強(qiáng)化練(十五)生態(tài)環(huán)保類說(shuō)明文(限時(shí)：25分鐘)AWhenitcomestobecomingeco-conscious，manypeoplechoosetostartwithsomethingsimple：recycling.Butit’snotassimpleaseveryoneseemstobelieve.Indeed，thedesireforsomepeopletorecyclecanleadtoill-informeddecisionsaboutwhatcanandcannotberecycled，andnon-recyclableobjectsareaccidentallyputintotherecyclingbin.Thepracticeiswhatisknownaswishcycling.Wishcyclingboilsdowntotheideathatjustaboutanythingcanberecycled，andthatifyouputitintoarecyclingbin，thosewhoareresponsibleforitwillfindawaytorecycleit.Thisisobviouslynottrue，because，despiteeverythingthatyou’vebeentoldbythemedia，noteverythingisrecyclable.Smallnon-recyclableobjectsthatareattachedtorecyclablesaregenerallyacceptable.Forexample，glueandtapeattachedtopaperwillberemovedintherecyclingprocesswithoutanytrouble.Butimproperlyrecyclingbrokeneyeglasses，plasticshoppingbags，foodwasteandgreasy(油漬)pizzaboxescouldcauseproblemstotherecyclingprocess.Theobjectsintherecyclingbinaretypicallysortedbymachinesatrecyclingcenters，notpeople.Thesecomplexmachinesaredesignedtoseparateplastics，paper，andotherrecyclables.Ifsomethingisthrownintothebinthatshouldn’tbethere，itcouldendupdamagingthemachine，whichmeanstherecyclingcentercouldlosetimeandmoneyeverytimepeopledecidetowishcycle.Sometimes，anon-recyclableobjectisabletosneak(溜)pastthesesortingmachines.Ifthishappens，thenon-recyclableobjectendsupinaloadofrecyclablesthatwillbesoldfortherecyclingcentertomakeaprofit.However，havingjustonenon-recyclablethingmixedincanpollutetheentireloadofrecyclables，whichhastobethrownaway.Sowhatyouasaconsumerneedtodoismakeyourownrecyclingpracticemostfunctional.Thebestwayistoeducateyourself.Therearecertaingeneralruleswhenitcomestorecyclingthateveryoneshouldknow.1．Whatdoweknowaboutwishcycling?A．Itismisledbythemedia.B．Itleadstoabetterecology.C．Itisrelatedtoillintentions.D．Itcomesfrompeople’shope.2．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintotherecyclingbinaccordingtothepassage?A．Paperwithglueonit.B．Oilypizzaboxes.C．Plasticshoppingbags.D．Left-overfood.3．Whatisparagraph5about?A．Theproblemsfromwishcycling.B．Theneedtoupdatethemachines.C．Thereasonsformakinglessprofit.D．Theobjectsunsuitableforrecycling.4．Whatmightbetalkedaboutintheparagraphthatfollows?A．Reducingwaste.B．Makingrules.C．Recyclingproperly.D．Consumingwisely.BIt’sasimpleyeteffectivemessagethatappeals，andleadstoasatisfyingwayofmotivatingustopromoteenvironmentalisminourownway.BorninNairobi，LeseinMutunkeiisinhislateteens，andhisTrees4Goalsisthemeanswithwhichheintendstomaketheworldgreener.Itunitestwoofhisself-declaredpassionsinlife：loveoftheoutdoors，withhisloveoffootball.Leseinenjoyedwalkingintheforest，butrecognisedhiscountrywasexperiencingaseriouslossoftreecover.Between2001and2020，Kenyalostanestimated11%oftrees，releasingasmanyas176milliontonsofCO2.InablogpostforWWFKenya，Leseinrevealedthat，oncehestartedtheTrees4Goalsinitiative，heoriginallyplannedtoplantonetreepergoal.By2020，hewantedtotakehiseffortsevenfurther.Whatstartedasonetreeplantedpergoalmushroomedinto11treesplantedpergoal.Explainingthereasoningbehindexpandingthetree-planting，hesaid，“Itrepresentsteameffortinfootballandthecontributionbymyteam.Ihavemanagedtohitthe1,000thtreemilestoneinthelasttwoyears.”Whileit’ssomethingofanown_goaltodestroytheforestsandjunglesprovidingenormousbiodiversity，innovativeinitiativeslikeTrees4Goalsareanassuredwaytoscoreanenvironmentalisthat-trick.Footballispopular.Itcutsthroughculturalbarriersirrespectiveofthecountryitisplayedin.Byincreasingthetreesplantedpergoal，withmoresuchinitiativesspringingup，evenmorewillbegrown.Likeaseed，bestideasstartsmallandchangeintosomethingthatcanbecomefarlargerthananticipated.WhileLeseincontinuesplanting11treespergoal，Kenyangovernmentisaimingtoensuretheplantingof1.8billiontreestoreach10%forestcoverage.Thesciencebehindisclear：if900millionhectaresaredevotedtohalfatrilliontrees，theworldcanoffset(抵消)halfofallcarbonreleasedsince1960.5．WhatgaveLeseintheideaoflaunchingtheproject?A．ReleaseoftoomuchCO2.B．Dreamofmotivatingothers.C．Passionforsportsandnature.D．Habitofexercisinginthewoods.6．WhatdidLeseindoin2020?A．HecreatedablogforWWF.B．Hemultipliedhiscommitment.C．Heplantedonetreeforeachgoal.D．Heextendedhisworktootherteams.7．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“owngoal”inparagraph4referto?A．Aimthatisintendedtoachieve.B．Actionthatharmsone’sowninterests.C．Pursuittowardwhicheffortisdirected.D．Goalthatisscoredfortheopposingteam.8．WhatcanwelearnfromLesein’sstory?A．United，wewin.B．Nopains，nogains.C．Loveme，lovemydog.D．Smalldeeds，bigdifference.C(2022·安徽馬鞍山二模)In2007，theAfricanUnionannouncedanambitiousproject—toplanttheGreatGreenWall(GGW)，abandoftreesthatwouldstretchthelengthoftheSahel.TheGGWisanecologicalrestorationprojectdesignedbyAfricanpeopleforAfricanpeople.Heavyrains，droughts，wildfiresandlandslideshaveallbecomecommonthroughouttheworld.ButnowhereisquiteliketheSahel.InthishugeAfricanregion，climatechangehasmaterializedinadramaticmanner.Insomecases，thesevereconditionshaveleftpeoplewithnooptionotherthantomigrateelsewheretosurvive.Itwaswithallofthisinmindthattheextraordinary，butheavilydebatedprojectwasfirstputforward.Fourteenyearshavepassedsincetheinitiativeformallykickedoff.Thestatedgoalwastocreatea15-kilometre-wide,8,000-kilometre-longgreenbeltoftreesandotherplantsthat，by2030，wouldspan(跨越)theentirewidthoftheSahel，fromSenegaltoDjibouti.Overall,100millionhectares(公頃)oflandwouldberestoredby2030.Oncecompleted，itwasannounced，thewallcouldendupcapturing(俘獲)250milliontonnesofcarbondioxide，whileitscreationandupkeepcouldcreatetenmillionjobsinruralareas.Lookingattheprojectasawhole，there’sstillalongwaytogo.AccordingtoastatusreportbytheUNConventiontoCombatDesertification，aboutfourmillionhectaresofdegradedlandhavebeenrestored.Thismeansthatprogresstowardsthe100millionhectarestargetstandsatjustfourpercent.“Whenwestartedrestoringthesoil，werealizedtheareaatriskwasmuchwiderthanweinitiallythought，”explainsElvisPaulTangem，theAfricanUnion’sGGWcoordinator.“Wehadfewfundstopushtheinitiativeasmuchaswewantedto.Therewasskepticismamonginvestors，whodidn’tu