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New Zealand’s government is hoping to make the nation greener by planting 100 million trees each year, ensuring the electricity grid（电网） runs entirely from renewable energy, and spending more money on cycle ways and rail transport. The government’s plan is to reduce its net greenhouse gas emission to zero by the year 2050.
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has set ambitious environmental policies to confront a warming planet. “We will absolutely focus on the challenge of climate change,” said Ardern. “That will include a zero carbon government policy. That will include an independent climate commission. That will include making sure that we have an all gases, all sectors emissions trading scheme,” she added. According to the Associated Press (AP), Arden said the goal of doubling the amount of trees the country plants each year is “absolutely achievable.”
Not everybody is happy with the plans. Many farmers are worried they will be required to pay more if they are absorbed into an emissions trading plan. “There is concern that if this should happen, New Zealand will become less competitive with other food-producing nations.” said Katie Milne, the president of Federated Farmers.
More than 80 percent of New Zealand’s electricity already comes from renewable resources. The AP reported that Ardern wants to increase it to 100 percent by 2035, in part by investing more in solar, which currently takes up only 0.1 percent of the country’s total renewable energy slice.
1.The New Zealand government’s plan will bring about the following benefits except ______.
A. The country will be covered with more green.
B. Most of the country’s electricity will come from fossil fuel.
C. Cycle ways and rail transportation will get more fund from the government.
D. It will contribute to cutting carbon emission.
2.Who may go against the plan?
A. Government officials B. the Electricity grid
C. Rail workers D. Farmers
3.The Prime Minister Arden holds the belief that _________.
A. The plan will affect the country’s competitiveness in food industry.
B. The farmers should apply themselves more to planting trees.
C. The government is to blame for the global warming.
D. The investment in solar energy should be raised.
4.Which column can we read the passage in the newspaper?
A. Environment B. Entertainment
C. Health D. Technology
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Careers in zoology are extremely varied and unique, and can provide incredible learning and work opportunities for anyone devoted to animal studies and welfare. Zoology, or the study of animals, is a wide field with many specialties, including research, conservation, veterinary (兽医的) medicine, and the care of animals. For people with a love of animals and some training, dreams of careers in zoology may come true.
Some careers in zoology focus on research and scientific studies. These careers may allow those with a good theoretical science background to develop and run studies that improve human understanding of the animal world. Research in zoology can help create safer and more effective products for animals or can teach humans more about animal behavior in order to aid in conservation, breeding programs, and habitat preservation.
Careers in zoology that focus on conservation attach great importance to the continued survival and increased protection of animal species. Conservationists may work with political groups or governments to help make laws to protect and preserve animals, or may work in the field gathering information on potential threats to the health of global ecosystems. Some conservationists work in educational fields, trying to improve human efforts to save animals from extinction.
Animals are subject to illness and injury, and some careers in zoology help to create a safe, stable animal population. Veterinary medicine is an important specialty field, and may take several years of intensive training to qualify as a certified veterinarian. While many veterinarians focus on the small-animal practice of domestic pets, vets in rural areas often work with large farm animals and more adventurous veterinarians may work with exotic species in zoos and wildlife preserves. .
Humans love to observe animals, and modern-day zoos and wildlife preserves help meet that interest while providing facilities to assist with conservation programs. Zoology careers in zoos can range from overseeing breeding programs, to creating the proper diet for a deer, to cleaning the tiger’s cage. Many volunteer and entry-level jobs are available for people that love animals.
1.What is the purpose of researching on animals in zoology?
A. To help governments make laws.
B. To improve researchers’ scientific knowledge.
C. To create safe and effective products for humans.
D. To educate people to protect animals.
2.What can careers in zoology that focus on veterinary medicine help?
A. Better understand animals. B. Protect animals’ health.
C. Clean the animals’ cages. D. Increase the number of animals.
3.Which of the following shows the structure of the whole passage?
(P1=paragraph 1; P2= paragraph 2; P3= paragraph 3; P4= paragraph 1; P5= paragraph 5;)
A.
B. 
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D. 
4.What does the passage mainly present?
A. Volunteers’ passion for zoology.
B. A new idea of careers in zoology.
C. Different types of careers in zoology.
D. Effective measures of animal protection.
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The UN has recognized the contributions of volunteers on Dec.5, International Volunteer Day. Here, the four things are offered to consider before taking the leap into overseas volunteering.
Choose your organization carefully
1. volunteering may be a fundraising mechanism(筹资机制) for a development project. For others, volunteering is fundamental to their programs, and those serving take on professional roles in longer-term development.
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Volunteers want to help and make a difference, but most know this isn’t a purely selfless act. You will learn new skills, broaden your horizons and come to better understand yourself and the world. You want to help reduce global poverty or protect the natural world, and that’s all OK. 3.? Have you always wanted to travel, but not as a tourist? Work with kids? When you understand your motivations, you’ll be in a better position to choose the option that is right for you.
Work alongside the local community
Often times, travelers volunteer in isolation(隔离) from the local community in which they are working in. 4. This enables you to ensure you are committing to a project that promotes long term and sustainable change.
A volunteer trip is just the beginning
5.. Further ignite(点燃) the global change maker in you by taking your experience one step further when you return home. Spread the message of your transformative experience to others, helping to spark the change within them.
A. But what else
B. Know why you are going
C. Believe you know it all
D. Communities always welcome volunteers
E. Volunteer travel is a life-changing experience
F. Some organizations require you to pay your own way, and often include a fee
G. Make sure to travel with organizations that have strong partnerships with local communities
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My mother has always been involved in earlychildhood education. She often set the scene for children to ______ the joy of physical activity, getting them excited and ______ to learn.
Mum was so proud of me after I ______ the triathlon（三项全能运动）at the 2000 Olympics, but before the dust ______, she grabbed me, saying: “Now this is your ______. Use it.” She wasn't speaking from an economic point of view but talking about the ______ of my being a role model, encouraging kids to ______ their dreams.
Since the Olympics, I have ______ more than 100 schools. I talk to the kids ______ “living a life less ordinary ”, a concept passed on to me by my parents—the idea of ______ being average. I tell them that what you believe, you will ______.
As I was a kid, my mother came to every ______—not to pressure me but to ______ me. One of my favorite sportsrelated memories was when I was ______ in the Canadian Triathlon Championships. As I ran by a big truck, I saw my mother ______ on top of one of its huge wheels, cheering for me. I find it sad when people say their parents have never seen them ______.
When I was at the University, I completed only one semester and then decided to ______ so I could race professionally fulltime. Mum was the first person I called. It was a ______ moment. I wasn't sure how she would react.
“Mum, I have this opportunity, and I think I'm going to take it. What do you think？”
She was as ______ as ever. It turned out to be a good ______. Supporting your children, trusting their decisions, giving wellthoughtout advice—those are definitely important qualities.
1.A. experience B. estimate C. rank D. declare
2.A. afraid B. ready C. relaxed D. reluctant
3.A. won B. chose C. played D. watched
4.A. rose B. settled C. flew D. appeared
5.A. weakness B. mistake C. crossroad D. opportunity
6.A. inability B. unhappiness C. dullness D. importance
7.A. display B. follow C. appreciate D. abandon
8.A. served B. attended C. visited D. started
9.A. with B. beyond C. into D. about
10.A. never B. always C. seldom D. usually
11.A. neglect B. achieve C. suspect D. assume
12.A. situation B. school C. game D. kindergarten
13.A. support B. reward C. instruct D. comfort
14.A. surfing B. jumping C. walking D. running
15.A. sitting B. speaking C. standing D. performing
16.A. compete B. succeed C. separate D. compromise
17.A. drop in B. drop off C. drop out D. drop back
18.A. magic B. nervous C. funny D. sad
19.A. attractive B. talkative C. imaginative D. supportive
20.A. invitation B. discovery C. task D. decision
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