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Unit 3 Environmental Protection
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(2022春·甘肃兰州·高二兰州市外国语高级中学校考期中)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式,并写在答题卡指定位置。
More than a fifth of all reptile species (爬行动物) are threatened with extinction, which could have____1____ destructive impact on the planet, a new study warns. Fifty-two experts analysed data from the Global Reptile Assessment, which, in the past 17 years, ____2____ (receive) contributions from more than 900 scientists across six continents.
Although many reptiles live in dry____3____ (environment) such as deserts and scrubland, most species occur in forests, ____4____ they suffer from threats such as logging and conversion of land for agriculture. Hunting is also a major threat to reptiles, especially turtles and crocodiles (鳄鱼), many of which are____5____ risk of extinction. Another major factor that ____6____ (contribute) to forming the threat is the introduction of invasive (入侵的) species.
The study is not all depressing. Scientists noted that conservation efforts to help other animals are likely to be protecting reptile species as collateral (抵押品). “We found, surprisingly, that if you set out____7____ (protect) places where birds, mammals (哺乳动物) and amphibians (两栖动物) under threat live together, you’ll protect many more____8____ (threaten) reptiles at the same time, ” said Bruce Young, co-leader of the study.
Yet reptiles also require direct, ____9____ (globe) efforts to protect them, said Cox. Governments will negotiate (议定) new targets to protect biodiversity, ____10____ (include) reptiles, in Kunming, China, later this year.
(2022春·河北沧州·高二任丘市第一中学校考期中)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Traditionally, live-streamers (主播) sell delicious snacks or local goodies.____11____ a recent live-stream event in Tibet autonomous region did something different. Waste plastic bottles, often ____12____ (regard) as a great damage to the local environment, were sold for 0.5 yuan each, with the____13____ (intend) of raising people’s awareness of Tibet’s pollutio