People asked to imagine how flooding or droughts would affect particular people or places were more likely to engage in environmentally friendly actions．
Many people view climate change as a distant threat． But having them imagine the tangible （有形的） consequences of resulting droughts or floods may help change this idea and encourage proenvironmental behavior， a new study suggests．
Researchers asked 93 college students to read a report on temperature anomalies （异常），floods and other climate change-related events that have affected the island． The scientists then asked 62 of the participants to write down three ways in which such phenomena might impact their future lives． Half the people in that group were instructed to imagine such situations in detail． The remaining 31 students did not complete either the writing or imagining steps， acting as a control group．
All the participants then rated their ideas of climate change risks by responding to questions such as "How likely do you think it is that climate change is having serious impacts on the world？" They used a scale from 1 （"very unlikely"） to 7 （"very likely"）． The average score was higher among subjects who had been asked to envision detailed situations than among those who had not． The results were later confirmed in a second experiment involving 102 participants．
Participants in the first experiment who had imagined the effects of climate change were more likely to say they would use air conditioning in an energy-saving manner． In the second experiment， nearly two thirds of people in the visualizing （想象） group signed up to help clean a beach， compared with 43 percent in the nonvisualizing one． And when offered a choice of a vegetarian （素食主义的）or nonvegetarian lunch box， nearly half the visualizers selected the environmentally friendlier meatless choice-compared with about 28 percent of the nonvisualizers．
The researchers did not track people to see if they behaved differently in their day-to-day lives-something further studies should examine， says study co-author Wen-Bin Chiou． Moreover， the research ''should be done again in other places with other populations，" says Robert Gifford， a professor of psychology at the University of Victoria in British Columbia， who was not involved in the work．
The findings could be applied to raise public concern about climate change， Chiou says． For example， he suggests that news reports about the phenomenon could include vivid descriptions of its effects on people，s lives and ask readers to imagine experiencing such impacts． Having virtual-reality demonstrations （展示）in local science museums of the consequences of climate change would be another way of putting the research into practice， Chiou adds．
1.Which of the following statements about the study is true？ ______
A. Only one experiment was carried out for the study．
B. Professor Robert Gifford played a key role in the study．
C. The control group only completed the writing step in the experiment．
D. Participants asked to imagine detailed effects scored higher than those who weren't．
2.Future studies will probably be about whether ______ ．
A. it is true of other populations in other places
B. more money will be donated to the people affected by climate change-related events
C. people choose vegetarian lunch boxes in their daily lives
D. climate change will cause people to think about joining in a control group
3.To put the research into practice， Wen-Bin Chiou suggests that ______ ．
A. the government call on people to live a low-carbon life
B. people use air conditioning in an energy-saving manner
C. people experience possible effects of climate change through virtual reality facilities
D. news reports provide vivid descriptions of the effects of climate change on peoples5lives
4.The passage mainly tells us that ______ ．
A. different people may have different reactions to climate change
B. different forms of climate change may affect people's ideas in different ways
C. people may change their behavior after thinking about the vivid impacts of climate change
D. college students show great concern for the people affected by climate change
When we see a person in deep sorrow， our immediate reaction is to lend a hand． Not to do so would be a moral failure． But what if we see an animal in deep sorrow， does the same logic apply？
This question was raised following the "rescue" of a group of penguins from an icy gully in Antarctica． It was filmed for the BBC wildlife series Dynasties．
The film crew was alarmed when they saw that a group of penguins had fallen into a gully and been trapped with their young． The crew dug a shallow ramp so that a few of the penguins could save themselves．
The case has taken the international media by storm． Viewers watching this episode let out a sigh of relief on social media． "I'm so glad． I understand not getting directly involved， but a helping hand isn't intervening right？" viewer Kathryn Shaw tweeted．
However， others think that human intervention is unnatural． It's an unwritten rule among documentary filmmakers that they are there to observe， not to intervene， according to CBS News． For example， in another episode of Dynasties， David the chimpanzee， was left to die after he was filmed being beaten up by other chimps．
"Tragedy is a part of life． You can't have sunshine throughout your life． To have done anything else would only make matters worse and distort （扭曲）the truth，" said the show's creator David Attenborough，according to The Times．
In this case， however， Mike Gunton， the executive producer of the series， said that this was a one-off situation． "There were no animals going to suffer by intervening． It wasn't dangerous． You weren't touching the animals and it was just felt by doing this…they had the opportunity to not have to keep slipping down the slope，" he told the BBC．
Such cases are familiar to Paul Nicklen， wildlife photographer for National Geographic．
"I have a practical view when it comes to the natural rhythm （节律）of life，" he told Metro． "If it's ever a dangerous situation， no matter how gut-wrenching， you stay out of the way． Even when you are watching a male polar bear eat the young．"
But he said that he would help animals if he saw no real gain or disruption （扰乱） to the ecosystem．
Indeed， there will always be two sides to the coin， and human beings will forever be conflicted in such circumstances． "There's no rule book in those situations． You can only respond to the facts that are right there in front of you，" Will Lawson， the show's director， told Daily Mail．
1.The case has taken the international media by storm because ______ ．
A. people all over the world prefer documentaries of Antarctica
B. people were very curious about how the penguins died
C. what the film crew did upset people all over the world
D. it has caused a heated discussion on human intervention in wildlife
2.The underlined word "gut-wrenching" in Paragraph 9 probably means ______ ．
A. highly embarrassing B. slightly worrying
C. very comforting D. extremely upsetting
3.From this essay， we can learn that human intervention ______ ．
A. is a topic rarely mentioned by international media
B. once resulted in chimpanzee's death directly
C. is usually not expected in making documentary films
D. surely breaks the natural rhythm of life
Monkeys! A primate story
Until 28 January 2019 Go bananas for the world of primates （灵长类动物）at Queensland Museum's latest exhibition， Monkeys! A Primate Story．
SPECIAL OFFER： From 3-21 December buy a ticket to SparkLab and visit Monkeys for only ﹩5． Present your SparkLab ticket to the ticket desk to buy discounted entry to Monkeys! A Primate Story．
Discounted tickets are available from Monday to Friday only． Ticket must be used on day of purchase and it cannot be used with any other offer， Annual Pass upgrade not included．
Monkeys! is a unique chance to discover a collection that's been over two centuries in the making． Many primate animals are becoming endangered due to human activity， so it's the most important that we understand how a modern， changing world impacts on their environments． How can we make sure the survival of these creatures？ And in turn， how have they succeeded in living in urban environments and facing new challenges？
Ticket Prices
Adult： ﹩12
Child （5-15 years）： ﹩12 Family （2A + 2C）： ﹩40 Annual Pass holder： ﹩10.80
Open time
This exhibition is a timed ticketed experience， and is open daily from 9：40 am to 5：00 pm． Entry times begin at 9：40 am daily， then at 20-minute intervals （间隔）through to the last entry at 4：00 pm．
Season Pass for Annual Pass holders
Do you have an Annual Pass？ When you buy a Monkeys! ticket， you can get a Season Pass to Monkeys! A Primate Story． This means unlimited re-entry to Monkeys! during the exhibition period （29 September 2018 to 28 January 2019）．
It is important to point out that no monkeys were harmed for this exhibition． The primates came from zoos． Protecting endangered primates is a strong theme throughout and a key visitor takeaway．
1.If a couple with two 8-year-old children go to Monkeys! on 26January 2019， how much should they pay altogether at least？ ______
A. ﹩43.2 B. ﹩48
C. ﹩40 D. ﹩20
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true？ ______
A. The entry time is from 9：40 am to 5：00 pm every day．
B. A Season Pass to Monkeys! means unlimited re-entry to it during the exhibition period．
C. The exhibition focuses on the protection of endangered primate animals．
D. Monkeys! provides people with a unique chance to discover a collection．
When his beloved girlfriend left him， he was_______for a couple of weeks．
A. over the moon B. as sly as a fox
C. down in the dumps D. on cloud nine
(2017·北京) Jane moved aimlessly down the tree-lined street, not knowing ______she was heading.
A. why B. where
C. how D. when
-I can't believe it． Tom failed the test again!
-He would not be so upset now your advice．
A. would he follow B. should he follow
C. did he follow D. had he followed
