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Unit 8 Green living
Lesson 3语法、阅读强化训练
1. 语法填空(共20小题)
A
We are all aware of the threats our planet is facing. Experts agree that it’s mainly humans 1. are responsible for the destruction of the environment. Activities such as mass farming and burning 2. (harm) our climate now-and we are suffering too through natural 3. (disaster) such as flooding and droughts.
One of the most destructive activities we are carrying out is deforestation (砍伐森林). This has been most noticeable in Brazil, which is home to the world’s 4. (large) rainforest. Deforestation there 5. (hit) its highest rate in the past decade, according to official data. The result of widespread deforestation has threatened 6. centuries-old way of life. The future of the rainforest could be 7. danger of being damaged.
The amount of deforestation in the Amazon has 8. (actual) seen a decline but the figures are still large. Brazil has taken some steps to try and decrease deforestation by 9. (introduce) government policies including fines for breaking land use regulations. While humans are largely 10. (blame) for the destruction of the rainforest, it seems only humans will tackle this problem and save planet Earth.
B
Plastic is a huge problem for our planet. It is really 11. (challenge) to get rid of and a lot of it ends up in nature or in the ocean in particular. There, it is a threat 12. our animals and plants.
Now a company from the Netherlands, a small country in western Europe, says that it will use plastic 13. (find) in the ocean to build roads. Volker Wessels 14. (turn) the plastic into building blocks for the roads. They will be like puzzle pieces 15. fit into each other.
Not only will this be good for the environment, but also it will be good for the people who look after roads. If a part of the road 16. (damage), it will be easy to remove it and replace it with another piece. The company says that nearly any type of plas