Question

    A zero­waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero­waste theme store is about _____ people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero­waste products to help them start on a one­stop, zero­waste life journey.

“Zero­waste” or “danshari” was first _____ by a French woman Ben Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth.” she said.

Yu Yuan, 27, is _____ attracted by this idea.

She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot _____ she saw a video about “zero­waste”．

The _____ is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar.

After watching the video, Yu wanted to _____ this zero­waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.

Yu says that a zero­waste life _____ the 6R principle—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot.

Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both _____ only two cans of rubbish.

Now, the couple have opened a small _____ called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a  zero­waste life.

At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace ______ ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero­waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of ______ which are not recyclable can degrade. The store ______ has secondhand books and audio­visual CD/DVDs.

For used toiletries(things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.

Yu says that those who were once not ______ in the  zero­waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero­waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone.

“It's ______ us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends to ______ her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.

1.A.offering B.providing C.giving D.affording

2.A.invented B.found C.discovered D.suggested

3.A.hardly B.luckily C.clearly D.deeply

4.A.unless B.until C.after D.when

5.A.video B.film C.article D.newspaper

6.A.experience B.change C.represent D.spend

7.A.accepts B.receives C.follows D.believes

8.A.saved B.produced C.kept D.wasted

9.A.shop B.factory C.hotel D.company

10.A.paper B.cloth C.silk D.plastic

11.A.it B.them C.their D.its

12.A.too B.either C.also D.only

13.A.proud B.worried C.amazed D.interested

14.A.behind B.around C.ahead D.above

15.A.organize B.record C.join D.encourage

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了法国人Bea Johnson提倡的新的生活方式——零浪费生活。在北京住了很多年的于媛和她的男朋友参与到这个倡议中来，而且他们希望更多人能参与进来。

1.考查动词词义辨析。offering提供，offer sb. sth.或offer sth. to sb.；providing提供，provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for sb.；giving给，give sth. to sb.或give sb. sth.; affording买得起，负担得起。根据people后面的 “with”， 可知 providing 符合此处语法。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。invented发明；found发现； discovered发现； suggested建议。根据第三段中的“idea”可知，此处是指提出了一个观点。故选D。

3.考查副词词义辨析。hardly几乎不；luckily幸运地；clearly清晰地；deeply深深地。根据语境可知，此处是指被深深地吸引。be deeply attracted by被……深深地吸引，为固定搭配。故选D。

4.考查连词词义辨析。unless除非； until直到；after在……之后；when当……时候。根据语境可知，她当时没有想太多直到她看到关于零浪费的视频的时候，她开始思考了。故选B。

5.考查名词词义辨析。video视频；film电影；article文章；newspaper报纸。根据第六段中“ After watching the video...” 可知，空格处应当用video。故选A。

6.考查动词词义辨析。 experience体验；change改变；represent代表；spend度过。根据句意可知，此处表示想要体验这种生活方式。故选A。

7.考查动词词义辨析。accepts接受； receives收到； follows遵循；believes相信。根据空后的“the 6R principle”可知此处表示的是遵守原则。故选C。

8.考查动词词义辨析。saved节约；produced产生；kept保持；wasted浪费。根据空后的“rubbish”可知，此处应表示产生垃圾。故选B。

9.考查名词词义辨析。shop商店； factory工厂； hotel旅馆；company公司。根据下一段的 “store”可知，此处表示开了一家商店。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。paper纸；cloth布；silk丝绸；plastic塑料。根据常识可知，木质产品能替代塑料产品。故选D。

11.考查代词词义辨析。it它；them他/她/它们；their他/她/它们的；its它的。根据空前的“a small number of”可知，后面应接复数形式的单词。them为宾格，与前面的a number of一起作定语从句的先行词。故选B。

12.考查副词词义辨析。too也，用于肯定句中，放在句尾；either也，用于否定句中，放在句尾；also也，放在谓语动词前面；only仅仅，只有。本句为肯定句，且根据句意可知此处表示也有。故选C。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。proud自豪的；worried担心的；amazed惊奇的；interested感兴趣的。此处表示那些人曾经对这种零浪费的生活方式是不感兴趣的。be interested in对……感兴趣，为固定搭配。故选D。

14.考查介词词义辨析。behind在……后面；around在……周围；ahead在前面；above在……上方。around sb. at one's fingertips触手可及的事，为固定搭配，故选B。

15.考查动词词义辨析。organize组织；record记录；join加入；encourage鼓励。根据语境可知此处表示加入她，一起践行零浪费的生活方式。故选C。