1 . 红旗社区针对本社区居民垃圾分类情况，计划于下周举行一次关于垃圾分类的讲座，请你代表社区写一封公开信，内容包括：
1 .垃圾分类的好处； 2.讲座具体时间和地点； 3.邀请居民参加。
注意：1. 词数80词左右；开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:垃圾分类garbage classification
Dear sir or madam,

I' m writing this letter to call on attention to the community lecture concerning garbage classification.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Hongqi Community

2 . 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。

Every Wednesday at 7 pm, a group of running enthusiasts from different countries gather at a bar in Shanghai before setting     1     on their 5-kilometer run. But this is no ordinary run. These people     2     (arm) with trash (垃圾) bags. The members of this group don’t simply run for the sake of good health. They do it for the sake of the Earth     3    well.

Called “plogging”, this new fitness activity originated in Sweden in 2016 and was introduced to Shanghai in 2018. The term is a combination of the words “jogging” and “plocka upp”,     4     means “pick up” in Swedish.

By the summer of 2018, just a few months after Trash Running China was founded,     5     (it) WeChat group had grown to include more than 400 runners. To make the activity more fun for both     6     (newcomer) and regular ploggers, Trash Running China also     7     (frequent) organizes longer weekend runs in the suburban areas. “We want more people to hold small ‘plogging’ groups and have a     8     (responsible) to organize trash running activities in their own neighborhoods,” says Eisenring, who founded Trash Running China. “ ‘Plogging’ is a way     9     (know) the people and the city a bit more,” says Robbin Trebbe, one of the     10     (late) runners to join the group.

3 . In 1994, The Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was__________ to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise   ( 乐园 ) for him and his friends, bringing them___ memories.

To his horror, he saw a totally different____. Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. “The land was as sick as a serious patient — everything was______ due to deforestation (砍伐森林),” Salgado said___ during a meeting on climate change in Paris.

Salgado ______that he should do something about it. Then he ______the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received___ from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family _______   and the results are remarkable. _______, the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before____. The land has been brought back to life. The___ family’s hard work also impressed people around them. They___ cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.

“The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the_____ and I think every   little bit of work_____,” said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting   the environment.

1.

A．sorry

B．ready

C．eager

D．willing

2.

A．wonderful

B．embarrassing

C．painful

D．complex

3.

A．direction

B．atmosphere

C．plan

D．sight

4.

A．disturbed

B．destroyed

C．prohibited

D．abandoned

5.

A．calmly

B．nervously

C．sadly

D．lightly

6.

A．admitted

B．realized

C．agreed

D．proved

7.

A．thought up

B．laughed at

C．turned down

D．tried out

8.

A．doubts

B．permission

C．suggestions

D．support

9.

A．backed off

B．broke up

C．took action

D．got through

10.

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Gradually

D．Generally

11.

A．escaped

B．returned

C．approached

D．died

12.

A．kind-hearted

B．brave

C．devoted

D．considerate

13.

A．forgot

B．stopped

C．delayed

D．missed

14.

A．comment

B．promise

C．offer

D．effort

15.

A．increases

B．matches

C．improves

D．matters

4 . The last complete ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed(倒塌).The Milne Ice Shelf is _______ Ellesmere Island,Canada.The shelf lost _______ 40 percent of its area in just two days at the end of July.

Above normal air temperatures,offshore winds and open water in front of the shelf are all parts of the _______ for its break-up.The shelf area shrank(缩小）by about 80 square kilometers.By comparison,the island of Manhattan in New York _______ about 60 square kilometers.Temperatures in the polar area have been _______ intense(强烈的).Summer in the Canadian Arctic this year has been 5 degrees Celsius_______ the 30-year average.That has _______ smaller ice caps,_______ can melt quickly.As a glacier disappears,more bedrock is left _______.This then speeds up the melting__________. A research camp,including instruments for measuring water flow through the ice shelf,was lost when the shelf at Ellesmere Island collapsed.

＂It was only a __________ of time,"said Mark Serreze,director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. His study showed the ice caps were__________ to disappear within five years.Their disappearance was __________ last month,when NASA satellite images of the area showed a complete lack of snow and ice.Serreze's __________ trip to the Arctic was many years ago."When I was there in the 1980s,I knew every square inch of those ice caps,"Serreze said."You have the good __________.It's like your first girlfriend.I want her back."

1.

A．at the edge of

B．in front of

C．at the back of

D．at the end of

2.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．other than

D．more than

3.

A．situations

B．conditions

C．elements

D．problems

4.

A．combines

B．covers

C．evaluates

D．obtains

5.

A．seriously

B．especially

C．naturally

D．nearly

6.

A．down

B．below

C．up

D．above

7.

A．reduced

B．broken

C．threatened

D．brought

8.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．whose

9.

A．uncovered

B．discovered

C．predicted

D．spotted

10.

A．program

B．progress

C．project

D．process

11.

A．question

B．thing

C．matter

D．concept

12.

A．possibly

B．likely

C．probably

D．surely

13.

A．simplified

B．launched

C．confirmed

D．accompanied

14.

A．research

B．search

C．culture

D．business

15.

A．dreams

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．memories

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, traffic jams and pollution from exhaust fumes (废气). So since 2007, the city     1     (begin) a plan to improve the situation.

Under the Velib scheme (公共自行车计划), people can take a bicycle, use it as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half hour is free,     2     if you don’t return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. It is only 1 a day or 29 a year. The bicycles are as heavy as 25 kilograms, and they’re all grey and have    3    (basket). There are a large number of them in the city, and the bicycle stations are more than the subway stations!

Paris isn’t the first city     4     (operate)a scheme like this. Not everybody thinks it’s a great idea. One Parisian (巴黎人) said, “These bicycles are only suitable     5     short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they won’t use a bicycle-they’ll still use their cars.”

A city spokesman said, “The bicycle scheme won’t solve all our traffic problems, but it might work in    6    (reduce) air pollution. Traffic, together with factory fumes,           7     (be) a big problem. Global warming and dramatic climate changes are becoming more and more serious,     8    is partly because rain-forests are    9    (gradual) disappearing. And it’s also because there’s so much pollution. There aren’t any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities, but the bicycles might help people lead a healthier life. Unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems in our environment will get even       10     (bad).”

6 . One of Australia’s most famous natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest coral reef. The reef contains a large variety of life and over 3000 reef systems and hundreds of islands with some of the world’s most beautiful beaches. Because of its natural beauty, the Great Barrier Reef has become one of the world’s most sought after tourist attractions.

However, for the past few years, the news about corals has been discouraging. Currently, the reef is threatened by climate change, tourism, water pollution, and overfishing. Agricultural fertilizer(肥料) runoff from Australian farms also has caused the widespread growth of sea-plants, which absorb most of the nutrients(养分) and leave little remaining for the living coral reef and the animals that live in it. “What has changed is the increasing importance of climate change as a greater threat than the others,” says David Wachenfeld, a scientist of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Coral reefs are extremely sensitive(敏感的) to warming ocean temperatures.

In a report on April 28, the Australian government said it set aside $500 million to help protect corals. The money will be spent on reducing water pollution from agriculture, fighting coral-killing starfish, reef monitoring, and research on climate influence.

Though the Australian investment is welcome, it will at best only delay coral deaths. It’s too little, too late, as a leading coral-scientist Terry Hughes of James Cook University put it. The only way to save corals over the long term is to slow down climate change. That process will require all countries to work together to find the most effective way of cutting emissions (排放) of greenhouse gases.

The most recent emissions figures, however, show that the world is failing at that task. The year 2018 has seen an increase in global emissions. This week in Bonn, Germany, countries are meeting to discuss how to keep their word in the Paris climate agreement. Let’s hope they hear about the silent death of the world’s corals.

1. Why does the author write the text?

A．To introduce the Great Barrier Reef.

B．To show the result of climate change.

C．To offer ways of protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

D．To tell us the serious situation of the Great Barrier Reef.

2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A．Sea-plants help to protect the coral reefs.

B．Water temperature has little to do with the coral reefs.

C．Climate change is the main reason for coral reefs’ death.

D．Agricultural fertilizer provides nutrients for coral reefs.

3. According to Terry Hughes, the Australian investment in protecting the coral reefs was _______.

A．timely	B．unsatisfying
C．effective	D．useless

4. How can we protect the Great Barrier Reef effectively in the long run?

A．By reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases.

B．By cutting down the number of tourists.

C．By setting more strict rules on overfishing.

D．By investing more in climate research.

7 . On November 7, Lewis Pugh completed a one-kilometer swim in the freezing waters of King Edward Cove, off South Georgia in Antarctica. He was wearing only his swimming glasses, cap and Speedo !

Pugh is an advocate for our oceans and seas, working to protect these ecosystems with their large diversity of marine life. When asked why he doesn't wear a wetsuit(防寒泳衣), Pugh says, "I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If I'm asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message."

It took Pugh about 19 minutes to complete the one-kilometer swim in Antarctica where the water averaged about 1.6 degrees Celsius. He says that his body can only tolerate about 20 minutes in the freezing waters before it starts shutting down. As he swims, his body temperature steadily drops, which in turn causes his muscle control to drop, slowing him down. When he is done with his swim, his support team rushes him to a hot shower and it takes almost an hour for his body temperature to return to normal.

Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters. Even expert swimmers who are unused to freezing water can drown within minutes because of the physical shock experienced by the body. Pugh says he trained for six months before this swim.

This is not the first time that Pugh has swum in dangerous conditions. In 2007, he swam one kilometer in the North Pole to draw attention to the melting Arctic ice due to climate change. In 2015, he swam in the Bay of Whales in Antarctica's Ross Sea as part of his successful campaign to help set up a marine reserve there.

1. Why did Lewis Pugh swim without a wetsuits ?

A．To show his bravery.

B．To swim faster.

C．To build up his body.

D．To have overnight fame.

2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to'?

A．His body temperature.

B．His body

C．The water.

D．The water temperature.

3. What's Pugh's advice about swimming in freezing waters?

A．One should be expert at swimming.

B．One must be used to long-distance swimming.

C．One should be ready to take on challenges.

D．One must be adequately prepared for it.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Lewis Pugh: achieving the impossible

B．How to survive a swim in cold waters

C．Lewis Pugh: swimming for a cause

D．How to prepare for extreme swimming

8 . Kevin Randall, a teacher,who teaches biology at Grandville High School,runs the environmental club at the high school,which has around 2,000 students.The club is known as the GHS Green Team,and it aims to raise awareness among students and teachers about sustainability(持续性).It also works on projects to reduce the environmental footprint of the building itself.

One of the club's recent projects focused on reducing waste in the school cafeteria.Randall said their cafeteria supervisor told them that the school went through 54,000 plastic forks every year.The club applied for a financial help,built recycling centers for the cafeteria,and purchased metal silverware.

And now every student uses a durable metal fork or a spoon instead of disposables.(一次性用品),“and that's just one way we're trying to capture the low-hanging fruit,if you will,"Randall said.

The efforts of Randall and his students have earned Grandville High School the Michigan Green School certification from the state.In addition to their work reducing waste in the cafeteria, the GHS Green Team has also built a garden with flowers and vegetables on campus,and leads cleanups on site and out in the community.Over the years,Randall and his students have also been working on raising money to install solar panels(太阳能板) on the roof of the high school.

Randall said he was motivated to take the lead on environmental issues for his school because he wanted his students to have someone to turn to in the building who understands what's at stake(利害攸关）when it comes to climate change.

＂And I also felt like I needed to do more in my life for my own two children at home," Randall added,"They need to know that their dad is working as hard as he can to reduce the effects of climate change,and to spread the word,and to make sure that other students out there are learning about this just the way they are at home."

1. What is the purpose of the GHS Green Team club?

A．To inspire students' love for biology.

B．To finish the projects assigned by school.

C．To prepare students for their future jobs.

D．To promote environmental protection.

2. What's the result of the project on school cafeteria?

A．It has changed the outlook of the cafeteria.

B．Students can have more fruits in the cafeteria.

C．Plastic forks are no longer used in the cafeteria.

D．The school has become famous nationwide.

3. What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The classification of the projects.

B．The characteristics of the club.

C．The activities organized by the club.

D．The future of the club.

4. What was Randall's aim by doing the work on environmental issues?.

A．To educate the young.

B．To get material rewards.

C．To amuse his children.

D．To make himself famous.

9 . For every goal that Lesein Mutunkei scores, trees get planted. It’s a simple yet effective message that appeals, and leads to a satisfying way of motivating us to promote environmentalism in our own way.

Born in Nairobi, Lesein is in his late teens, and his Trees4Goals is the means with which he intends to make the world greener. It unites two of his passions in life: love of the outdoors and love of football. Lesein enjoyed walking in the forest. He recognised his country was experiencing a serious loss of tree cover. Between 2001 and 2020, Kenya lost an estimated 11% of trees, releasing 176 million tons of CO₂.

In a blog post for WWF Kenya, Lesein revealed that, once he started the Trees4Goals initiative, he originally planned to plant one tree per goal. In 2020, he wanted to take his efforts even further. What started as one tree planted per goal mushroomed into 11 trees planted per goal. Explaining the reason behind expanding the tree-planting, he said, “It represents team efforts in football and the contribution by my team. I have planted over 1,000 trees in the last two years.”

While it’s something of an own goal to destroy the forests and jungles providing enormous biodiversity, initiatives like Trees4Goals are an assured way to score an environmentalist hat-trick. Sports such as football are popular with the booming Kenyan population and have the ability to cut through cultural barriers regardless of the countries they are played in. Sports have the power to unify and excite large audiences. Lesein Mutunkei has taken this strategy and scored a winning goal of his own.

Like a seed, best ideas start small and change into something that can become far larger than anticipated. While Lesein continues planting 11 trees per goal, the Kenyan government is aiming to plant 1.8 billion trees to reach a point where 10 per cent of the country is covered by trees. The science behind is clear; a report in 2019 claimed that if 900 million hectares were devoted to additional tree planting of half a trillion trees, the world could offset (抵消) half of all carbon emissions produced since 1960.

1. What gave Lesein the idea of launching the project?

A．Release of too much CO2.	B．His dream of motivating others.
C．His passion for sports and nature.	D．Habit of exercising in the woods.

2. What did Lesein do in 2020?

A．He created a blog for WWF.	B．He set a higher aim.
C．He planted one tree for each goal.	D．He extended his work to other teams.

3. What do the underlined words “own goal” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The aim that is intended to achieve.	B．Action that harms one’s own interests.
C．Pursuit of one’s personal success.	D．The goal that is scored for the opposing team.

4. What can we learn from Lesein’s story?

A．United, we win.	B．No pains, no gains.
C．Love me, love my dog.	D．Small deeds, big difference.

10 . If American waterways had ever been voted on the yearbook，the Buffalo River could easily have been named Ugliest.It could be hard to find hope there.It took decades for public perception of the river to shift.But activist citizens，who collaborated with industry，government，and environment groups never gave up on their polluted river—the Buffalo River gradually went from being considered a lost cause to a place worth fighting for.And by now the cleaned—up water is one of Buffalo’S biggest attractions.

By the 1960s，the river was seen as one of the worst sources of pollution pouring into the Great Lakes.The Buffalo River had caught fire many times.The surface had an oily layer，and any fish caught there were not eatable.

The waterway’s fate started shifting in the mid-1960s.Stanley Spisiak was a local Polish—American jeweler by day，but by evening he was the kind of guy who’d chase down dumpers(垃圾车)he spotted on the Buffalo River.By 1966 he found himself winning the National Wildlife Federation’s“Water Conservationist of the Year”award.And before long he got a nickname:“Mr.Buffalo River.”But there was only so much he could do—the river was still declared biologically dead in 1969.

Jill Spisiak Jedlicka is his great-grandniece.She picks up where he left off by directing the river’s protector organization，Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper.Professor Schneekloth and seven friends founded the organization as an all-volunteer nonprofit in 1989，after organizing the first river cleanup that year.Today the group employs 27 full-time workers and has helped oversee the Buffalo River’s $100 million restoration.

So far，the Buffalo River’s water quality has restored，but it is still an ongoing issue，as sewage(污水)can overflow into the river after storms.Habitat restoration continues as well；fish and plantings are still being sampled to measure how well it’s gone.

1. What did the Buffalo River use to be?

A．A waterway on the yearbook.	B．A river heavily polluted.
C．A great attraction of Buffalo’s.	D．A place worth fighting for.

2. Why was Mr.Spisiak named“Mr.Buffalo River”?

A．Because his fate shifted in the 1 960s.

B．Because he spotted dumpers on the River.

C．Because he spared no efforts to protect the river.

D．Because the river was declared biologically dead.

3. How long did it take for the river to restore?

A．More than half a century.	B．Just four decades.
C．About 30 years.	D．Only 27 years.

4. What can be a suitable title for this text?

A．The restoration of the Buffalo River	B．Stanley Spisiak:The“Mr.Buffalo River”
C．The future of the Buffalo River	D．River protection:A long way to go