UNIT 5 LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER Ⅰ.阅读理解 A （2025·皖豫名校联考） Volunteers Needed to Clean Up the Coast Register Now for Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 14 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host the 37th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Saturday， Sept. 14 to help keep the state’s beaches and waterways clean. Volunteers can register now to clean up from 9 a.m. to noon at one of the 45＋ designated （指定的） cleanup sites. During the 2023 Coastal Cleanup， volunteers picked up 5，500 pounds of trash from waterways， wetlands and other natural areas. The top five trash items collected were： 7，671 cigarette butts； 2，921 plastic and glass beverage bottles and cans； 1，785 food containers； 846 plastic bags； and 381 balloons. Delawareans and visitors are encouraged to make a difference all year long， not just in September， by continuing to clean up trash in your local area. Additional recommended ways to help keep our communities clean are： ·Continuously pick up trash near your home and surrounding areas. ·Carry out the trash you carry in. ·Pack disposable gloves and bags to collect trash you find while enjoying a walk， hike or any outdoor activities. For the Sept. 14 cleanup， volunteers should sign up by Sunday， Sept. 1 on the Coastal Cleanup page at de.gov/coastalcleanup. Walkups are not encouraged due to volunteer site capacity limitations. Site captains will be on site during the cleanup to sign in volunteers and give directions. Supplies like gloves， trash bags， paper data cards， and pens will be provided， though volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gloves and use digital data tools. 1.What topped the list during the 2023 Coastal Cleanup in terms of numbers？（ ） A.Cigarette butts. B.Beverage bottles. C.Food containers. D.Plastic bags. 2.What are the volunteers required to do？（ ） A.Sign up no later than Sept. 14. B.Bring along their digital data tools. C.Register in person at the cleanup site. D.Work for 3 hours at an appointed site. 3.Which is one task of a site captain？（ ） A.Carry in and out the collected trash. B.Help pack up all the collected trash. C.Direct the volunteers’ outdoor activities. D.Provide the volunteers with basic supplies. B （2025·浙江四校联考）In 2013， Alie Ward’s life was falling apart.In quick succession， her relationship with her partner ended， her dad was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer， and she was feeling increasingly unhappy in her job. Ward lived in Los Angeles at the time.To distract herself from her woes， she liked to find and take pictures of her unconventional obsession：bugs.Sometimes， if she found a beetle or a bee that she particularly liked， she’d post it to Facebook.Those posts attracted the attention of a woman named Lila Higgins， who worked as an entomologist at the local natural history museum.After seeing Ward’s pictures， Higgins reached out to see if s ... ...
