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2 . Coca-Cola, which reportedly produced more than 3 million tons of plastic packaging in 2017, announced Thursday it wants to “help fix the world’s plastic waste problem one community at a time.”
The soda giant is doing so by providing $ 5.4 million for recycling programs in cities like Atlanta, Boston, Denver and Houston. In these cities, partners, like the Green Blue Institute and the Recycling Partnership, which receive the money, will work together to improve recycling rates.
“We focus on areas where we have the ability to make the biggest influence on communities through the funding and expert skills of Coca-Cola employees,” Carlos Pagoagoa, Coca-Cola’s group director of community partnerships, said in a statement. “In each city, local partners will work together to identify barriers to recycling on a local level and test a range of solutions,” he added. “We hope the learnings from these ‘model markets’ can offer solutions to other cities facing similar challenges.”
As part of the effort, the Recycling Partnership and the city of Atlanta, where the cola company’s headquarters are based, will send street teams out to open recycling carts and leave citizens cards informing them what they can and can’t recycle, and let them know how their efforts work.
“Two of the most urgent problems with recycling in the U.S. today are lack of access, followed by pollution in recycling,” Keefe Harrison, CEO of the Recycling Partnership, said in a statement. “We know from the success of Atlanta in 2017 that the citizens want to recycle, and that communicating with them in the street works.”
Last year, Coca-Cola announced its task to collect and reuse a bottle or can for each one it sells, and increase the amount of its products out of recycled materials to 50% by 2030. The brand also aims to make all its packaging fully recyclable by 2025.
1. What’s the passage mainly about?| A．Coca-Cola decides to produce less plastic packaging. |
| B．Coca-Cola will build a plant to recycle plastic waste in different cities. |
| C．A soda giant intends to help deal with plastic waste in communities. |
| D．A soda giant announces its marketing goals. |
| A．By offering funds and techniques. | B．By providing experts and employees. |
| C．By building recycling plants. | D．By advertising on TV. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Successful. | C．Discouraging. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．Coca-Cola produces more than 3 million tons of plastic packaging every year. |
| B．Coca-Cola chooses cities like Atlanta, Boston and Denver according to the size. |
| C．Street teams will be sent out to tell local people what to recycle. |
| D．Coca-Cola intends to increase its products to 50% by 2030. |
3 . If you are given only one yuan, could you live in a city for one day? It seems this may be a little difficult. But students from Xi’an did it.
On April 10, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charitable( 慈善事业的) organization for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this activity. Students not only have to live, but they also have to deal with a lot of hard tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others, including Beijing, in June.
To make money, many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance. “We were sad when they said no. But gradually(逐渐地), we got used to it,” he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he got 25 yuan.
Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped them. Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts(手工). “This showed it’s important to learn a special skill,” he said.Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn’t any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time.
The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth thousands yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. “We learned how to persuade others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt(酸乳) … after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace,” he said. They will give all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet, which is their special purpose by taking part in the survival activity.
1. To make money, students tried many things EXCEPT _____.| A．going to Beijing to do their tasks | B．working part-time jobs |
| C．giving talent shows | D．drawing and making paper crafts |
| A．To get a chance to do part-time jobs. | B．To find a way to survive in the city. |
| C．To help poor schools in Tibet | D．To exchange a piece of paper for a necklace |
| A．argue with others | B．show sth. to others |
| C．sell something to others | D．make sb. do sth. |
| A．negative | B．positive | C．unconcerned | D．indifferent |
The recent success of children’s books has made the general public aware that there’s a huge market out there.
And there’s a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children’s books bought each year … plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.
Who are these needed writers? They’re ordinary folks like you and me.
But am I good enough?
I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn’t know where to turn for help.
Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing ability, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed.
The promise that paid off
The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:
You will complete at least one manuscript (手稿) suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.
I really didn’t expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.
Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children’s books and over 300 stories and articles.
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Institute of Children’s Literature
1. The first two paragraphs tell us that __________.| A．magazines for children and teenagers have drawn public attention |
| B．there is a growing need for writers of children’s books |
| C．publishers are making $3 billion each year |
| D．children’s books are usually bestsellers |
| A．show basic ability | B．finish the course |
| C．have sold three stories | D．have passed the test |
| A．prove she is a qualified instructor | B．introduce the home-study courses |
| C．show she has realized her dream | D．promote the writing program |
