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邀请本校美籍教师Smisth讲述美国环境保护情况。
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2 . Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but has brought new peoplems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution come in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Men have been polluting the earth. Many years ago, the pollution was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, men moved to another place.
Air pollution is now the most serious. Air makes people sick. And lots of people now are trying to use something to clear the air. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight air pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
Although most of the pollution is caused by us, we are the ones who can change the situation. The earth is our home. We must take care of it. And we must pay more attention to the information in pollution at the same time.
1. Why was the pollution in the past less serious?| A．Because life in the past was easier. | B．Because there were not so many people. |
| C．Because men stayed in one place. | D．Because people used less coal to make fire. |
| A．Air pollution. | B．Noise poliution. | C．Light pollution. | D．Water pollution. |
| A．Try to use something to clear the air | B．Ask people to use public transport more. |
| C．Stop putting dirty smoke into the air. | D．Encourage people to move to another place |
| A．Because there are so many factories. |
| B．Because the global warming is becoming worse and worse. |
| C．Because carbon dioxide emissions are increasing. |
| D．Because there is heavy traffic. |
| A．To prove life is much easier today. | B．To call on us to take care of our earth. |
| C．To show the danger of pollution. | D．To introduce how to fight air pollution. |
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In order to save them, the government take
4 . A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below16℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.
In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources: land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world’s wood supply.
Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.
1. Why can rainforests help to adjust the climate?| A．They reflect more heat into the atmosphere. |
| B．They bring about high rainfall throughout the world. |
| C．They reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth. |
| D．They rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16℃. |
| A．There is great medicine potential in rainforests. |
| B．The level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns. |
| C．We can get enough resources without rainforests. |
| D．We will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land. |
| A．Rainforests and Medical Development | B．Rainforests and the Environment |
| C．How to Save Rainforests | D．How to Protect Nature |
Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s
The first Earth Day
In 1990, Hayes organized a global Earth Day,
By the early 21st century, Earth Day’s many activities included raising awareness of a number of growing environmental concerns,
The theme for Earth Day 2023 is “Invest (投资) in Our Planet”. This year’s theme is designed
6 . With an abundance of sun and wind, Spain is positioning itself as Europe’s future leader in green hydrogen production to clean up heavy industries. But some energy experts express caution because this process relies on massive availability of zero-carbon electricity.
Green hydrogen is created when renewable energy sources power an electrical current that runs through water, separating its hydrogen and oxygen molecules (分子). The process doesn’t produce planet-warming carbon dioxide, but less than 0.1% of global hydrogen production is currently created in this way.
The separated hydrogen can be used in the production of steel, ammonia (氨) and chemical products, all of which require industrial processes that are harder to stop fossil fuels. Hydrogen also can be used as a transportation fuel, which could one day transform the highly polluting shipping and aviation sectors.
Spain’s large, windswept and thinly populated territory receives more than 2,500 hours of sunshine on average per year, providing ideal conditions for wind and solar energy, and therefore green hydrogen production.
“If you look at where hydrogen is going to be produced in Europe in the next million years, it’s in two countries, Spain and Portugal,” said Thierry Lepercq, the founder and president of HyDeal Ambition, an industry platform bringing together 30 companies. “Hydrogen is the new oil.”
Lepercq is working with companies like Spanish gas pipeline corporation Enagas and global steel giant ArcelorMittal to design an end-to-end model for hydrogen production, distribution and supply at a competitive price. Criticism has centered on green hydrogen’s higher cost compared with highly-polluting “gray hydrogen” drawn from natural gas. Lepercq argues that solar energy produced in Spain is priced low enough to compete.
Globally, Lepercq said, “Electricity is 20% of energy consumption. What about the 80% that is not electrified? ... You need to replace those fossil fuels. Not in 50 years’ time. You need to replace them now.”
1. Why are some experts cautious about green hydrogen production in Spain?| A．It needs large amounts of sun and wind. | B．It has an effect on heavy industries. |
| C．It causes conflicts among countries. | D．It uses lots of zero-carbon electricity. |
| A．Ideal geographical conditions. | B．The support from government. |
| C．Hydrogen production technology. | D．Well-developed public transports. |
| A．It is highly priced. | B．It is easy to store. |
| C．It is competitive. | D．It is highly-polluting. |
| A．Spain manages to use zero-carbon electricity. | B．Spain struggles to lead EU in heavy industry. |
| C．Spain takes the lead in preventing air pollution. | D．Spain replaces fossil fuel with green hydrogen. |
7 . Isatou Ceesay was born in 1972 in a small village in Gambia Africa. As a teenager, Ceesay was forced to drop out of school because of poverty. She carried some goods with many girls like her to sell in the market to raise herself. At that time, the plastic bags, being strong and light, became popular in Gambia. The problem was that people did not reuse the bags and simply threw them behind their homes. Over time, the houses were surrounded by trash.
Ceesay lived in such an environment for many years. She kept learning from the surrounding environment and planned to take action to change. In 1997, she started a recycling movement called One Plastic Bag in Gambia. She educated women in Gambia to recycle plastic waste into income for themselves. In the beginning, the movement had a mission to educate their village colleagues about the need to reuse garbage and recycle plastic waste, rather than letting the garbage increase behind their homes.
Over time, the movement became big and able to support and provide income for women around. It was also able to greatly reduce plastic waste in Gambia. But the work of collecting trash turned to be taxing. During the rainy season, plastic waste became wet and difficult to take, and after that it still took patience to dry it before it could be processed.
Ceesay said, “As a habit, people are used to pouring their garbage behind their houses, and because it is not visible, they forget it. But the bad effects again knock on your door very quickly-dirty air, various diseases and so on. Of course, if one man’s house is clean but his neighbor’s is not, then the man is also not healthy.”
For 17 years, Ceesay has contributed to one of the most important problems about the plastic waste. In 2012, she got the TIAW Difference Maker Award in Washington, D.C., United States. Her story was written into a book, which inspires many others to join or become makers of change in their own communities.
1. What can be learned about young Ceesay from Paragraph 1?| A．She gave up the chance of going to school. |
| B．She had many friends good at doing business. |
| C．She sold strong and light plastic bags to support herself |
| D．She lived in an environment heavily polluted by plastic waste. |
| A．It aimed to make full use of natural resources to get rich. |
| B．It was hard to carry on because of the shortage of workers. |
| C．It benefited both people’s economic situation and the environment. |
| D．It taught the villagers to replace plastic bags with handmade ones. |
| A．Challenging. | B．Pleasant. | C．Dangerous. | D．Successful. |
| A．Bad habits are hard to remove once formed. |
| B．Garbage problems contribute greatly to climate change. |
| C．Valuing the relationship between neighbors is important. |
| D．Dealing with plastic waste is a shared responsibility in communities. |
内容包括：
1.为什么要保护濒危动物;
2.怎么保护濒危动物;
3.号召保护濒危动物。
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Protect Endangered Animals!
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January 10, 2022
9 . How many plastic carrier bags have you got in your house? I feel like these plastic bags are taking over my home! The ubiquitous(无处不在的) shopping bag is just one example of the million things made from plastic. But unfortunately, it’s not the easiest thing to recycle and this is causing an environmental problem.
Most of our everyday plastic items end up in landfill, left to rot(腐烂) away for many years. But some of it blows away, doing harm to the countryside and causing damage to the natural environment and wildlife. The problem is most serious in our oceans. Research has found a remote island in the South Pacific is filled with the largest amount of plastic waste anywhere in the world.
The study, published in the journal PNAS, described how remote islands become collecting points for fishing items and everyday things that we throw away. When we throw something away, it doesn’t just disappear. Nor does plastic, which takes a long time to rot and stays there causing great damage to the ocean’s ecology. Worse still, this plastic is broken down into small parts over a long period by the wind and the waves, then sea creatures at the bottom of the food chain eat them. These creatures are eaten by the fish that we finally take in.
The solution to this problem would be to use less plastic. Several countries now charge for using plastic carrier bags and some products now use natural and recyclable materials but it seems inevitable that plastic will continue to be necessary in many of small goods that we demand.
So next time you pick up a carrier bag, or buy a plastic bottle of water, spare a thought for the birds and animals on the island. What do you do to help the environment?
1. Which area of our planet is most affected by plastic waste?| A．Oceans | B．Islands |
| C．Landfill | D．Countryside |
| A．Fish are at the bottom of the food chain. |
| B．People like to throw things on the islands. |
| C．People will be the final sufferer of the plastic waste. |
| D．It takes a short time for the plastic waste to break down. |
| A．Useless | B．Unavoidable |
| C．Strange | D．Impossible |
| A．Be environmentally friendly. |
| B．Be kind to birds and animals. |
| C．Make a difference for the future. |
| D．Get rid of plastic carrier bags completely. |
“Judy, hurry up! Let’s go to the beach!” That was a familiar morning call from my older brother, Sirin. Hearing that, I would spring up quickly and we would set off on our journey. Raised by our grandparents in Savanna, we experienced our happiest moments there. Nestled between the mountains and the sea, with its lush green trees, crystal-like ocean, and clear blue sky, Savanna was like a small village from a fairy tale.
Sirin and I often enjoyed the gentle sea breeze as we explored the breathtaking coast, with the endless, open water beside us and the vast, clear sky overhead. We felt a sense of freedom to wander the sandy beach or experience the excitement of sailing out to sea, delighting in the awe-inspiring beauty of nature’s wonders. When we grew tired, leisurely walking on the soft, warm sands to collect unique, fascinating seashells brought us a different kind of peaceful joy. The friendly, warmhearted villagers treated us like family, often sharing their freshly-caught seafood with us.
Three years later, we were taken away from the village to receive a better education by our parents. Occupied with our study, we rarely visited our beloved grandparents, only calling them occasionally. We gradually adapted to the fast-paced city life and found it more efficient and convenient. Whenever we had an appetite for seafood, our dad would simply order it through his phone, and it would be delivered to our doorstep within minutes. However, deep within us, we sometimes longed for the simple pleasures of village life. We were told by our grandparents that more and more tourists flooded into the village, which strengthened our desire to return. So, when the eagerly-awaited summer vacation arrived this year, we finally made our dream trip back to our childhood paradise. After greeting our grandparents with hugs and smiles, we eagerly headed towards the sun-kissed seaside to relive our cherished memories.
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However, what we saw shocked us.
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Hearing Grandfather’s words, we couldn’t wait to do something to tackle the pollution.
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