世界自然基金会（WWF）是一个致力于有关保护、研究和修复环境议题的国际性非政府组织。该组织最初于1961年被命名为世界野生动物基金会。1986 年，它更名为世界自然基金会，以更好地反映其活动范围。它是世界上最大的、独立的自然保护组织，拥有世界各地超过500万的支持者，在100多个国家开展 工作，并援助约1,300个与自然和环境保护有关的项目。它的任务是阻止破坏地球的生态环境，建立一个能使人类与自然和谐相处的未来。目前，其大部分工作 都集中在对海洋和海岸、森林、淡水的保护。在其他问题上，它也关注濒危物种，污染和气候变化。现在他们最需要的是资金，以履行其使命和处理与自然保护有关 的突发事件。

Since the founding of New China, especially since the economic reform and door-opening to the world, the Chinese government has made considerable efforts in eco-environmental protection and achieved effective progress. The government has taken a series of important measures to protect and improve the ecological environment, such as actively promoting key ecological projects, enhancing ecosystem construction and biodiversity conservation, establishing a number of nature reservations, ecological demonstration zones, scenic spots and forest parks. One of the important goals of building a socialist harmonious society is to strengthen ecological protection and construction and to achieve

harmony between man and nature. Environmental protection and ecological civilization construction have provided a solid foundation for the sustainable development of China's economy and society. Unit 8 Section B Words in use 1 emitted 2 shoved 3 sneak 4 symbol 5 wakened 6 lagged 7 ditch

8 countdown 9 discharged 10 rotated Expressions in use 1 out 2 with 3 in 4 between 5 from 6 of 7 with 8 over

Sentence structure

1 People with sleeping disorder cannot sleep much, as is the case with the people who get older.

2 The new irrigation system would require farmers to apply for a planning permission, as is the case with other commercial or industrial developments.

3 We have seen encouraging signs of improvement in our financial conditions, as is the case with the overall economy according to the media reports

1 as enthusiastic and curious about it as he was at the start of his career

2 as interested in these questions as he was when he first read them online

3 as attentive toward his wife or children as she had expected Collocation 1 severely restricted 2 terrifying effects 3 subsequent advances 4 damaging impact 5 remain undiscovered

1 entire field 2 subsequent advances 3 reasonable argument 4 severely restricted 5 terrifying effects 6 suitable alternatives 7 well-understood principles

8 Medical research 9 supreme desire 10 moral compass 11 remain undiscovered 12 innocent animals