1. What does the man suggest?
A.Warning drivers of air pollution. |
B.Encouraging people to walk. |
C.Limiting the use of cars. |
A.The lack of the governments support. |
B.More and more serious air pollution. |
C.Peopled dependence on driving cars. |
A.It’s interesting. | B.It’s impractical. | C.It’s worth trying. |
A.The sea is getting smaller. |
B.The sea is being polluted. |
C.The sea is getting cleaner. |
3 . Kenya has been at the forefront (前沿) of the global war on plastic since the government banned single-use plastics in protected areas in June 2020. Unfortunately, the preventive measures have barely received attention. Hundreds of tons of industrial and consumer polymer waste continue to get dumped into landfills daily. However, if 29-year-old Nzambi Matee has her way, the unsightly plastic heaps will soon be transformed into colorful bricks.
The materials engineer’s seeking to find a practical solution to control plastic pollution began in 2017. She quit her job and set up a small lab in her mother’s backyard. It took her nine months to produce the first brick and even longer to convince a partner to help build the machinery to make them. But the determined eco-entrepreneur was confident in her idea and did not give up.
She says, “I wanted to use my education to handle plastic waste pollution. But I was very clear that the solution had to be practical, sustainable, and affordable. The best way to do this was by channeling the waste into the construction space and finding the most efficient and affordable material to build homes.” Her company produces over 1,500 bricks a day. The pavers are made using a mix of plastic products that cannot be reprocessed or recycled.
The collected plastic is mixed with sand, heated at very high temperatures, and compressed (压缩) into bricks that vary in color and thickness. The resulting product is stronger, lighter, and about 30 percent cheaper than concrete bricks. More importantly, it helps repurpose the lowest quality of plastic. “There is that waste they cannot process anymore; they cannot recycle. That is what we get.” Matee says.
Matee is not nearly done. Her dream is to reduce the mountain of trash to just a hill by increasing production and expanding her offerings. She says, “The more we recycle the plastic, the more we produce affordable housing, the more we created more employment for the youth.”
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 imply?A.Matee’s method can be effective if adopted. | B.Matee’s idea has been widely accepted. |
C.Colorful bricks are in huge demand. | D.Plastic waste hasn’t attracted enough attention. |
A.Generous and ambitious. | B.Confident and grateful. |
C.Creative and resolved. | D.Optimistic and modest. |
A.to build cheaper houses. | B.to support the government. |
C.to create job opportunities. | D.to tackle plastic pollution. |
A.Kenya: Pioneer in Banning Plastic Single-use Plastics |
B.Nzambi Matee: Innovator in Solving Plastic Waste |
C.Mix of Plastic Products: A New Construction Material |
D.Plastic Recycling: A Creative Solution to Pollution |
4 . A Plastic Ocean is a film to make you think.Think,and then act.We need to take action on our dependence on plastic.We’ve been producing plastic in huge quantities.Drinking bottles,shopping bags and even clothes are made with plastic.
The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet,the blue whale.But during the journey the filmmakers make the shocking discovery of a huge,thick layer of plastic floating in the Indian Ocean.
In the film there are beautiful shots of the seas and marine life.
They present short-term and long-term solutions.These include avoiding plastic containers and recycling as much as you can.The filmmakers also stress the need for governments to work more on recycling programmes.
We make a shocking amount of plastic.Over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year,and at least 8 million of those are dumped into the oceans.The results are disastrous,but it isn’t too late to change.
A.This causes them to travel around the world to look at other affected areas. |
B.Once you’ve seen the film,you’ll realize it is time to do our part. |
C.It has raised public concern all over the world. |
D.We live in a world full of plastic,and only a small amount is recycled. |
E.But the film doesn’t only present the negative side. |
F.In conclusion,we only have one earth to live on. |
G.These are contrasted with dumps of plastic rubbish. |
1. What did wildlife officials decide to do with the washed-up dolphin?
A.Clear her stomach. | B.Put her back to the sea. | C.Kill her in a painless way. |
A.Why the dolphin got sick. |
B.Whether the dolphin was pregnant. |
C.What was in the dolphin’s stomach. |
A.In a lecture hall. | B.At a radio studio. | C.On the beach. |
A: There are too many people
B: The increasing use of cars makes air pollution a very serious problem. It is harmful for humans, animals and plants to live with
C: Cars also cause noise pollution. According to research, cars are the main source of noise pollution in urban environments. I live near a main road and I find some drivers make a noise by beeping their car hooters loudly, even at night. That’s really
D: We need to reduce the use of cars and make public transport cheap and efficient. When
downtown | jam | suit | greenhouse gases |
public transport | complain | anger | get stuck in traffic |
Mary: Morning, Martin. Well, I cycle so I don’t
Martin: Well, I don’t cycle but I do take
Mary: Public transport is also a good way to help reduce the level of
Martin: I know so many people who
Mary. That kind of attitude is common but I think more and more people are beginning to do something which
1.曾经的情景(景美、水清、鱼儿嬉戏、游客多);
2.后来的状况(工厂废水污染、游客乱扔垃圾);
3.当地政府已经采取措施来拯救东湖,情况有所好转。
注意:可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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E-TRASH
Nowadays, every household produces electronic trash (or e-trash)—an old TV or computer, a printer, or an out-of-date cell phone. But when we throw these everyday items away, not many of us know
In particular, Essick found that a lot of e-trash goes to Ghana. There, he saw
As a result of his journey, Peter Essick thinks it’s important to stop
10 . A new UK-based study on the effects of artificial light on local insect populations found that light pollution from street lamps disturbs insect behavior, leading to an overall loss of insects.
“We found that street lighting strongly reduced moth (飞蛾) population compared with unlit sites... and affected moth development,” the study stated.
The study’s results apply to a localized level and cannot be used to determine whether national-level populations are declining due to light pollution. However, it adds further weight to existing research on how light pollution affects ecosystems and biodiversity hotspots and highlights the need to shift to alternatives in artificial light that would tone down these effects.
The effects on insect populations are wide-ranging. More specifically, artificial light affects how moths lay their eggs and puts them at a higher risk of being spotted by predators (捕食性动物). It also affects moths’ feeding behavior, which subsequently leads to declines in their population too. Light pollution thus joins a host of factors, such as climate change and deforestation, as one of the determinants of insect population decline.
While previous studies examined the effects of lighting on bats and other vertebrates, this study focused on their prey—creatures lower down in the food chain—and, as a result, complementing (补充) previous studies. Therefore, the study is concerning because it suggests an alarming loss of insects caused by artificial light, which will have far-reaching consequences for all the wildlife and ecosystems that depend on them.
Moreover, white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were found to have the worst impact on local insects and ecosystem processes. The researchers thus call for shifting away from white LEDs or employing processes such as motion sensors to make the lights less bright and changing colors and filters to avoid the negative impacts. If the findings of the study are anything to go by, local insect ecosystems will suffer considerable consequences- which will, in turn, affect the wildlife that depends on them and, ultimately, could perhaps even upset agricultural balances.
1. What can we learn about the new study?A.It is conducted on a local basis. |
B.It highlights the value of artificial light. |
C.It focuses on the preservation of insects. |
D.It matters more than the existing research. |
A.It may put them in danger. |
B.It prevents them from feeding. |
C.It may lead to their extinction. |
D.It disables them from laying eggs. |
A.To shift to green alternatives. |
B.To adopt brighter colors and filters. |
C.To avoid adopting white-light LEDs. |
D.To replace them with motion sensors. |
A.Artificial Light and Wildlife Protection |
B.Light Pollution and the Endangered Species |
C.Artificial Light Has Negative Effects on Agriculture |
D.Light Pollution from Street Lights Could Drive Insect Loss |