2 . Weekly Round-up

①Tours that provide a window on wildlife without harming the animals are a welcome development for Chinese animal lovers, a recent survey found. About 60 percent of interviewees said that they would refuse to take part in tours that might badly influence the normal life of animals in the wild or be harmful to wildlife.

②The number of Chinese studying abroad grew at a slower rate（比率）in 2019, as more students have come to realize that studying abroad does not ensure a well-paid job in foreign countries. About 78 percent of Chinese students abroad plan to work in China either right after graduation or after working abroad for a while.

③A survey by American Councils for International Education，showed that there were 227,086 Chinese learners across the formal US education system, making Chinese the third most popular language being studied.

④Passengers found eating or drinking on the Beijing subway who do not stop when they are asked will face having their actions noted on their social credit（信用）score according to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.

1. What can you infer from News ①?

A．Chinese tourists will not do any harm to wildlife from now on.

B．The tours are specially designed for Chinese to protect wildlife.

C．Many tourists in China have a strong sense of animal protection.

D．The tours make more tourists become interested in wild animals.

2. Which of the following is true according to News ②?

A．Most Chinese students will no longer go abroad for education.

B．Most Chinese students studying abroad plan to work in China.

C．Chinese students studying abroad can find jobs easily in China.

D．Chinese students studying abroad can get well-paid jobs in China.

3. According to the news above, we know that _______.

A．227,086 Chinese learners have been to America to study languages

B．Chinese has become the most popular language in the United States

C．passengers are not allowed to drink or eat on the Beijing subway

D．passengers will be punished and fined if they eat or drink on the subway

3 . Who would have thought that there was any connection between a cup of coffee and a bird, butterfly, or even a bat? Such seems to be the case, however, as methods for growing coffee plants have gradually changed over time.

Coffee plants were first discovered growing in Africa hundreds of years ago. The plants grew under a wide cover of forests, which protected the coffee plants’ leaves from the burning sun. As coffee was introduced to other countries, farmers would naturally try to grow the plants in the shade of tall trees. These trees provided more than shade for coffee plants; they were also home for many species of birds, insects, and other plants.

Over the past 30 to 40 years, people developed a new kind of coffee plant, one which grows well in open sunlight. Sun-grown coffee produced two times more coffee than shade-grown coffee in the same amount of time and space. As a result, the growing need for coffee makes the sun-grown method appear to be the best way to grow coffee.

However, this newer method has some unexpected results. First, the lack of tree cover leaves the land open to heavy rainfall, which can wash away the soil’s nutrients (营养物质). This necessitates an increased use of fertilizers and additives, which is likely to create health risks. Second, as forests are taken down to make way for sun-grown coffee plants, native and migratory birds no longer have a home. This is threatening many species, and the effect is now being examined and recorded by ornithologists, who are discovering sharp falls in some species that travel to the northern United States each year. Finally, more pesticides (农药) are used in the sun-grown method, all of which have a bad influence on both the environment and the long-term health of the coffee plants themselves.

Today, as more people recognize the problems of coffee grown in the sun, perhaps they will be willing to pay the higher prices, encouraging coffee growers to return to the more natural method of producing this worldwide product.

1. Compared with shade-grown coffee, sun-grown coffee _____.

A．grows more slowly

B．tastes much better

C．is more productive

D．is more expensive

2. What do ornithologists most probably do?

A．Protect forests.

B．Grow coffee.

C．Make pesticides.

D．Study birds.

3. What does the author want coffee farmers to do?

A．Grow shade-grown coffee.	B．Improve coffee production.
C．Sell coffee at lower prices.	D．Plant a new kind of coffee.

4. The text mainly explains the connection between _____.

A．coffee and forests

B．coffee production and the environment

C．coffee farmers and animals

D．coffee and sunlight

4 . After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. manufacturing     B. replaced     C. discourage     D. sustainable   E. appeal F. shipping       G. purchased   H. wasteful     I. preferable   J. appetite   K. burden

Is Renting Clothes Greener than Buying Them?

Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shoppers. But is renting fashion actually more     1    than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline investigated this question and concluded that it’s not as environmentally-friendly as it seems.

Take     2    , for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented—receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after     3    . She writes,” An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans     4    from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi’s.”

Then there’s the     5    of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting process. All the rental services that Cline looked into have     6    perchloroethylene(全氯乙烯), a carcinogenic(致癌的)air pollutant that is still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with hydrocarbon alternatives, although these aren’t great either.

Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our     7    for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called “share washing” that makes people engage in more     8    behaviors precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership,” and yet ”it has been proven to     9    walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”

Renting clothes is still     10    to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There’s an even better step—and that’s wearing what is already in the closet.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing?

A．Working in the office.

B．Shopping at the mall.

C．Relaxing at home.

2. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Strangers.

B．Friends.

C．Co-workers.

6 . About thirty years ago, Switzerland-based artist Klaus Littmann came across a great drawing titled The Unending Attraction of Nature by Austrian artist and architect Max Peintner. The drawing displays a scene in which nature is so separate (分开的) from the environment that it becomes just a small area of ground, protected for amusement.

“When I first saw the pencil drawing, I was interested. I knew that one day this work would be the starting point for a major art project in public space,” says Littmann. Now, decades later, Littmann has achieved the vision with the installation (大型艺术作品) of FOR FOREST: The Unending Attraction of Nature. The installation sets a native central European forest in the middle of Worthersee Football Stadium in Klagenfurt, with almost 300 trees planted, some weighing up to six tons each.

In the face of climate crisis and deforestation, FOR FOREST comes with a more pressing urgency. As explained in a statement about the installation, “In support of today’s most pressing issues about climate change and deforestation, FOR FOREST aims to challenge our perception of nature and question its future. It reminds us that nature may someday only be found in special places, as is already the case with animals in zoos.”

Overseen by Enea Landscape Architecture, the forest is made up of a diverse range of species. This attracting panorama (全景) will pave the way for a whole new view and understanding of forests.

In a short video about the work, Littmann says his goal is never to make something that will last forever; rather, he says, “My goal is for this picture to remain in people’s head for a lifetime.”

1. Why is FOR FOREST meaningful?

A．It has protected various rare plants.	B．It is Austria’s greenest artistic work.
C．It warns us of environmental issues.	D．It has greatly promoted local tourism.

2. What is the text mainly about?
______________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main_______ to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.

But the latest news may_______turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles_______a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is_______ for both turtles and _______It can cause _______damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even_______eating sea turtle meat.

In the US, most people have_______eaten turtle. This is because turtles are_______by the United States law, which makes it________to harm or kill these amazing animals.“But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first________was to save turtles; now we must save________ too.”

Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger________that we should protect the oceans.“The ________of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all________. A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”

1.

A．doubt

B．stream

C．danger

D．worry

2.

A．accelerate

B．slow

C．improve

D．change

3.

A．cause

B．expand

C．absorb

D．reduce

4.

A．beneficial

B．unhealthy

C．unfit

D．annoying

5.

A．animals

B．oceans

C．seas

D．humans

6.

A．accidental

B．occasional

C．unknown

D．serious

7.

A．die from

B．survive from

C．suffer from

D．free from

8.

A．often

B．seldom

C．never

D．rarely

9.

A．qualified

B．protected

C．restricted

D．produced

10.

A．impossible

B．difficult

C．illegal

D．abnormal

11.

A．goal

B．impression

C．difficulty

D．cost

12.

A．earth

B．ocean

C．people

D．animals

13.

A．advertisement

B．message

C．sign

D．problem

14.

A．turtles

B．depths

C．health

D．expansion

15.

A．concerned

B．disturbed

C．developed

D．connected

8 . With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save these in a dangerous situation. That's a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called "Noah's Ark".
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

2. According to Professor Kraemer, ___________.

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.

3. The best title for the passage may be ________.

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

4. From passage we know that ________.

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

9 . 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.

2. Which of the following is right?

A．Always throw away old things.

B．Don’t waste things.

C．Always buy new things.

D．Never buy new things.

3. It is better to use a china cup and a lunch box because we can 　　　them.

A．reuse	B．reduce
C．repair	D．recycle

4. The passage may come from a 　　　.

A．menu	B．dictionary
C．storybook	D．magazine

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the conversation focus on?

A．Environment protection.

B．Public transportation.

C．A birthday party.

2. How does the woman usually go to work?

A．By bus.

B．By car.

C．By bike.