Liu loves to teach people to explore the underwater world and lead them to feel the beauty of the sea. Now, he spends all his time on the voluntary work in a community called Better Blue. The volunteers in Better Blue are not only made up of diving(潜水) teachers like Liu, but also lawyers, doctors and so on. All of them should have the knowledge of the sea.
Every year, 12 million tons of plastic waste flow into the ocean. Sea animals like turtles often lose their lives because of plastic or fishing nets. Even humans on land are
affected because the fish we eat may have harmful plastic particles in their bodies. So the community Better Blue was started in 2017. It hopes to raise marine(海洋的) protection awareness among all the people and encourage people to think about how to use the ocean in a friendly way.
Dive Against Debris is an activity organized by Better Blue to protect the ocean. The activity needs volunteer divers to go into the waters and fish out rubbish. The work also includes doing research on why this kind of rubbish is the most and making suggestions to reduce the pollution.
Marine protection is not only about collecting rubbish, it also includes marine protection education. On weekdays, Liu volunteers to teach children marine protection in local schools. Volunteers like him teach marine science to make children realize that land-based rubbish can also pollute the ocean. Researchers from local universities also take part in such activities. With diving becoming popular, people are more willing to learn about marine protection.
任务一 选择正确答案
1. What does the underlined word "affected" probably mean?
A. Harmed.
B. Helped.
C. Taught.
D. Surprised.
2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?
A. Collecting rubbish is the most important part of marine protection.
B. Teaching people about marine protection is less necessary than cleaning the ocean.
C. Universities only take part in marine protection education activities.
D. Marine protection needs both practical actions and education efforts.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A community protects the ocean.
B. Diving is becoming popular.
C. Liu is a good diving teacher.
D. The sea is full of rubbish.
任务二 回答问题
1. What does Liu love to teach people to do?
He loves to teach people to explore the underwater world and lead them to feel the beauty of the sea.
2. When was the community Better Blue started?
It was started in 2017.
3. Why was Better Blue set up?
It was set up to raise marine protection awareness and encourage people to think about how to use the ocean in a friendly way.
4. How do volunteers in Dive Against Debris protect the ocean?
They go into the waters, fish out rubbish, do research and make suggestions to reduce the pollution.
5. What can we do to protect the ocean in our daily life?（请自拟一句话作答）
We can reduce the use of plastic products. (言之有理即可)
