1 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The Palace Museum is becoming waste-free as the 720,000-square-meter structure has managed     1     (reduce) the number of rubbish bins to 110 sets in areas open to the public. This is a decrease from 310 sets     2     (record) in January 2020, when a zero-waste campaign     3     (launch), said the museum.

While protecting features of the six-century-old historical relic, the action also helps visitors and tourists get into     4     habit of creating less waste. Up to now, four types of rubbish bins have been equipped following Beijing’s regulations on the management of household waste. Cleaning staff also check them to make sure all rubbish is     5     (correct) sorted, which is later transported to different destinations for disposal (处理). The museum also recycled more than 32,000 plastic     6     (bottle) to make cultural and creative products between June 2021 and October 2023,     7     (mean) a reduction in carbon emission by 931 kilograms.

By launching the campaign, the Palace Museum is taking a careful, science-based way to waste management. The target is to minimize the production of waste     8     needs to be buried or burned and bring the amount of such waste as close     9     zero as possible.

So far, about 3,000 museum staff members, 40,000 tourist guides, and 21 million visitors     10     (participate) in the campaign.

2 . Plastic straws (吸管) have been a major problem in global discussions of environmental damage. Maybe because of their small size, the production cost of straws is low. In many countries, straws are offered freely after buying soft drinks. Therefore, plastic straws are one of the most used plastics and pollutants in the world.

The plastic straw is light and small. Due to their small size, plastic straws are often eaten by sea animals. Environmentalists have shown that the death of many sea animals is caused by eating plastic straws. The other damaging characteristic of plastic straws is that they are made of materials which cannot degrade. That means the materials cannot be changed into small harmless ones.

The most effective way of dealing with the environmental pollution caused by plastic straws is the reuse or banning (禁止) the use of plastic straws. Being plastics, the straws can be made into new items. Many organizations around the world change used straws into new products. In Africa, local communities collect used plastic straws and use them to make mats and bags. Another way of dealing with environmental pollution caused by plastic straws is placing a ban on their production and use. Experts advise governments to ban using plastic straws to save the environment. A few countries in the world, such as Rwanda, Macedonia, China, Kenya, have already banned the use of plastic bags and are expected to include plastic straws to save the environment. A few countries in the world, such as Rwanda, Macedonia, China, Kenya, have already banned the use of plastic bags and are expected to include plastic straws and bottles. But it will be a long way to do this effectively.

There are few environmentally friendly and biodegradable products to take the place of plastic straws. These products include paper straws and bamboo straws. However, such straws are usually expensive as their production cost is high. It’s still a question whether they can entirely take the place of plastic straws.

1. Why can people be free to use plastic straws?

A．They are very cheap.	B．They are light and small.
C．They are dangerous.	D．They are easy to use.

2. What does the underlined word “degrade” in paragraph2 mean?

A．Cut up.

B．Break down.

C．Burn up.

D．Go by.

3. What can we learn from paragraph3?

A．It’s not difficult to ban using plastic straws.

B．Many countries have stopped using plastic straws.

C．Experts advise people to stop producing plastic straws.

D．Some Africans change plastic straws into new products.

4. What does the author think of environmentally friendly straws?

A．It is a must to use them.

B．It’s not easy to reuse them.

C．There are still some problems to be solved.

D．There are some other kinds of cheaper straws.

4 . Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but has brought new peoplems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution come in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Men have been polluting the earth. Many years ago, the pollution was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, men moved to another place.

Air pollution is now the most serious. Air makes people sick. And lots of people now are trying to use something to clear the air. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight air pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.

Pollution by SO² is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

Although most of the pollution is caused by us, we are the ones who can change the situation. The earth is our home. We must take care of it. And we must pay more attention to the information in pollution at the same time.

1. Why was the pollution in the past less serious?

A．Because life in the past was easier.	B．Because there were not so many people.
C．Because men stayed in one place.	D．Because people used less coal to make fire.

2. According to the passage, which kind of pollution is the most serious?

A．Air pollution.

B．Noise poliution.

C．Light pollution.

D．Water pollution.

3. What do many countries do to fight air pollution?

A．Try to use something to clear the air	B．Ask people to use public transport more.
C．Stop putting dirty smoke into the air.	D．Encourage people to move to another place

4. Why is the pollution by SO²the most dangerous?

A．Because there are so many factories.

B．Because the global warming is becoming worse and worse.

C．Because carbon dioxide emissions are increasing.

D．Because there is heavy traffic.

5. What is probably the purpose of this passage?

A．To prove life is much easier today.	B．To call on us to take care of our earth.
C．To show the danger of pollution.	D．To introduce how to fight air pollution.

5 . In the old days, when you had to drive to a movie theater or to a video store to get some entertainment, it was easy to see how your actions could have an impact on the environment. You were hopping into your car, driving across town, and using gas all the way.

But now that we’re used to staying at home and streaming movies, we might feel better about ourselves. After all, we’re just picking up our phones or maybe turning on the TV. You’re welcome, Mother Nature.

“Not so fast,” says a recent report from the French-based Shift Project. Watching a half-hour show would lead to 3.5 pounds of CO₂ emissions. That’s like driving 3.9 miles. According to “Climate Crisis: The Unsustainable Use of Online Video,” digital technologies are responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, and that energy use is increasing by 9% a year. Stored in data centers, videos are transferred to our terminals such as computers, smart phones, etc. via networks: all these processes require electricity whose production consumes resources and usually involves CO₂ emissions.

In the European Union, the Eureca project lead scientist, Rabih Bashroush, calculated that 5 billion downloads and streams of the song “Despacito” consumed as much electricity as the countries of Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic used in a single year.

Streaming is only expected to increase as we become more attached to our devices. Online video use is expected to account for 80% of all internet traffic in five years according to CISCO. By then, about 60% of the world’s population will be online.

You’re probubly not going to give up your streaming services, but there are things you can do to help lessen the impact of your online use.

Here are some tips:

Disable autoplay for video on social media.

Stream over Wi-Fi, not mobile networks.

Watch on the smallest screen you can.

Don’t use high-definition (高清) video on devices.

1. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that people think ______.

A．they should welcome Mother Nature

B．streaming at home avoids possible emissions

C．it is inconvenient to drive to a movie theater

D．watching movies at home is more fun

2. We may learn from the text that ______.

A．60% of the world’s population watch videos online

B．digital technologies account for 4% of electricity use

C．online video use makes up 80% of all internet traffic

D．30 minutes of streaming video may produce 3.5 pounds of CO₂

3. Why are the five countries mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A．To praise their energy-efficient practice.

B．To prove the poverty of the five countries

C．To stress the popularity of the song “Despacito”

D．To show the high energy use of downloads and streams

4. How can people help to save energy when streaming?

A．Use high-definition videos.	B．Turn off video autoplay
C．Stream over mobile networks.	D．Watch movies on bigger screens.

9 . My husband and I always wanted to go to the Caribbean but didn’t know much about the islands or how we were going to afford it. By chance, a friend of ours in Australia mentioned “pet sitting” and that it is something you can do all over the world.

We quickly created an account on a pet sitting website and began searching for options. There were only a couple of sits available in that part of the world, but we tried our luck, sent a request, and to our surprise, landed a three-month job in Grenada, so our year was going to be taken up with Caribbean pet sits.

Inspired by a Canadian couple, we decided to start our own travel blog. We began by writing about The British Virgin Islands, highlighting the beautiful beaches. However, for every photo album of a beautiful beach, there were 10 photos of trash (垃圾). It was hard to ignore the plastic pollution issue, especially on such primitive and remote beaches. So, we began to share photos of the trash we saw and how much we could pick upon our daily dog walks.

The more we looked into plastic pollution, the more we realized the severity of the global plastic pollution. From that point, we used our platform to create awareness and highlight ways to say no to plastic and travel plastic-free. We changed our daily routines, our way of living, and even our diets to accommodate more organic foods and little to no plastic packaging.

It’s been over three years now and we continue to do what we can. This journey has led us to some amazing places, working with great brands and even organizing a country-wide beach clean-up campaign in Grenada.

Our aim now is to keep on going. We love connecting with like-minded people. It’s been amazing few years that was sparked by a conversation about pet sitting. Who would have guessed?

1. Why did the author do pet sitting?

A．To cover travel expenses.	B．To raise fund.
C．To conserve the environment.	D．To shoot beautiful beaches.

2. What does the author intend to convey through her story?

A．Pet sitting is a new sort of occupation.

B．The Caribbean is a perfect travel destination.

C．Travel blog is a superb way to gain popularity.

D．Actions should be taken to fight plastic pollution.

3. What did the author think of her experience in the Caribbean?

A．Challenging.

B．Significant.

C．Adventurous.

D．Unbearable.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Shifting Lifestyles by Pet Sitting	B．Address Global Environment Pollution
C．Unexpected Gains from Pet Sitting Travel	D．The availability of Pet Sitting in the Caribbean

10 . The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by S02 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must care about the rise in pollution at the same time.

1. Why is our world becoming much smaller?

A．Thanks to the development of science.

B．Because of the rise in pollution.

C．Because the earth is being polluted day and night.

D．Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year.

2. What does the underline word “it” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Rubbish.	B．Water pollution.
C．Air pollution.	D．Noise pollution.

3. Why is air pollution called the most serious kind of pollution?

A．Because it’s bad for all living things in the world.

B．Because it makes much noise.

C．Because it has made our rivers and lakes dirty.

D．Because it makes us become angry more easily.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.

C．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

D．If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of S02.