Wang Tianchang and his family moved into the Gobi Desert 22 years ago. They have been fighting with the desert ever since,
As
Now, although Wang is suffering from serious health
| A. species B. labelled C. expanding D. informed E. underestimate F. sustainable G. brief H. rare I. involves J. valuable K. endangered |
Eating Jellyfish Could Come to the Rescue
According to the IUCN Red List 32,000 species are threatened with extinction—everything from birds and mammals. Despite national and international efforts being gathered to protect
Between 2006 and 2014,92 vulnerable or threatened
It is stressed that only a/an
There are some ways to untie the mess we’re creating in the world’s oceans, including
There are other ways to help keep the lovely marine lives off the menu. “We need to improve the labelling of seafood so that consumers can have all the information to make a/an
And these choices, at least in some places, are easier than you might imagine. In Australia, where the researchers are based, there’s even official guides providing the
3 . New international research reveals the far-reaching impacts of forest cover loss on global biodiversity (生物多样性). The study, led by the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, investigated the impacts of forest loss on species and biodiversity over time and around the world, revealing both losses and gains in species.
Focusing on biodiversity data spanning 150 years and over 6,000 locations, the study, published in Science, reveals that as tree cover is lost, plants and animals are responding to the transformation of their natural habitats.
Bringing together over 5 million records of the numbers of different plants and animals with information on both historic and contemporary peaks in forest loss, the researchers discovered both immediate and delayed effects of forest loss on ecosystems.
The pace at which biodiversity responds to forest loss varies from a few years, as is the case for light-loving plants and insects, to decades for long-living trees and larger birds and mammals.
Gergana Daskalova, a Ph.D. student in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh and lead author of the study, said: “Changes in the biodiversity of the planet’s forests matter because they will echo through how these landscapes look, the types of species they support and the benefits that forests provide for society like clean air and water.”
Maria Dornelas, a co-senior author from the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews, continued: “Humans are undoubtedly changing the planet. Yet, global analyses (分析) of how biodiversity is changing over time are revealing biodiversity changes are slightly different and variable (可变的).”
She added, “With a better understanding of the different ways, both positive and negative, in which forest loss influences biodiversity, we can improve future conservation and restoration of global ecosystems.”
1. What did the international research find?| A．Species suffer losses as tree cover is lost. |
| B．Historic and contemporary peaks in forest loss vary. |
| C．Forest loss cannot impact ecosystems immediately. |
| D．Plant and animal species are reacting to forest cover loss. |
| A．Species respond to forest loss at different paces. |
| B．Insects adapt to forest loss quite slowly. |
| C．Effects of forest loss are difficult to notice. |
| D．There are different degrees of forest loss in history. |
| A．They are hardly significant. | B．They impact society. |
| C．They are not influential. | D．They worsen the landscapes. |
| A．Find ways to produce accurate analyses of biodiversity. |
| B．Figure out the varying, distinct changes in biodiversity. |
| C．Draw people’s attention to what they do to nature. |
| D．Improve protection and restoration of global ecosystems. |
4 . My mom is an environmentalist. We’ve always composted (制堆肥) and she’s always had some sort of garden. She also never threw anything away because she could see the second
I decided to
I also fly a lot for work, and on my
As a result, it has become a
It’s also really important to talk about what we could see the
I don’t know what the
| A．time | B．life | C．hand | D．way |
| A．different | B．healthy | C．similar | D．modern |
| A．assessing | B．doubting | C．forgetting | D．ignoring |
| A．blow up | B．speed up | C．give up | D．break up |
| A．claim | B．support | C．announce | D．approve |
| A．borrowing | B．possessing | C．lending | D．renting |
| A．repair | B．wash | C．park | D．finance |
| A．understood | B．quit | C．recovered | D．agreed |
| A．complaint | B．poster | C．trip | D．ticket |
| A．smell | B．heat | C．carbon | D．sweat |
| A．seat | B．plane | C．car | D．garden |
| A．pain | B．habit | C．award | D．reward |
| A．increase | B．reduce | C．control | D．calculate |
| A．form | B．benefit | C．course | D．middle |
| A．provide | B．create | C．pollute | D．protect |
| A．in time | B．in return | C．in force | D．in advance |
| A．when | B．why | C．how | D．where |
| A．future | B．globe | C．environment | D．sponsor |
| A．cultural | B．economic | C．climate | D．population |
| A．intention | B．motivation | C．inspiration | D．effect |
5 . Julia Butterfly Hill worked at a restaurant. For many years, she was only interested in making money. Then one day she had a serious car accident, which changed her life. Hill said: “I realized I wanted to find a more powerful purpose for being here on this planet.”
As soon as she recovered, Hill traveled to California and she wanted to do something meaningful. There she saw ancient redwood trees, which are the largest trees in the whole world. The wood from redwood trunks is very hard. So the Pacific Lumber Company cut down many of the huge redwoods to use for construction. There are not many forests of these trees left. Many environmental activists want to protect the remaining trees. The redwoods are very important to the environment.
In 2012, Hill learned a group called Earth First was working to protect a particular group of trees. They decided to send someone up into a redwood tree, hoping this would stop the company from cutting the trees down. Julia Butterfly Hill volunteered.
Hill lived in the tree for over two years without ever coming down. Her home was a 6-by-8-foot tree house, 180 feet up. It is always cold and wet in a redwood tree. There were even very serious winter storms while Hill was in the tree. The wind and cold almost knocked Hill out of the tree. But she did not fall — she survived.
Finally, after years of arguing, the company decided to protect Luna, the tree Hill lived in. They signed an agreement to never cut down this huge redwood tree or the trees around it. When Hill put her feet on the earth again, she began to cry. But from that moment on Hill hasn’t stopped working to protect the environment.
1. What problem did Hill find in California?| A．The Pacific Lumber Company lost much money. |
| B．People could only use the redwoods for construction. |
| C．Environmental activists didn’t work together. |
| D．The redwoods were disappearing quickly. |
| A．Comfortable. | B．Tough. | C．Cool. | D．Satisfying. |
| A．She once lived in a redwood tree for over two years. |
| B．She had a sense of social responsibility. |
| C．She finally gave in to the Pacific Lumber Company. |
| D．She continued working to protect the environment. |
假设你叫李华，请你以“过低碳生活”为主题，向你的同学作一次演讲，号召同学们过低碳生活，为减少二氧化碳排放做贡献。你的演讲应包括以下内容：
1. 节能减排，低碳生活，人人可为
2. 改变以往的生活习惯（用电，用水……）
3. 出行使用公共交通
参加词汇： low carbon life 低碳生活
carbon emission 碳排放
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7 . With roaring ships, hammering oil drill, industrial fishing and coastal construction, humans have strongly influenced the underwater soundscape (声音景观) over the past couple of hundred years — in some cases posting a threat to whales, dolphins and other ocean creatures. Until recently, underwater sound pollution had not attracted the same attention. Now, a new paper published in the journal Science lays out the impacts, demonstrating that noise pollution can be just as harmful to the ocean environment as other kinds of pollution.
Even the cracking of glaciers and any drop of rain falling on the water’s surface can be heard deep under the sea. Sea life uses sound to study their habitat, and to keep in communication with each other. They also use sound by listening to know something about their environment.
“It’s a long-lasting problem that certainly weakens the animals all the way from individuals to populations,” says lead author Carlos M. Duarte, distinguished professor at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), “We are hoping that this report will not only reveal elements of how humans impact the ocean through sound pollution, but that it will also bring the topic to the attention of policymakers who will be able to act based upon the very real solutions.”
Marine (海洋) ecologist Kirsten Thompson of the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter, who was not involved in the study, said the report could not have come at a better time. “It summarizes the fact that we are in this new phase of human-caused noise in our oceans that is having a dramatic impact on different species.” What matters most, she notes, is the fact that the paper “doesn’t just point at the problem, it shows how to solve it.”
Unlike plastic pollution or fertilizer runoff, noise pollution will not take years to fix. The moment we switch our noise off the impact disappears, Duarte says, pointing to marine life surveys conducted around April 5, 2020. Having the world use more renewable energy would lessen the need to drill for oil and gas. The international team of researchers also called for a global regulatory framework for measuring and managing ocean noise.
1. Which of the following threatens ocean creatures?| A．Travel industry. | B．Human activities. |
| C．Construction companies. | D．Sailing off the coast. |
| A．Ocean animals can’t fall asleep. | B．It causes the cracking of glaciers. |
| C．It’s a signal to the lower sea level. | D．It disrupts the behavior of sea life. |
| A．She is one of the paper’s co-authors. |
| B．The report does not come at the right time. |
| C．The solutions are already available. |
| D．The report has raised great attention from seamen. |
| A．Technical advances and regulation. |
| B．A policy to measure the depth of ocean. |
| C．A global ban on drilling for oil and gas. |
| D．Noise standards for cars and trucks. |
We Must Act Now to Protect Our Threatened Oceans
Last week, climate strikers young and old came out in force to call upon the government to act with greater urgency in tackling the global climate emergency.
They
Urgent action is needed
It is hoped that early next year UN member states
The government has been a vocal champion for ocean conservation. Now is the time for Britain
1.活动的目的和意义。
2.提出倡议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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1. Why does the woman invite the man to the beach?
| A．To collect some plastic. | B．To see a whale. | C．To relax. |
| A．The community. | B．The government. | C．A recycling company. |
| A．Responsible. | B．Lazy. | C．Emotional. |
