1 . The convenience plastic offers has led to a throw-away culture that reveals the material’s dark side. Many of its products, such as plastic bags and food wrappers, have a service life of mere minutes to hours.
Plastic has been the biggest threat to ocean life for decades. Sunlight, wind and wave action break down plastic waste to a certain extent, but it only succeeds in reducing it to smaller pieces.
Tests have also confirmed cell damage and trouble with animals’ reproductive systems caused by plastic-eating. Some species, such as oysters, produce fewer eggs if they wrongly take too much plastic.
Fortunately, solutions are being found. Many scientists agree the top priority is to prevent plastic waste from entering rivers and seas.
A.Nearly every species of seabird eats plastics. |
B.This makes plastic waste even harder to notice. |
C.Millions of animals are killed by plastic every year. |
D.Some pieces have even been found blocking their organs. |
E.Half of all plastics ever produced have been made in the last 15 years. |
F.It could be done with improved waste management systems and recycling. |
G.However, they may remain in the environment for hundreds of years and cause a lot of harm. |
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3 . A Ghanaian man in Africa, who once made glass jewelry (珠宝), is now focusing on more than
Tetteh got to
Why not
Tetteh melts the
Tetteh, now 44, loves what he is doing. “Glass is my
A.efforts | B.skills | C.family | D.usage |
A.environmentally | B.emotionally | C.practically | D.physically |
A.refer to | B.learn | C.admire | D.apply |
A.affected | B.changed | C.inspired | D.confused |
A.train | B.allow | C.attract | D.follow |
A.produce | B.introduce | C.improve | D.collect |
A.reality | B.art | C.truth | D.money |
A.poor | B.dependent | C.unnoticed | D.wild |
A.changeable | B.colorful | C.harmful | D.abandoned |
A.mix | B.put | C.shape | D.beat |
A.patience | B.devotion | C.invention | D.payment |
A.happier | B.simpler | C.cleaner | D.safer |
A.dream | B.profession | C.choice | D.decision |
A.proud | B.struggling | C.anxious | D.trying |
A.at risk | B.in danger | C.by chance | D.in need |
4 . A lunch break – it’s an important and often necessary part of our working or school day. And now we’re spoilt (惯坏) with a lot of places to buy our lunch from, all offering attractive dishes and sandwiches to eat on the go.
But our appetite for buying our lunchtime fare is not just costing us money, there might be a cost in terms of damaging our planet too. Just grabbing a sandwich, crisps and maybe a cake and coffee can produce at least four items of waste. Paper boxes, cups, wrappers and plastic knives and forks are all part of our disposable (一次性的) feast in addition to the food waste we create. Some experts say throwing away food, which produces methane (甲烷) as it rots, is a bigger cause of climate change than plastics.
But regardless of what causes the most damage, the solution, according to an environmental campaign group called Hubbub, is to eat packed lunches. Tessa Tricks from the group says “People are saying that they are buying food to take out because life has got busier.” And she says people think they are being more efficient; but she argues that it's usually healthier and cheaper to make your own lunch. It means you can eat the things you really want and make the quantity that you actually need.
Of course, preparing your lunch is another thing to fit into your morning scramble (忙乱) of getting ready for work, so if you haven’t got time and you are going to buy lunch, an alternative that Hubbub suggests is to take your own container to a shop and ask them to put your food in it. The idea of using reusable coffee cups for hot drinks and refilling water bottles has already proved successful, so this could be another step in the right direction.
1. What’s the second paragraph mainly about?A.It costs a lot of money buying lunch. |
B.Eating fast food is no good to health. |
C.Buying lunch leads to great damage to environment. |
D.Experts give suggestions on eating. |
A.Stop eating packed lunches. |
B.Eating what you like. |
C.Trying to be more efficient in work. |
D.Making lunch by yourself. |
A.Buying lunch. |
B.Taking your own container. |
C.Using reusable coffee cup. |
D.Using refilling water bottles. |
A.Make a full use of lunch time. |
B.Eating properly to keep healthy. |
C.Doing what you can to reduce pollution. |
D.Giving lunch time eating habit a thought to reduce damage to environment. |
5 . It’s reported that about 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has disappeared during the past 50 years. Deforestation is not only threatening the millions of unique plant and animal species native to the Amazon River area, it’s affecting humans worldwide. When it comes to the protection of the Amazon, it’s hard for many people to relate because they don’t feel connected to the area. There are actually a lot of direct connections, no matter how far away we are.
A connection that affects everyone on the planet is climate (气候) change. Planting new trees in the forest is basically a way of removing CO2 from the air. Rain forests have a carbon (碳) reduction nearly equal to half of what is in the air. About half of that is in the Amazon. Another case in point is a big snake called the bushmaster that lives in the Amazon. Today, millions of people use medicines made from its venom (毒液) to treat high blood pressure. So they have longer, fuller, and more productive lives.
In the 1960s, there was only one highway in the entire Amazon. That’s an area as large as the continental United States with one highway and three million people. Today, there are between 30 million to 40 million people, countless roads, and about 20 percent forests have been cut down. But on the plus side, 50 years ago there were only two national parks and a national forest and a reserve in Brazil. Today, more than 50 percent of the Amazon is under some form of protection.
“There’s been a lot of damage done and forest lost, but nothing is gone until it’s gone”, noted National Geographic explorer Dr. Thomas Lovejoy. “We want to see more shared planning between the departments of transportation, energy, agriculture, and the other industries in the area. We think Amazon cities can have higher quality of life and keep people in existing cities so there’s less reason to deforest.”
1. Which can replace the underlined word “Deforestation” in paragraph 1?A.Planting more trees. | B.Destroying the forests. |
C.Protecting the species. | D.Polluting the rivers. |
A.The increase of extreme weather. | B.The removal of CO2. |
C.More people with high blood pressure. | D.The overgrowth of the bushmaster. |
A.By making comparisons. | B.By listing reasons. |
C.By explaining a definition. | D.By making a summary. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Worried. | C.Positive. | D.Uncaring. |
6 . 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. |
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. |
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. |
A.To educate the young. |
B.To get material rewards. |
C.To amuse his children. |
D.To make himself famous. |
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9 . The early life of the green sea turtle (海龟) is full of danger. Only one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive to adulthood (成年). From its home in the sand, it breaks its egg with an egg tooth. Its mother is not there to help it. Instead, it is greeted by crabs, coyotes, and dogs waiting to eat it for dinner. To survive, the baby turtle must hide in the sand until night. Then, it moves slowly to the sea.
The small turtle must swim hard to reach the ocean waters. In the sea, it tries hard to find food. It must also keep itself from being food for fish.
As dangerous as the sea turtle’s life is in the natural world, its most dangerous enemies are humans. The rubbish left by humans in the ocean causes problems for the small green sea turtle. A little turtle might eat a piece of plastic (塑料) in the sea. It might also eat oil on the ocean’s surface. Young turtles also get caught in fishing nets. There are laws against hunting sea turtles. Still, many are hunted, both for their meat and for their shells (壳). All of these dangers must be prevented.
Sea turtles that do survive to grow into adulthood go through many changes. For example, adult green sea turtles weigh about 500 pounds. They stop eating jellyfish and other meat and eat only plants. And they may plan a trip to go back home again. A mother sea turtle goes back to the beach where she was born. This is the only place where she will lay eggs. Even if it has been forty years since she was a baby, she always knows her way back home.
1. Why do baby turtles move to the sea at night?A.They dislike sunshine. |
B.They prefer lower temperatures. |
C.They can find food easily then. |
D.They need to avoid enemies. |
A.Pitiful. | B.Careless. |
C.Interesting. | D.Courageous. |
A.They mainly feed on fish and meat. |
B.They always produce eggs at their birthplaces. |
C.They can live for around forty years. |
D.They visit their beach homes several times a year. |
A.The homes of green sea turtles. |
B.How sea turtles find their food. |
C.The dangers faced by sea turtles. |
D.How young turtles become adults. |
10 . Rather than continue living a comfortable urban life, this British family has sold their London home in favor of launching the world’s smallest nature reserve to save a nation’s coral reef system. Karolina and Barry Seath—along with their two young daughters—are preparing to move to an island in the Seychelles (非洲塞舌尔群岛)measuring just 1,300 feet long by 980 feet wide (400 by 300 meters).
They’ve launched a charity and teamed up with(与……合作)local biologists in an effort to bring the coral reefs back to life in the smallest African country, which have been almost wiped out by rising sea temperatures. Their land-based coral farm will be only the second of its kind in the world, the other being on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, to specialize in regrowing coral to restore the reefs.
47-year-old Barry, who is a former policeman, said, “We are just a normal husband, wife and two kids, living the sort of life that most others do, but we felt the need to make a positive change for ourselves, our children, and the world we had largely taken for granted.”
Over the course of several vacations to the Seychelles, the Seaths witnessed the gradual deterioration(恶化)of the reefs. “Every time we visited, we noticed the coral was getting worse and worse,” said Barry. “All the tourists say the same thing. They love the beaches but are really disappointed with the coral.”
Barry felt it was time to make a change and show his daughters an alternative way of eco-friendly living. He then teamed up with experts at the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles in order to develop the facility. Once it is complete, it will be the first large-scale, land-based coral farm in the Indian Ocean. The eco-warriors hope to use the facility to grow around 10,000 corals per year. Barry said, “Our long-term goal is to show everyone that—with just a relatively small investment—you can have a big positive influence on the marine environment.”
1. In what way do the British family save the coral reefs in the Seychelles?A.They bought an island in the Seychelles. |
B.They helped to tackle the raising water. |
C.They cooperated with the local biologists to launch a coral farm. |
D.They sold their London home to collect money. |
A.The tourists should do their part to protect the barrier. |
B.The tourists take the beauty of the Seychelles for granted. |
C.The family feel the urge to save the corral from being worsened. |
D.The family lives the same kind of life in the Seychelles as before. |
A.It will be 1,300 meters long and 980 meters wide. |
B.It will be the first of its kind in the Indian Ocean. |
C.It will focus on fighting with rising sea temperatures. |
D.It will be larger than the one on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. |
A.Local people will live an eco-friendly life. |
B.No one will be disappointed with the coral in the Seychelles. |
C.Everyone can make a difference to the sea environment. |
D.They will grow around 10,000 corals per year on their coral farm. |