birds in North America a few years back. He too found that nearly all of them were shrinking decade by decade.
The two studies strengthen the idea that birds all over the planet, migratory or not, may be changing shape due to a warming climate. Weeks said these sorts of changes should concern all of us. “All around the world, people depend on natural systems. Complete natural systems provide more economic benefits to humanity than the entirety of the world’s GDP, so they matter to you whether or not you know it, Weeks said. Jirinec thought the timing of his paper’s publication could not be more fitting. The study came out on the same day as the conclusion of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow. So those results really stressed the common consequences of the actions for the planet.
1. What was a cause of the birds becoming smaller in size?A.The decrease of birds’ number. | B.The sensitiveness of birds. |
C.A warming climate. | D.The development of birds. |
A.By example and comparison. | B.By analyzing the data. |
C.By giving enough evidence. | D.By observation and research. |
A.Dangerous. | B.Concerning. |
C.Demanding. | D.Fantastic. |
A.To introduce two studies. | B.To explain a natural phenomenon. |
C.To praise the conference in Glasgow. | D.To make people focus on climate change. |
6 . When the monthly electricity bill came home, parents always couldn’t believe their eyes, as the amount was much more than needed.
Switch off the lights. Assign one day in a week for a “turn off” practice, for a few hours. Tell the kids the significance of using less electricity and how it impacts the environment.
Use energy-efficient transportation. When parents and their children are out on vacation, have a cycling outing. When the whole family rides bicycles together, it not only serves as a great bonding exercise, but it also teaches the children about eco-friendly transportation options.
Play a game.
A.Watch an environmental film. |
B.Talk with children about their opinions. |
C.Play some games related to environmental protection. |
D.Lecturing kids about environmental issues won’t help. |
E.It makes them aware of the environmental effect of cars. |
F.Light up some candles and play a board game to keep the children occupied. |
G.So parents should urge their children to take up environment -friendly projects. |
7 . The State of California is depending on its forests to help cut down planet-warming CO2. But that climate-change strategy may be risky, as new research from the University of California, Irvine(UCI)reports that trees in California’s mountains and open spaces are dying from wildfires and other pressures — and fewer new trees are filling the blank.
“The forests are not keeping up with these large fires,” said study co-author James Randerson, the Ralph J. and Carol M. Cicerone Professor of Earth system science at UCI. Acrossthe whole state, tree cover area has dropped 6.7% since 1985. “These are big changes in lessthan forty years,” he said. It’s the first time that researchers have been able to measure tree population fall in California, and find out the reasons(wildfires and woodcutting).
For the study, the UCI-led team used satellite data from the USGS and NASA’s Landsat mission to study plant changes between 1985 and 2021. They found that one of the most obvious falls in tree cover was in southern California, where 14% of the tree population in local mountain had disappeared, maybe everlastingly.
“The ability. of forests to recover(恢复)from fire appears to be dwindling in the south,” said Jonathan Wang, a researcher in Randerson’s research group, who led the study coming out in AGU Advances. “At the same time, the state’s coverage of bushes and grasses is rising, which could mean more everlasting ecosystem shifts(生态系统转化).”
“The speed and scale of fall in tree cover is different across the state. Tree cover in the Sierra Nevada, for example, stayed relatively unchanged until around 2010, then began dropping suddenly. Fortunately, in the north, there’s plenty of recovery after fire,” said Wang, perhaps because of the area’s higher rainfall and cooler temperatures. “This threat(威胁) to California’s climate solutions isn’t going away anytime soon,” Wang said. “We might be entering a new age of bigger fire and vulnerable(易受损的) forests.”
1. What mainly helped California cut down CO2?A.Rich forests. | B.Less vehicles. |
C.Energy saving. | D.Fine weather. |
A.Poor soil. |
B.Continual floods. |
C.High demand for farmland and food. |
D.Large wildfires and people’s cutting trees. |
A.Suitable. | B.Falling. | C.Obvious. | D.Boring. |
A.California’s trees will die out in the future |
B.California’s environment will face a big challenge |
C.The reasonfor California wildfires has been found out |
D.Wildfires seriously threaten California’s tree cover |
Amsterdam has decided to remove gas vehicles (机动车) from the roads. By 2030 only non-polluting vehicles will be allowed in the streets. The Netherlands
The city will stop using gas vehicles gradually and increase the use of cleaner vehicles. Charging stations
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Hopefully, this policy will encourage other cities to ban polluting vehicles as well. In fact, Brussels is already considering
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2.为他提供帮助(如募捐等)。
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1. 词数100左右;
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Dear Johnson,
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
1.海洋的重要性;
2.保护海洋的倡议;
注意:1.写作词数应为100词左右;
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。
Our Oceans, Our Responsibility
June 8th was officially named by the UN in 2009 as World Oceans Day.
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Li Hua