Say goodbye to the Mountain Gorilla. Say farewell to the Short Tailed Chinchilla. That’s the conclusion of the United Nations Environment Program’s(UNEP) Third Global Environmental Outlook Report. The report was compiled(编写) for the UN from the work of 1,100 scientists. It predicts the state of the planet in the year 2032 based on the policies and practices of the last 30 years. If these continue, UNEP says, we’re going to be living on a very lonely planet. By 2032, one quarter of the world’s mammal species(哺乳动物种群) will disappear. They will be joined by 12% of the world’s bird species. And according to UNEP, 5,611 species of plants will also be wiped out-but since only 4% of the world’s plant species have been examined in detail, that figure will probably be much higher. UNEP blames a variety of causes, from poverty and overpopulation to pollution, global warming and profit-driven economic and trade policies. But there is some good news. There has been an 85% reduction in the use of chemicals, for instance. And around 10% of the earth’s surface is in protected areas like national parks, five times as much as 30 years ago. “We can never know for certain what lies before us,“ said a UNEP official. “The future is another country. But we can see how our actions or lack of actions might shape the environment and the inhabitants(居民) of this extraordinary blue planet by 2032.“At the beginning of the passage, “Mountain Gorilla“ and “Short Tailed Chinchilla“ seem to be some ______. mountains rivers animals sceneries

W: Hello. May I help you? M: Could I speak to Jane Green please? W: I’m afraid she’s in a staff meeting at the moment. M: Oh, I see. Do you know when she’ll be available? W: The meeting should end at about 11, I think. M: Ok. Could you tell her that I’ll call again at around 11:20. W: Yes, of course. May I know your name, please? M: Yes. It’s Michael Smith, from the Peace Hotel. She is on a business trip. She is at a meeting. She is abroad. She is in the office.

W: I’d like to mail this package to Minneapolis. M: How would you like to send it? W: By express, please. M: OK. Let’s see. It’s twelve pounds, so that’ll be ten dollars and eighty-one cents. W: Ten eighty-one? M: Yes. That’s a pretty heavy package you’ve got there. W: Hmm. I guess it is. It’s a crystal punch bowl I’m sending. M: Well, it can be sent parcel post, if you want. W: How long will that take? M: About twelve days. W: And how much will it cost? M: Let’s see. Twelve pounds…to Minneapolis. That’ll cost five ninety-four. W: OK. I’ll send it parcel post. $12. $10.18. $5.94. $10.81.

“You are not a new member, are you?““______. I joined only yesterday.“ No, I’m not Yes, I’m not No, I am Yes, I am

The book is a ______ for students of science. necessary must important useful

We should ______ study hard during our time in the university. all every some any

He told me that ______ nothing there was worth looking into. nearly almost hardly seldom

Tom ought not to ______ me your secret, but he meant no harm. have told tell be telling having told

He doesn’t act ______ Tom ______. as half strangely as so half strangely as half strangely as half so strangely as

You really ought to have a doctor (examine) ______ that eye.

It is (evidence) ______ that this attempt was a failure.

Many old customs are gradually (die) ______ out.

The government put forward a (propose) ______ to improve public transportation.

She was still asleep, with her head ______(bury) deep into her arms.

Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes that the public will listen and understand—he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him. What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain. Because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and rest; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects. If one painter chooses to paint an ugly leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something—all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.An artist hopes that the public will ______. understand him and learn from him notice only shapes and colors in his work teach him something interesting believe what he says in his work

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M: Have you been to that new supermarket? W: Yes. The prices are reasonable, and they have a good selection, but you have to pack your own goods. Q: What is the one shortcoming of the supermarket? It is too far from the city center. Customers have to pack their own goods. The goods are too expensive. There isn’t much variety.

Please don’t run ______ fast. so much fairly more

He is an active (participate) ______ in the game.

This is the only ______(effect) medicine that will cure your illness.

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The report predicts that if we should carry on the policies and practices of the last 30 years, ______.

As the report predicts, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Which of the following is not to blamed for the worsening of the environment on our planet?

A UNEP official said, “The future is another country.“ Here he implies that“ ______“.