1 . It’s now, more than ever, crucial to adopting a low-impact lifestyle since all kinds of waste, including that of the fashion industry, are piling up in landfills with astonishing speed.     1     Thankfully, the following tips can help you reduce clothing waste.

·Buy fewer clothes overall.     2     It’s a more cautious approach to shopping and consumption (消费) in general. Think twice about what you will buy and say no to over consumption. You can even try out a minimalist (极简主义的) lifestyle. Shop for what you need only when necessary, keep things simple, and go back to basics.

·Shop for high-quality clothing. High-quality clothes can cost more at first but save you money in the long run.     3     Moreover, quality clothes can make you feel more comfortable and confident, improve your fashion style, and help you look your best.

·    4     Upcycling is very beneficial to the planet and your budget (预算). Instead of throwing old clothes away, use parts of or entire old clothes to make something new and more valuable. You can even create stylish and unique pieces of clothing by upcycling.

·Donate your unwanted fashion items. Do a quick online search for your local options to donate clothes that are still in good condition. Be sure to contact organizations first and ask them what type of clothes they accept. You can donate clothing to for-profit companies or to homeless shelters and family service agencies.     5    

A．Repurpose your old clothes.

B．Upcycle everyday household objects.

C．Limit your fashion consumption in the first place.

D．Thrown clothes have had a disastrous impact on the planet.

E．They are more likely to stay in good condition for a long time.

F．Heavy coats and sweaters can go to animal shelters in your local area.

G．Reducing clothing waste is necessary for making fashion more sustainable.

3 . Macquarie Island is a tiny island that’s part of Australia. It’s about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. The island’s been made a world heritage area because it’s so untouched, but this unique environment is under threat from some unwanted visitors.

It all started when seal hunters came to the island in the early 1800s. They brought rabbits with them as a source of food for the journey, and also on board the ships were rats and mice, which made their way onto the island too. They’re being blamed for destroying the homes of marine birds, causing soil loss and ripping up plant cover, as these before-and-after photos show.

So what’s being done about the problem? It starts with a team of helicopters that fly across the island carrying these giant containers. Inside them are poisoned pellets (有毒饲料) which are dropped and spread across the island. For any rabbits that survived the baiting (诱饵) , there’s a plan B. This special team of dogs is being put through a final training. It’ll be their job to track down any remaining rabbits. They have to also learn to behave around the island’s native wildlife. The dogs could be here for years or until the task is complete. The dogs don’t actually kill the rabbits. They find them, then the hunters decide to either catch the rabbits or shoot them.

But the program has received a bit of criticism. Some people argue 25 million dollars is a lot of money to be spending on wiping out rabbits and rodents (啮齿目动物), and in the process, some native birds will be killed because of the baiting.

The reality is the problem isn’t going to be solved overnight. The people running the program say that even if one pair of rabbits is left alive, the whole task will be seen as a failure, which means these guys could be here for a long time, trying to ensure that this precious island remains protected from pests.

1. Who are these unwanted visitors?

A．Seal hunters.

B．Marine wildlife.

C．Native birds.

D．Foreign species.

2. What do the underlined words “ripping up” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Advancing.

B．Destroying.

C．Dividing

D．Balancing

3. What is being done to solve the problem of unwanted visitors on Macquarie Island?

A．Poisoned pellets are being dropped on the island from helicopters.

B．A team of hunters is being trained to catch or shoot rabbits.

C．Native birds are being protected from the unwanted visitors.

D．A special team of dogs is being sent to kill the rabbits.

4. What is the goal of the program?

A．To spend as little money as possible.

B．To protect native birds from the unwanted visitors.

C．To ensure that no pair of rabbits survive on the island.

D．To train dogs to track down the rabbits on the island.

5 . We’re all familiar with the idea of climate change and how our planet is warming. Extremes in temperature have become more commonplace, making parts of the world difficult to live in. But one place where extreme heat is making life very uncomfortable is our cities. Luckily, innovation might be keeping it under control.

As thermometers(温度计) record temperatures, sometimes above 50 degrees Celsius, solutions are being sought to cool the air in our cities. In India, for example, heatwaves and rapid urbanization have led to a big rise in the use of air-conditioning units, adding to CO2 emissions. So, architects, looking for a sustainable cooling solution, are copying an ancient lattice (框架) design, used in old buildings like the Taj Mahal, to construct comfortable,low-carbon buildings. Yatin Pandya told the BBC: “Traditional architectural forms have proven their performance in combating environmental conditions.”

In America, about 80% of the population lives in cities, and it’s these cities that suffer from an urban heat island effect, caused by factors such as trapped waste heat, concrete structures and pavements absorbing the sun and tall buildings blocking the wind. Residents and developers have tried to cool these places by planting large trees that offer shade and putting plants and gardens on top of roofs to help trap heat. And in Los Angeles, there’s a experiment to cover street s with light-coloured material that reflects rather than absorbs the sun and so they remain cooler than typical black roads.

But it’s satellites in space that are really giving us the best picture of our over-heated cities. Glynn Hulley, who is leading an image-capturing project, called the Land Surface Temperature Monitoring mission, told the BBC: “The data can be used to identify hot spots, weak regions, and assess the cooling impacts of heat mitigation (缓解) approaches.” It’s already found how green spaces, white roads and water features, have helped prevent our cities from boiling over. But with extreme heat still posing a threat to our lives, more solutions are still needed.

1. What leads to the increase of CO₂ emissions?

A．Invention of thermometers.	B．Imitation of traditional architecture.
C．Building of concrete structures.	D．Application of air-conditioning units.

2. Why is Los Angeles mentioned?

A．To prove it is miserable to suffer from heat.	B．To show people are trying to solve problem.
C．To demonstrate the benefit of modern buildings.	D．To support the idea of low-carbon construction.

3. What is the Land Surface Temperature Monitoring aimed at?

A．Evaluating the cooling effect.	B．Identifying city features
C．Emphasizing threats to lives	D．Testing image capturing technology.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Cities in Danger	B．Dramatic Climate Change
C．Temperature Monitoring Mission	D．Cooling Hot Cities

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

While there is growing consumer     1     (realize) of the environmental impact of fast fashion, can the same be said about fast furniture? The chairs and tables that fill many of our homes and everyday spaces are manufactured on a mass scale, and the cheaper items often end up     2     landfills.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2020 over 12 million tons of furniture     3     (throw) out in America and some into the forest illegally. Buying furniture can be     4     (incredible) expensive. Many of us switch over to cheaper, instant brands like IKEA,     5     manufacturers use materials harder to recycle, which is likely to damage the environment.

With growing calls for sustainability, many brands are announcing to change though it remains     6     (see) whether they will keep these promises. In     7     (it) current sustainability strategy, IKEA commits itself to using only recyclable materials in all its products in an effort to practice “circular” design and cut emissions to net-zero. The concept of circular design     8     (win) increasing concern up to now. In     9     circular system, furniture products would be designed to last longer and be fully recyclable, thus forming a     10    (close) loop (环).

7 . 你校正在为即将举行的国际交流学生研学活动做准备，请你以“绿色校园（Green Campus）”为题写一篇英文介绍词，在接待会上为来宾介绍校园。内容包括：
1. 近年来开展的相关活动；
2. 最新变化。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Green Campus

Dear friends,

I am glad to meet you on our campus.

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8 . Sorting out your wardrobe(衣柜) as winter approaches? As we store away our spring and summer clothes to make room for big woolly jumpers and thick layers to survive the colder weather, there might be a few items of clothing that deserve a better home so the love you previously had for them can continue on. Luckily, the Camden Chilly TRAID Off might be able to help…plus there’s a cold, refreshing beer in it for you.

Here to help avoid those pre-loved clothes going to landfill, Camden Town Brewery has partnered with clothes waste charity TRAID for the launch of its Camden Chilly TRAID Off. The nationwide tour allows consumers to exchange their pre-loved clothes for a can of Camden’s new winter seasonal: Chilly, Cold IPA—so you can do your bit to save clothes from going to landfill and be rewarded with a refreshing drink in the process. And today’s the day for Londoners looking to exchange pre-loved clothes for free beers—so take that box of clothes you’ve been meaning to donate to the local charity shop, and head on down to the van(面包车).

Touring Manchester, Leeds and London from November 15-17, Camden and TRAID will be stationing their van at the heart of each city, ready for consumers to come down and donate any unworn or pre-loved clothing this Chilly season. Encouraging consumers to shop more sustainably this winter, the Camden Chilly TRAID Off aims to freeze out waste, while giving people good beer for a good cause.

Research from TRAID has found that 300,000 tonnes of clothing end up in landfill every year in the UK—of which it is estimated 40% is in reusable condition. Camden is encouraging British people to take another look at the estimated 1.6 billion pieces of unworn clothing in their wardrobes this winter and think about how we shop as we head towards the festive period.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To summarize the main idea.	B．To start a vivid story.
C．To give a good example.	D．To explain reasons.

2. What is the basic reason for the possible success of the Camden Chilly TRAID Off?

A．Chilly, Cold IPA enjoys great popularity.	B．TRAID is expert at its work.
C．40% of clothes thrown away can be reused.	D．Camden can provide expensive beer.

3. How can the Camden Chilly TRAID Off collect people’s pre-loved clothes?

A．People can exchange their pre-loved clothes for a beer anytime.

B．It is planned to do the collection in London on November 17th.

C．People around Britain can find the van for the clothes within 15 days.

D．It can pick up people’s clothes from door to door at the fixed time.

4. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Empty Your Wardrobe for Your Winter Clothes Now

B．Save Earth by Reducing Landfill of Pre-loved Clothes

C．Get a Good Can of Camden’s New Summer Seasonal

D．Exchange Your Pre-loved Clothing for Free Beer

10 . 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。

Thousands of animal and plant species in decline across the UK

One sixth of species on the state of UK nature is at risk of     1     (disappear) from England, Scotland and Wales. The conservation organisations behind the report are calling for an urgent expansion of nature-friendly farming schemes     2     (prevent) the ongoing loss of UK wildlife. The abundance of more than 700 land and freshwater species in the UK     3     (decrease) by 19 per cent, on average, since 1970, the study found. This average figure includes a decline in 38 percent of land and freshwater species and     4     increase in the abundance of 27 per cent of these species. On a positive note, localised efforts to restore nature have led to the     5     (recover) of species such as the Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina) and natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita), he says. “We just need to do it on a larger scale.” Now, the UK has agreed to restore 30 percent of land and sea by 2030. “    6     (take) action will be good for people’s well-being, mental health, and support     7     (health) food, fibre and clean air,” says Gregory. On 28 September, Packham will also join dozens of organisations in protests calling for stronger policies to support nature-friendly farming, fishing and forestry in the UK. “My view is that agricultural schemes     8     support biodiversity need to be     9     (effective) implemented, need massive public investment and they need to be decentralised so farmers are empowered to adapt them    10     their farms.”