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A local media report says that projects--------due to funding shortage will resume this year.A. accomplishedB. haltedC. inflictedD. utilized

According to the World Wildlife Fund, people are currently using resources 25 percent faster than they can be replaced. If we continue down this course, we will need a second planet by the year 2050. Sustainable communities attempt to change that course by drastically altering how citizens interact with the environment. Alternatively known as green communities or ecovillages (生态村), sustainable communities vary in their approaches to sustainable living, or a way of life that meets the population’s basic needs in ways that can be continued indefinitely for future generations. Some communities focus solely on enriching the environment, while others also aim to improve social and economic conditions as well. Sustainable communities generally strive to minimize waste, reduce consumption and preserve open space. Ideally, they don’t use resources faster than they can be replenished, and they don’t produce waste faster than it can be assimilated back into the environment. Granted, some communities are more radical than others--living entirely off the grid and eschewing the use of government:--printed money--but the basic principles are similar. Designing the neighborhood to encourage walking or bicycling is one way sustainable communities put these first two principles into practice. Less driving means less gas and emissions. Many ecovillages also incorporate work space into homes or encourage telecommuting. They also might zone part of the development for commercial use, essentially making the community a serf-contained environment where residents don’t even have to leave for shopping or entertainment. This design sometimes is called a live- work-play lifestyle. Using green building techniques is another staple of sustainable communities. Here are a few examples: ・ Architects design buildings to take advantage of the sun’s lighting and heating capabilities. ・ They install energy-efficient appliances. ・ They try to use local sources of materials as much as possible to cut back on the environmental costs of transport. ・ They build with durable, non-toxic materials that have either been recycled or sustainably harvested. You might see straw bale (草捆) houses, which essentially use bales of straw as the structural building blocks; cob houses, which are a mix of straw, clay and sand or earthbag homes, which are exactly what they sound like, homes made out of bags of dirt. Along with green building techniques, sustainable communities rely on green gardening methods. They landscape with native, drought-tolerant plants and raise them organically to reduce water and keep pesticides and herbicides out of the environment. Many communities also set aside a significant portion of their land as open space. Serenbe, for example, reserves 80 percent of its 900 acres for green space, that is, 720 acres of rolling hills, woods and streams free of development, quite a contrast to the concrete-laden urban sprawl of Atlanta just 32 miles away. Another way sustainable communities reduce their ecological footprint is by capturing and recycling their wastes, often creating their own contained natural cycles. Instead of treating normally perceived waste products such as rainwater and sewage as pollution to be gotten rid of, residents mm them into resources. Sewage, for example, is turned into compost that fertilizes plants and increases soil productivity, while captured rainwater is cleansed through innovative filtering systems and reused for watering plants. More than 400 ecovillages exist in the world, according to the Global Ecovillage Network database. The following examples outline life in just two of these communities. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Missouri. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is a developing 280-acre community in northeastern Missouri with far-reaching goals. It aims to be an entirely self-reliant town that practices "radical environmental sustainability’, according to the community’s website. The town’s founders hope to attract between 500 and 1 000 residents to create a diverse community more capable of providing for all of its own needs. Dancing Rabbit even has its own local currency to encourage local trading and sourcing of jobs. The ecovillage has established a set of six guidelines that may seem extreme to the lazy environ- mentalists among us, but should set the town well on its way towards achieving sustainability. 1. No vehicles are to be used or stored in the village. 2. Fossil fuels for cars, refrigeration, heating and cooling homes, as well heating domestic water aren’t allowed. 3. All gardening must be organic. 4. All power must come from renewable resources. 5. No lumber from outside the local area is allowed unless it is recycled or salvaged. 6. Organic waste and recyclable materials are to be reincorporated into usable products through composting methods. Long term, Dancing Rabbit citizens are trying to achieve negative population growth. If they want the current 50 or so residents to become 500 or I 000, they may want to rethink that last guideline. Los Angeles Ecovillage, California. You might think sustainable communities have to be set in the country, but that’s not true. Located just three miles west of downtown Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Ecovillage (LAEV) is a community of 500 residents seeking to have minimal impact on the environment while also providing a fulfilling way of life. The urban location near public transit, schools, churches, commercial services and industry helps residents drive less, while the dozens of gardens and fruit trees provide a local source of food. LAEV takes a whole-systems approach to sustainability, meaning that residents strive to balance’ the social, economic and environmental needs of the community. Here, clean water and air rank up there with close-knit relationships, ethnic diversity and affordable housing. Citizens have saved 20 tons of brick from the landfill to use in construction projects, composted over 100 cubic yards of yard waste and held countless weekly potluck dinners to establish and strengthen relationships. Who knew that sustainability could be possible even in one of the largest, most polluted cities in the United States Residents of the two sustainable communities we just discussed deliberately placed sustainability at the top of their agenda. But communities spring up for lots of reasons not related to the environment, and sometimes the Earth benefits. Before "green" was the new buzzword and sustainability was cool, Old Order Amish communities were quietly co-existing with the planet since the early 18th century. While members of this religious group didn’t consciously develop their way of life to help the environment, their simple farm-based living doesn’t hurt it. The Amish use horses to power their farm equipment and to get around. Their homes have no electricity; instead, they use lanterns (灯笼) for light. In stark contrast to the rampant consumerism visible in many countries, the Amish do not own things they don’t need. They wear simple clothes, and their houses are sparsely furnished. Amish communities didn’t have to "return to the earth" to achieve their brand of sustainability. They were there all along. Cohousing developments offer another example of a living arrangement that unwittingly(未觉察地) practices sustainability. These developments typically are designed to encourage and strengthen social relationships, rather than to tread lightly on the environment, but, as it turns out, the two often go hand in hand. Although residents in a cohousing development enjoy the privacy of their own homes, they share a common building and other resources. Sharing major appliances like washing machines, power tools and heavy exercise equipment forces you to interact with your neighbors while reducing resource use. In addition, it allows individual houses to be smaller, which, along with the clustered arrangement of homes, preserves land. People who own cars (some people share cars) park them on the sides of the neighborhood to create a pedestrian friendly environment safe for children. Several times a week, residents may also eat a shared meal in the common building to strengthen ties. Cooking for many on one stove is much more energy efficient than cooking for 20 on separate stoves.In what way is Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage radical in its development A．It’s the first ecovillage to establish the community website.B．The village wants to be independent by circulating its own currency.C．The village allows as more as I 000 residents to live there.D．The village tends to be self-reliant by creating all it needs.

4 The following passage is about the pros and cons of social media. Complete the passage by filling in the blanks with appropriate collocations from the texts. You are provided with the first letters for each of the collocations. Whenever there is a significant technological advance that has greatly changed the way people live, it generates debate over the nature of the change and whether it is good or bad. As with everything else, social media has pros and cons as it can satisfy 1) hu or in , and cause some 2) so , pro .One of the biggest pros of social media is 3) in . com It improves relationships and strengthens 4) so in . Many Internet-based social media apps help people strengthen existing relationships and make new friends. Another benefit of social media is that it offers learning resources and educational opportunities, often for free.Social media is not without its disadvantages. 5) G , evi shows that spending too much time online interferes with6) familie . en Teenagers and young people, in particular, are likely to have social media addiction, and some may even have 7) coun and ppy , pro . For example, Zoey used to be a good student and 8) su , in , ch . But after she was given a 9) b , com , she became addicted to social media, and turned into a 10) r , ar , fe . Her academic performance declined, and she even needed 11) p tr .Social media brings both good and bad things to our lives. Moderate use of social media may be the only way to keep people healthy and happy.

Diana’s house was crowded with happy people whose _______ outbursts of song were accompanied by lively music.A. substantialB. spontaneousC. simultaneousD. synthetic

When conducting a scientific experiment, it is important to control all ___ to ensure accurate results.A. varietiesB. variablesC. variationsD. alternatives

A)periodic B) stimulate C)pursue D)formulate-|||-E) tangible F)appeal G) testimonies H)contribute-|||-l) fulfills J)discern K)mingled L) transcend-|||-M) measured N)connections 0)hypotheses-|||-There has been growing pressure, in the US and elsewhere, to demonstrate the value of university education and research in-|||-terms of its direct,31) economic benefits.-|||-It is certainly important that university research 32) to economic well-being -as it surely does. And it is-|||-certainly important that a university education helps students to 33) useful and satisfying work-as it does.At-|||-the same time,however, there is much more to excellent education than can be 34) 1 in dollars. The best-|||-education not only helps us to be more productive in our professions,but also enables us to 35) primary-|||-core objectives in life, makes us more inquiring and insightful, and helps us become more reflective and 36)-|||- human beings.It helps scientists to appreciate the arts,and artists to appreciate the sciences.It helps us-|||-to see 37) __ across diferent fields of learning that we otherwise might not grasp. It helps us to 38)-|||-__ right from wrong and lead more interesting and valuable lives, as individuals,and as members of our-|||-communities.-|||-There is a strong belief that a university education should 39) __ our curiosity and open our minds to new-|||-ideas and experiences.It should encourage us to test our various pre-existing 40) __ and think about our-|||-values and beliefs.That is one reason we study -the philosophy,customs and ways of life of other countries and cultures.In-|||-doing so,we learn more not only about other people but also about ourselves.

The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit_____.A. when it is hungryB. before it plays a trickC. when it starts to play a trickD. after it has done the trick

Scientists believe it is possible that the universe is _ , but if it isn't, it would have to then have defined boundaries.A. informativeB. cognitiveC. infiniteD. numerous