My mom is one of the least wasteful people I know. She often brings her basket to the market to carry food.
Reuse your containers
A lot of low-waste solutions require buying special containers. But you don’t need to spend money on them.
Save what you can
There are many things in your household you can save before dropping them. Maybe you can repair an old pair of jeans instead of buying a new pair. Or maybe you can cut up old T-shirts into rags (抹布).
Depend less on pre-packaged (包装) foods
Once you start noticing how much rubbish you produce at home, you can start to see places to cut down on rubbish elsewhere. Bring your own reusable fork to a restaurant that uses single-use plastic utensils (餐具). Or ask your local waiter to fill up your glass coffee cup instead of a paper one.
| A．You can do much cooking at home |
| B．Save part of your meal for the next day |
| C．Often, food comes in wasteful packaging |
| D．Look for ways to cut waste outside the home |
| E．You can also live a low-waste lifestyle like this |
| F．You’ll save as much as you can in such a creative way |
| G．Instead, figure out a way to reuse the waste you have produced |
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【推荐1】How to prevent COVID-19 (新冠病毒) when you are at home or in school? Now we would like to give you some advice.
On your way to school
Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to protect you from getting infected. If you live near the school, you'd better go to school on foot or by bike. If you take public transport to school, you should keep 1 to 2 meters from others. Please pay attention to that if you're not feeling well or have symptoms (症状) such as fever, cough and troubling breathing, a mask is also needed to prevent you from spreading viruses to others.
At mealtime
Wash your hands before and after meals. We advise that you should avoid sitting face-to-face with others in school catering and ask for takeout if it is possible. Maybe you could bring your own.
At home
The first thing is wash your hands properly and frequently. Wash your hands with soap and running water thoroughly for 15 seconds. Especially the following, before eating and after using the toilet, after returning home, after touching trash or garbage, after contacting with animals or handling animal wastes.
When you arrive at school
When you arrive at school, please take the stairs if it is possible. If you have to take the elevator, wear a mask and avoid touching items in the elevator or even can't talk with others. In the classroom, you'd better keep wearing a mask. You should disinfect (给……消毒) public areas and objects each day and open windows frequently and ventilate (使通风) the air. Switch off central air-conditioning or switch to fresh air mode.
After school
Don't go to the public places. Don't touch others' things. Go home immediately, it will protect both you and others. It is not a good time to attend group activities with classmates. On the way to your home, please remember that wipe your eyes with a clean handkerchief paper, saying No to your dirty hands.
Form a good habit
Good habit is one of the most important ways to help you stay away from catching any infections. You should get enough sleep, drink plenty of water, strengthen your immune system and exercise regularly to maintain your health.
1. Whom is the passage written for?| A．Teachers. | B．Students. | C．Parents. | D．Headmasters. |
| A．Keeping wearing masks all the time. | B．Having meals with your friends as usual. |
| C．Sitting close to each other when having meals. | D．Taking out meals as possible as you can. |
| A．Taking stairs instead of elevator if possible. | B．Avoid touching eyes with dirty hands. |
| C．Taking more fruits and vegetables every day. | D．Forming good habits is of great significance. |
Quick tips for better time managementAre you a good time manager? If your answer is “no”, here are some tips on how to be a better time manager:1. Create a daily plan. Plan your day before it starts. The plan gives you a good description of how the day will go on. That way, you will be ready to deal with most of the things you meet.
| A．Learn to say “No”. |
| B．Most of the time you’ll be late. |
| C．Great ways to know your time spent. |
| D．Cut off when you need to. |
| E．Stop checking them so often. |
| F．Your job for the day is to follow the plan as best as possible.. |
| G．If so, focus on just one key task at one time |
【推荐3】The best travel destinations are not only beautiful but also safe, and offer a unique experience.
Explore new travel destinations
When choosing your next travel destination, visa requirements can be a game-changer. You don’t want to go through the hassle (麻烦) of applying for a visa only to find out that getting one is not possible. Some countries offer visa-free entry or visas on arrival for certain nationalities. That’s something to consider when making your decision.
Think of your travel budget
That’s probably the most important factor when choosing a holiday destination. You need to ensure that your chosen destination is within your budget. But don’t worry; there are plenty of affordable places to travel to. Southeast Asia, for example, is very budget-friendly.
Consider the mode of travel
That might not be important for some of you, but it is for some people who try to avoid flying, sailing, or bus as much as possible due to fear of heights, enclosed spaces, or motion sickness. And that’s completely understandable.
| A．Consider visa requirements |
| B．Get to know the exchange rate in advance |
| C．And they don’t break your bank as well |
| D．There are over 190 countries in the world right now |
| E．No one wants to spend their vacation feeling anxious |
| F．You can find accommodation and food for as low as $10 per day |
| G．This will help you budget your trip better and avoid any embarrassment |
【推荐1】While riding hard on a bike, do you feel like you are saving the planet? Or do you just feel out of breath? In fact, cycling is now considered one of the best weapons mankind can use in the fight against climate change.
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution (决议) in March supporting bicycles as a tool for dealing with climate change. The resolution calls on member states to “add the bicycle to public transportation, in the city and countryside, in developing and developed countries”, with all 193 members of the UN agreeing upon the resolution.
The decision has received positive comments from different groups in support of cycling and the environmental awareness internationally. “It’s an important step toward the recognition of cycling as an important means of transport,” said the European Cyclists Federation.
The resolution from the UN comes at a time when climate change has returned to the center of the world’s attention. On February 28, the UN published a new report assessing (评估) recent climate change trends (趋势). The report warns that the world’s average temperature will rise by 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900), with more than 40% of the world’s population being “easily affected” to these temperature changes.
Cycling is an environmentally friendly means of transport. Choosing to take a bike instead of a car just once a day can reduce a person’s carbon emission (碳排放) from transport by 67 percent, according to a research by the University of Oxford. The research also found that cyclists produced 84 percent lower CO 2 emissions from all daily travel than non-cyclists.
Cycling has grown in popularity as people who take public transport to work wish to stay away from crowded public transport and also like taking any opportunity to exercise. Cycling culture has been further encouraged with the influence of COVID-19. In May 2020, bike sales in Spain increased 22 times compared with 2019. In London, large parts of the city are being closed off to cars so that people can walk and cycle safely.
More importantly, the resolution focuses on bike-sharing services, which could be seen as recognition of China’s bike-sharing success, noted CGTN. China has some of the largest bike-sharing systems in the world. This means of transport that produces zero emissions reduces the amount of CO2 sent out into the atmosphere (大气层) by 4.8 million tons every year, according to a 2020 report from the World Resources Institute.
1. What is the resolution aimed at?| A．Winning all member states’ support. |
| B．Making bicycles part of public transport. |
| C．Dealing with the problem of climate change. |
| D．Making people healthier and more athletic. |
| A．The whole world’s attention on climate change. |
| B．Cycling is encouraged in numerous countries. |
| C．China’s success in Bike-sharing systems. |
| D．More people wish to exercise more. |
| A．It get people to exercise and stay healthy. |
| B．It can largely reduce our carbon footprint. |
| C．It can reduce the influence of the COVID-19. |
| D．It helps us stay away from crowded public transport. |
| A．Cycling to improve health | B．Cycling to a climate solution |
| C．Why is cycling so important | D．A new resolution by the UN |
【推荐2】Recycling refers to the process of collecting used materials which are usually considered as ‘waste’ and reprocessing them. Some of the most common items that are recycled are plastic, glass, paper, batteries, etc. Recycling is good for us, for manufacturers (制造商) and for our environment.
One of the biggest reasons is that recycling reduces the pressure on our environment. By using waste products in a meaningful way, we can slowly decrease the size of our landfills. As the population grows, it will become difficult for the landfills to hold so much trash. When this happens, our cities will face pollution, poisoning and many health problems.
We know that recycling involves the processing and usage of core elements of old products for the production of new products.
Everyone can make a difference. If you think that it makes no difference whether you recycle or not, think again! More than half of the waste that each of us creates each year can be recycled, but a lot of it ends up being buried.
| A．Recycling is good for your wallet. |
| B．This helps in saving our natural resources. |
| C．It stops humans from damaging the environment. |
| D．Recycling helps to get rid of old things and waste. |
| E．However, not everyone knows how important it is to recycle. |
| F．When each of us takes action, it all adds up and makes a real difference. |
| G．Recycling helps to keep the pollution under control and decrease it little by little. |
【推荐3】There are many wetlands（湿地） in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng，Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve（自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine，too. They are really good places for wildlife（野生生物）. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year，on February 2nd，many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
1. Usually the weather in the wetlands is ________.| A．hot | B．pleasant | C．cold | D．dry |
| A．April 22 | B．June 25 | C．February 2 | D．March 22 |
| A．they are home for wildlife | B．they can prevent flood |
| C．they can offer food to the animals and birds | D．all of the above |
| A．China’s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List |
| B．Wetlands—Home for Wildlife and Human Beings |
| C．Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands |
| D．Wetlands—Valuable Recourses（珍贵资源）of Land on the Earth |
