1 . 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 |
2 . 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 |
3 . 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 |
4 . 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 |
5 . 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 |
The Paris agreement to fight climate change became international law Friday. The landmark deal aims to deal with global warming among growing
So far, 96 countries, accounting for just over two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, have formally joined the agreement, which
United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon celebrated the event, talking with nongovernmental groups at U.N. headquarters in New York to hear their concerns and
“This is an emotional moment for me. It is a credit to all of you. And it is
He praised the
“We are still in a race
Scientists praised the speed at which the agreement, signed by 192 parties last December in Paris, has come into force, saying it shows a new commitment by the international community to
“
Scientists and
A.applicants | B.fears | C.observations | D.comments |
A.seeks | B.allows | C.assumes | D.seizes |
A.institutions | B.laboratories | C.committees | D.factories |
A.formally | B.instantly | C.particularly | D.generally |
A.prejudices | B.approaches | C.visions | D.concepts |
A.spiritual | B.historic | C.appropriate | D.valueless |
A.agreements | B.groups | C.headquarters | D.emissions |
A.apologized | B.denied | C.warned | D.overlooked |
A.against | B.on | C.for | D.without |
A.avoid | B.find | C.address | D.ignore |
A.falling | B.rising | C.disappearing | D.remaining |
A.Until | B.Since | C.If | D.While |
A.under no circumstances | B.on the contrary |
C.in no case | D.by all means |
A.officers | B.policymakers | C.employers | D.technicians |
A.remove | B.preserve | C.supply | D.restore |
7 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The
How did we
Another cause is our
Our appetite for new products also
All around the world, we can see the
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions
A.key | B.reason | C.project | D.problem |
A.gifts | B.rubbish | C.debt | D.products |
A.face | B.become | C.observe | D.change |
A.hide | B.control | C.replace | D.withdraw |
A.Thanks to | B.As to | C.Except for | D.Regardless of |
A.safe | B.funny | C.cheap | D.powerful |
A.love | B.lack | C.prevention | D.division |
A.sensitive | B.kind | C.brave | D.busy |
A.ways | B.places | C.jobs | D.friends |
A.donate | B.receive | C.produce | D.preserve |
A.adapts | B.returns | C.responds | D.contributes |
A.tired of | B.addicted to | C.worried about | D.ashamed for |
A.newer | B.stronger | C.higher | D.larger |
A.pick up | B.pay for | C.hold onto | D.throw away |
A.advantages | B.purposes | C.functions | D.consequences |
A.show | B.record | C.decrease | D.measure |
A.technology | B.environment | C.consumers | D.brands |
A.However | B.Otherwise | C.Therefore | D.Meanwhile |
A.by | B.in favour of | C.after | D.instead of |
A.spending | B.collecting | C.repairing | D.advertising |