Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

We’re often reminded of the importance of protecting the planet as we see it for future generations—and children at St Oswald’s CE Primary School in Chester certainly agree.

Nine­-year-­old Isobel Kelleher from the school’s Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note. “Sometimes they can be busy and I don’t think they think they can make a difference， but if everyone does a little bit， it all adds up，” she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags that are polluting them，” she says. “Fish can eat the plastic and they can die， or we might even eat the fish ourselves.”

Mr Timms， Isobel’s teacher， has been spearheading （带头做） a new project at the school which lets children loose （释放） creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds class， which is made up of 9­ and 10­-year­-old pupils， has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.

Mr Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. “We sometimes overlook （忽视） how much we can really learn from children，” he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic， and to recycle more， and even stopping them using plastic straws.”

Mr Timms is proud of his Hummingbirds class. “The message that they would like to send to the world is simple： stopping this isn’t someone else’s job， and it won’t be OK if we just leave it.”

1. What does Kelleher think of adults when talking about protecting our planet？

A. They haven’t done their part well. B. They can do little to stop pollution.

C. They don’t have time to make a change. D. They have started to care about the ocean.

2. What is the purpose of the school project？

A. To ask students to stop using plastic bags.

B. To help adults to learn more about their kids.

C. To teach students how to write poems creatively.

D. To remind adults to be friendly to the environment.

3. Why does Mr Timms mention parents in Paragraph 4？

A. To prove kids are creative in teaching. B. To attract people to support his work.

C. To have adults care about education. D. To show the effects of the project.

4. What is the text mainly about？

A. An inspiring school project. B. A request to stop plastic bags.

C. Serious situations of our planet. D. Adults’ overlooking of the environment.

阅读七选五

The oceans are being seriously polluted now. Plastics are harming the marine （海产的） life. Carbon pollution is warming the oceans and increasing their acidity （酸度）. Waters are being overfished. 1 Here are some steps we can take to help make a difference.

· Bring our own bags. 2 Try carrying a reusable bag at all times， including while traveling， and bringing our own things to work to avoid relying on plastic items.

· Talk about it now. We should carry that conversation into public places. Talk to our friends and family about why the ocean is important and why we take steps to help it， and challenge them to do the same.

· 3 A good way to make a difference is to organize a garbage cleanup now. Whether it’s an inland cleanup or one near the coast， plan one in our community.

· Throw away our cars. 4 When we hang out， we should reduce our carbon footprint， which may help slow global warming and ocean acidification.

· Recycle， obviously. Experts say recycling is an obvious action to take. Check on what can be recycled in our community， and make sure you’re separating out your plastic.

5 The more someone thinks about plastics and plastics pollution， the more likely they are to act on it. If everyone can contribute to the oceans， the oceans will be well preserved （保护）.

A. Plan a cleanup.

B. But the bag should not be a plastic one.

C. Choose public transportation over driving our cars.

D. In summary， think about it more and act on it more.

E. Driving cars less often is a good way to protect the oceans.

F. However， experts say there’s still hope to make a difference.

G. However， marine life plays a very important role in the oceans.

1. ___________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________  5. __________

跟踪导练（二）

完形填空

It was about 10 pm on October 12， 2020. Paul Wilson and his friend Tina Stern were stepping out of the elevator of her apartment building when they 1 smoke. “My dogs！” Tina shouted with 2 as she ran down the hall to her apartment. Paul， 54， who is 3 walked carefully towards the smoke.

“I was 4 across from Tina’s apartment door. I slowly took four or five steps to the right， and smoke hit me right in the face，” Paul said. “I 5 the door，  shouting， ‘Anybody home？’