北京师范大学万宁附属中学2025届高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷(含答案).docxVIP

北京师范大学万宁附属中学2025届高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

Now，EarthDayiscelebratedaroundtheworld.Westillfacemanychallenges，suchasclimatechange，plasticpollution，anddeforestation.Butwecanallmakeadifference.

HerTreesSaveLives

AdelineTiffanieSuwanawas12whenherfamilyshomeflooded.Indonesia，herislandnation，isoftenhithardbyfloodsandothernaturaldisasters.Adelinelearnedthatmangrovetreesplayakeyroleinfloodprotectionandralliedclassmatestoplant200treesduringaschoolbreak.TheystartedagroupcalledSahabatAlamorFriendsofNature，whichworkstoconservetheregionsbiodiversityandcombatclimatechange.

Today，Adelineattendsuniversity，studyinghowbusinessescanhelptheenvironment.

Teens’Two-FoldInvention

EPS—expandedpolystyrenefoam—isthewhite，lightweightstuffusedtomakethingsliketakeoutfoodcontainers，foameggcartons，andpackingpeanuts.Butittakesupalotofspaceandisdifficulttorecycle.EPSbreaksintosmallpiecesasitfloatsdownwaterwaysintooceans，harmingwildlifealongtheway.

Eighth-gradersJuliaBray，LukeClay，andAshtonCoferlookedatEPSschemicalmakeupandsawthatitwasmostlycarbon.Thatsparkedanidea.Couldtheyturnitintoactivatedcarbon，?amaterialthatfilterstoxinsfromwater？

After50hoursofexperiments，includingonethataccidentallysetthefamilygrillonfire，theysucceeded！

SolarforHerSchool

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

Theyaskedfordonations，evengoingdoor-to-doorforthem.Andtheyappealedtocharitablefoundationstoo.Oneevendonatedhalfthe