Unit2TheUnitedKingdomⅠ.阅读理解A[2023年·桂林市、崇左市联合模拟考试]Theworldisagreenerplacethanitwas20yearsago.AstudypublishedinthejournalNatureSustainabilitysaidthatrecentsatellitedatarevealsagreeningpatternthatisprominent(显著的)inChinaandIndia.ThestudyshowsthathumanactivityinChinaandIndiadominatesthisgreeningoftheplanet,thankstotreeplantingandagriculture.TheeffectcomesmostlyfromambitioustreeplantingprogramsinChinaandintensiveagricultureinbothcountries.“ChinaandIndiaaccountforonethirdofthegreening，”saidleadauthorChiChenofBostonUniversity.“Thatisasurprisingfinding,consideringthevagueideaoflanddegradation(毁坏)inpopulouscountriesfromoverexploitation...
