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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
FourBestPlacestoTravelforaGirlsHoliday
Cannes
WhenyouthinkFrance,oftenthefamouscapitalPariscomestomind.Butthisholidayisforthegirlsthatwanttolivelikethestarsforaweekendortwo,andhavebudgetedforittoo.Notonlydoesitofferabeautifulview,youwillfeellikecelebritiesasyouwanderaroundtheplacefilmstarscallhomeduringtheCannesFilmFestival.
Brazil
OneofthefewplacesonEarthiswarmallyear-round,wheretemperaturesrarelydipbelow200C.Brazilistheperfectdestinationforagirlsholiday.Forthegirlsgroupwiththemostvisitors,theplaceforyouisRiodeJaneiro.TheiconicRioCarnival,istrulywhereBrazilcomestolifeinanexplosionofcolourandpassion.Fullofparades,showsanddancinginthestreets,theperfectparty.
Thailand
KoPhaNganisrenowned(闻名的)foritsmonthlyFullMoonparty.Thisnightlonglunarcelebrationdrawsvisitorsfromallovertheworldandisanabsolutemust.Whilenursingyourhangover,moveontoPhuket,whereyou'
llfindtheElephantShelter,hometorehabilitatedelephants.Observeastheysocializefreely,batheandhelppreparefoodfortheherd.
Amsterdam
Knownforitsartisticheritage,elaborate(精致的)canalsystemandmuseums,AmsterdamispackedwithadventureswaitingIobehad.Startyourtriprightwithacanaltour.ThehistoryofAmsterdamisintimatelyconnectedwithwater,floatingdownAmsterdam'
scanalsisthemostmagicalandmemorablewaytodiscoverthecityespeciallywithaglassofwineortwo.
1.WhatcanvisitorsexperienceinCannes?
A.Theycanlearntobudget.
B.Theycanwatchvariousparades.
C.Theycanfeellikefamedentertainers.
D.Theycanpayavisittofilmstars’home.
2.Inwhichplacecanthegirlsattendtoanimals?
A.Cannes.B.Phuket.C.Rio.D.Amsterdam.
3.WhatisthehighlightoftheAmsterdamtour?
A.Acanaltour.B.Variousmuseums.
C.Artisticheritage.D.Thrillingadventures.
B
Aflockofwildmandarinclucks(鸳鸯)arethebiggestdrawintheWestLakescenicareainHangzhou,capitalofEastChina’sZhejiangprovince,withtouristsflockingfromaroundthecountrytoseethem.However,someofthetouristshavebeenfeedingtheducks,evenpullingthembythenecktoforce-feedthem.OnMonday,avideoclaimingthatsomeoftheduckshaddiedfromover-feedingwentviralonsocialnetworkingsites.
Althoughthereareprominentsignboardswarningpeopleagainstfeedingthem,touristsjustcannotholdback.Someevenbelievetheducksareunderfedandtheyaredoingthemafavor,littlerealizingthattheiractioncanbedetrimentaltothebirds'
health.
Humanfooddoesnotalwaysgodownwellwithducks,particularlypotatochips,astheoilysnackcandamagethehealthofmandarinducks.However,touristscanfrequentlybeseenfeedingtheducksfoodthatthebirdscannotdigest.Besides,feedingtheduckscouldstopthemfromcompetinginthewildtofindtheirfood.Iftheybecomedependentonfoodprovidedbyhumans,theywilllosetheirsurvivalskills.Also,bygivingfoodtothem,thetouristsarepollutingtheenvironment.Especially,foodthrownintothewatercouldharmtheecosystemthere.
However,thetouristsknowlittleabouttheharmtheycausetotheenvironmentandthereisaneedtocreateawarenessaboutit.Meanwhile,thenumberofmandarinducksatWestLakehasdroppedfrom336lastyearto260thisyear.Maybethedecliningnumberswillwakethetouristsuptothisreality.
4.Whatisthemainreasonfortheducks'
deathintheWestLakeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theclucksarefedwithoilysnacks.
B.Thetouristsfailtoseethewarningsigns.
C.Thetouristsfeedtheducksloomuchfood.
D.Thetouristskilltheducksbypullingtheirnecks.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimental”inparagraph2probablymean?
A.harmful.B.sensitive.C.vital.D.beneficial.
6.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?
A.Humanfoodisnotsuitableforduckstodigest.
B.Foodthrownintothewaterdoesharmtotheecosystem.
C.Tourists,feedingducksmayhaveabadeffectonducksandtheenvironment.
D.Ducksmaylosetheirsurvivalskillsifreceivingfoodfrompeopleallthetime.
7.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutmandarinducksintheWestLake?
A.MoremandarinducksareseenintheWestLakethisyearthanbefore.
B.Peoplehavealreadyknownthedamagetheydidtothemandarinducks.
C.MoremandarinducksarelikelytobeintroducedtotheWestLakeinthefuture.
D.It'
shightimethatpeopleshouldbeawareoftheharmtoduckscausedbyoverfeeding.
C
Foodlabelsalreadyindicatehowgoodorbadaproductisforyou.Butgoodorbadfortheplanet?
That'
softenmuchlessclear.Nowagrowingnumberofbrandsarelabelingtheirproductstoshowtheirclimateimpact.
SwedishfoodcompanyFelixisoneofthem.FortwodaysinOctober,Felixopenedapop-upstoreinStockholm,whereallitemswerepricedbasedontheircarbonfootprint.Thebiggertheiremissions,thehighertheprice.Theideawastodemonstratehoweasyitisforshopperstomakeclimate-friendlychoiceswhenproductsareclearlylabeled.
“Weknowthatthenumbersalonedon'
tmakesensetoconsumers,”,saysSjoberg,Felix'
smarketingmanager,“Togivethefiguresmeaning,wehavecreatedaclimatescalethatclearlyshowsthecurrentaverageandwhichclimatefootprintislow.”
Evaluatingafood'
struecarbonfootprintisn’teasyandbrandsareteamingupwithspecialistplatformsthatdealwithdatausingcomplexcalculationtoolstoworkoutemissionsacrossthewholeproductionchain.
Oatlycalculatesthefootprintofitsoat-baseddrinks,fromtheagriculturalprocessesallthewaytothegrocerystore,withthehelpofCarbonCloud,astartupspunoutofresearchatChalmersUniversityofTechnology,inSweden.“Wehavedevelopedawebplatformthatallowsthefoodproducerstoperformdetailedclimateassessmentswithoutthemneedingtounderstandanyofthescienceorthemathematicsbehindit,"
explainsCarbonCloudCEODavidBryngelsson.
CompanieslikeOatlyinputinformationincludingtheiringredients,energyuse,wasteproductionandhowproductsareshipped,andCarbonCloud’swebtooldoestherest.
CarbonCloudhasdoneassessmentsforhundredsofproductsandbrandsincludingEstrella,NudeandNaturli’,andsaysinterestisincreasingrapidly.
Atthemomentthefoodindustrydoesn'
thaveastandardizedapproachtocalculatingcarbonfigures,butSjobergsaysthemostimportantthingistogiveconsumerstheinformationthat'
scurrentlyavailable.
“Inthefuture,hopefullywewillseeacommongroundforhowwecalculateandhowwelabelproducts,”hesays.“Butasforrightnow,theclimatecan’twait.”
8.Whatisspecialabouttheproductsinthepop-upstoreinStockholm?
A.Theyareclimate-friendly.
B.Theyaregoodforpeople'
shealth.
C.Theyarepricedbasedoncarbonemissions.
D.Theyarelabeledtoshownutritioncontents.
9.Whichcompanyismainlyresponsibleforcalculatingcarbonfootprint?
A.Felix.B.Oatly.C.Estrella.D.CarbonCloud.
10.WhatisSjbberg'
sattitudetowardscalculatingcarbonfigures?
A.Supportive.B.Skeptical.C.CarefreeD.Negative.
11.What'
sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Anewly-openedfoodstore.
B.Agrowingtrendoflabelingfood.
C.Anewapproachtocalculatingcarbonfootprint.
D.Aclimatescaletoshowcurrentaveragecarbonemissions.
D
Whenyou'
reonafishingboat,youmayseeflocksofbirdsfollowinginyourtrack,hopingtocatchasnack.Nowscientistssaytheycanusethosebirds'
behaviortotrackillegalfishingboats.
Here'
showitworks:
Researchersattacheddatarecorderstothebacksof169albatrosses(信天翁)intheSouthernandIndianoceans.Thedevicesweighedonlyanounceandahalf,buttheyincludedaGPSandwereabletodetectthepresenceandintensityofradarsignalscomingfromboats.Thatinformationwasthentransmittedbysatellite,sotheresearcherscouldtrackthelocationofthebirds-andthustheradar-emittingboats——inrealtime.
Thescientiststhencross-checkedthatdataagainsttheknownlocationsofboats,gatheredfromasystemthatboatsusetodeclarethemselves,calledtheAutomaticIdentificationSystem(AIS).Anddifferencesappearedfrequently.
Morethanathirdofthetimesthebirds,recordersdetectedradarsignals,andthereforeaboat,nosuchboatappearedintheofficiallog(航海记录)—meaningthatthevehicleshadlikelyswitchedofftheirAutomaticIdentificationSystems-somethingtheresearcherssayprobablyhappensinillegalfishingoperations.
Theworksuggestsbirdscouldbeaneffectiveboat-monitoringtool-aslongasillegalfishingoperationsdon'
ttargetthebirds.Fortunately,suchataskwouldbedifficult.
“Aroundfishingvessels,youcangethundredsofbirdsatanyonetimethatareallflyingaround.Soit'
snotreallypossibletotargetaspecificbird.Andthebirdswithrecordersonarenotmarkedinanyway.Soit’sdifficultforfishermentopickoutaspecificbird,”saidstudyauthorSamanthaPatrick,amarinebiologistattheUniversityofLiverpool.
Patrick'
sbiggerconcernisthatalbatrossesoftengethookedonfishinglines.Andthoughregulationshavebeenestablishedtoprotectagainstthathappening-withsuccess-illegalboatsdon'
tnecessarilyobey.Soscientistsmightbeunderestimatingtheriskposedtoalbatrosspopulations.Butthissystemcouldmean