A. balance B. communicate C. contaminated D. deprive E. disruptive F. dramatically G. interrupt H. mate I. occupational J. respectively K. vibrations |
Noisy Earth
When we think of pollution, we usually think of harmful toxins in the environment. For example, air pollution is
Noise pollution consists of loud sounds in the environment that are
Why should we be concerned about noise pollution? According to a World Health Organization report, noise can cause serious health problems. It may
Physical health problems are just some of the effects of noise. Noise also affects learning ability and memory. Noise poses a threat to animals in nature as well, which can cause them to die from lack of food. For example, some types of birds cannot find food in areas that have bad noise pollution. Whales, for example, produce sounds in order to
Countries around the world recognize that noise pollution is a real problem. Many government agencies already control noise from trucks and buses. Noise barriers covered with plants along the highway
A. restrict B. down C. nonrenewable D. energy-consuming E. taxing F. reusable G. elsewhere H. transport I. intaking J. purchase K. trash-can |
Standing in line at the grocery store last week, I watched the woman in front of me buy a tube of toothpaste. As the clerk placed her
People have come to rely on plastic bags as everything from shopping bags for groceries to
Plastic bags harm the environment in several ways. First, they break
People all over the world are starting to recognize the problems associated with plastic bags. Countries such as China, South Africa, Switzerland, and Uganda are taking action and banning the bags. Other nations, including Italy and Ireland, have been trying to
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
A. generated B. mechanically C. partnership D. reforming E. powered F. efficiency G. growing H. greatly I. sustainable J. revolutionize K. emissions |
The Inevitable Plastics Revolution
The Guardian once called plastic “Man’s worst invention”. One of the lesser-known uses of plastic is to reduce carbon emissions. For example, plastics make vehicles lighter thereby increasing their
Currently that isn’t the case. Of the 24.5 million tons of plastic waste
That has to change, says Marc, one of the world’s leading chemicals and plastics manufacturers. “With a
Today most plastic is made from petrochemicals, using processes
cause global warming, pick up, sharing cars, get stuck in a traffic jam, are addicted to, make excuses, protect the environment, do a lot of harm |
Many people often
Too many cars
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Boyan Slat has one huge goal. It’s a goal that could be good for people and animals all over the world.
When he was 16. Dutch engineering student Slat was on vacation in Greece, and he started to think about all the rubbish that is pushed onto beaches by water. The oceans around the world are all of plastic—millions of tons of plastic.
The present
Slat started with an idea for an unusual machine to “catch” the plastic floating(漂浮)in the water using the
A year later, Slat was named a “Champion of the Earth” by the United Nations for his valuable work.
affect effect environment float negative extremely produce recycle shocking solution take action thick |
A Plastic Ocean a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to
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
But the film doesn't only present the
A. normal B. continued C. trapped D. remove E. short F. urged G. commit H. anniversary I. end J. increases K. record |
2020 has been an extreme year for hurricanes , wildfires and heat waves around the world. New reports from United Nations agencies list this year's record-breaking weather and the burning of fossil fuels as causes of
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently
The secretary-general's comments come as the U.N. prepares for a Dec. 12 online climate meeting in France on the 5th
In a speech given at New York’s Columbia University , Guterres said, “The state of the planet is broken ,Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal Destructive fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are increasingly the new
In a report ,the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said this year is set to
Guterres saw hope that more than 100 countries have promised that by 2050 they will not be adding more heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere than trees and technology can
A. cause B. regulated C. complex D. exposing E. deliberately F. recorded G. locating H. particularly I. different J. efficiency K. caution |
Noise Pollution Rules Should Be Tightened
Road traffic, aircraft, ships, factories and oil drilling are all human activities that produce noise. The noise should be better
Studies have found noise pollution to be linked to poorer human health. But experts say it can also affect wildlife, from preventing their communication to affecting the
The studies were based on experiments in which
The team continued to
“Even if some animals benefitted, it did not mean noise should not be dealt with, since the majority would still experience negative effects”, said Kunc. But there was
equally recycle portion dissolve threaten countless capable convenient comforts concern |
The pollution of the earth’s soil and water has become an issue of great concern. Until recently, most of that
Marine pollution is far from new. For over a million years, people have thought of the sea as a
As civilizations grew, more different pollutants were dumped into the seas. Still, this pollution did not really threaten the marine environment. The seas seemed