I'm hardly alone, which is bad news for the world's oceans. Partly because more and more sushi is demanded, we're fast fishing out our seas. Some researchers estimate that if we don't change the way we harvest the oceans, all the commercial fisheries (捕鱼业) in the world could disappear as early as 2048. That could mean no more fish to buy in your local supermarket.
Fortunately, scientists are looking for ways to fish sustainably (可持续地). One method is a quota system that sets a limited amount to every fisherman or corporation who wants a share of the total catch for certain sea area. These catch shares get rid of the possibility to over fish.A recent study in Science found that the system can prevent fishery from dying and even make it better over time. "It's truly a win-win situation," says Steven Gaines, a marine biologist at the University of California at Santa Barbara and one of the study's co-authors.
Consumers also can help save the seas through the fish they buy. California's Monterey Bay Aquarium Institute is coming out with pocket guides to sustainable sushi. The researchers base their ratings on the health of a wild fish's population as well as the impacts of fish-farming operations. Oysters, for example, grow fast and can be farmed sustainably, but salmon can't. The researchers also take fishing practices into consideration: catching big-eye tuna (金枪鱼) can cause its nearby fish to die, which certainly no one wants to see. It is hoped that, by making the right choice, consumers can encourage businesses to fish in a more sustainable way.
1、The author loved _____ when he lived in Tokyo.
A、playing football
B、eating sea food
C、singing and dancing
D、reading newspapers
2、If we continue to fish in this way, ______.
A、the fisheries could make a lot of money
B、more and more sushi would be demanded
C、there could be no fish in the oceans
D、the supermarkets could disappear
3、The "quota system" is a system which ______.
A、sets a limited amount to fishermen or companies
B、enables everyone to fish as much as possible
C、prevents fishery from getting better over time
D、is not a way to guarantee sustainable fishing
4、According to the last paragraph, the researchers base their ratings on _____ aspects.
A、one
B、two
C、three
D、four
5、The example of catching big-eye tuna is to prove that _____.
A、the quota system is a win-win situation
B、the pocket guides are helpful to sustainable sushi
C、the health of a wild fish's population is important
D、the researchers base the ratings on fishing practice
2020年“世界水日”的主题是()。
A.“Wastewater”(废水)
B.“Water and Climate Change”(水与气候变化)
C.“Leaving no one behind”(不让任何一个人掉队)
D.“Water and Sustainable Development”(水与可持续发展)
选项格式A.With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization of China's economy, haze appears in a large number of cities and their surrounding areas, which is considered to be one of the major realistic problems facing the sustainable development of China's social economy.
B.Along with the stage of China's economy entering the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, the smog phenomenon has appeared in many cities in China and its surrounding areas, and is considered to be one of the major practical problems facing the sustainable development of China's social economy.
C.As China has seen rapid industrialization and urbanization, smog prevails in a large number of Chinese cities and their surrounding areas, and is considered one of the major problems threatening China’s social and economic sustainability.
D.With China's economy entering the stage of rapid industrialization and urbanization, smog phenomenon appears in a large number of cities and their surrounding areas in ChinA.With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization of China's economy, haze appears in a large number of cities and their surrounding areas, which is considered to be one of the major realistic problems facing the sustainable development of China's social economy.
B.Along with the stage of China's economy entering the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, the smog phenomenon has appeared in many cities in China and its surrounding areas, and is considered to be one of the major practical problems facing the sustainable development of China's social economy.
C.As China has seen rapid industrialization and urbanization, smog prevails in a large number of Chinese cities and their surrounding areas, and is considered one of the major problems threatening China’s social and economic sustainability.
D.With China's economy entering the stage of rapid industrialization and urbanization, smog phenomenon appears in a large number of cities and their surrounding areas in Chin选项格式A. It is considered to be one of the major practical problems facing China's sustainable social and economic development.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
Directions: In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Sustainable Communities
According to the World Wildlife Fund, people are currently using resources 25 percent faster than they can be replaced. If we continue down this course, we will need a second planet by the year 2050. Sustainable communities attempt to change that course by drastically altering how citizens interact with the environment.
Alternatively known as green communities or ecovillages (生态村), sustainable communities vary in their approaches to sustainable living, or a way of life that meets the population's basic needs in ways that can be continued indefinitely for future generations. Some communities focus solely on enriching the environment, while others also aim to improve social and economic conditions as well.
Characteristics of Sustainable Living Communities
Sustainable communities generally strive to minimize waste, reduce consumption and preserve open space. Ideally, they don't use resources faster than they can be replenished, and they don't produce waste faster than it can be assimilated back into the environment. Granted, some communities are more radical than others--living entirely off the grid and eschewing the use of government:--printed money--but the basic principles are similar.
Designing the neighborhood to encourage walking or bicycling is one way sustainable communities put these first two principles into practice. Less driving means less gas and emissions. Many ecovillages also incorporate work space into homes or encourage telecommuting. They also might zone part of the development for commercial use, essentially making the community a serf-contained environment where residents don't even have to leave for shopping or entertainment. This design sometimes is called a live- work-play lifestyle.
Using green building techniques is another staple of sustainable communities. Here are a few examples:
- Architects design buildings to take advantage of the sun's lighting and heating capabilities.
- They install energy-efficient appliances.
- They try to use local sources of materials as much as possible to cut back on the environmental costs of transport.
- They build with durable, non-toxic materials that have either been recycled or sustainably harvested.
You might see straw bale (草捆) houses, which essentially use bales of straw as the structural building blocks; cob houses, which are a mix of straw, clay and sand or earthbag homes, which are exactly what they sound like, homes made out of bags of dirt.
Along with green building techniques, sustainable communities rely on green gardening methods. They landscape with native, drought-tolerant plants and raise them organically to reduce water and keep pesticides and herbicides out of the environment.
Many communities also set aside a significant portion of their land as open space. Serenbe, for example, reserves 80 percent of its 900 acres for green space, that is, 720 acres of rolling hills, woods and streams free of development, quite a contrast to the concrete-laden urban sprawl of Atlanta just 32 miles away.
Another way sustainable communities reduce their ecological footprint is by capturing and recycling their wastes, often creating their own contained natural cycles. Instead of treating normally perceived waste products such as rainwater and sewage as pollution to be gotten rid of, residents mm th
A.We can have another planet called the Earth.
B.We will use up resources on Earth.
C.We will work out replaceable resources.
D.We will migrate to another planet to live.