Some environmental treaties, now provide for ‘compensatory’ finance to be made available t
A、failure
B、acceptance
C、implementation
D、imply
A、failure
B、acceptance
C、implementation
D、imply
The example of "environmental stakeholders" in the passage is used to ______.
A.expose to the spectrum of public interests
B.signify a forum for making decisions about genetic modification in agriculture
C.avoid endlessly time-wasting disputes between industry and environmentalism
D.make some constructive suggestions
Richard
A.Passive smoking is the third preventable cause of death.
B.Smokers have the fight to smoke.
C.Smoking produces some positive effects in some complex situations.
D.Second-hand smoke is more harmful to non-smokers than those cancer-inducing air pollutants.
E.Cigarette pollution has caused outdoor environment even worse.
F.Smoking can help people get rid of nervousness.
G.Smoking is also an environmental issue.
colleague, to take a picnic with him
Henry: Hey. what are you doing this weekend?
Mandy: I___________yet What about you?
Henry:___________to go for a picnic? I The weather forecast says t will be sunny this Sunday
Mandy. That's a good idea________anything?
Henry: Yes, of course, and________make some hamburgers.
Mandy OK Then r bring some drmnks, geentea. black tea. juce or cola?
Henry: How about________? By the way.I wll bring my new kichenware for our picnic
Mandy New kitchenware? A cooker?
Henry. Yean! 1 just bought a solar cooker last month.It's a new device that uses solar enegy and it is geting popular due to its high efficiency and its environmental friendliness. Peoplel can cook easily with this new device. I'll bring some fruit and some other food. We will lhave a wonderful picnicl.
Mandy:Wow! How amazing! I cann't wait
Henry OK I am______to our picnic.Then see you on this Sunday!
Mandy:See you!
But citizens didn't remain silent for long. Local activists have been organizing under the mantle of environmental justice since as far back as 1968. More than three decades ago, the concept of environmental justice had not registered on the radar screens of many environmental or civil rights groups. But environmental justice fits squarely under the civil rights umbrella. It should not be forgotten that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis on an environmental and economic justice mission in 1968, seeking support for striking garbage workers who were underpaid and whose basic duties exposed them to environmentally hazardous conditions.
In 1979, a landmark environmental discrimination lawsuit filed in Houston, followed by similar litigation efforts in the 1980s, rallied activists to stand up to corporations and demand government intervention.
B: It’s quite difficult to make a kind of hierarchy of worry here, because so many issues are there, and so … and they’re all very very important. But I think it has to be said that as far as we we’re concerned, as a campaigning organization, it really is the rain forest that we are concentrating on most. If we don’t take action on that issue within the next five years, then environmental pressure groups won’t have anything to do in ten years’ time, because there won’t be any rain forests, really, for them to campaign about. So this is a critical period for the rain forests, the next five years, and there is enough flexibility in the system to allow us to hope that we’re going to be able to make some changes during that time. So that’s why we’ve made it our priority.
A: What’s so important about the rain forests, then? Er, what’s, what’s the difference between having them or not having them? Isn’t it just, you know, basically either there’re a lot of trees there or there aren’t a lot of trees there?
B: Uhh…well that’s what some people would like to think. Um, there, it’s important in many different ways, important firstly for the countries themselves, in terms of the fact that millions of people depend on the rain forests for their livelihood, and for their … the quality of their environment, through the protection of watersheds, and so on. Secondly, they’re important because of the biological richness of the rain forests. Um, a genetic chest … treasure chest is how they’ve been described. Um, more than 60% of the world’s species is to be found in the rain forests. Write that off, and you write off that genetic storehouse. Lastly, they’re important at international level because of the impact on climate patterns that one would find if the rain forests were destroyed. So, whether you’re looking closely at the tribal people who depend on them, the countries which depend on them, the international community which depends on them, indeed the, the, you know, the creatures themselves, um, it’s actually the most critical issue that we face. And our prime job is of course to try and get people to understand how it is, even in countries where there are no rain forests, that they still have a connection with that rain forest.
You will hear a recording about environmental issues.
Mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer.
After you have listened once, replay the recording.
According to the speaker, ______ is the most important environmental issues of the moment.
A.air pollution
B.water pollution
C.rain forests
阅读理解:阅读下面的对话,选择合适的内容将对话补充完整。
HENRY:Hey, what are you doing this weekend?
MANDY:_____
HENRY:Would you like to go for a picnic? The weather forecast says it will be sunny this Sunday.
MANDY:_____
HENRY:Yes of course, and I will make some hamburgers.
MANDY:OK. Then I’ll bring some drinks, green tea, black tea, juice or cola?
HENRY:_____ By the way I will bring my new kitchenware for our picnic
MANDY:New kitchenware? A cooker?
HENRY:Yeah! I just bought a solar cooker last month. It’s a new device that uses solar energy and it is getting popular due to its high efficiency and its environmental friendliness. People can cook easily with this new device. I’ll bring some fruit and some other food. We will make a wonderful picnic!
MANDY:_____
HENRY:OK, I am looking forward to our picnic! Then See you on this Sunday!
MANDY:_____
A. That’s a good idea. Shall I bring anything?
B. Wow! How amazing, I can’t wait for it!
C. See you!
D. I haven’t decided yet. What about you?
E. How about green tea?
Allergens associated with cockroaches may ______.
A.kill some insects
B.trigger genetic problems
C.cause asthma symptoms
D.create environmental pollution
听力原文: A team of scientists recently began a project to measure the effects of loud noises on sea animals. If the sounds don't harm the animals, then the researchers can go ahead with a plan to transmit sound waves through the Pacific Ocean to take the earth's temperature. Sound travels faster through warm water than cold water. By analyzing the speed of sound through the ocean over time, the scientists will be able to determine if cur planet is warming up. The experiment was nearly cancelled more than a year ago because environmental groups fear that the sound will confuse or harm sea-animals. So scientists are conducting tests on the animals first. The researchers lowered a loud speaker that emits low frequency sound about 1,000 meters beneath the ocean. Scientists at the site transmit sound waves into the ocean. Radio transmitters attached to some of the sea animals help the researchers keep track of the animals' movements. If sea-animals are distressed by the sounds, they would swim away from the speakers. So far, there aren't any signs that the animals are being harmed. Researchers at the site noticed that large numbers of sea-animals swim near the speaker whether it was turned on or off, but it is still too soon to know for sure, the scientists admit. The test will continue through September. "If all goes well," they say, "we can begin measuring temperature changes on our planet."
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A.To determine whether the Earth's temperature is going up.
B.To study the behavior. of some sea animals.
C.To measure the depths of the ocean.
D.To measure the movement of the ocean.
A、资源短缺 Resource shortage
B、某环境污染物超标 Some environmental pollutants exceed the standard
C、生态环境恶化 Ecological environment deterioration
D、人口过剩 Over-population
Part BDirections:
In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into the numbered blank when there are tow extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
At picnics, ants are pests. But they have their uses. In industries such as mining, farming and forestry, they can help gauge the health of the environment by just crawling around and being antsy.
It has been recognized for decades that ants—which are highly sensitive to ecological change—can provide a near-percent barometer of the state of an ecosystem. Only certain species, for instance, will continue to thrive at a forest site that has been cleared of trees. (41) And still others will move in and take up residence.
By looking at which species populate a deforested area, scientists can determine how "stressed" the land is. (42) Ants are used simply because they are so common and comprise so many species.
Where mine sites are being restored, for example, some ant species will recolonize the stripped land more quickly than others. (43) Australian mining company Capricorn Coal Management has been successfully using ant surveys for years to determine the rate of recovery of land that it is replanting near its German Creek mine in Queensland.
Ant surveys also have been used with mine-site recovery projects in Africa and Brazil, where warm climates encourage dense and diverse ant populations. "We found it worked extremely well there," says Jonathan Majer, a professor of environmental biology. Yet the surveys are perfectly suited to climates throughout Asia, he says, because ants are so common throughout the region. As Majer puts it: "That's the great thing about ants."
Ant surveys are so highly-regarded as ecological indicators that governments worldwide accept their results when assessing the environmental impact of mining and tree harvesting. (44)
Why not? Because many companies can't afford the expense or the laboratory time needed to sift results for a comprehensive survey. The cost stems, also, from the scarcity of ant specialists. (45)
[A] This allowed scientists to gauge the pace and progress of the ecological recovery.
[B] Yet in other businesses, such as farming and property development, ant surveys aren't used widely.
[C] Employing those people are expensive.
[D] They do this by sorting the ants, counting their numbers and comparing the results with those of earlier surveys.
[E] The evolution of ant species may have a strong impact on our ecosystem.
[F] Others will die out for lack of food.
[G] Gretaceous ants shared a couple of wasp-like traits together with modern ant-like characteristics.
第41题:
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