I earned about the zero waste movement in 2010 after reading a book about it in the library. It was eye-opening and encouraged me to remove as much single-use package as possible.
But as I followed the advice，I met many challenges. It turns out that small town Ontario isn't nearly as progressive as San Francisco when it comes to allowing reusable containers in grocery stores.
That’s when I wished I still live in downtown Toronto which would give me access to many health food store that allowed reusable containers. It took a while, but finally I realized that my location give me one key advantage over city’s people. I now live at the center of food production, which means I can go directly to producers to get ingredients that are not only package-free but the freshest and most delicious.
“Zero waste should be thought as more of an ideal than an hard-and-fast rule. It’s so geographically independent on what is in your area, so I think it is about doing your best to make use of the resources you have.” said Celia Ristow, founder of a website. It is refreshing to see that fact accepted by others. It’s true that the best-known zero waste supporters are city’s people, who have access to many stores and restaurants that are willing to work with them.
However, wherever you are, it is impossible to find a places that meets all the ideals criteria. But that doesn’t mean we should stop trying. The food scene in my small town has changed greatly in the past six years and far more reusable choices have been available than before. We have a food co-op that allows for online ordering and home delivering, many locations for dropping off milk bottles, a growing summer farmer’s market and large pick-your own fruit farm.
I tell people and remind myself to remove what you can. Maybe the farmer’s market share are only seasonal, and you have to be perfect, in fact, as the saying goes, “Perfection is the enemy of progress.”
1.What advantage does the author have over city's people?
A.An access to delicious food B.A chance to avoid wasting food
C.A direct access to farmer D.A chance to refusing food containers
2.What does Celia Ristow say about zero waste?
A.It should be viewed as a rule. B.It requires you to start small.
C.It is more widely supported. D.It has geographic limitation.
3.Which of the following is suggested in the text?
A.Making good use of what you have. B.Finding some more zero waste methods.
C.Trying to improve your surroundings. D.Buying supermarket produce once a week.
4.What might be a suitable title for the text?
A.Zero Waste makes no place perfect B.Zero Waste depends on where you live
C.Zero Waste is a hard-and-fast rule D.Zero Waste calls on you to start small
When Faith Wan jiku graduated from the Technical University of Kenya last year, she immediately enrolled (注册) at the Confucius Institute in Kenyatta University. She wanted to learn Chinese，as she believed that it would help her land a good job.
She has just completed the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) 3 exam. HSK is a test of Chinese language level for non-native speakers, organized by the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
However，this level isn't enough for Wanjiku，who plans to pass HSK 6. She wanted to increase her level or Chinese and improve her spoken Chinese. And Wanjiku isn’t alone. The number of people taking the HSK reached 6.8 million in 2018 and went up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Education said on May 31.
Chinese is becoming an increasingly popular choice of language to study around the world. Currently， middle school students in Russia can take Chinese as an elective languages test in the country’s national college entrance exam, Sputnik News reported.
In May，Zambia became the fourth country in Africa- after Kenya, Uganda and South Africa – to introduce Chinese languages to its schools.
Behind the growing popularity of Chinese language leaning is the international community’s positive attitude toward China’s future developments, as well as the peoples longing to learn about Chinese civilization and culture.
Indeed，it’s as the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela put it，“if you talk to a man in a langrage he understands，that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his in language，that goes to his heart.”
1.What did Wanjiku do after graduating from university?
A.She went abroad. B.She learned chinese.
C.She found a job. D.She traveled to China.
2.HSK is a test for .
A.non-native speakers B.native speakers
C.middle school students D.college students
3.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.Wangjiku has lots of friends.
B.Lots of people want to pass HSK 6 exam.
C.Wangjiku has passed HSK 3 exam.
D.Many people want to live in China.
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
I have seen amazing things.
My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. A guide showed us around along a moveable path.
Guide: Good morning to all our visitors from 2008. First we’re going to examine one of the latest forms of communication among our space citizens! Messages can now be sent using a “thoughtpad”. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it’s sent. It’s stored on the “thoughtpad” of the receiver. It’s quick, efficient and environmentally friendly. The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent. But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?
During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called “thoughtpad” on a table. They just looked like metal ribbon. So ordinary but so powerful! While I was observing them, the path moved us on.
Guide: And now ladies and gentlemen, we are in the “environment area”. People used to collect waste in dustbins. Then the rubbish was sent to be buried or burned, am I right?（We nodded.）Well, now there’s a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. The rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as “fertilizer” for the fields and “soil” for deserts. Nothing is wasted, and everything, even plastic bags is recycled. A great idea, isn’t it?
I stared at the moving of the waste machine, absorbed by its efficiency. But again we moved on.
Part 1
Our third stop shows the changes that have happened to work practices. Manufacturing no longer takes place on earth but on space stations like this one.
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Part 2
My mind began to wander. What job would I do? My motivation increased as I thought of the wonderful world of the future.
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假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jack在网上看到了中国学生在疫情期间做家务的照片，发来邮件想了解你的相关情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.你做的家务；
2.家人的态度；
3.你的感受。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a 1. (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.
The term ''third-culture kid'' 2. (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while 3. (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from 4. (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.
Yet many 5. (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely 6. their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard 7. (develop) new friendships. Additionally, for third-culture kids, it is often 8. (easy) to move to a new country than to return to their homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country 9. she was born. She didn't know anything about current TV shows 10. fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.
Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might hit. And sometimes, it can come from the most _______places.
I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder（脊椎病）. Okorafor was told that a simple operation could_________it. But when she woke up from her_________, she found that she couldn’t move her legs and was in great pain.
Okorafor got well later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her_________as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also_________a woman-a woman who could fly. In fact, this _______woman inspired her and helped her forget her pain. “I felt myself become_________.” she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.
We never know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a_________, most of my inspiration comes from other people’s music. But I also find_________in other places. Books, movies and__________just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.
__________, I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I’ve seen it plenty times before; it’s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it__________. I decided to make that could create the same feeling as the ________. It’s not done yet, but the music I’m working on now is heavily influenced by the movie’s setting and characters.
Anything can __________us. You just have to be__________to catch inspiration when it hits.
1.A.interesting B.ordinary C.unexpected D.dangerous
2.A.fix B.make C.remove D.control
3.A.dream B.shock C.recovery D.operation
4.A.curiosity B.pain C.anger D.fear
5.A.asked B.met C.imagined D.visited
6.A.confident B.smart C.honest D.magical
7.A.richer B.greater C.busier D.quieter
8.A.director B.dancer C.musician D.writer
9.A.tips B.messages C.examples D.ideas
10.A.even B.again C.not D.only
11.A.In short B.In addition C.For example D.After all
12.A.differently B.perfectly C.vividly D.smoothly
13.A.story B.song C.play D.film
14.A.impress B.inspire C.amuse D.challenge
15.A.free B.thankful C.ready D.careful
