增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( A),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线 ，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hello, everyone! I'm glad to share some idea about garbage classification with you, which was a hot topic these days all over China. To our understanding, we should do whatever we can support it. After all, the earth is home to everyone,and it's our duty to protect the environment voluntary. Garbage classification isn't easy in the beginning, and it's meaningful. By doing so, we can reduce pollution and conserve energy, which will do many good to the recycling of valuable resources. For the sake of our environment and life, we are expecting to learn to sort the rubbish and make it as a habit. Every individual can make the difference and let's bring the brighter future for our planet! Thank you.
Friends of the Earth (FOE) campaigns on a range of problems including rainforests，the countryside, water and air pollution and energy. Friends of the Earth International Secretariat P. O. Box 19199 1000 G. D. Amsterdam The Netherlands | Greenpeace uses peaceful but direct action to defend the environment. It campaigns to protect rainforests and sea animals, stop global warming and end pollution of air, land and seas. It also opposes nuclear (核) power. Greenpeace International Keizergracht 176 1016 DW Amsterdam The Netherlands |
| BirdLife International is an organization which works to save endangered birds all over the world. BirdLife International Wellbrook Court Girton Road  Cambridge CB3 ONA England |  WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature is the world’s largest private international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species. Information Officer WWF International Avenue du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland Switzerland |
| A．call them | B．write them a letter |
| C．visit them | D．send them an e-mail |
| A．reduce pollution |
| B．defend rainforests |
| C．protect ocean animals |
| D．save endangered birds |
| A．Friends of the Earth |
| B．World Wide Fund For Nature |
| C．Greenpeace |
| D．BirdLife International |
| A．It helps to protect nature and save endangered animals. |
| B．It is the world’s largest international organization. |
| C．It works for private companies and rich people. |
| D．It is a private organization in the United States. |
| A．Environmental Protection Organizations |
| B．Global Environmental Problems |
| C．Endangered Animals |
| D．Friends of the Earth |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
例如： It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧weekend with you. Luckily the I was completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8 p.m. in am on Friday evening. |
Dear Visitors,
Welcome to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a beautiful city famous for her West Lake. As the number of visitors increasing year by year, we are sorry to see empty bottles and plastic bags floated on the lake, and even flowers picked up and trees destroyed, which does harm to the image of the city. I must appeal to everyone to behave properly. Here and now I strongly suggest:
First, strengthen the environment-protecting awareness of the people who throws rubbish here and there habitual. Second, it’ high time that the government takes further measures to protect the beauty of West Lake such as placing good-looking dustbins at visitors’ convenience. Third, be a volunteers to beautify the lake now and then, but I believe with the joint efforts of everyone there will exist forever the saying “up above is paradise and down below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou”.
4 . Four Wild Animal Species Were Endangered
Maybe you can still see them at the zoo. But that doesn’t mean they’re doing alright in the wild.
Tigers
All six tiger species are endangered, with Sumatran tigers and South Chin tigers at a seriously endangered status. The main reasons for their population decline are illegal hunting and destroyed habitats(栖息地), as humans clear forests to gather timber（木材）and build roadways. Only about 3890 tigers presently live in the wild.
Ground squirrels
That’s right, even squirrels are endangered, specifically the San Joaquin ground squirrel. Native to California, USA, these guys have been disappearing since 1979 on account of the construction and human developments going through their habitat. Their total population is unknown , but it could be anywhere between 124000 and 413000.
Giraffes
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently put giraffes at a vulnerable status, the level just before endangered. The giraffe population has declined 40 percent in the last 30 years, primarily due to loss of habitat and illegal hunting. Some giraffes are killed just for their tails, which are considered status symbols in Africa.
Asian elephants
The main threat to Asian elephants, one of the most intelligent animals, is their shrinking habitat. As the human population grows, people invade their land to build roads and railway tracks. Elephants in Myanmar are at an especially high risk for being captured and traded or used illegally in the tourist industry. Fewer than 50000 are left on the entire continent.
1. What is the total population of tigers living in the wild?| A．Around 3890. |
| B．50000. |
| C．124000. |
| D．413000. |
| A．Tigers. |
| B．Giraffes. |
| C．Ground squirrels. |
| D．Asian elephants. |
| A．Illegal hunting. |
| B．Disturbed habitat. |
| C．Developing tourism. |
| D．Unnecessary construction. |
| A．Satisfactory. |
| B．Optimistic. |
| C．Urgent. |
| D．Stable. |
5 . Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main
But the latest news may
In the US, most people have
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger
| A．doubt | B．stream | C．danger | D．worry |
| A．accelerate | B．slow | C．improve | D．change |
| A．cause | B．expand | C．absorb | D．reduce |
| A．beneficial | B．unhealthy | C．unfit | D．annoying |
| A．animals | B．oceans | C．seas | D．humans |
| A．accidental | B．occasional | C．unknown | D．serious |
| A．die from | B．survive from | C．suffer from | D．free from |
| A．often | B．seldom | C．never | D．rarely |
| A．qualified | B．protected | C．restricted | D．produced |
| A．impossible | B．difficult | C．illegal | D．abnormal |
| A．goal | B．impression | C．difficulty | D．cost |
| A．earth | B．ocean | C．people | D．animals |
| A．advertisement | B．message | C．sign | D．problem |
| A．turtles | B．depths | C．health | D．expansion |
| A．concerned | B．disturbed | C．developed | D．connected |
Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of these animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M's College of Veterinary, Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.
It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years. This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal. The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete. "The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem," Kraemer believes. "They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort," adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.
"They are trying to do something that's never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. The cooperation between us is very much needed."
1. The final aim of "Noah's Ark" project is to ___________.
| A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas |
| B．save endangered animals from dying out |
| C．collect DNA of endangered animals to study |
| D．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another |
| A．the long time lasting cloning research could be successful. |
| B．the eggs transfers immediately result in having a baby. |
| C．the lack of nuclear transfer could be a major problem to have new pandas. |
| D．if species should die out, basic building blocks would heal them. |
| A．China's Success in Pandas Cloning |
| B．Helping Ways to Avoid Extinction |
| C．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas |
| D．The Practice in Noah's Ark |
| A．Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a panda |
| B．scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbit |
| C．Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches |
| D．about two thousand species are to die out in a century |
7 . How green are you? Do you know how to be green?
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it is harmful to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. Here are some ideas for you.
Reduce
Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary. Maybe the old one is still useful.
Reuse
Reuse means “use again”. When we buy things, make sure that they can last a long time. When something is broken, we should repair it instead of throwing it away and buying a new one. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china (瓷) cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Though it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them.
So please remember these words: reduce, reuse and recycle.
1. What is the passage about?| A．How to produce things. | B．How to burn things. |
| C．How to be green. | D．How to help others. |
| A．Always throw away old things. |
| B．Don’t waste things. |
| C．Always buy new things. |
| D．Never buy new things. |
| A．reuse | B．reduce |
| C．repair | D．recycle |
| A．menu | B．dictionary |
| C．storybook | D．magazine |
8 . Eco-friendly Vauban, located in the southwest of Germany, is a city where less than 20% residents(居民) own cars, since parking spots are a no-no on private property. Most of the residents get around Vauban by walking or biking, according to a report from ABC news. Can an eco-friendly city like Vauban be a model for Americans to stop their over-reliance on the cars?
Sometimes when I watch a news report what’s in the back of my mind is what isn’t being reported or stressed. While this eco-friendly city is inspiring in that it shows residents getting exercise and fresh air through the majority use of bicycles, as well as good old fashioned walking, common sense would tell you that even for a place like Vauban, Germany, it owes its existence to the cars.
Do you think that bicycles were able to transport all the construction materials that were needed to build and maintain the eco-friendly homes and businesses in Vauban? It took cars to help build this utopia. It is one of the paradoxes(矛盾) of life that sometimes in order to get away from relying on something like the car, you actually have to rely on that very thing at the beginning and into the foreseeable future to some degree.
I myself haven’t owned a car for more than 14 years, and mostly get around town running, walking, or using public transportation. There are times I wish I had one, since it would make many things easier, but overall I’m glad not to have to deal with the headaches of owning a car, which caused me to get rid of it in the first place. And all the walking and running has helped to keep me fit and healthy.
To get even close to being like eco-friendly Vauban, Americans will need to absolutely change the way they live. Commuting (乘车上下班) patterns will have to change, public transport will have to be invested in, etc. And though ending our love affair with the car will be impossible during my lifetime, we may at least start to see more Vauban-like areas in the USA.
We can hope that Americans will consider using their feet more to get around, cutting down on pollution, and giving themselves some more exercise.
1. Why don’t over 80% of the residents in Vauban own a car?| A．The streets there are very narrow. | B．They don’t have private parking spots. |
| C．The government limits the number of cars. | D．They are too poor to buy cars. |
| A．Angry. | B．proud. |
| C．Great. | D．Regretful. |
| A．Throwing away the cars. | B．Forbidding using the cars. |
| C．Producing more electric cars. | D．Improving public transportation. |
| A．To warn Americans not to use cars any more. |
| B．To introduce the eco-friendly Vauban to Americans. |
| C．To call on Americans to build more eco-friendly cities in the USA. |
| D．To compare the differences between Vauban and cities in the USA. |
9 . In recent years, researchers from diverse fields have agreed that short-termism is now a significant problem in industrialised societies. The inability to engage with longer-term causes and consequences leads to some of the world’s most serious problems: climate change, biodiversity collapse, and more. The historian Francis Cole argues that the West has entered a period where “only the present exists, a present characterised at once by the cruelty of the instant and by the boredom of an unending now”.
It has been proved that people have a bias (偏向) towards the present, focusing on loud attractions in the moment at the expense of the health, well-being and financial stability of their future selves or community. In business, this bias surfaces as short-sighted decisions. And on slow-burning problems like climate change, it translates into the unwillingness to make small sacrifices (牺牲) today that could make a major difference tomorrow. Instead, all that matters is next quarter’s profit, or satisfying some other near-term desires.
These biased perspectives cannot be blamed on one single cause. It is fair to say, though, that our psychological biases play a major role. People’s hesitancy to delay satisfaction is the most obvious example, but there are others. One of them is about how the most accessible information in the present affects decisions about the future. For instance, you might hear someone say: “It’s cold this winter, so I needn’t worry about global warming.”Another is that loud and urgent matters are given too much importance, making people ignore longer-term trends that arguably matter more. This is when a pop star draws far more attention than, say, gradual biodiversity decline.
As a psychologist once joked, if aliens (外星人) wanted to weaken humanity, they wouldn’t send ships; they would invent climate change. Indeed, when it comes to environmental transformations, we can develop a form of collective “poor memory”, and each new generation can believe the state of affairs they encounter is nothing out of the ordinary. Older people today, for example, can remember a time with insect-covered car windscreens after long drives. Children, on the other hand, have no idea that insect population has dropped dramatically.
What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
| A．Climate change has been forgotten. |
| B．Lessons of history are highly valued. |
| C．The human mind is bad at noting slow change. |
| D．Humans are unwilling to admit their shortcomings. |
1. What are the speakers discussing?
| A．An environmentally-friendly material. |
| B．A neighborhood recycling project. |
| C．A garbage separating job at school. |
| A．Have separate containers clearly marked. |
| B．Hire someone to do the separating job. |
| C．Ask the school students for help. |
