四、(2025·镇江市丹徒区期末改编)任务型阅读。
In recent years，China has tried its best to protect the environment and achieved great results. These achievements include many areas. Let's take a closer look at some of these successes.
Leading in renewable energy China is now the world's largest producer of solar and wind energy and offers clean power to millions of homes. In 2022，China's solar power production reached over 390 million kilowatts，becoming the top in the world. This helps cut coal use and air pollution.
Greener lands and forests China has planted billions of trees to keep soil in place and fight against desertification. The Great Green Wall project，set up in 1978，has built forests covering over 46 million hectares. The government has also returned over 28 million hectares of farmland to forests or grasslands since 1999.
Clearer skies in cities Air pollution used to be a serious problem in cities like Beijing. However，some laws have made air quality better. Beijing's average PM 2.5 level dropped by about 63% between 2013 and 2021. Many cities now have more blue sky days than before.
Promoting green transport In 2023，over 60% of the world's electric vehicles(EVs)were made in China. China leads the world in EV production and sales. Cities like Shenzhen have already used electric buses and taxis completely instead of oil ones，lowering carbon emissions and noise pollution.
As students，we can also make a difference by saving energy，recycling，and reusing. After all，protecting the earth is everyone's duty!