北师大版（2023 ） 必修 第三册UNIT 8 Green living单元课时作业（共打包4份） 解析版+原卷版

第第页北师大版（2023）必修第三册UNIT8Greenliving单元课时作业（共打包4份）解析版+原卷版5/5

SectionⅠ课时作业

一、主题下的语篇训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2022·保定模拟)AnewUNreportissettorevealthatuptoonemillionspeciesfaceextinctionbecauseofhumanactions.Wearecausingamassextinctionevent,andcriticallywecannotseparateoneenvironmentalcrisisfromanother.Biodiversitylosscannotbeseparatedfromclimatechange,orfromhumanpopulationgrowthorpollutionorplasticsinouroceans.Thesechallengesareallinterconnected.Ifwecontinuetoconsidertheseproblemsseparately,solutionswillcontinuetoemergefartooslowly.

Theconnectionsbetweenthesecrisesmakesolutionsseemalltoodifficult.Butinfact,asolutiontooneproblemwillinevitablymakeapositiveimpactonmanyotherstoo.Morethan28,000peoplearedyingbecauseofpollutedaireachyearinBritainandairpollutionislinkedtopsychotic(精神病的)experiencesandareductionineducationalachievement.It'snotrocketscience:improvingairqualityinourcitiesbycuttingpollutingvehicleswillbringavastrangeofbenefitstohumanhealth,andhelpdealwithclimatechangetoo.

GeorgeMonbiotadvocatestakinglandoutoffoodproductionandrewildingit.Thiswillnotonlyboostbiodiversityenormouslybutwillalsodealwithglobalwarmingbecausethoserewilded,rewettedlandswillcapturesignificantlymorecarbon.Iftheselandsarealsoopenedupforustoenjoy,ourphysicalandmentalhealthwillflourish.Thuswerepairtheecologyofdestruction.

Itcanbedifficulttoknowwhatwecandoasindividuals—butatleastweallpossessanincreasedunderstandingofhowfarming,consumptionandenergy-useimpactupontheplanet.Ifeveryonemakesasmallchange,thatwillmakeadifferencetoourplanet.

We'renotstrugglingtofindideastosolveproblemseithergloballyorlocally.It'sactionthatwe'relacking,ingovernmentandbeyond,asindividualsandtogetherasaspecies.Ifweactnowwemaybesurprisedathowtheseseeminglyvastproblemsdecreasequickerthanweimagine.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了环境污染、物种灭绝、人口增长、气候变化等密切相关，因此，人类应该立刻采取行动保护环境。

1．Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus

A．Theageofmassextinctionhasarrived.

B．Environmentalcrisesareinterrelated.

C．Humansaretoblameformassextinction.

D．Environmentalcrisesshouldbesolvedseparately.

解析：选B段落大意题。第一段第一句引入话题，根据第二至四句的“wecannotseparateoneenvironmentalcrisisfromanother...cannotbeseparatedfrom...allinterconnected”可知，第一段主要讲到了各种生态危机都是密切关联的，最后一句也告诉我们不能孤立地思考问题。

2．Whyarerewildedlandsbeneficialtocontrollingglobalwarming

A．Theyattracttourists.

B．Theyprovidehabitatforbirds.

C．Theytakeincarbon.

D．Theyboostbiodiversity.

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“becausethoserewilded,rewettedlandswillcapturesignificantlymorecarbon”可知，“恢复自然地貌的土地”之所以有助于控制全球变暖是因为它们可以吸收更多碳。

3．Whatdoestheauthorcallonpeopletodo

A．Takeactionnow.

B．Findabetteridea.

C．Cooperatewithothers.

D．Turntothegovernment.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It'sactionthatwe'relacking...Ifweactnow...thanweimagine”可以看出，认为人们缺乏的是行动，因此，他呼吁人们立刻行动起来。

4．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom

A．Anewsreport.

B．Ascientificjournal.

C．Aclimatehandbook.

D．Abiologytextbook.

解析：选B文章出处题。本文以“AnewUNreport”引入话题，充分利用有效论据，层层推进，逻辑缜密，语言正式而严肃，符合科学说明类文章的特点，因此，本文应是出自科学杂志。

B

(2023·河南名校联盟高三测试)AteveryturnintheNetherlands,thefutureofsustainable(可持续的)agricultureistakingshape—notinthemeetingroomsofbigcompaniesbutonthousandsofmodestfamilyfarms.

YoucanseeitvividlyonthefarmrunbyTedDuijvestijnandhisbrothers.AttheDuijvestjns'36-acregreenhouseneartheoldcityofDelf,visitorswanderamongthedeepgreentomatoplants,20feettall.Rootednotinsoilbutinmaterialsmadefromleavesandstalks,theplantsareheavywithtomatoes—15varietiesinall—tosuitthetasteofthemostdemandingcustomers.

Since2023,theDuijvestijnshavedeclaredresourceindependenceoneveryfront.Thefarmproducesallofitsownenergyandfertilizerandevensomeofthepackagingmaterialsnecessaryforthecrop'sdistributionandsale.Thegrowingenvironmentiskeptatperfecttemperaturesyear-roundbygeothermalheat(地热)thatcanbefoundunderatleasthalfoftheNetherlands.Onlyrainwaterisusedforirrigation.Eachkilogramoftomatoesfromtheirplantsrequireslessthan15kilogramsofwater,comparedwith61kilogramsforplantsinopenfields.Onceeachyeartheentirecropisregrownfromseeds,andtheoldplantsareprocessedtomakepackagingmaterials.Thefewpeststhatmanagetoenterthegreenhousearegreetedbyanarmyoffierceinsectsthatshowsnointerestintomatoes.Thenutritioninthesoilcanbeimprovedbygrowingplantsthatworkwithcertainbacteriatoproducetheirownfertilizer.Inshort,it'sanentirelyself-containedfoodsystem.

“LookattheislandofBaliinIndonesia！”Tedexplains.“Foratleastathousandyears,itsfarmershaveraisedducksandfishwithinthesamericefield.It'sirrigatedbythecanalsystemssculptedbyhumanhandsalongmountains.Theyareourmodel.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了荷兰TedDuijvestijn生态农场的基本情况。

5．WhatcanwelearnabouttheDuijvestijns'tomatoes

A．Theircolorisdeepgreen.

B．Thereare15oneachplant.

C．Theyareverytasty.

D．Theygrowinrichnaturalsoil.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段的“...tosuitthetasteofthemostdemandingcustomers.”可知，TedDuijvestijns农场生产的西红柿非常美味。

6．WhatcanweinferabouttheDuijvestijins'greenhouseaccordingtothepassage

A．Itdoesnothaveinsects.

B．Itisheatedbysolarenergy.

C．Itproducesitsownchemicalfertilizer.

D．Itconsumesmuchlesswater.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Eachkilogramoftomatoesfromtheirplantsrequireslessthan15kilogramsofwater...”可知，TedDuijvestijn生态农场耗水量少。

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“self-contained”inParagraph3mean

A．Independent.B．Reliable.

C．SatisfyingD．Separated.

解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句以及本段细节可推断，该农场完全能自给自足。故画线词与A项词义相近。

8．WhydoesTedmentiontheislandofBali

A．Heisattractedtoitscanalsystems.

B．Hewillalsoraiseducksinhisfarm.

C．Hewantstoseethebeautifulisland.

D．Heappreciatesitsfarmingmethods.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可推知，Ted提到巴厘岛是因为他非常欣赏巴厘岛上的耕作方法。

Ⅱ.应用文写作

你校英语报正在征集以“保护环境，从我做起”为主题的稿件。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1．提出切实可行的建议；

2．简述理由。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2．请按如下格式作答。

WhatcanIdoforourenvironment

参考范文：

WhatcanIdoforourenvironment

WehavejustoneEarth.Butnow,itshealthisbecomingworseandworseandwearefacingmoreandmorenaturaldisasters,suchasfloodsanddroughts.Therefore,it'stimethatwedidsomethingtoprotectourEarth.

Actually,therearemanythingswecandoforit.Wecansimplyturnoffthelightsandairconditionerstosaveelectricity.Wecanavoidusingsingle-usechopsticksandpapercupstosaveforests.Thesesimpleactionswillmakeadifference!

IstronglybelieveifwetakegoodcareofourEarthtoday,humanbeingsandtheearthcancoexist.

二、主题下的语基训练

(一)主题词汇盘查

(已会词汇，在□内打“√”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)

①gene□②intention□

③rainforest□④breakthrough□

⑤influence□⑥reproduce□

⑦radiation□⑧hunger□

⑨crime□damage□

organism□conduct□

profit□harvest□

technology□genetic□

agricultural□legal□

genetics□cell□

(二)主题词汇训练

单句语法填空

1．Itisoftenreportedthatwearesufferingmoreandmoredisastersbecauseofthedamaged(damage)environment.

2．Theatmosphereofthenovelis_reproduced(reproduce)inthemoviesuccessfully.

3．Duetomyintention(intend)tomakeabandwithmyfriends,Iamwritingtoaskyouforadviceconcerninghowtomakeasuccessfulone.

4．Thegovernmentshouldmakestrictlawstopunishthosepeoplewhohuntandtradeinmarineanimalsillegally(legal)．

5．Longago,asadevelopingagricultural(agriculture)country,Chinabadlyreliedonabundantrainfall.5/5

SectionⅠ课时作业

一、主题下的语篇训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2022·保定模拟)AnewUNreportissettorevealthatuptoonemillionspeciesfaceextinctionbecauseofhumanactions.Wearecausingamassextinctionevent,andcriticallywecannotseparateoneenvironmentalcrisisfromanother.Biodiversitylosscannotbeseparatedfromclimatechange,orfromhumanpopulationgrowthorpollutionorplasticsinouroceans.Thesechallengesareallinterconnected.Ifwecontinuetoconsidertheseproblemsseparately,solutionswillcontinuetoemergefartooslowly.

Theconnectionsbetweenthesecrisesmakesolutionsseemalltoodifficult.Butinfact,asolutiontooneproblemwillinevitablymakeapositiveimpactonmanyotherstoo.Morethan28,000peoplearedyingbecauseofpollutedaireachyearinBritainandairpollutionislinkedtopsychotic(精神病的)experiencesandareductionineducationalachievement.It'snotrocketscience:improvingairqualityinourcitiesbycuttingpollutingvehicleswillbringavastrangeofbenefitstohumanhealth,andhelpdealwithclimatechangetoo.

GeorgeMonbiotadvocatestakinglandoutoffoodproductionandrewildingit.Thiswillnotonlyboostbiodiversityenormouslybutwillalsodealwithglobalwarmingbecausethoserewilded,rewettedlandswillcapturesignificantlymorecarbon.Iftheselandsarealsoopenedupforustoenjoy,ourphysicalandmentalhealthwillflourish.Thuswerepairtheecologyofdestruction.

Itcanbedifficulttoknowwhatwecandoasindividuals—butatleastweallpossessanincreasedunderstandingofhowfarming,consumptionandenergy-useimpactupontheplanet.Ifeveryonemakesasmallchange,thatwillmakeadifferencetoourplanet.

We'renotstrugglingtofindideastosolveproblemseithergloballyorlocally.It'sactionthatwe'relacking,ingovernmentandbeyond,asindividualsandtogetherasaspecies.Ifweactnowwemaybesurprisedathowtheseseeminglyvastproblemsdecreasequickerthanweimagine.

二、主题下的语基训练

(一)主题词汇盘查

(已会词汇，在□内打“√”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)

①gene□②intention□

③rainforest□④breakthrough□

⑤influence□⑥reproduce□

⑦radiation□⑧hunger□

⑨crime□damage□

organism□conduct□

profit□harvest□

technology□genetic□

agricultural□legal□

genetics□cell□

(二)主题词汇训练

单句语法填空

1．Itisoftenreportedthatwearesufferingmoreandmoredisastersbecauseofthe______(damage)environment.

2．Theatmosphereofthenovel_____________(reproduce)inthemoviesuccessfully.

3．Duetomy______(intend)tomakeabandwithmyfriends,Iamwritingtoaskyouforadviceconcerninghowtomakeasuccessfulone.

4．Thegovernmentshouldmakestrictlawstopunishthosepeoplewhohuntandtradeinmarineanimals______(legal)．

5．Longago,asadeveloping______(agriculture)country,Chinabadlyreliedonabundantrainfall.5/5

SectionⅡ课时作业

一、主题下的语篇训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Intheworldofwater,2023wasanotheryearfortherecordbooks.PartsofWesternEuropesufferedfromdeadlyfloodswhilelargeareasofthesouthwesternUnitedStatesremainedlockedinamassivedrought.

Onemightthinkthatourimpressivewatermanagementwouldsafeguardsocietyfromsuchcatastrophicevents.Yetwhenitcomestowater,thepastisnolongeragoodguideforthefutureandmostofthewaterengineeringisunpreparedforconsequencesofincreasinglyoccurringextremeweather.Oneofthemostalarmingwake-upcallscamefromthecityofCapeTown,wherethewatertapsof4millionresidentswerenearlyforcedtobeshutoffafterseveredroughtdriedupitsreservoir(水库)．

Appealingasitmightbe,thesolutionisnottofurtherbuildbiggerandhigherdams(水坝)thatoftenresultinmoredisastrousflooding.Rather,itistoworkmorewithnaturalprocesses.

TheNetherlandsavoidedmajordamagefromthehistoricfloodsinJuly2023thankstoitsrecentlycompletedproject,whichgivesriverroomtospreadoutbyredirectingfloodwatersintowetlands,loweringpartsofthestormyriverbymorethanafoot.Agriculturalpracticesofferanotherstrategy.Scientistshavefoundthatboostingorganicmatterinthesoilby1%canincreasethesoil'swater-holdingcapacitybyupto18,000gallonsperacre,creatingflexibilitytobothintenserainsanddryperiods.Thismeansfarmlandpracticessuchastheplantingofcovercropscannotonlyraiseoutputbutimprovewatermanagement.

Solutionsdon'tcomeeasily,buttheyarekeytoalivablefuture.Whileit'stoolatetoavoidtheimpactsofclimatechange,wecanavoidtheworstofthoseimpactsbyinvestingmoreinsuchnature-basedwatersolutions.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了水灾频发给水治理带来的新启示。

1．CapeTownismentionedtoshow__________.

A．thereservoirwasofnouse

B．newwatermanagementisinneed

C．howawfulitwaswithouttapwater

D．theexistingwatermanagementisimpressive

解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三句以及下文“如何利用水治理应对灾害的方法”可知，极端天气日益频繁而以前的水利工程不适用于新的变化，开普敦就是一个例子，紧接着后文谈及应该如何做，所以提及开普敦是为了表明我们需要新的水治理方式。

2．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4

A．TheNetherlandswassparedfromflooddamage.

B．Theriver'swaterlevelwasreducedtooverafoot.

C．Improvingsoil'swater-holdingabilityispractical.

D．Plantingcropsboostsorganismsatthecostofproduction.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，提高土壤有机物能提高其持水容量(从而有利于应对干旱和洪涝)，这在农业实践上是可行的。

3．Whichofthefollowingwaterprojectsmightwintheauthor'sfavor

①“RestoringHealthySoil”

②“FillingWetland”

③“StrengtheningDam”

④“MakingRoomforRiver”

A．①②B．②③

C．③④D．①④

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，赞同①“恢复土壤健康”；根据第四段第一句可知，荷兰通过最近的水利项目使河流空间得以扩展，避免了历史性洪灾造成的重大损失，说明④“为河流腾出空间”会赢得的青睐。

4．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext

A．Waterdisaster:wayoutofcontrol

B．Investmentinwater:akeytothefuture

C．Nature-basedsolution:awayoutforwater

D．Goodnews:farmingpracticesworkingwell

解析：选C标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章先介绍自然灾害，进而举例谈及用基于自然的方法应对灾害，故C项“基于自然的解决方案：水的出路”一语双关，既指自然方法提供出路，又指把水通过自然方式导出去，能概括文章内容。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

Consumerswhowanttohelptheenvironmentcandosomosteffectivelybyreducingconsumption.Wrappingpaperalternativescanreducetheneedforvariousresourcestobeconsumed.__5__Nomatterwhatthegiftis,thereisawrappingpaperalternativetomakethegift-givingexperienceevenmorespecial.

Oneextremelylow-costwrappingpaperalternativeistousetheSundayComics.Thesearebright,colorful,andfun,andwillprobablybepassedaroundandreadasthereceiveropensthegift.Childrenandadultsalikewillappreciatethisattractivewrappingpaperalternative.Clearcellophane(玻璃纸)canalsobeusedoverthecomicsnewspaper.__6__

Reusedgiftwrap,ifnotdamaged,isanotherfreewrappingpaperalternative.Tornedgescanbecutoffandhigh-qualityribbonwilllastthroughmanyuses.Newsprintrollendsareoftengivenawaybynewspaperofficesandcanbedecoratedwithmarkers,paints,rubberstamps,orstickers.__7__Withtheirpermission,youcanusetheirartworkasawrappingpaperalternative.

Anywrappingpaperalternativecanbemadeuniquebyaddingdecorationsthatarereadilyavailable.__8__Flowers,orstemsofafragrantplantaddaspecialtouchtothewrappedgift.

__9__Forpeoplewithalackoftimeorcreativity,therearealsocommercialandavailablealternativestogiftwrapsuchaswrappingpaperwithrecycledcontentorenvironment-friendlywrappingpaper.Athoughtfulconsumercanwrapgiftsinavarietyofattractivewayswithoutharmingtheenvironment.

A．Thiswillcreateasmooth,shinylook.

B．Childrenoftenliketoseetheirartworkdisplayed.

C．Oldcalendarscanbeusedasawrappingpaperalternative.

D．Theycanalsoofferacreativeanduniquepresentationforgifts.

E．Thegiftbagwilllikelybepassedontowrapagiftforsomeoneelse.

F．Shapes,photos,orwordscutfrommagazinescanpersonalizethegift.

G．Therearemanyotherideasforcreatingauniquewrappingpaperalternative.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了消费者可以通过选取不同的礼物包装纸来保护环境。

5．解析：选D空前面的内容提到：包装纸的替代品可以减少消耗各种资源的需求。故D选项“它们也可以提供具有创意和独特的礼物”承接上文，符合语境。D选项中的“They”指前一句中的“Wrappingpaperalternatives”。

6．解析：选A空前面一句提到：透明的玻璃纸也可以用在漫画报纸上。空处为本段最后一句，应承接上文评价使用玻璃纸的做法。故A选项“这会创造一种光滑、有光泽的外观”符合语境。A选项中“This”指前一句使用玻璃纸的做法。

7．解析：选B空后面一句提到：在他们的允许下，你可以用他们的作品作为包装纸的替代品。故B选项“孩子们经常喜欢看他们的艺术作品被展示”衔接下文，符合语境。

8．解析：选F空前面一句提到：任何包装纸的替代品都可以通过添加现成的装饰而变得独特；下文列举了植物的花茎可以给包装的礼物增加特别的触觉。故F选项“从杂志上剪下的形状、图片或文字可以使礼物个性化”承上启下，符合语境。

9．解析：选G根据空后面的内容可知，本段主要讲独一无二的包装纸替代方法还有很多，后一句具体举例。故G选项“有许多其他的想法来创造一种独特的包装纸替代品”符合语境。

Ⅲ.语法填空

(2023·恩施模拟)GiantPandas,oneoftherarestanimalsintheworld,arenotonlyregardedasChina'snationaltreasure,butalsobelovedbypeoplearoundtheworld.ChengduPandaBaseistheworld'sonlymuseum__1__focusesentirelyontheendangeredgiantpandas.

LocatedinthenorthChengdusuburbwithonly10kmtothecitycenter,thisbasewasfirstsetupin1987withsixsickandhungrygiantpandaswhich__2__(save)fromthewildnature.Andnow,ChengduPandaBaseisthehomeofmorethan150giantpandasandalsotheworld'slargestgiantpanda__3__(science)researchbaseto__4__(close)interactwiththoselovableblackandwhiteanimals.

Ifyouarenotsatisfied__5__justwatchingthepandasbutwanttohaveaclosercontactwiththem,youcantryPandaVolunteerProgramsinotherpandabasesinSichuan.Atpresent,therearethreepandabases__6__(provide)thisvolunteerprogram.DujiangyanPandaBaseisthemostconvenientone__7__itisneartoChengduCity.BifengxiaPandaBaseprovidesmorechancestoseelittlepanda__8__(baby)andShenshupingPandaBaseiswhereyoucanexperiencemorenaturalandprimitivelivingenvironmentofpandas.

Inthevolunteerprogram,youwillfollowtheinstructionofthestaff__9__(feed)thepandas,clean__10__(they)fences,preparecakesforpanda,watchsomepanda-relateddocumentaries,etc.Itisquiteameaningfulandmemorableexperience.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了成都的熊猫基地。

1．that考查定语从句。分析句子可知，空格处引导定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词museum指物且被only修饰，因此关系代词用that不用which。

2．weresaved考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作谓语，与主语之间为被动关系，且描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时的被动语态，且pandas是复数，故填weresaved。

3．scientific考查形容词。空格处作定语，修饰名词research，应用形容词，故填scientific。

4．closely考查副词。空格处应用副词修饰动词interact，故填closely。

5．with考查介词。besatisfiedwith是固定短语，意为“满足于”。

6．providing考查非谓语动词。句中谓语动词是are，空格处应用非谓语动词，且bases和provide之间是主动关系，应用现在分词形式，故填providing。

7．because考查连词。根据语境可知，句子表示“都江堰熊猫基地是最方便的，因为它靠近成都市”，故用because引导原因状语从句。

8．babies考查名词复数。baby是可数名词，此处表示不止一个，应用复数形式。

9．tofeed考查非谓语动词。空格处应用不定式表目的，故填tofeed。

10．their考查物主代词。空格处修饰名词fences，应用形容词性物主代词their。

二、主题下的语基训练

(一)主题词汇盘查

(已会词汇，在□内打“√”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)

①disaster□②survival□

③evolution□④mankind□

⑤original□⑥development□

⑦scientific□⑧transplant□

⑨change□species□

beneficial□issue□

extinction□disease□

cure□progress□

organ□ethics□

lifespan□disadvantage□

(二)主题词汇训练

选词填空(有两词多余)

issue,ethics,progress,disease,species,transplant,mankind,evolution,disadvantage

1．Iamfullyconvincedthatyoucanovercomeyourbadmoodandmakegreaterprogressnexttime.

2．Nowadays,agreatmanywildanimalshavebeenontheendangeredspecieslist.

3．WhatIhavelearntfrommytravelisthatmankindneedspeaceratherthanwar.

4．Environmentalprotectionhasbecomeanurgentissueforhumanbeings.

5．Despitetheadvantagesofe-reading,therearealsosomedisadvantages.

6．Humancloninggoesagainstthelawsofnatureandethics.

7．Environmentplaysanimportantroleintheevolutionofcreature.5/5

SectionⅡ课时作业

一、主题下的语篇训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Intheworldofwater,2023wasanotheryearfortherecordbooks.PartsofWesternEuropesufferedfromdeadlyfloodswhilelargeareasofthesouthwesternUnitedStatesremainedlockedinamassivedrought.

Onemightthinkthatourimpressivewatermanagementwouldsafeguardsocietyfromsuchcatastrophicevents.Yetwhenitcomestowater,thepastisnolongeragoodguideforthefutureandmostofthewaterengineeringisunpreparedforconsequencesofincreasinglyoccurringextremeweather.Oneofthemostalarmingwake-upcallscamefromthecityofCapeTown,wherethewatertapsof4millionresidentswerenearlyforcedtobeshutoffafterseveredroughtdriedupitsreservoir(水库)．

Appealingasitmightbe,thesolutionisnottofurtherbuildbiggerandhigherdams(水坝)thatoftenresultinmoredisastrousflooding.Rather,itistoworkmorewithnaturalprocesses.

TheNetherlandsavoidedmajordamagefromthehistoricfloodsinJuly2023thankstoitsrecentlycompletedproject,whichgivesriverroomtospreadoutbyredirectingfloodwatersintowetlands,loweringpartsofthestormyriverbymorethanafoot.Agriculturalpracticesofferanotherstrategy.Scientistshavefoundthatboostingorganicmatterinthesoilby1%canincreasethesoil'swater-holdingcapacitybyupto18,000gallonsperacre,creatingflexibilitytobothintenserainsanddryperiods.Thismeansfarmlandpracticessuchastheplantingofcovercropscannotonlyraiseoutputbutimprovewatermanagement.

Solutionsdon'tcomeeasily,buttheyarekeytoalivablefuture.Whileit'stoolatetoavoidtheimpactsofclimatechange,wecanavoidtheworstofthoseimpactsbyinvestingmoreinsuchnature-basedwatersolutions.

1．CapeTownismentionedtoshow__________.

A．thereservoirwasofnouse

B．newwatermanagementisinneed

C．howawfulitwaswithouttapwater

D．theexistingwatermanagementisimpressive

2．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4

A．TheNetherlandswassparedfromflooddamage.

B．Theriver'swaterlevelwasreducedtooverafoot.

C．Improvingsoil'swater-holdingabilityispractical.

D．Plantingcropsboostsorganismsatthecostofproduction.

3．Whichofthefollowingwaterprojectsmightwintheauthor'sfavor

①“RestoringHealthySoil”

②“FillingWetland”

③“StrengtheningDam”

④“MakingRoomforRiver”

A．①②B．②③

C．③④D．①④

4．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext

A．Waterdisaster:wayoutofcontrol

B．Investmentinwater:akeytothefuture

C．Nature-basedsolution:awayoutforwater

D．Goodnews:farmingpracticesworkingwell

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

Consumerswhowanttohelptheenvironmentcandosomosteffectivelybyreducingconsumption.Wrappingpaperalternativescanreducetheneedforvariousresourcestobeconsumed.__5__Nomatterwhatthegiftis,thereisawrappingpaperalternativetomakethegift-givingexperienceevenmorespecial.

Oneextremelylow-costwrappingpaperalternativeistousetheSundayComics.Thesearebright,colorful,andfun,andwillprobablybepassedaroundandreadasthereceiveropensthegift.Childrenandadultsalikewillappreciatethisattractivewrappingpaperalternative.Clearcellophane(玻璃纸)canalsobeusedoverthecomicsnewspaper.__6__

Reusedgiftwrap,ifnotdamaged,isanotherfreewrappingpaperalternative.Tornedgescanbecutoffandhigh-qualityribbonwilllastthroughmanyuses.Newsprintrollendsareoftengivenawaybynewspaperofficesandcanbedecoratedwithmarkers,paints,rubberstamps,orstickers.__7__Withtheirpermission,youcanusetheirartworkasawrappingpaperalternative.

Anywrappingpaperalternativecanbemadeuniquebyaddingdecorationsthatarereadilyavailable.__8__Flowers,orstemsofafragrantplantaddaspecialtouchtothewrappedgift.

__9__Forpeoplewithalackoftimeorcreativity,therearealsocommercialandavailablealternativestogiftwrapsuchaswrappingpaperwithrecycledcontentorenvironment-friendlywrappingpaper.Athoughtfulconsumercanwrapgiftsinavarietyofattractivewayswithoutharmingtheenvironment.

A．Thiswillcreateasmooth,shinylook.

B．Childrenoftenliketoseetheirartworkdisplayed.

C．Oldcalendarscanbeusedasawrappingpaperalternative.

D．Theycanalsoofferacreativeanduniquepresentationforgifts.

E．T