1 . New Zealand’s government recently announced it will help pay for poorer families to replace their old cars with cleaner hybrid(混合动力的)or electric vehicles. The government said it plans to spend $357 million on the test program.
The move is part of a wider plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases are believed to cause warming temperatures in the Earth’s atmosphere. New Zealand plans to provide aid for businesses to reduce emissions and have buses that run on environmentally safe fuel by 2035. The government also plans to provide food-waste collection for most homes by 2030.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardem said in a statement, “We’ve all seen the recent reports on sea level rise and its influence right here in New Zealand. We cannot leave the issue of climate change until it’s too late to fix.” The plan is a step toward New Zealand’s stated goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Reaching net-zero emissions means not creating more carbon in the atmosphere than oceans and forests can remove. Ardern said that reducing dependence on traditional fuels would help protect families from extreme price increases. The plan also sets a goal of reducing total car travel by 20 percent over the next 13 years. The programs will be paid for from a $2.8 billion climate emergency response fund.
Officials said that over time, money collected from polluters would pay for the programs rather than taxes from families. Some critics of the plan say it continued to be less restrictive on New Zealand’s huge agriculture industry. Agriculture creates more than half of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions. But the industry is also important to the economy as the nation’s biggest export earner.
David Seymour is the leader of New Zealand’s ACT political party. He said that some of the announced programs are proven to be ineffective and have been tried and failed overseas. Seymour added that people should be able to choose how they reduce emissions through the market-basedd emissions trading plan.
1. Which of the following is NOT New Zealand planning to do?| A．Buy cars for poor families. | B．Offer assistance to business. |
| C．Use environmentally safe fuels. | D．Spend money on the test program. |
| A．Setting aside the problem. | B．Realizing the stated goal. |
| C．Addressing the issue early. | D．Decreasing dependence on traditional fuels. |
| A．New Zealand aims to control carbon emissions. |
| B．The move has a goal of reducing the use of buses. |
| C．Achieving net-zero emissions means creating no carbon. |
| D．Agriculture makes less importance in the nation’s economy. |
| A．Negative. | B．Objective. | C．Favorable | D．Unconcerned. |
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3.希望大家一起行动。
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3 . Tired of seeing so much garbage along the bank of River Schie in Rotterdam, Dutch artist Tommy Kleyn decided to step up and do something about it. He alone organized a cleanup of the entire bank without leaving any garbage, proving that anyone can indeed make a difference if they want to.
Kleyn would cycle past a part of the Rotterdam riverway and see so much garbage along the bank. The situation troubled him, so he decided to spend 30 minutes every day cleaning the place up, filling one garbage bag a time. And when he posted pictures of his work on Facebook, a few of his friends volunteered to join as well. In five weeks, they had a 100-meter riverbank clean and completely rubbish-free.
Kleyn's action has received great support online, and he has managed to turn it into a small movement. He has set up a Facebook page through which he challenges people to spend 30 minutes a year to fill a garbage bag with rubbish. "It feels great and you'll make a big difference," he wrote. "People are free to share their 'before' and 'after' pictures on the page. The challenge has attracted people in countries. The people came from as far as China to respond with their own photos and stories!"
"I want to show how easy it is to remove rubbish," he added. "Hopefully there will come a time when makers are thoughtful and their goods are no longer wrapped in layers of plastic."
Local officials praised Kleyn's work on the riverbank and helped him raise money for future projects as well. "People can sign up to help me one day a year. For this, they received a coupon, like going to a local restaurant at the lowest price. You can imagine what I've managed to do in 22 days, and what 22 men could do in a day." he said.
1. What happened after Kleyn posted pictures of his work on Facebook?| A．Some of his friends were forced to join him. |
| B．The whole riverbank was completely rubbish-free. |
| C．His pictures received little attention from foreigners. |
| D．His work on the bank of River Schie started to pay off. |
| A．It has influenced many people. | B．It is opposed by local officials. |
| C．It is difficult for Chinese to accept. | D．It has made people stop using layers of plastic. |
| A．collecting rubbish bags | B．taking pictures of River Schie |
| C．cleaning up the banks of River Schie | D．sharing pictures on the Internet |
| A．River pollution in Dutch has been solved by Tommy Kleyn. |
| B．A Dutch eco-hero proves that one man can make a difference. |
| C．Environmental protection needs support from the government. |
| D．Facebook plays an important role in environmental protection. |
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As we all know, it’s great pleasure to study in a beautiful environment that you can breathe in fresh air and enjoy birds singing. To create a more beautiful campus, every one of us should make it our duty to protect the environment. Here is my suggestions for you.
To begin with, it is better for us to walk or ride a bicycle to school because cars produced carbon dioxide, which contributes to the global warming. Also, we should never forget to turn of the lights and the taps when we don’t use them. Besides, we are expected it to take good care of the plants in our campus and get rid of the bad habit of throw rubbish everywhere. Last but not least, it is vital for us to recycle as many as possible.
All in all, do keep in mind that our contribution are of value in keeping our campus more tidy and beauty.
