高三年题型组合套练 第十练 阅读、七选五、完型、语法填空、应用文写作、读后续写组合练.docx

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人与自然——环境保护

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Now,EarthDayiscelebratedaroundtheworld.Westillfacemanychallenges,suchasclimatechange,plasticpollutionanddeforestation.Butwecanallmakeadifference.

HerTreesSaveLives

AdelineTiffanieSuwanawas12whenherfamilyshomeflooded.Indonesia,herislandnation,isoftenhithardbyfloodsandothernaturaldisasters.

Adelinelearnedthatmangrovetreesplayakeyroleinfloodprotectionandralliedclassmatestoplant200treesduringaschoolbreak.TheystartedagroupcalledSahabatAlamorFriendsofNature,whichworkstoconservetheregionsbiodiversityandcombatclimatechange.

Today,Adelineattendsuniversity,studyinghow.businessescanhelptheenvironment.

TeensTwo-FoldInvention

EPS—expandedpolystyrenefoam—isthewhite,lightweightstuffusedtomakethingsliketakeoutfoodcontainers,foameggcartons,andpacking“peanuts”.Butittakesupalotofspaceandisdifficulttorecycle.EPSbreaksintosmallpiecesasitfloats,downwaterwaysintooceans,harmingwildlifealongtheway.

Eighth-gradersJuliaBray,LukeClayandAshtonCoferlookedatEPSschemicalmake-upandsawthatitwasmostlycarbon.Thatsparkedanidea.Couldtheyturnitintoactivatedcarbon,amaterialthatfilterstoxinsfromwater?

After50hoursofexperiments,includingonethataccidentallysetthefamilygrillfire,theysucceeded!

SolarforHerSchool

WhenClaireVlasesofMontanawasinseventhgrade,shelearnedaboutplanstoexpandandmodernizehermiddleschool.Claireaskedtheschoolboardtoaddsolarpanelstotheproject.Theboardlikedtheideabutsaiditcouldcontributejust$25,000,one-fifthofthecost.SoClaireorganizedagroupofkidsandadultswhosettoworkraisingtherest.

Theyaskedfordonations,evengoingdoor-to-doorforthem.Andtheyappealedtocharitablefoundationstoo.Oneevendonatedhalfthecost!

Aftertwoyearsofhardwork,thegrouppa