【生態(tài)環(huán)保、自然災(zāi)害類】話題閱讀練習(xí)（閱讀理解10篇）

【生態(tài)環(huán)保、自然災(zāi)害類】話題閱讀練習(xí)（閱讀理解10篇）Passage1

Earthisinthemiddleofan

insect

crisis,withthousandsofspeciesdecliningoverthepastseveraldecades.Scientistshaveoftenblamedthison

habitat

lossorpesticide（殺蟲劑）use.ButanewstudyofbutterfliesinthewesternUnitedStateshasfoundthatwarmerfallweathermaybean

equal,ifnotmore,ofafactor.

Overthepastfourdecades,morethan450butterfly

species

have

declined

atan

average

rateofnearly2percentayear,accordingtoastudypublishedinScience.It’salreadyknownthatthewesternmonarchbutterflyhasplummetedinpopulationby99.9percentandwasrecentlydeniedprotectionbyEndangeredSpeciesActintheU.S.Butthestudyrevealedlesser-knownspecies,liketheBoisduval’sblueandCalifornia’sstateinsect,theCaliforniadogfacebutterfly,areheadingtoward

extinction."Theinfluenceofclimatechangeisdrivingthosedeclines,whichmakessensebecausethey’resowidespread,"saysstudyleaderMathewForister.Toreachtheirtroublingfindings,theresearchers

combined

databasesofthebutterflycount

conducted

byscientistsandamateurinsectenthusiastsat72locationsinthewesternU.S.Tofocusonthe

contribution

ofclimatechange,theresearchersmadesuretoincludelocationsthatwererelativelyundisturbedby

agriculture

andhumandevelopmenttolimittheinfluenceofotherthreatstobutterfliessuchashabitatlossandpesticides.Morethan200citiesacrosstheU.S.areexperiencingwarmerfallseasons.InArizona,forinstance,falltemperatureshaverisenby0.2degreeFahrenheiteverydecadesince1895.Asforwhywarmingfallsaresoharmful,itmaybeconnectedtobutterflies’

hibernation-likediapause(滯育）inthefall.Warmertemperaturescouldbeforcingtheinsects,mostofwhichlivearoundayear,tostayawakelongerandstarve.Inotherwords,they’re"gettingoldandfragileanddyingsooner".Giventhatbutterfliesarekeypollinators（傳花粉者),suchdeclinespredictbiggerproblemsforplantsandevenwhole

ecosystems.Foristeradds,"Theclimateeffectswillalmostcertainlyaffectmanyotherinsects;includingbees."Andtheseeffectswill"damage"effortstoprotectandrestorebutterflyhabitat.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plummeted"meaninParagraph2?A.

Recovered

slowly.B.

Decreased

sharply.C.

Escaped

suddenly.D.

Evolved

rapidly.2.WhatdidtheresearchersdoinParagraph3?A.Theyruledouttheeffectsofhumanactivities.B.Theytriedtoprotectthehabitatofbutterflies.C.Theyrefusedtouseamateurs’

sciencedata.D.Theyidentifiedotherthreatstobutterflies.3.Howdowarmingfallsaffectbutterflies?A.Theyaffectbutterflies’

naturallifecycle.B.Theyslowdownbutterflies’

agingprocess.C.Theycausebutterfliestolosemorehabitats.D.Theyforcebutterfliestocompetefor

survival.4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Todiscusstheimportanceofbutterflyspecies.B.Tosuggestawaytofightagainst

climatechange.C.Tointroducenewmethodsofstudyingbutterflies.D.Topresentanewfactorina

speciespopulationdecline.Passage

2Afterdecadesofworktryingtosave

thegiantpanda,Chineseofficialshaveannouncedthatthe

species

isnolonger

endangered.Thepandashavebeenreclassifiedinthecountryfrom"endangered""to"vulnerable（脆弱的）"aftereffortstoincreasethepopulation.Nowthenumberhasrisentomorethan1,800inthewild.

"Chinahas

established

arelativelycompletenature

reserve

system,"

CuiShuhong,directorofthe

DepartmentofNaturalEcologicalProtectionofthe

MinistryofEcologyandEnvironment,saidon

Wednesday.

"Largeareasofnatural

ecosystems

have

been

systematically

andcompletelyprotected,andwildlifehabitatshavebeen

effectively

improved."Thelatestclassification

upgrade

reflectsthepandasimprovedlivingconditionsandChina’seffortsinkeepingtheir

habitats

integrated,Cuiadded.

Bamboomakesup90%of

pandasdiets,andthe

animalswouldHikelystarvewithouttheshoots（嫩芽）.

ExpertsbelieveChina’seffortstoreplantbambooforestshavebeenthekeytothe

increase

inthe

population

ofpandas.

Generallyspeaking,apandahastoeatatleast26poundsofbambooeverydaytomaintainits

energy,solargeareasofbambooforestsareimportanttotheir

survival.

Plantingbambooalsohasadvantagesfortheplanet,asthebambooisgrass,notatree,andisincredibly

efficient

atabsorbing

carbondioxide,aswellasemitting（發(fā)出）35%moreoxygenthantreesdo.

"TheChinesehavedoneagreatjobininvestinginpandahabitats,expandingreservesandsettingupnewreserves,"GinetteHemley,seniorvicepresidentforSpeciesConservationatWorldWildlife

Fund,toldthemedia."Itisawonderfulexampleofwhatcanhappenwhenagovernmentiscommittedtoconservation."

ContinuingChina’ssuccesswillbedependentonthecountryprotectinglandfrom

agricultural

and

urban

development.Aslandbecomesrarer,measureswillneedtobe

extended

toprotectmoreland,toensurebambooforestscanthriveandfinally,toprotectthefutureoftheworld’smostlovable,lazy,andmonochrome(blackandwhite)

creature.1.WhatdoweknowaboutthegiantpandaaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Itisanendangered

species.B.Thenumberofitincreasesby1,800eachyearsC.Itspopulationhas

declined.D.Ithasgotaclassificationupgrade.2.WhatcanbeinferredfromGinetteHemley’swords?A.Socialmediamakeadifference.B.Pandahabitatsaregettingsmaller.C.Thegovernment’scommitmentiscrucial.D.Settingupnewreservesisimpossible.3.WhatcanbethechallengeChinafacesinachievingcontinuedsuccess?A.Lazyandmonochromeanimals.B.LackofsupportfromWorldWildlifeFund.C.The

emission

ofcarbondioxideintothe

atmosphere.D.Theinfluenceofagriculturalandurbandevelopment.4.Whereisthistextprobablyfrom?A.Anewswebsite.??B.Anofficialreport.?G.Atravelmagazine.?D.Abiologytextbook.Passage

3

Humanseverspreading

presence

aroundtheglobeinfluencespatternsof

biologicalevolution

inwaysthatwearejustbeginningto

explore.OntheGalápagosIslands,abodyofevidenceshowsthattheeffectofourpresenceisincreasing.

LuisF.DeLeónfromtheUniversityofMassachusettsBoston,togetherwithother6scientistsspenttwoyears

observing

Darwin’sfinches（雀科小鳥）to

evaluate

our

effects

ontheirbehavior.Theystartedbyconductingfeeding

observations

on

coexisting

finch

species

atsitesthatrangedfromnon-urbanareasto

urban

areas.Theyalsoemployedfinch-humaninteractionexperimentstotestwhetherandhowfinchesrespondtohumanpresence.To

measure

whetherfinchfeedingpreferences

varied

withthedegreeofurbanization,."cafeteria"experimentswerecarriedout—Fincheswerepresentedwithaselectionofhumanandnativefooditems.

ThescientistsfoundthatDarwin’sfinchesfedalmostonhumanfoodslikericeandcookiesorintroducedgardenspeciesaturbanlocations.contrast,atnon-urbansites,finchesfedmainlyonnativeplantspeciesand

insects.Interactiontestssuggestthaturbanbirdsgetmoreaccustomedtothepresenceofhumans.Finally,atallsitesofregularhumanpresence,finchespreferredhumanfoodstonaturalfoods.

Theresearcherswarnthatexploitingurbanenvironmentsmightpresentchallengesfororganisms,includingshorterlifespansbroughtbythe

consumption

ofhighlyprocessedfoods.Furthermore,theyear-roundavailabilityof

abundant

humanfoodsinurbanenvironmentsmightaffect

ecological

and

evolutionary

processesthatpromoted

speciesdiversity.Whiletheresultsclearlyshowashifttohumanfoodsaturbansites,theadaptivesignificanceofthatshiftisstillanopenquestion.

Thesefindingsalsosuggestthathumanbehavioristhemaindriveroffinchpreferenceforhumanfoods.Theresearchers

propose

apossibilitythattheeffectofhumanbehaviorisfacilitatedbyourtendencytofeedbirds,beitdirectlyorinadvertentlyviafooddroppingorlittering.1.Howdidthescientistscarryoutthestudy?A.Bycarryingoutexperimentsinlabs.B.Bytrainingfinchesandobservingresults.C.Byobservingfinchesinnatural

conditions.D.By

analyzing

findingsfrom

previous

experiments.2.Whichisprobablyfinchesfavoritefoodatnon-urbansitesfrequentlyvisitedbyhumans?A.Rice.?B.Aninsect.?C.Thefruitofanativeplant.?D.Theseedofanintroducedplant.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph5probablymean?A.Illegally.??B.Voluntarily.??C.

Deliberately.??D.Unintentionally.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindings?A.Allfinchesobservedarewillingtoapproachhumans.B.Humanfoodavailabilitymightleadtobiodiversityloss.C.Thereasonfortheshiftoffinchdietsremainsunknown.D.Themoreprocessedfoodsfinchesconsume,thelongertheylive.Passage

4

Theyogurtthat’spastitssell-bydate.Thebanana

inyourlunchthatturnedbrown.Theleftoversinthe

fridgethatyouforgottoeat.Formostpeople,allthat

foodgoesrightintothegarbagecan.

Eighttotenpercentofglobal

greenhousegas

emissions

arerelatedtofoodwaste,according

toareportbytheUN’sIntergovernmentalPanelon

ClimateChange."Whenyouthrowawayaneggora

Sandwich,"saysYvetteCabrera,foodwastedirectorattheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDG),

you’realsothrowingawayallthe

resources

thatwent

intoproducingthosethings."

Theyincludenotonlyallthewater,land,and

fertilizer

thatwentintoproducingthatfood,but

alsothe

massiveamountsof

fossil

fuels

usedtopowerthe

farms,transportthefood,andcreatethepackaging.

Thenthere’stheissueofwhathappenstofoodafter

it’sthrownout.MorefoodendsupinU.S.landfillsthan

anyothertypeoftrash.Foodrottinginlandfillsproducesmethane（甲烷），a

greenhousegas

that’sroughly25timesmorepowerfulattrappingheatinthe

atmosphere

than

carbondioxide,whichisproducedbyburningfossilfuels.

Foodwasteisadifficultproblemtosolve,though,

inpartbecauseithappensfordifferentreasons

dependingonthecountry.Indevelopingnations,40percentoffoodislostbeforeiteverreachespeople’s

homes,becausemanyofthosecountrieslackthe

technologyandtoolsto

preserve

food.

It’sanotherstoryinwealthiercountries,wheremostofthefoodiswastedinpeople’skitchens.Americans,forexample,throwoutaquarteroftheirgrocerieseach

year,

onaverage,accordingtotheNRDC.That’slikegoingtothegrocerystore,leavingwithfourbagsofgroceries,andthenthrowingoneofthemintothe

garbagebeforeyougethome.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Theproblemoffoodwaste.B.The

awareness

offoodsaving.C.Thenecessityoffood

diversity.D.Thewaysoffood

preservation.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inParagraph3referto?A.Theleftoversinthefridge.B.Thepackaging

materials

ofproducts.C.Thethrowneggsorsandwiches.D.Theresourcestoproducefood.3.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A.Provideapersuasiveexample.B.Addmorebackgroundinformation.C.Discussamoreserious

consequence.D.Summarizethe

previous

paragraphs.4.Inwhatstagedoesfoodwastemainlyhappenindevelopedcountries?A.

Storage.??B.Transportation.??C.Processing.??D.

Consumption.Passage

5

Createdin1998byCaseyandShelleyBlack,theNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenter

focuses

onnotonly

rescuing

young

abandoned

wolvesbuteducatingthepublic.Unlikeothercenters,youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting,hands-oninteractionwiththemhere.Andso,wegatheredonelatewintermorningtolearn,prepareandwalk.

ScrappyandFlora,ourwolvesthatday,werebroughttothecenterwhenonlyafewdaysold."Theylivedinthehousewithusforthefirstseveralmonths.Wetreatedthemlikehumanbabies,fedthemandsleptwiththem,"saidShelley.So,theyaretotallyusedtopeople.However,thesearewildanimals.Forthatreason,ShelleyandCaseyexplained,thewalkistotallyonthewolf’sterms."Wedon’t

approach

them,butiftheycomeuptous,wecantouchthem."

Withallthisinmind,weheadedforthewoods.Wewerewalkingonaloggingroadwhensuddenly,Flora,all60poundsofher,hurrieduptomeandraiseduponherlegs.Shewasalmostastallasme.Assheleanedin,putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface,

apparently

shewassayinghelloinwolftalk.Wewalkedfarther,maybehalfamile,whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstopping

occasionally

torollinthesnow,digforthisorthatandjustplay.Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesquestreamwherethewolvessplashed,drankandhadagreattime.

Onecouldpointoutthatthiswhole

adventure

wasstagedandquiteartificial.Butthepurpose,CaseyandShelleysaid,istoexplainthewolvesplaceintheenvironmentand,primarily,toletpeopleknowwolvesdon’thavetobe

universally

fearedtheyreallydon’thidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaitingtoeatpeople,butthey’dratheravoidpeople,forthemostpart.1.HowistheNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterdifferentfromothers?A.Ittrainsandeducateswildwolves.B.Itaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves.C.Itraiseswolvesfor

commercial

purposes.D.Itallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves.2.WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCasey’sexplanationinParagraph2?A.Thewalkcanbe

potentially

dangerous.B.Thewolveshavelostalltheirwildness.C.Peopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively.D.Thewolvescanreadpeople’smindlikehumanbabies.3.WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad?A.Toexpress

curiosity.B.Toshowfriendliness.C.To

attract

attention.D.Toseekcompanionship.4.WhydoCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure?A.To

advertise

thecenter.B.Topublicizewolfhunting.C.To

promote

environmentalprotection.D.To

clarify

someconventionalviewsofwolves.Passage

6

Only366NorthAtlanticrightwhales

areleft,

representing

ashocking8%

decline

inasingleyearandthelowestnumberinabout20yearsforthisfamous

species.

Humanimpacts-specificallyfishingnetsandshipstrikes-remainthebiggestthreatstothesurvivalofthisspeciesineasternCanadaandtheUnitedStates.

NorthAtlanticrightwhaleshavebeenindeclinesince2011whenthespecieswasatan

estimated

481whales.Inthepastdecade,thespecieshasdecreasedby30%.

Recentresearchshows

thesethreatsareaffectingtheir

overallhealthwith

less

energy

to

devote

towardgrowthandreproduction(繁殖),andbodylengthsreducingoverthepastfourdecades.Researchersestimatetherearefewer

than100breeding（繁育的）femalesaliveandmorethan86%of

identified

whaleshadbeenentangled（被網(wǎng)困?。゛tleastonceintheirlifetime.

Thereisstillhope:in2021,scientiststracked18mother-kidpairs,anumberthatiscausefor

optimism

-thoughstillwellbelowtheannual

average

of23pairsfromthe

previous

decade.

Industry

representatives,government

agencies,andorganizations,includingWWF,gatheredinOctober2011attheannualNorthAtlanticRightWhaleConsortiummeetingtodiscussand

arrange

rightwhaleconservationeffortsintheUSandCanada.

"It’sgoingtobechallenging,buteveryone

involved

inrightwhaleconservationbelieveswecancreateanenvironmentwhererightwhalescanbounceback,"saidChrisJohnson,thegloballeaderforWWF’sProtectingWhalesandDolphinsinitiative."However,it’sgoingtotakesignificant

investment

andthegreatesturgencyandcommitmenttocreateconditionswhereweprevententanglementsandcollisionswithshipsinthewhales’criticalhabitats."1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherightwhalepopulation?A.Wellconserved.?????B.Slowlydecreasing.C.Rapidlygrowing.????D.

Critically

endangered.2.WhatdoesChrisJohnsonsayabouttherightwhaleconservation?A.Itneedsthegovernmenttobanfishingincertainareas.B.Itwillnotworkwithoutfundsfromthegovernment.,C.Itcanhelpincreasethenumberofrightwhales.D.Itisnot

practical

andwillfail

eventually.3.Whatcanwelearnaboutfemalerightwhales?A.Mostofthemhaveneverbeenentangled.B.Motherrightwhalesmayhaveslightlydecreased.C.Therearemorefemalerightwhalesthanmalerightwhales.D.Their

population

hasdecreasedby30%inthepastdecade.3.Whatcanbeinferredabouttherightwhalespecies?A.Theirsizehasbeendecreasing

dueto

climatechanges.B.Theymayhavefoundhomeinotherpartsoftheocean.C.Theywerehuntedbypeoplefortheirmeatinthepast.D.Theyarewellonthewaytodyingoutifnotwellprotect.Passage

7

TheAdéliepenguin,whichhasbeennamedPingu,wasdiscoveredbyalocal

resident

HarrySingh"lookinglost"ontheshoresofNewZealand,over3,000kilometersawayfromitsnaturalhabitat."

AtfirstIthoughtitwasasofttoy,"Singhtoldthemedia."Butsuddenlythepenguinmoveditshead,soIrealizeditwasreal.Itdidn’tmoveforonehour...andlookedexhausted."Hethencalledpenguin

rescuers

ashewasconcernedthatitwasnotgettingintothewater,makingitapotentialtargetforanypredatory（捕食性)animalswanderingonthebeach.

Onarrivingatthescene,ThomasStracke,whohasbeenrehabilitating(1€

AIL)penguinsonNewZealand’sSouthIslandforthelast10years,wasshockedtofindthatthepenguinwasanAdéliepenguin-aspeciesthatlivesexclusivelyontheAntarcticpeninsula.Strackesaid,"ItisquiteunusualsincetheyareknownonlylivingintheAntarcticarea.Fortunately,apartfrombeingabit

starving

andseverelydehydrated,itwasactuallynottoobad,sowegaveitsomefluidsandsomefishsmoothies."

ItisonlythethirdrecordedincidentofanAdéliepenguinbeingfoundonNewZealand’scoast-the

previous

recordedincidentswerein1962and1993

—andalthoughsitesremainincrediblyrare,iftheybecomemorecommonitcouldbeaworryingsign,say

experts.

"IthinkifwestartedgettingannualarrivalsofAdéliepenguins,we’dgoactually.Something’schangedintheoceanthatweneedtounderstand,"zoologyprofessorPhilipSeddonintheUniversityofOtagotoldTheGuardian."Morestudieswillgiveusmoreunderstandingaboutwherepenguinsgo,whattheydo,whatthepopulationtrendsarelike-they’regoingtotellussomethingaboutthehealthofthatocean

ecosystem

ingeneral."

Pinguhasnowbeen

released

intoabayontheBanksPeninsula,anditishopedthatitmaybeabletomakethejourneyhome.1.WhathappenedtoPingu?A.Itwashuntedbylocalpeople.B.Itlostitsfoodandlookedupset.C.Itwasfindinganewnatural

habitat.D.ItlandedNewZealandbyaccident.2.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A.Introduceanewtopictodiscuss.B.Listnumbersto

prove

anopinion.C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.

Summarize

thepreviousparagraphs.3.WhatcanbeinferredfromPhilip’swords?A.Thenumberofpenguinsis

onthedecrease.B.Thehealthoftheoceanecosystemshouldbeconcerned.C.Morestudiesaboutpenguinshavebeenundertaken.D.AdéliepenguinshavebuilthabitatsinNewZealand.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.TheUnexpectedArrivalofaRarePenguinB.TheDangerousSituationofAdéliePenguinsC.AnAmazingDiscoverybyaLocalResidentD.MagicalTraveltoNewZealandPassage

8

StudentsatHuonvilleHighSchoolinAustraliaare

ridingbikesoutofdesiretofightclimatechange,

carryingoutadizzyingly-thorough

transformationoftheir

schoolbuildingintoan

energy-efficient

inspiration.

It’spayingoffbigtime,asthey’vehelpedsave

$44,000inutilitybillssincetheystartedtheirenergy-

savingproject,butit’salsoinspiringyoungpeopleinthecommunity.RecentlytheschoolwontheZayedFutureEnergyPrizeof$133,000,someofwhichwasusedtoturnabuildingintotheZayedFutureEnergyHub,aclubhousewhere13volunteerslearnandteachabouthow

renewable

energycanbe

appliedto

oureverydaylives.

Amongallthe

efficiency

adjustments,theysetup

solarpanelsontheroof,and

replaced

theoldwindows

withdoubleandtripleglazedones.Theyadded

approvedinsulation(隔熱）andenergy-efficientcurtains.

Theyevenhavestationarybikesthatcreateelectricityto

cookdoughnuts.

Theclassroomwascoldinthemornings,butthe

studentswantedzero

carbonemission

throughtheir

heating.Sotheywentout

andgotapelletstove,andthenifthatwasn’tenough,theywentoutandbuilta

pelletmill（顆粒機(jī)）tomaketheirfuelfromwaste

sawdust.

Poweringonesmallbuildingonahighschool

campusorcookingdoughnutsinrenewablefatfryersis

nice,butwilldolittleontheirowntoslowglobalclimatechange.However,theHubismuchmoreaboutthebigpicture.NelSmit,thevolunteerteacher-head

oftheHub,knowstheirbiggest

contribution

isexcitingthemindsofthenext

generation.

"ThislittleschoolintheHuonValleyisactuallydoingamazingthings,"Smitsaid."It’sraisedpublic

awareness

ofrenewableenergy,energyefficiency,and

opportunities

inthecommunityforengagingpeoplein

thatsortoftechnology."1.What’sspecialaboutHuonvilleHighSchool?A.Itattachesimportancetoridingbikes.B.It

promotes

theideaofenergysaving.C.Itencouragesstudentstobecreative.D.Itispoweredentirelyby

solarenergy.2.WhatcanbelearnedaboutZayedFutureEnergy

Hub?A.Itisaclubcenterforvolunteers.B.Itistheplacetoproduceenergy.C.Itisbuiltatthecostof$133,000.D.Itisusedtoholdlearningactivities.3.Whydidstudentsmakefuelfromwastesawdust?A.Tosavethe

electricity

bill.B.Tokeeplowcarbonemissions.C.To

getridof

wastesawdust.D.Totestthepelletstove.4.Whatisthegreatestcontributionoftheproject

accordingtoSmit?A.Savingalotofenergy.B.Creatingmoregreatminds.C.Educatingthenextgeneration.D.Slowing

globalclimatechange.Passage

9

Cityparkshavelongbeenaplacefor

urbanresidents

togetasmallamountofgreen.Ascities

increasingly

feeltheimpactsofrisingseasandtemperatures,peoplearerethinkingtherolesofurbanparks.

Allofthedark-grayasphalt（瀝青）incitiescollectheat.Dallasisoneofthecountry’sfastest-warmingcitiesthanksinparttoitsextensiveimpervious（不透水的）surfaces,butwithanew$312millionbondpackage,thecityishopingtochangethat.Usingsatellitedata,thecityisabletoseewhatneighborhoodsmostneedthecooling

effect

of

greenspace.

Citiesareincreasingly

flooding

andcityplannersthinkparkscanhelpwiththisissuetoo.AreportpublishedinFebruarybyTheNatureConservancylookedatthebestwaystodealwithfloodinginHouston,acitywithmanyneighborhoodsbuiltonfloodplainsandregularlyfloodedbyrisingwaters.Offering

affected

homeownersbuyoutsandtransforminghomesintogreenspacewouldsavemoremoneythaninstallinginfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）likepipes,theyfound.

BrendanShane,aclimateprogramdirector,saysparkscancreate

opportunities

forpeopletoexerciseandplay,inadditiontocoolingneighborhoodsandabsorbingfloodwater."Thestrongerthebondsarebetweenneighbors,thebettertheyareabletoreacttoashock,"hesays.

"Notasinglesolutionbyitselfwillavoidthe

climatecrisis.

Weseeparksasanimportantpartofit,butthereisnosilverbullet,"saysDianeRegas,CEOofTheTrustforPublicLand.

"Parksareanexampleof

whatweintheenvironmental

community

needtodoto

reachsolutionsthataddress

climatechange

andmake

people’slivesbetteratthesametime."1.WhatdoesthecityDallaswanttodealwith?A.The

lack

ofgreenspace.

??????B.Thewayofcollectingheat.C.Theeffectofrisingseas.

??????D.Thebondbetweenneighborhoods.2.Whatcanbe

inferred

fromthereportbyTheNatureConservancy?A.Citiesintheworldare

frequently

flooded.B.Cityparksmayhelppreventcityflooding.C.Citiesneedn’t

invest

muchmoneyininfrastructure.D.Cityparksaffectpeople’schoiceofaneighborhood.3.WhatdoesBrendanShanesayaboutparks?A.Theycanenablepeopletogetoverashock.B.Theycan

reduce

airpollutioneffectively.C.Theycanperformpositivesocialfunctions.D.Theycanhelppeopletokeepacoolhead.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"silverbullet"inparagraph5mean?A.Afastand

effective

solution.??????B.Asuccessfulexample.C.Animmediateandclearcause.??????D.An

impractical

method.Passage

10

Fashiondesignersarealwayslookingfornew

materials

toworkwith.Lately,it’sallabout

environment-friendlym