th this task. Target score: 60% Your current score: 78% desertification Correct answer: sandstorm air pollution Correct answer: air pollution deforestation Correct answer: deforestation water pollution Correct answer: water pollution melting polar ice cap Correct answer: light pollution Correct answer: light pollution melting polar ice cap drought Correct answer: drought sandstorm Correct answer: desertification littering Correct answer: littering 端
ile being interviewed by Martha, Ed said more people in his culture
(1) respecspect now than ever before. When asked about the most serious in the world today, he mentioned the damaged ozone in big cities. ) environmental problemyer and the (3) pollution learned about environmental problems at school. A lot of clubs and some
(4) promote programs environmental safety. He believes that students ould learn more about the environment at school. Then they can be more
all the problems and prevent more problems (7) law(6) from occurring) aware of. en asked about a new he would like to create to help the
(8) cigarette vironment, he said that when people their cigarette butts, (9) finedif (10) trasinto the garbage bin. Your answer
Correct answer (1) respect nature
nature
(2) environmental problem environmental problem (3) pollution pollution (4) promote promote (5) aware of
aware of
(6) from occurring from occurring (7) law
law
(8) cigarette butts throw away (9) fined fined (10) trash
trash
1.
What is the passage mainly about?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The most serious pollutant
The harm from industrialwaste.
The present river pollution. The causes of river pollution.
ey have to throw them into the garbage bin. They should be ey throw them on the floor or ground.
rsonally, Ed is so against littering that he never litters. He always
rows his
2.
Why does the river water turn green?
(A)
Because nitrate and phosphate in the water increase.
Because nitrate and phosphate in the water (B)
3.
4.
decrease.
(C)
Because algae are killed bnitrate and phosphate.
(D)
Because the pollutants arremoved.
What harm does industrial waste cause?
(A)
Lack of oxygen.
(B)
Poisoning.
(C)
Accumulation of algae. (D)
A lower temperature of water.
Which of the following is true of oil pollution?
(A)
It creates a rainbow.
(B)
It dissolves in the wategradually.
(C)
It prevents oxygen from entering the water.
(D)
It makes the fish dirty.
5.
What harm can warm water in a river bring?
(A)
Break in the food chain.
1.
(B)
(C)
(D)
What is the passage mainly about?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Rapid growth of algae.
Dissolution of chemical substances. Lack of oxygen.
The best wato use cleaenergy.
China's enormous investment ideveloping clean
energies.
A comparisobetween Chinand other countries icutting carbon dioxide emissions.
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions:
China's achievementand problems
2.
From four years ago until August this year, how many kilowa
3.
4.
coal-fired plant capacity will have been closed?
(A)
More than 1million.
(B)
More than 5million.
(C)
More than 6million.
(D)
More than 7million.
By 2020, what will be the proportion of non-fossil energy in thpower in China?
(A)
15%.
(B)
7.2%.
(C)
7.8%
(D)
0.6%.
Which of the following is true of the investment by China and theStates in clean energy last year?
(A)
China's investment
was about thsame as theUnited States'.
(B)
China's investment was almost 5.
twice as large as thUnited States'.
(C)
China's investment was nearly half of theUnited States'.
(D)
China's investment was about three timesas large asthe United States'.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a arising from curbing greenhouse gas emissions?
(A)
Slowing doweconomic development
(B)
Exerting a negative influence opeople's income.
(C)
Causing morstrikes.
(D)
Causing unemploymen.
Man 1: Well, it's aspirational language which is nice and lovely and fluffy,
but (1)
doesn't really actually commit anyone to doing anything,
and so it's really hard to take to the bank. I mean, people's lives are on the line in the developing world where we are seeing the impacts felt first and foremost. And obviously (2)
the atmosphere simple can't take the kind of emissions we've been seeing in the business-as-usual scenario and there's no real commitment to change that. (3)
There's no real commitment to put serious money on the table and that's a big problem.
[On screen text: Wind Farm] This is a great photo op for all the world leaders, but if (4)
It's not backed by action,
it really doesn't mean much at the end of the day.
Man 2: What's in there is very disappointing. (5)
It does not constitute a... a deal. (6)
It's a hollow shell that will need to be filled in, and it has some numbers, it talks about trying to avoid two degrees. That's the same language that the G8 used last July. But (7)
it lacks anything on emissions cuts
as yet that would guarantee that we're actually on the, on track to get there.And the financing commitments—there is a mention of a 100-billion-dollar figure and the attempt to raise or mobilise that level of resources, but (8) There's no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that there's actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways, as yet.
Your answers
1) doesn't really actually commit anyone to doing
anything,
Correct answers 1) doesn't really actually commit anyone to doing
anything,
2) the atmosphere simple 2) the atmosphere simple can't can't take the kind of take the kind of emissions emissions we've been seeing we've been seeing in the in the business-as-usual business-as-usual scenario scenario and there's no real and there's no real commitment commitment to change that. to change that. 3) There's no real commitment to put serious
money on the table 4) It's not backed by
action, 5) It does not constitute
a... a deal. 6) It's a hollow shell 7) it lacks anything on
emissions cuts 8) There's no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that there's actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in
new ways,
3) There's no real commitment to put serious money on the
table 4) It's not backed by action,
5) It does not constitute a...
a deal.
6) It's a hollow shell 7) it lacks anything on
emissions cuts 8) There's no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that there's actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways
Environmental problems air pollution, (1) water pollution, desertification, overfishing, (2) over-consumptiodestruction of natural habitats, acid rain, animals and plants, etc. Central problem
the contradiction between A new idea
sustainable development; it means:
(3) economic growthof wild and the environment ① Today's economic growth should not wipe out the options for future generations.
(4) resourcesand ② Planning and development should ensure not only economic growth, but also (5) social advancementand environmental health. (6) restricted③ Some economic behavior must be What China could do
or controlled. Instill principles of sustainable development into resource management and What China has done
China has already taken some (9) remarkable steps(8) economic policy(7) government planning, . to reduce damage to the environment, e.g., following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The aim a(n)
(10) emissionsbetween economic growth and the environment Correct answer water pollution overconsumption economic growth resources
social advancement restricted
government planning economic policy remarkable steps balance
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Your answer
water pollution over-consumption economic growth resources
social advancement restricted
government planning economic policy remarkable steps emissions
1.
What is true of the cloud of pollution?
(A)
It hangs over northwestern Asia.
(B)
It is three kilometers wide.
(C)
It increases rainfall in the whole Asia.
(D)
It can move halfway around the world in a week.
2.
What is NOT the cause of the cloud of pollution?
(A)
Burning animal waste in stoves.
(B)
Evaporation from the ocean.
(C)
Forest fires.
(D)
Burning agricultural waste.
3.
What does the cloud of pollution bring about?
(A)
It cools the land and oceans.
(B)
It reduces the sunlight on the Earth by 50 percent.
(C)
It lowers its own temperature.
(D)
It changes the direction of the ocean currents.
4.
Why will the pollution intensify in the next 30 years?
(A)
Because the cloud will contain more harmful substances.
(B)
Because the cloud will gradually turn into acid rain.
(C)
Because the Asian population will increase a lot.
(D)
Because industries in Asia are developing fast.
5.
What is the main idea of the passage?
(A)
The size and dangers of a cloud of pollution.
(B)
The movement of a cloud of pollution and the disasters.
(C)
The causes and results of a cloud of pollution.
(D)
A terrible disaster in Asia.
Mountain people around the world are in great danger of the effects of the worsening environment, according to a UN (3) (2) (1) . As global and deforestation accelerate and technology makes
(4) wilder places more accessible, environmental and social the world's remotest regions increase.
(5) on The UN has found that many regions—inhabited by one out of
(6) five of the world's people—are recognizable when they are compared to what they were like 60 years ago. This is mostly because forests were cut to (7) cattle grazing and agriculture. The authors of the UN study
(8) .
Biological losses are expected to be heavy. The mountains of Europe, parts of California and the northwest Andes in South America are among the most threatened mountain areas in the world and should be given priority in conservation.
(9) because they are inhabited by some of the most vulnerable people. These people could lose their culture and their livelihood with even the smallest shifts in climate.
At the same time, many mountain regions are losing people.
(10) . In other areas like Nepal, people are drifting to the cities in search of work.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Your answer
Correct answer negative report warming pressures mountainous barely
make way for
expect 98 percent of the mountain areas to experience severe climate change by 2055 The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problems facing mountain areas
(9)
(10)
Thousands of villages in
Europe are deserted most of the year
Weather experts may have found a new problem caused by global warming, one which many people will pay attention to: There are (1) signsthat Santa's home in the North may be in trouble because of
(2) warmer temperatures. The Finnish town of Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle, which many Europeans say is the home of Santa Claus, has had its (3) warmestwinter in 40 years.
As a result, there has been much less snow than usual— meaning no snowmen, no snowballs, and possibly not enough on.
More important for local residents, it may mean fewer tourists, as well. Santa's wintry home town normally year, and millions of dollars.
Anne Pelttari-Bergman, the town's tourist director, worries that the town could be in (6) trouble(5) attracts(4) snowfor Santa to ride his sleigh
thousands of visitors each if snow levels do not return to (7) normal. She explains: \"Snow is really important for us, of course, for Santa Claus, for Christmas tourism, and also for our winter tourism because winter is our (8) best season. It is really important for us.\" Weather experts and town residents are hoping this warm winter is a(n)
(9) one-timething. Few people can imagine a holiday when even Santa does (10) whitnot have a(n)
Christmas. Correct answer
Your answer
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
(10) signs
warmer temperatures warmest snow attracts trouble normal
best season one-time white signs
warmer temperatures warmest snow attracts trouble normal
best season one-time white
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