The United Nations put out the most complete report on the problem of food waste. It found that the world wastes about 17% of all the food. That’s about a billion (十亿) tons of food a year. A billion tons is a lot of food—it’s about 931 billion kilograms. The report said that the food wasted is about twice as much as earlier studies had suggested. The study looked at several different ways in which food is wasted—at home, in restaurants and in stores.
It turns out that most food waste—about 61%—happens at home. The food thrown at home works out to about 74 kilograms for each person every year. Restaurants caused about 26% of the food wasted. The other 13% was thrown away by stores.
Food wasted was at about the same rate (比率) in all but the poorest countries. Many people thought rich countries were more likely to waste food than countries that were less rich. That turned out not to be true. In fact, some richer countries wasted far less food than common countries. But people in richer countries may waste less food at home because they are eating out at restaurants more often. That certainly seems to be the case in the US, which has low waste numbers for homes, but quite high numbers for restaurants.
The report points out that hundreds of millions of people are hungry every year. And wasting food is also really bad for the earth. Farming creates between 10% and 30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions (温室气体排放), which make the environment worse.
The report says that it’s important for countries to study food waste more carefully in order to make out ways to sew up the problem. Some possible uses for food waste include making food for animals and burning food wastes to create energy. The important thing is to keep food from simply going into rubbish bins.
根据上文内容判断正 (T) 误 (F)
1. The report shows ‘‘People in rich countries pay most attention to the taste of food.”
2. According to the report, people in rich countries don’t actually waste more food than others.
3. The underlined expression “sew up” in the last paragraph means “avoid”.
4. Paragraph 4 mainly shows the problem of hunger is difficult to solve.
5. The report suggests that countries should study how to reuse food waste carefully.
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【推荐1】Beijing Opera is the most representative（典型的）of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. With a history of about 200 years, it is developed from taking in many other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama “Huiban” Huiban was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a beautiful art integrating（整合）music, performance,…an face painting.
Theatrical（戏剧的）art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics（杂技）.
Besides in China, Beijing Opera has also spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
“You will be puzzled（困惑）all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background.” This is how one American traveller described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
1. What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries?| A．It has one opera singer on stage. |
| B．It has one dancer who has no speaking role. |
| C．It has already spread to many other countries. |
| D．It includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics. |
| A．he made some tours to a foreign country |
| B．he was a famous Beijing Opera performer |
| C．he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners |
| D．he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms |
| A．felt bored all the way | B．thought highly of Beijing Opera |
| C．found Beijing Opera interesting at first | D．knew the background of Beijing Opera |
| A．How Beijing Opera spread to other countries |
| B．Who first introduced Beijing Opera to foreigners. |
| C．Why Beijing Opera is China’s national opera. |
| D．How Americans described Beijing Opera. |
【推荐2】In our solar system (太阳系), some planets have a great number of moons (卫星) while some have none. Recently scientists have discovered 12 more moons going around Jupiter (木星). That means Jupiter now has a total of 92 moons, more than any other planet in our solar system.
Scott Sheppard was a member of the team that made the latest discoveries. The new moons were found using telescopes (望远镜) in Hawaii and Chile. Sheppard said, “I hope we can take clear photos of one of these moons in the near future to better understand it.”
Jupiter’s newly discovered moons are between one and three kilometers in size. They have not yet been named, as half of them are too small—less than 1.5 kilometers—to own a name.
Sheppard has already taken part in 70 moon discoveries for Jupiter. He also discovered moons going around Saturn (土星). It had been the planet with the most moons until the most recent announcement. It now is known to have 83 moons. Saturn held the top position since 2019 when Sheppard’s team discovered 20 more moons. Before that, Jupiter was the solar system’s leader with 79 moons.
Sheppard expects to keep adding moons to both Jupiter and Saturn in the future. Uranus and Neptune also have many small moons. But they are much farther from Earth, so discovering new moons around those planets is more difficult.
This year, the European Space Agency has sent a spaceship to explore Jupiter. The spaceship, called JUICE, took off in April. The task is to make further research on Jupiter and its three large moons.
1. Which of the following has the most moons in the solar system?| A．Uranus. | B．Neptune. | C．Mercury. | D．Jupiter. |
| A．look for more new moons | B．take clear photos of one moon |
| C．study one of the new moons | D．join a team in Hawaii and Chile |
| A．they are hard to study | B．they are newly discovered |
| C．some of them are not big enough | D．they are far from Jupiter |
| A．59. | B．63. | C．79. | D．83. |
| A．It is difficult to discover new moons. | B．JUICE is trying to find out new planets. |
| C．More research is being done on Jupiter. | D．To find large moons is more important. |
【推荐3】Tears can ruin make-up, bring a conversation to a stop, and give you a runny nose. They can leave you ashamed and without energy. However, crying is a fact of life, and tears are very useful. Even when you’re not crying, your eyes produce tears. These create a film over the eye’s surface. This film has something that protects your eyes.
Tears comfort stress, but we get used to fighting them for all sorts of reasons. “People worry about showing their emotions. They’re afraid that once they lose control, they’ll never get it back,” explains Doctor Dorothy Rowe. “As children, we were sometimes punished for dropping tears or expressing anger. As adults, we still fear the results of showing emotions.”
Almost any emotion — good or bad, happy or sad can cause tears. Crying is a way that we release built-up emotions. Tears can help you when you feel you are ready to blow up because of very strong feelings. It may explain why people who are afraid to cry often suffer more heart attacks than people who cry more freely.
When some people become very stressed, however, they can’t cry. They may be feeling anger, fear or sadness, but they conceal the emotion — not willing anyone to know how they really feel. “Everyone has the need to cry,” says Doctor Vera Diamond. Sometimes in hospitals, patients join in crying exercises. They practice crying so that they can get used to expressing emotion. Diamond says it’s best to cry in safe and private places because many people get uncomfortable when others cry in front of them. In fact, they may be repressing their own need to cry as well.
In certain situations, such as at work, tears are not proper. It’s good to control tears during a business discussion. “But once you are safely behind closed doors, don’t just cry,” Diamond says. She suggests that you act out the whole situation again and be as noisy and angry as you like. It will help you feel comfortable. She adds, “Once your tears have eased the stress, you can begin to think of reasonable ways to deal with the problem.”
Tears are a sign of our ability to feel. You should never be afraid to cry.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．How tears can do people good. | B．Why people are afraid to cry. |
| C．How emotions may influence people. | D．What different groups of people think of tears. |
| A．express | B．change | C．show | D．hide |
| A．To advise what to do after crying. | B．To stress disadvantages of crying. |
| C．To prove why it’s good not to cry. | D．To introduce ways to control tears. |
| A．Don’t Believe in Tears | B．Cry as You Want |
| C．Laughing Is Better Than Crying | D．The Value of Tears |
【推荐1】Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System (太阳系). Sometimes Mars is also called the “Red Planet”. Mars is the second closest to Earth and it is easy to see in the night sky. Like Earth, it has clouds, winds, seasonal weather and mountains and other familiar features. A day on Mars is about 24 hours and 37 minutes, while a day on Earth is about 23 hours and 56 minutes. Humans have started to explore Mars since the 1960s.
Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Space X, is considering getting people to go to Mars and finally setting up a base that can serve as an actual city, supporting one million people there.
To build a city on Mars, rockets should be sent to Mars continually until there are enough resources (资源). The SpaceX team will build rockets that are able to be used 1, 000 times. With the rockets, spaceships with people and things will be sent to Mars. The spaceship is central to the plan. Each spaceship can carry up to 100 people and about 450 tons of things at a time and it will take about 80 days to get to Mars. To support the project, SpaceX is going to build 1,000 spaceships.
Because it is really cold on Mars, human-friendly living spaces will be built under ground. On the ground, spaces will be built with special glass with plant life inside, where humans could walk around without spacesuits (宇航服). As for food, plants could grow in water instead of soil on solar-powered farms.
“There is a good chance that we will not succeed,” Elon Musk says, “but we are going to do our best and try to make as much progress as possible.” Let’s hope that we will live a better life on Mars in the future.
1. What do we know about Mars?| A．It’s the fourth closest to Earth. | B．It can’t be seen in the night sky. |
| C．It’s the second planet from the Sun. | D．It has something in common with Earth. |
| A．To build rockets to fly people to Mars. |
| B．To have one million people live on Mars. |
| C．To carry things from Mars back to Earth. |
| D．To make Mars a place for people to have fun. |
| A．23 days. | B．80 days. | C．100 days. | D．450 days. |
| A．It is a piece of cake. | B．It is sure to succeed. |
| C．He may not make it but others will. | D．He knows it may fail but he will try. |
Are you a teacher? So you like children? Can you help them with Chinese on weekends? Come to join us. Call John at 378—5788 for more information（信息）.
Ping-pong Club
Do you like to play ping-pong? Do you want to play ping—pong well? Mr.Cai can teach you．You can come here every Saturday afternoon．
Call Ann at 368—5788
Add：Room 212 in School's P.E. Building．
Learning English
Can you speak English? Do you want to learn English? Please join the English Club now．Call Jane at 345—1238．
Time：8:30 a.m．—11:00 a.m．（from Monday to Friday）
Musicians Wanted
Are you a music lover（爱好者）? Can you sing or dance? Can you play any instruments（乐器）?Welcome to our Star Rock Bank．
Please call Tina at 898—3443 or send an e-mail to music@163.com．
1. Gina is a good Chinese teacher and she wants to find a job．Who can she call?
| A．Tina. | B．John. | C．Jane. |
| A．2.5 hours. | B．3 hours. | C．3.5 hours. |
| A．Send an e-mail to music@163.com． |
| B．Call Jane at 898—3443. |
| C．Call Tina at 345—1238. |
| A．Tina. | B．John． | C．Mr. Cai. |
Where may she work?
| A．The ping-pong Club. | B．The teacher Club. |
| C．The English Club． | D．The music Club. |
I’m very happy about your coming to Chichester next week.The day after tomorrow is Monday and I have to go away on business(出差) for three days．I’ll leave a key to my neighbor at No．2 1 ．So you won’t have to wait before I come back．Now let me tell you how to get there．
Walk up Star Road until(直到) you come to the first set of traffic lights and then turn right．Walk along the road and then turn left at the first turning. Go straight and Landsdowne Road is the second on the right．There you can find my house，the door at No. 22. Oh ! I nearly forget the most important thing—please bring a sleeping bag because we may go camping. Well，I must go now．I have to go and take the car from the garage(汽车修理店) on Land Road．My car is in the garage because there is something wrong with its front lights．
Hope to see you soon.
Yours,
Mike
1. What should John bring?| A．A house. | B．A Car. | C．A sleeping bag. | D．A key. |
| A．Star-Road | B．Chichester Road | C．Landsdowne Road | D．Land Road |
| A．No．20. | B．No．21. | C．No．22. | D．No．23. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．It makes big sounds. | B．It’s front lights don’t work. |
| C．He can’t start it. | D．He can’t find the key. |
You may think you’re not good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. “If you think in this way, it will stop you getting your dreams come true,” the book says. In fact, everyone can make his dreams come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dreams are.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results. And saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, they may change a little. It is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1. What is Follow your heart?
| A．A movie about love stories |
| B．A book about an Australian writer |
| C．A TV program to help find friends |
| D．A book to help teenagers make their dreams come true. |
| A．Spending time studying |
| B．Believing you can do it well |
| C．Practicing singing every day |
| D．Thinking it impossible for you to become a singer. |
| A．Believing yourself |
| B．Buying new books |
| C．Taking action for your dreams. |
| D．Remembering what your dreams are. |
| A．机遇 | B．任务 |
| C．挑战 | D．选择 |
| A．How to make your dreams come true. |
| B．How to find a good book. |
| C．How to believe in yourself. |
| D．How to look for a dream. |
【推荐2】Looking at art should be like walking in the countryside. You may not know exactly where you are, what bird is making that strange sound, or what the hill ahead of you is called, but that’s part of the fun of it. You don’t need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature.
Of course, if you do know your birds, trees and local history, a walk can be more attractive. Yet such knowledge comes slowly. It is picked up through experience. A true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phone. Imagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen. Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin it?
Braggarts (吹嘘者) enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge, for example, about baroque (巴洛克风格的) paintings. In fact, apps in museums try to provide on-screen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings.
It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed (灌输) amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate it. Our first experience of a work of art should be raw (自然状态的), unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods. Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it. Yet it is best done when you’re away from the art itself, so that even when you return, the work still feels fresh.
Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong. We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art. Let the paintings flow in; let your intuitions (直觉) fly off. Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all.
1. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?| A．How to appreciate a work of art. |
| B．How to do personal research into a work of art. |
| C．How to keep your feelings about a work of art fresh. |
| D．How to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art. |
| A．Because of apps, art will be ruined in the future. |
| B．A good piece of art is usually made about nature. |
| C．Research work and intuitions can both help understand art. |
| D．Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones. |
| A．Art is best with the help of apps. |
| B．Art is best when hidden in mystery. |
| C．Art is nothing compared with nature. |
| D．Art is nothing when details and facts are known. |
The research suggests that we don’t have to do all the 14 things every day. We can choose some of them to start the day. Here are some examples.
Get up early. According to Laura, 90% of CEOs wake up before 6 am on weekdays. PepsiCo CEO(首席执行官) Indra Nooyi, for example, gets up at 4 am and is in the office no later than 7 am. At the same time, Disney CEO Bob gets up at 4:30 to read, and Twitter and Square CEO Jack gets up at 5:30.
Drink water instead of coffee. Drinking water in the morning makes you more active and speeds up your metabolism(新陈代谢).
Make your bed. This leads to a happier and more productive day.
Exercise. Exercising in the morning helps reduce stress.
Make a plan for the day. Using the morning to make a plan for the whole day can help you decide what you will do first.
1. What might successful people not do in the morning?
| A．Sleep late. | B．Exercise. | C．Get up early. | D．Make a plan. |
| A．At 4 am. | B．At 6:50 am. | C．At 7:30. | D．At 8 am. |
| A．Drink coffee. | B．Drink water. | C．Exercise. | D．Make the bed. |
| A．Exercising is great. | B．Make the plan early. |
| C．It’s important to eat healthily. | D．Put mornings to good use. |
【推荐1】Many Chinese students are trying their best to pass English tests like the TOEFL and IELTS. At the same time, many non-native (非本土的) Chinese speakers are struggling to learn Chinese and pass the HSK.
The HSK is the official test for non-native Chinese speakers. Passing it can give them new work or education opportunities. It has been offered since 1992. Each of the exam’s six levels include three parts: listening, grammar practice and reading. In 2018, the HSK was taken 6.8 million times, up 4.6 percent from 2017, according to the Ministry of Education.
Schools in countries around the world are starting to offer more Chinese language programs. That’s because economic and cultural exchanges between China and other countries are continuing to increase, China Daily reported.
For example, the Zambian government has already rolled out Manndarin (推出普通话) classes in over 1,000 secondary schools since May, 2020. It has become the largest Chinese language program in Africa. Zambia will become the fourth country on the continent—after Kenya, Uganda and South Africa-to offer Chinese language programs in its schools.
In the year of 2019, Russian middle school students started to take Chinese as an elective (选修的) foreign language on Russia’s national college entrance exam.
“I am fascinated with China’s history, culture and language, as well as its economic development. I think studying in China could offer me some great job opportunities”, Patcharamai Sawanaporn, 26, a Thai graduate student in Beijing, told China Daily.
1. What do we know about the HSK test?| A．Each level of the test includes three parts. |
| B．It is harder to pass than TOEFL or IELTS. |
| C．Over 4.6 million foreigners took the test in 2017. |
| D．All foreigners who come to China are required to take it. |
| A．Thai graduates. | B．Chinese students. |
| C．Non-native Chinese speakers. | D．Russian students. |
| A．the increasing number of Chinese overseas students |
| B．the rapid development of Chinese language programs |
| C．the fact that Chinese is one of the UN’s official languages |
| D．the increasing economic and cultural exchanges with China |
| A．explain what the HSK test is |
| B．offer advice for taking the HSK test |
| C．prove that Chinese is not difficult to learn |
| D．show that more people are learning Chinese |
【推荐2】What a wonderful fruit the banana is, popular all over the world. its three colors tell you how ripe it is. Green means go to find another banana. Yellow means eat me. Brown means eat me but don’t bother chewing before you swallow. The only thing that would make a banana more user-friendly is if you could eat the peel. Plus, a banana is neat to eat. When you bite into it, you don’t have to worry about juice squirting all over yourself and your dinner neighbors （like oranges or grapefruit, for example）. And it’s a silent food—you can chew it all you like without driving your neighbors crazy with crunching sounds （like apples or carrots, for example）. Finally, it’s easy to cut—you don’t need a steak knife. You can slice it with a fork or a spoon, if you like.
You’re never too young or too old to eat bananas. Babies eat mashed bananas before their teeth grow in. Great-great-grandparents eat mashed bananas after their teeth fall out.
The banana is versatile. You can fry it, bake it, mash it, or eat it raw. You can slice it and put it on your breakfast cereal. At lunchtime you can snack on a raw banana, or make a peanut butter and banana sandwich, or eat a bag of dried bananas. You can add a banana to your ice cream for dessert and call it a banana split. You can order a healthful banana smoothie at your local smoothie store. On weekends you can order a banana daiquiri at your local bar or restaurant.
Here in the U.S., we get most of our bananas from Ecuador and Costa Rica, although the fruit reportedly originated in Asia. Bananas give us lots of potassium and vitamins A and C, and hardly any sodium. The price of bananas hasn’t changed much over recent years—they’re still about 65 cents a pound, despite rising gas and labor prices. If that’s too expensive, you can still get three pounds for a buck at many dollar stores.
1. You’d better not eat the banana if it is ______ .| A．green | B．brown | C．yellow | D．ripe |
| A．In addition to | B．What’s more | C．Beside | D．Again |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Different ways to eat bananas. | B．Different times to eat bananas. |
| C．Different people eating bananas. | D．Different place to enjoy banana fool. |
| A．Ecuador and Costa Rica | B．the U.S. |
| C．Asia | D．Ecuador |
| A．good for our health | B．cheap in buy |
| C．convenient to eat | D．only for babies and the old |
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What are the most poisonous(有毒的)animals in the world? | |
| The box jellyfish is widely regarded to be the most poisonous animal whose toxin(毒素)can cause heart attacks. |
| Cobras, typically found in the jungles of India and China, can kill somebody in a very short time and just 7ml of their venom is enough to kill 20 humans. |
| The marbled cone snail is a sea creature and its venom is so poisonous that it can result in vision loss（视力丧失), respiratory failure(呼吸衰竭),muscle(肌肉）paralysis（麻痹) and finally death. To make things worse, there is no anti-venom available. |
| Poison dart frogs are small and brightly coloured but the toxin in its body can cause paralysis and death. |
| Puffer fish are considered to be a dangerous delicacy(美味佳肴）because some of their anatomy(部位)contains a dangerous toxin which, if ingested(摄入)in a large quantity, can cause convulsions(抽搐),paralysis, cardiac arrhythmia（心律失常）,and finally death. |
| The Brazilian wandering spider, also known as the 'banana spider', has venom so high that it can cause paralysis and death. |
| Death stalker scorpions have a fitting name as enough venom from one can cause a lot of pain and respiratory failure. |
1. What animal can cause heart attacks?
| A．The marbled cone snail. | B．Death stalker scorpions. |
| C．Puffer fish. | D．The box jellyfish. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．The marbled cone snail lives in the sea. |
| B．Puffer fish is safe to eat. |
| C．The Brazilian wandering spider looks like a banana. |
| D．A cobra can kill 20 humans in7 minutes. |
| A．毒液 | B．毒牙 | C．病毒 | D．毒气 |
