1 . Nuclear pollution is a serious global
When nuclear accidents occur in coastal areas, the
Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, efforts to cool the reactors by pumping in seawater resulted in the
This
A.change | B.opportunity | C.concern | D.possibility |
A.caused | B.posed | C.created | D.increased |
A.resulted in | B.led to | C.brought about | D.caused |
A.terrestrial | B.aquatic | C.marine | D.atmospheric |
A.balancing | B.regulating | C.considering | D.stabilizing |
A.heightened | B.raised | C.decreased | D.lifted |
A.minor | B.slight | C.substantial | D.insignificant |
A.accumulation | B.storage | C.deposition | D.buildup |
A.Therefore | B.Despite | C.However | D.Hence |
A.from | B.by | C.of | D.in |
A.residents | B.citizens | C.inhabitants | D.dwellers |
A.issue | B.measure | C.release | D.disposal |
A.web | B.chain | C.network | D.system |
A.urgent | B.immediate | C.pressing | D.critical |
A.address | B.tackle | C.solve | D.resolve |
2 . In Mumbai, there’s the ceaseless clamor of car homes as drivers edge through traffic. There’s pounding and buzzing from the construction of office towers and apartment blocks. Drumbeats and trumpet melodies spill out from weddings and countless festivals. And it’s all topped off by bellowing (大声吼叫的) street vendors and garbage trucks blasting Bollywood songs. Living in Mumbai requires a huge
When Sumaira Abdulali began campaigning against noise pollution in India’s financial capital two decades ago, friends, acquaintances and even her lawyers insisted it was
But in 2003, Abdulali won a lawsuit seeking to
The World Health Organization warns that noise is a top threat to human
In recent years, the battle against noise has become increasingly
Traffic is a tougher problem. Noise on the road can reach 110 decibels (分贝) — a level that can lead to permanent hearing damage after just 15 minutes of exposure, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Luckily,
Far more important is the longer-term impact of the day-to-day noise, so that’s where Vijay believes activists should focus their energy. “In India we celebrate festivals with lots of noise,” he says. “But our
A.talent | B.potential | C.demand | D.tolerance |
A.encouraging | B.reasonable | C.ridiculous | D.depressing |
A.take advantage of | B.put an end to | C.lay emphasis on | D.throw light on |
A.Therefore | B.Similarly | C.Subsequently | D.However |
A.well-being | B.intelligence | C.interaction | D.behavior |
A.largest | B.busiest | C.loudest | D.richest |
A.difficult | B.successful | C.diverse | D.easy |
A.availability | B.capitalization | C.urbanization | D.convenience |
A.in pace with | B.in contact with | C.in league with | D.in conflict with |
A.recommend | B.justify | C.resist | D.advocate |
A.government | B.technology | C.finance | D.psychology |
A.quiet | B.brave | C.safe | D.alert |
A.trigger | B.satisfy | C.reduce | D.maintain |
A.steps in | B.takes over | C.cuts in | D.takes off |
A.traffic | B.construction | C.ceremony | D.background |
3 . Human beings have somehow managed to engineer the night to receive us by filling it with light. This kind of control is no different from the feat ( 壮 举 ) of damming a river. Its benefits come with
For most human history, the phrase “light pollution” would have
We’ve lit up the night as if it were a(n)
It was once thought that light pollution only affected astronomers, who need to see the night sky in all its glorious clarity. Unlike astronomers, most of us may not need a
In a very real sense, light pollution causes us to
A.consequences | B.achievements | C.agreements | D.circumstances |
A.Randomly-designed | B.Well-designed | C.Poorly-designed | D.Economically-designed |
A.appealed | B.adapted | C.objected | D.amounted |
A.come under criticism | B.made no difference | C.come into effect | D.made no sense |
A.making do with | B.fed up with | C.identifying with | D.overflowing with |
A.visit | B.greet | C.feel | D.smell |
A.independent | B.disconnected | C.unoccupied | D.excluded |
A.exposed | B.captured | C.dismissed | D.frustrated |
A.clear | B.comprehensive | C.traditional | D.critical |
A.Subsequently | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Similarly |
A.Reviewing | B.Embracing | C.Denying | D.Regulating |
A.light | B.rhythm | C.status | D.dawn |
A.emerging from | B.withdrawing from | C.messing with | D.coinciding with |
A.keep track of | B.lose sight of | C.catch hold of | D.let go of |
A.measured | B.neutralized | C.undergone | D.supervised |
4 . Production of bottled water has grown over the past thirty years from nothing into a $16 billion-per-year business. However, more and more people have been against bottled water use, and environmentalists are
The first reason why you should seriously think about
Secondly, the
Finally, bottled water isn’t even better for your health. Tap water rules in many countries are far
To sum up, by stopping the use of bottled water, and encouraging others to do so, you will be doing the planet an enormous favor and
A.allowing | B.training | C.calling on | D.commanding |
A.giving up | B.turning to | C.preparing for | D.believing in |
A.creates | B.attracts | C.requires | D.shares |
A.sold | B.recycled | C.found | D.limited |
A.answer | B.solution | C.contributor | D.service |
A.test | B.design | C.competition | D.transportation |
A.shipped | B.wasted | C.developed | D.collected |
A.older | B.fewer | C.stricter | D.simpler |
A.dropped | B.changed | C.increased | D.disappointed |
A.damaging | B.benefiting | C.challenging | D.respecting |
5 . Peru demanded compensation (赔偿金) Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill (石油泄漏). It might be caused by sudden and big
Authorities
Officials of the factory
The oil-processing factory could face a
A.fishes | B.waves | C.fires | D.stones |
A.closed | B.discovered | C.destroyed | D.named |
A.before | B.unless | C.until | D.after |
A.uploading | B.repairing | C.offloading | D.supplying |
A.agricultural | B.snowy | C.ecological | D.nuclear |
A.waste | B.damage | C.crime | D.storm |
A.fishing | B.poor | C.teaching | D.rich |
A.escape | B.advertisement | C.encouragement | D.payment |
A.in advance | B.in air | C.at risk | D.at work |
A.measuring | B.decorated | C.swimming | D.covered |
A.recovering | B.affecting | C.creating | D.leaving |
A.traditionally | B.proudly | C.originally | D.honestly |
A.clean up | B.take up | C.build up | D.cut up |
A.animals | B.people | C.plants | D.zones |
A.specialists | B.students | C.journalists | D.stars |
A.impressed | B.spent | C.blamed | D.put |
A.truck | B.ship | C.line | D.store |
A.failure | B.fine | C.prize | D.fund |
A.environment | B.education | C.finance | D.defense |
A.organization | B.entrance | C.account | D.investigation |
6 . In the deepest dive in a manned submersible(潜水器), US explorer Victor Vescovo spotted and video-recorded a plastic bag and a pile of candy wrappers on the seabed.
His
Since the patent(专利) for plastics was
Most of the discarded(丢弃) plastic products
Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste flow into the ocean. It is
This plastic waste
We must do something to
But that’s so much
A.report | B.discovery | C.record | D.accumulation |
A.everywhere | B.anywhere | C.somewhere | D.nowhere |
A.as | B.although | C.but | D.so |
A.abolished | B.acquired | C.registered | D.advertised |
A.with | B.without | C.off | D.above |
A.end up | B.wake up | C.grow up | D.walk up |
A.continent | B.park | C.island | D.garden |
A.suggested | B.estimated | C.weighed | D.congratulated |
A.thousand | B.hundred | C.million | D.billion |
A.feeds | B.saves | C.cares | D.kills |
A.looking | B.winding | C.floating | D.jumping |
A.earth | B.air | C.water | D.environment |
A.pollution | B.existence | C.temperature | D.cycle |
A.production | B.supply | C.pyramid | D.trade |
A.change | B.clean | C.satisfy | D.realize |
A.otherwise | B.instead | C.therefore | D.meanwhile |
A.exercise | B.activity | C.fact | D.habit |
A.harder | B.more effective | C.more courageous | D.easier |
A.calling for | B.looking for | C.sending for | D.waiting for |
A.start | B.refuse | C.continue | D.hope |
7 . Racket, din, clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America's most wide spread nuisance. But noise is more that just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological
The
Of many health hazards of noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and
Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are
Why, then, is there not greater
A.stress | B.consequence | C.influence | D.risk |
A.identifying | B.rejecting | C.ignoring | D.emphasizing |
A.case | B.relief | C.hatred | D.tension |
A.annoyance | B.ignorance | C.frustration | D.grief |
A.category | B.symptom | C.property | D.code |
A.outcome | B.reason | C.effect | D.basis |
A.particularly | B.traditionally | C.enormously | D.frequently |
A.Therefore | B.Moreover | C.Actually | D.Nevertheless |
A.accessible | B.renewable | C.measurable | D.available |
A.resistance | B.exposure | C.opposition | D.objection |
A.indications | B.clues | C.catalogues | D.distinctions |
A.restricted | B.exposed | C.related | D.addicted |
A.alarm | B.panic | C.expectation | D.suspicion |
A.necessarily | B.especially | C.initially | D.conclusively |
A.differentiate | B.deliberate | C.dismiss | D.discredit |
8 . With about 100,000 marine animals being choked or injured by plastic every year, the danger posed by the pieces of plastic floating in our oceans is well- known. However, given that most of the small plastics measure less than 0.5 mm, collecting them is a
The 1,500-square-foot Recycled Floating Park is now floating in the Rotterdam Harbor in the Netherlands. Scientists
The movable device, which took a year and a half to be perfected, was then placed at the edge of the harbor to collect the city that trash
The waste collected by the "plastic fisher" and hundreds of volunteers, who
A.challenging | B.surprising | C.reasonable | D.responsible |
A.after | B.as | C.before | D.when |
A.prepared | B.dealt | C.succeeded | D.began |
A.calculation | B.collection | C.donation | D.selection |
A.catch | B.provide | C.offer | D.produce |
A.gathered | B.circulated | C.distributed | D.expanded |
A.flowing | B.spreading | C.blowing | D.extending |
A.central | B.safe | C.ideal | D.remote |
A.masses | B.pieces | C.piles | D.bands |
A.wiped | B.removed | C.submitted | D.combed |
A.separated | B.divided | C.connected | D.assorted |
A.empty | B.blank | C.bare | D.open |
A.capacity | B.location | C.exit | D.environment |
A.ranges | B.blocks | C.spaces | D.squares |
A.Hopefully | B.Obviously | C.Naturally | D.Fortunately |
9 . Angela never liked seeing plastic waste washed up on the shore near her home. She had been
Here's how it
The Washed Ashore team is now working on sculpture of a dolphin, with
A.offering | B.longing | C.admitting | D.hesitating |
A.landscape | B.world | C.surface | D.situation |
A.attempt | B.choice | C.program | D.instruction |
A.walks | B.applies | C.functions | D.prepares |
A.stopping | B.presenting | C.delivering | D.employing |
A.waste | B.floor | C.waves | D.creatures |
A.rethink | B.remark | C.confirm | D.announce |
A.Generally | B.Hopefully | C.Fortunately | D.Surprisingly |
A.achieved | B.observed | C.purchased | D.recommended |
A.devoted | B.surprised | C.grateful | D.adventurous |
A.guides | B.managers | C.advertisements | D.exhibitions |
A.folk | B.simple | C.special | D.strange |
A.plans | B.calls | C.elements | D.exchanges |
A.get down to | B.keep away from | C.get rid of | D.end up with |
A.answer | B.appeal | C.warning | D.response |
10 . Imagine an area 34 times the size of Manhattan. Now imagine it covered ankle-deep in plastic waste.That’s a total of about 19 billion pounds of
"We're being
Plastic has in many ways been a good help to humanity, used in all walks of
Ocean Conservancy says plastics are believed to
And it’s not
With this in mind,experts say that all of us have a
A.seaweed | B.seafood | C.garbage | D.money |
A.comes from | B.ends up | C.takes out | D.put away |
A.trapped | B.controlled | C.surrounded | D.destroyed |
A.medical | B.technical | C.agricultural | D.environmental |
A.figure | B.waste | C.price | D.cost |
A.swiftly | B.slowly | C.hurriedly | D.unexpectedly |
A.time | B.education | C.technology | D.life |
A.While | B.So | C.But | D.And |
A.changing | B.growing | C.moving | D.touching |
A.scientific | B.coastal | C.general | D.tiny |
A.picks up | B.takes up | C.makes up | D.brings up |
A.see | B.eat | C.hide | D.search |
A.influence | B.damage | C.increase | D.threaten |
A.plants | B.animals | C.protection | D.species |
A.mistake | B.look | C.regard | D.recognize |
A.vivid | B.deadly | C.dead | D.lively |
A.mouth | B.stomach | C.head | D.tail |
A.waste | B.rubbish | C.nothing | D.plastics |
A.just | B.always | C.really | D.constantly |
A.unique | B.critical | C.reasonable | D.natural |