Solving Environmental Problems

题目与答案

1. 21 According to Dominic, what is surprising about the supermarket garden project?
   • At first, it was unpopular with customers
   • it has gained a lot of interest from chefs
   • many shops are using the idea now

   答案：it has gained a lot of interest from chefs

   原文定位：One thing I didn't expect, though;The idea is hugely popular with local chefs, and many of them are finding new ways to use the plants

   同义替换：「surprising」↔「I didn't expect」，「gained a lot of interest from」↔「hugely popular with」

2. 22 What do the speakers identify as a possible problem with the solar carpark idea?
   • The technology might not be well developed
   • The cost could be too high
   • There may not be enough room

   答案：There may not be enough room

   原文定位：The difficulty could be finding space to put all the panels. Some smaller shopping centers probably don’t have covered car parks

   同义替换：「possible problem」↔「difficulty」，「not enough room」↔「finding space」，「not enough room」↔「don’t have covered car parks」

3. 23 According to the speakers, the unexpected benefit of wildlife crossings is that
   • they are much cheaper to build than was predicted
   • animal populations become more genetically diverse
   • they greatly reduce the number of car accidents

   答案：animal populations become more genetically diverse

   原文定位：Something I read about in the research, which I'd never considered before;the genetic diversity of local species has improved;because their habitat is not interrupted too much by the roads

   同义替换：「unexpected benefit 」↔「I'd never considered before」，「genetically diverse」↔「genetic diversity has improved」

4. 24 What is impressive about the 100% renewable energy campaign?
   • how many countries the movement has spread to
   • how fast cities can convert to 100% renewable energy
   • how much help is given to participating communities

   答案：how much help is given to participating communities

   原文定位：I found the 100% renewable energy campaign really impressive;It’s not so much the size of the movement;as the amount of support offered once a community joins

   同义替换：「how much help」↔「amount of support」，「participating」↔「joins」

5. 25 What positive point about “carrot-mobbing” does Ella describe?
   • It helps businesses undertake eco-friendly projects.
   • It encourages people to buy sustainable products
   • It creates a sense of community in the people who participate.

   答案：It helps businesses undertake eco-friendly projects.

   原文定位：It's where huge numbers of people;shop at stores that use the profits to support environmental projects;It allows businesses to fund initiatives to help protect the environment by boosting their profiles

   同义替换：「helps businesses」↔「allows businesses to fund」，「eco-friendly projects」↔「environmental projects」，「eco-friendly projects」↔「protect the environment」

6. Aerial Reforestation Process

   26 Choose a reforestation area with plenty of _____
   • land
   • plants
   • seeds
   • nutrients
   • compost
   • insecticide

   答案：light

   原文定位：The first step is choosing the right area. Whatever size land you're working on, ensuring there's enough light is crucial

   同义替换：「with plenty of」↔「enough」

7. 27 Take a lot of suitable _____ appropriate to your purposes.
   • land
   • plants
   • seeds
   • nutrients
   • compost
   • insecticide

   答案：seeds

   原文定位：The next step, whatever you're planting, is to make sure you have the right seeds;To give them a better chance against the competition from other plants, you need to use a lot

   同义替换：「Take」↔「use」，「suitable」↔「right」，「appropriate to your purposes」↔「suitable」

8. 28 Mix with long-lasting _____
   • land
   • plants
   • seeds
   • nutrients
   • compost
   • insecticide

   答案：compost

   原文定位：So then you make a mixture with decent quality, durable compost for nourishment

   同义替换：「long-lasting」↔「durable」

9. 29 Press into lumps of _____
   • land
   • plants
   • seeds
   • nutrients
   • compost
   • insecticide

   答案：clay

   原文定位：The next step is pressing the whole thing into a small chunk of clay to make a ball

   同义替换：「lumps of」↔「a small chunk of」

10. 30 Apply an outer coating, e.g. paper, to provide appropriate levels of _____ and protection.
    • land
    • plants
    • seeds
    • nutrients
    • compost
    • insecticide

    答案：nutrients

    原文定位：This may then be covered in an outer material such as paper;That way, when it lands, it will add balanced nutrients to the mixture;Yes, and it may also protect it from insects and other plants

    同义替换：「coating」↔「material」，「provide appropriate levels of」↔「add balanced」，「protection」↔「protect it from」