1 . In the northernmost edge of Colombia sits the coastal town of Acandí. Access to the town is only by water or air; there is no road that leads there. The residents there are faced with the struggles of balancing livelihoods while protecting biodiversity.
In the past, traditional community fishing methods, passed down by the elders, focused on the reasonable fishing and management of resources. However, the introduction of large-scale trawling vessels(拖网渔船) decades ago gradually depleted the area’s fishing resources, leading to damage to marine(海洋的) life seriously.
Jesús Antonio Julio Cuestas, who serves in the region’s conservation and management of marine resources, stresses the bad impact of these developments and calls for new fishing techniques. “Fishing and conservation co-exist as long as we have good management practices and reasonable use of our fishing resources,” says Cuestas. He and other officials actively monitor fishing activities in Acandí. Each morning, they visit the fish markets to gather data on fishery resources—including prices and sizes—to monitor the state of the local fishing industry.
Along with Cuestas, the fishers work to reduce their impact on the marine ecosystem. By changing fishing methods and adopting new practices, they aim for a more balanced approach to fishing. “This year the local fishermen have not used the trawl net s that were causing the death of the leatherback sea turtles,” explains Cuestas proudly. Changes include the efforts of boats to protect the seagrass that serves as feeding grounds for marine life and an end to fishers throwing net s where turtles lay their eggs.
This marine reserve in Acandí, Cuestas believes, is their greatest treasure. He attaches great importance to working together with local residents to improve the quality of life while preserving the marine ecosystem. By doing so, he imagines a picture where individuals from the fishing community can pursue various careers, such as engineers or lawyers, proudly stating that they are the products of the fishing tradition in Acandí.
1. What does the underlined word “depleted” in paragraph 2 mean?A.Reused. | B.Restored. |
C.Explored. | D.Reduced. |
A.To cut down on the costs of fishing. |
B.To improve the income of local residents. |
C.To promote the well-being of marine wildlife. |
D.To spread traditional community fishing methods. |
A.The aim of the changes to fishing methods. |
B.The efforts to preserve marine ecosystem. |
C.The results the trawl net s have brought about. |
D.The impact of fishers on the local environment. |
A.Confident. | B.Uncaring. |
C.Concerned. | D.Doubtful. |
2 . Food waste contributes to ever-growing landfills (垃圾堆).
Don’t buy too much food whenever you go grocery shopping.
Always make a shopping list.
Use the “First-In-First-Out” method. For example, placing the newly bought foods at the back of the fridge or cupboard will encourage people to use the ones that are in the front row. This will ensure that you know what you have and reduce food waste.
A.It can help keep your grocery trips short. |
B.Having a fully filled fridge may look nice. |
C.Your fridge may be too crowded to function well. |
D.It is a waste of your money, as well as your effort. |
E.Some people like to store up food for emergencies. |
F.Foods need proper storage to prevent them going bad. |
G.If you can’t see what foods you have, you’ll forget them. |
With economy development there comes a time when the old must give way to the new.
Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In 1950s,the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam
Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back in a place
The project ended in 1980, it was considered a success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future, but they had also learned that
Wuyi Mountain, as a national nature conservation area, is well-known for its clear water and beautiful peaks. There is little doubt
But I’m concerned that the increasing number of tourists has had a negative impact
To begin with, the government is supposed to adopt
In addition, it is also the government’s responsibility
5 . I live in a town, about half a mile from the banks of a river, It had been raining buckets that week and there were
As a precaution (预防), I’d
With the water up to my waist, in bare feet I started to paddle (蹚水) to my only
I learned to be grateful through the experience and determined to live each day to its
A.flood | B.earthquake | C.drought | D.sandstorm |
A.cleaned | B.lifted | C.discovered | D.placed |
A.deafened | B.awakened | C.impressed | D.amused |
A.annoyed | B.shocked | C.embarrassed | D.relieved |
A.grabbed | B.examined | C.recognized | D.dropped |
A.showed off | B.threw away | C.switched on | D.set aside |
A.accidentally | B.violently | C.temporarily | D.originally |
A.stage | B.partner | C.shelter | D.escape |
A.happened | B.agreed | C.attempted | D.hesitated |
A.quality | B.pressure | C.standard | D.surface |
A.gap | B.depth | C.height | D.mark |
A.regretted | B.promised | C.predicted | D.realized |
A.restored | B.established | C.preserved | D.destroyed |
A.fullest | B.easiest | C.fastest | D.coolest |
A.recovered | B.mattered | C. survived | D.matured |
6 . Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was living the life-just not the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important.
Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food. When she returned to New York, her life was with a new purpose and a variety of new skills to make her dreams a reality.
“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, primarily through composting (堆肥),” she says. “And I just thought, ‘Why aren’t we doing that here?’”“The Adamah program opened Sacks’ eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing on a local, national, and global level, and the need to find solutions. So in 2017, she began what she calls “trash walking”.
During tours around her community, Sacks picks through garbage to look for reusable items. Soon, her “trash walking” expanded to include corporate trash along with residential trash. Surprisingly, she discovered a wide range of really great stuff-like clothing, decorations, and food-all of which she documents on TikTok.
Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her videos that highlight the problems with consumerism. “The root issue is overproduction, which leads to overconsumption, which leads to a large amount of waste,” she says.
The fact is, companies often choose to trash items rather than give them away to people who might need them. A big reason for this waste is the way our current tax laws are structured, Sacks says. Sellers who destroy goods can claim the cost as a loss on their taxes and be refunded. If they give away goods, they can claim only a small amount as a charitable reduction on their taxes.
Sacks’ main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become aware of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve,” she says.
1. Anna Sacks packed up her life and left New York to________.A.lead a healthy lifestyle |
B.observe how to grow food |
C.pursue a meaningful life |
D.volunteer to work in a bank |
A.The importance of trash walking. |
B.The sustainable food people produced. |
C.The hard truth about consumer culture. |
D.The way people there dealt with the waste. |
A.The tax reduction. |
B.The quality of goods. |
C.The tax refund. |
D.The overproduction. |
A.Consumer culture accounts for wasting. |
B.Corporate trash outweighs residential trash. |
C.Trash walking is the key to becoming wealthy. |
D.Turning to farming leads to sustainable living. |
7 . For many people, it is hard to imagine what it is like to lose their sense of smell. Known as “anosmia”, loss of smell can have a substantial effect on our overall wellbeing and quality of life. But while a sudden respiratory infection (呼吸道感染) might lead to a temporary loss of this important sense, your sense of smell may well have been gradually eroding away for years due to something else- air pollution.
Exposure to PM2. 5 has previously been linked with smell loss, but typically only in occupational or industrial settings. But new research is now starting to reveal the true scale and the potential damage caused by the pollution we breathe in every day. On the underside of our brains lies the olfactory bulb (嗅球). This sensitive bit of tissue is essential for the enormously varied picture of the world we get from our sense of smell. It’s also our first line of defense against viruses and pollutants entering the brain. But, with repeated exposure to PM2. 5, these defenses slowly get worn down.
“Our data show there’s a 1.6 to 1.7-fold increased risk of developing anosmia with sustained particulate pollution (粒状物污染),” says Murugappan Ramanathan, a rhinologist. One Mexican study in 2006, which used strong coffee and orange odors showed that residents of Mexico City which often struggles with air pollution — tended to have a poorer sense of smell on average than people living in rural areas of the country.
So, should we care that air pollution to which we are all exposed -is damaging our sense of smell and causing anosmia? Clearly, the answer is yes. Ramanathan says, “Air quality matters. I think we need tight regulations and control. Many people may not even realize the pollution they are exposed to. But even the everyday, low level air pollution we are exposed to should be taken more seriously.”
1. What do the underlined words “eroding away” mean in paragraph 1?A.Evolving. | B.Becoming weak. |
C.Becoming sharp. | D.Appearing. |
A.Exposure to PM2. 5 has nothing to do with smell loss. |
B.The pollution we breathe in on a daily basis may cause harm. |
C.Our nose stops viruses and pollutants from entering the brain. |
D.Our defenses will disappear quickly with air pollution exposure. |
A.They have developed anosmia with air pollution. |
B.Their sense of smell is poorer than rural people’s. |
C.They often consume strong coffee. |
D.They tend to have a good sense of smell. |
A.How we should react to air pollution. |
B.What we should do to protect the environment. |
C.What steps we can take to recover from anosmia. |
D.How we can improve our life quality. |
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9 . Sri Nihal Tammana, age 13, of Edison, New Jersey, was named a winner of the 2022 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment.
Nihal founded Recycle My Battery to promote and facilitate the recycling of used batteries. His nonprofit places free battery recycling bins(箱子)and educates young people and adults about battery recycling. In just three years he has built a team of more than 250 student volunteers across the globe who have recycled nearly 200,000 batteries and educated millions of people. Nihal learned at age 10 that 15 billion batteries are thrown away each year and that most end up in landfills(垃圾填埋地)where they pollute groundwater, harm the ecosystem, and can cause catastrophic fires. Inspired to tackle the problem, he began collecting used batteries from his community. He put them in free recycling bins at stores like Staples until he was told he was bringing too many and had to stop.
Undeterred, he reached out for help from Call2Recycle, the largest battery recycling nonprofit in North America. Call2Recycle agreed to assist and provided recycling bins for free, which were placed in schools, libraries, and other public places. Nihal’s organization now operates across the U.S. and is expanding to other countries including Canada, Switzerland, and India. “Earth gives us so much — oxygen, food, water — everything! So it’s important that we give something back when we can,” says Nihal.
The Barron Prize was founded in 2001 by author T. A. Barron. “Nothing is more inspiring than stories about heroic people who have truly made a difference to the world,” says T. A. Barron. “And we need our heroes today more than ever. Not celebrities, but heroes — people whose character can inspire us all. That is the purpose of the Barron Prize: to shine the spotlight on these amazing young people so that their stories will inspire others.”
1. What does Recycle My Battery intend to do?A.Protect the earth from used batteries. | B.Promote used batteries across the globe. |
C.Make money by collecting used batteries. | D.Stop people throwing used batteries away. |
A.Undiscouraged. | B.Unprepared. | C.Unsurprised. | D.Uninterested. |
A.By making it go global. | B.By offering free recycling bins. |
C.By providing financial support. | D.By buying more used batteries. |
A.The importance of recycling batteries. |
B.The impact of batteries on the environment. |
C.The achievements of the Barron Prize winners. |
D.The inspiring story of a young environmentalist. |
10 . Looking out of the window of his truck, Bob Fitzgerald sees dying forests and empty farmland. Fitzgerald says the land has been in his family since the 17th century. “I can show you land around here that people grew tomatoes on when I was a little boy. And now it’s gone.”
Climate change is making things worse. As sea levels rise, salt water is entering rivers and other waterways. As a result, the land is becoming too salty for crops to grow on. Hundreds of millions of people will be forced to move inland because of rising waters.
Kate Tully, a researcher in the University of Maryland, wants to keep coastal farmers in business as the seas rise. She has seen the forests filled with pine trees killed by the increasingly salty soil. The United States Department of Agriculture gave Tully and other researchers $1.1 million to study the problem. She and her team hope to give farmers ways to stay on their land.
They are testing different crops on pieces of land around the Eastern Shore. “Sorghum (高粱) is my new favorite crop because it can grow without rain and it can grow with lots of rain.” The grain (谷物) crop may be a good choice to feed the nearly 600 million chickens kept in the area each year. As farmers know, chickens can deal with salt, dry weather conditions and heavy rains. Yet just being able to grow a crop is not enough. The crop has to bring in money.
Some people believe the land should be given back to nature. They say the fields should be turned into wetlands, which are popular with duck hunters. “There’s money in duck hunting,” Tully said. “Hunting organizations will pay farmers for hunting on their land. Farmers could make a lot of money from duck hunting.”
Tully and her team are just getting started. It will be a few years before they really understand how to save the farms.
1. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?A.To lead to the main topic. | B.To describe the farm scenery. |
C.To illustrate a memorable experience. | D.To provide the background information. |
A.To help farmers stay on their land. | B.To study new crops for coastal farmers. |
C.To study climate change in recent years. | D.To help farmers start their own business. |
A.Concerned. | B.Doubtful. | C.Positive. | D.Negative. |
A.Climate Change Making Things Worse. | B.Rising Seas Forcing Changes on Farms. |
C.Coastal Farmers Saving Their Homeland. | D.Scientists Teaching Farmers to Plant Crops. |