阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Food waste is one of the greatest1.(challenge) of our time, and fruit and vegetables are2.(especial) problematic, as about 52% of them go bad before reaching consumers. But one Malaysian company has come up3.a simple solution(解决方案)to this problem-a tiny sticker that keeps fruit from going bad for up to weeks.
You’ve probably seen stickers on fruit before, but not like the ones4.(create)by the Malaysian company. Those common stickers are used only to provide consumers with information about the growers and how the fruit was grown, but Stixfresh has5.completely different purpose. It6.(contain) something special and all-natural that slows down the ripening(成熟)process, keeping the fruit fresh and juicy for much7.(long).
Stixfresh founder Zhafri Zainudin says that he thought of the idea for the stickers after visiting a friend8.ran a fruit store. The man was worried about losing money every day because of bad fruit, but he knew that there was no way to stop nature from taking9.(it) course. The Malaysian businessman worked with many universities10.(develop) and test his sticker.
At first, Stixfresh stickers were only used to lengthen the shelf-life of mangoes, but the company later worked on other fruit, like dragon fruit, star fruit, apples and pears.
Years ago when Sam was nine, a television advertisement caught his attention. Procter & Gamble started an advertisement campaign with “the Cheer Man”, a character who visited_________around the country. If he rang your doorbell and you had a box of Cheer or something like “Cheer” written on a piece of paper, you’d_________ten dollars.
Sam was_________that the Cheer Man would come to his home. Many parents considered his idea_________, but his mother helped him prepare for that_________.
Young Sam made a sign with the Cheer logo(标志) and_________it in his bedroom. When he was_________, he told his classmates his dream. They_________him, but his mother kept_________him to dream.
Time went by and the ad was not on____________.Sam stored the sign in his closet(壁橱)-but he____________believed the Cheer Man was coming.
The next summer when Sam was ten, he____________a neighborhood birthday party. While they were playing outside, they____________what sounded like someone shouting. As the noise got____________, they saw a car with a loudspeaker-and a man was yelling, “Cheer! Cheer! Cheer is here!”
Sam watched____________. The car was several blocks away, but he knew it was going to his house. Sam ran home, grabbed(抓住)his sign and____________outside holding it over his head. And just as he’d____________, the Cheer Man stopped in front of his house and said, “You get the ten dollars.”Sam’s joy was beyond____________.
Young Sam learned a valuable____________about believing in a dream He discovered that anything is possible. That knowledge paved the way for Sam Haskell’s____________as a television executive and producer in Hollywood.
1.A.classrooms B.companies C.surroundings D.neighborhoods
2.A.raise B.spend C.receive D.save
3.A.convinced B.pleased C.doubted D.accused
4.A.informal B.impossible C.unexpected D.unusual
5.A.visit B.advertisement C.wait D.party
6.A.hung B.threw C.hid D.spread
7.A.curious B.stressful C.ready D.puzzled
8.A.believed in B.relied on C.laughed at D.responded to
9.A.inviting B.encouraging C.forcing D.requiring
10.A.newspaper B.television C.radio D.book
11.A.only B.yet C.already D.still
12.A.changed B.ruined C.celebrated D.attended
13.A.ignored B.kept C.heard D.suggested
14.A.closer B.faster C.nicer D.better
15.A.peacefully B.excitedly C.sadly D.slowly
16.A.whispered B.begged C.climbed D.rushed
17.A.dreamed B.planned C.organized D.written
18.A.combination B.pace C.description D.manner
19.A.speech B.lesson C.experience D.conclusion
20.A.birth B.business C.gift D.future
A question commonly asked during a job interview is “What are your goals for the future?” This question is a good way for employers to determine if your career(事业)goals are a good fit for the company.1.So you should be careful to answer the question. Here are some tips for you.
Avoid discussing salary. Don’t focus on goals related to earnings, raises or bonuses. You should focus on the work you hope to achieve, rather than the money you want to make.2.However, you should never volunteer your target salary unasked.
3.Even though this question is about you, you should convey that you won’t abandon the employer anytime soon. Talk about how you’ll add value to the company through the achievement of your own goals. Also, convince the interviewer that working at this company will help you achieve your goals for a win-win situation.
Explain the action you’ll take.4.You should also explain the steps you will take to achieve them. For example, if you want to take on a management role, describe the steps you will take to become a manager.
Take time to practice. Practice answering questions about your career goals out loud, so you can be more comfortable during your interview.5.
Bear these tips in mind when answering the question during your job interview. Hopefully, you will get the job you want.
A.Focus on the employer.
B.It's fine to provide a salary range if asked.
C.Talk about what you have achieved in the past years.
D.Listing goals is not going to make for a strong answer.
E.The interviewer is interested in your specific goals instead of general ones.
F.Besides, it helps hiring managers make sure that you actually have some goals.
G.You can also review various job interview questions and answers to get fully prepared.
Looking for a fun Earth Day activity? You may want to try plogging, or picking up litter while jogging. Strange as it may sound, the new “sport" is becoming popular with runners worldwide? many of whom are posting photos of themselves and friends holding bags of trash on social media.
Plogging is the idea of Erik Alstrom. In 2016, after moving to Stockholm in northern Sweden, Alstrom showed concern over the amount of trash on the road during his daily bike ride to work. Thus, he began plogging during his daily runs.
Other joggers soon joined Alstrom, and the activity became so popular that official “plogging" events started all across Sweden. As plogging became popular on social media, the new “sport" began to spread beyond Sweden, first to other European countries and then worldwide.
The official online “Plogga" group now includes members from over 40 countries, all the way from United States cities like Ohio to Thailand and Ecuador. Many school running clubs are also getting in on the action to encourage people, staging competitions that reward the runners with the heaviest trash bags.
As it turns out, plogging is not only good for the environment but also a healthy way to exercise. According to Swedish fitness app Lifesun, an average person burns about 288 calories while plogging for half an hour. This is about 50 calories more than he/she would burn when just jogging. Additionally, the constant squatting(蹲) to pick up litter increases the plogger's flexibility, while lugging(费力地拖) around the increasingly heavy garbage bags helps strengthen his/her arm muscles.
On this Earth Day, be sure to put on your running shoes, carry a trash bag or two, and go plogging. Or better still, start a plogging team at school, or around your neighborhood, and make every day Earth Day!
1.Why did Erik Alstrom decide to pick up litter while running?
A.He wanted to clear out a path to ride his bike.
B.He was concerned about the trash on the road.
C.He was fond of exercising on his way to work.
D.He dreamed to become popular across Sweden.
2.How do school running clubs support the new “sport”？
A.They post photos of official events online.
B.They explain what plogging means on stage.
C.They compete with one another for members.
D.They hold competitions to attract people to plog.
3.Why is Swedish fitness app Lifesun mentioned in paragraph 5?
A.To show that plogging is of benefit to health.
B.To say that plogging is environment-friendly.
C.To offer the approaches to exercising properly.
D.To tell joggers to carry heavy bags to work out.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Plogging: A Strange But New “Sport" for Runners
B.What We Should Do to Reduce the Amount of Litter
C.Running Is Really Helpful to Environmental Protection
D.Plogging: A Fun Activity for Earth Day and Every Day
If you expect to work in the future in the travel industry, you should begin learning Chinese.
That’s because Chinese people spent nearly$258 billion in total on international travel last year. That’s more than twice the combined amount spent on international travel by people from the United States and Germany, the next two biggest-spending nations. The Chinese are relative(相对的)newcomers when it comes to traveling beyond their nation’s borders and only a small percentage of them travel outside of China each year. Given the size of that nation’s population. even that small percentage represents well over 100 million Chinese travelers to foreign destinations.
Yet Chinese citizens flew, on average, just 65 miles last year versus(与……相对)the 227 miles flown on average by US residents(居民), the 285 miles flown on average by Germans, the 271 miles flown on average by those from the United Kingdom, and the 632 miles flown by the average Canadian last year.
China’s high total spending on international travel and its low average number of miles flown on international travel may show that while only a small percentage of China’s residents actually travel outside their homeland, and those who do spend a lot of money don’t go that far. But there are reasons for China’s low average of miles travel on international trips. A small percentage of Chinese now have enough money to travel internationally, though the number of people who do travel outside of China is growing fast every year. Besides, a large percentage of Chinese people traveling abroad stay close to home.
However, as more and more Chinese gain the financial ability to travel internationally and as Chinese become more and more interested in visiting destinations farther and farther away from home, their spending on international travel and the average distances flown will both rise rapidly.
1.Why does the author suggest learning Chinese for the future work in travel industry?
A.Being good at Chinese is a must for future work.
B.Chinese is most commonly used in travel industry.
C.Travel industry requires employees to learn Chinese.
D.China is a big-spending nation in international travel
2.What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A.People from different countries have different preferred destinations.
B.China has a relatively low average number of miles flown on travel.
C.Chinese people are more willing to travel abroad compared with Canadians.
D.People going on a journey around the world hate taking international planes.
3.What are many Chinese people who travel abroad likely to do?
A.Try to save their money. B.Improve their ability to travel.
C.Choose to stay close to home. D.Travel in America and Germany.
4.What does the last paragraph say about the future of Chinese people’s traveling abroad?
A.It’s bright. B.It’s confusing.
C.It’s hopeless. D.It’s unclear.
Jerome Karie and Isabella Lugoski met in their first physical chemistry class at the University of Michigan in 1940. Jerome Karie was in his first year of doctoral work, Isabella Lugoski was in her last year as an undergraduate(大学本科生), and they were laboratory partners. However, they didn't get along well at first.
Isabella Lugoski looked back on the past, “I walked into the physical chemistry laboratory and there's a young man in the desk next to mine with his equipment all set up running his experiment. I don't think I was very polite about my question. I asked him how he got there early and had everything all set up. He didn't like that. So we didn't talk to each other for a while.
Their relationship got going as they competed for the top grade in that course and they started to build connection because both of them were interested in chemistry. They married in 1942. By 1946, both of the Karies had earned doctorates in physical chemistry, and, after a period of time at the University of Chicago working on the Manhattan Project, moved to Washington DC to join the US Naval Research Laboratory.
Each specialized in a different aspect of X-ray crystallography(晶体学): Jerome focused on developing equations(方程式) that could determine how atoms(原子) were arranged inside complex molecules, while Isabella ran practical experiments to test how well the equations worked. Working together, they created what is now called the direct method for determining molecular structures(分子结构), which has allowed scientists to effectively study and copy complex organic molecules to continue further study.
Jerome Karie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1985. Although he was disappointed that the Nobel committee had ignored Isabella's contribution to that work, she was unfazed. At that point, she had already won more awards and prize money for her experimental work than he had.
1.What did Isabella Lugoski do when she first met Jerome Karie?
A.She blamed him for his being late. B.She set up all his equipment for him.
C.She asked him a question impolitely. D.She observed his experiment silently.
2.What made Jerome Karie and Isabella Lugoski become connected?
A.Their common interest in chemistry. B.Their wonderful marriage since 1940.
C.Their pleasant first talk in a laboratory. D.Their successful cooperation in courses.
3.What is paragraph 4 mainly intended to show?
A.The Karies' encouraging further study. B.The Karies' good teamwork in science.
C.How the Karies worked with others. D.Why the Karies won the Nobel Prize.
4.Which of the following best explains “unfazed" underlined in the last paragraph?
A.Generous. B.Touched. C.Shocked. D.Calm.
