1 . 联合国将2024年世界水日的主题设定为“以水促和平”。你校英文报社举办了征文活动，请你写一篇短文进行投稿。内容包括：
1.你对该问题的认识；
2.提倡日常节水的做法。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。

Save Water, Save the World

This year sees the 32nd World Water Day with the theme “Water for Peace”.

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2 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

1. Where are the speakers?

A．In a hotel.

B．In a studio.

C．In a university.

2. How much does the man share the expenses for every semester?

A．$5, 000.

B．$3, 000.

C．$2, 000.

3. What’s the man’s suggestion on saving money?

A．Shopping online for cheaper clothes.

B．Trying to eat home-made food.

C．Sharing a room with others.

3 . 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。

This is the year 2070. Today is my    1     (fifty) birthday, but I look like a person of eighty- five. I have serious kidney (肾脏) problems because I don’t have enough water     2     (drink). I’m afraid I don’t have much time left to live. I’m already one of the oldest people in this society.

I remember when I     3     (be) five years old, everything was very different. There were lots of trees in the parks. I could enjoy a shower for half     4     hour. At that time,     5    (woman) all had beautiful hair. Now, we have to shave (剃光) our heads to keep them clean without the use of water.

I remember there were “Saving Water” warnings in many public places, but nobody     6     (pay) attention. We believed water would last forever. Now, all the rivers and lakes are either dry or polluted. Water is much     7     (expensive) than gold and diamonds.

In the past, doctors suggested adults drink eight glasses of water a day. Nowadays, I am allowed half a glass only. Most people are weak and sick.

When my son asks me about my childhood, I tell him about how pleasant it was to fish in the rivers     8     how healthy people were. When he asks, “Why is there no clean water now?” I feel guilty (有罪的). I belong     9     those people who simply turned a blind eye to all the warnings.

I hope the people living in the 2020s     10     (true) understand the importance of saving water.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the woman begin to save money?

A．When Mike was jobless.

B．When her child started school.

C．When she borrowed money.

2. What can we know about a dollar shop?

A．It sells things at half price.

B．Things are poor in quality.

C．Everything is sold for $1.

3. What did Mike do with the coffee?

A．He threw away the cheap coffee.

B．He mixed two kinds of coffee together.

C．He kept the good coffee for the woman.

5 . It can be hard to convince homeowners to use less water on their lawns (草坪), particularly during a hot and dry summer. But tell them it’s a competition for the ugliest lawn, and suddenly they may be more willing to give up using the sprinkler(洒水器).

This clever strategy was employed by the government of Gotland, Sweden’s largest island located in the Baltic Sea. Gotland sees its population double during the summer months as tourists arrive. This puts pressure on the island’s already-limited water supply, which is projected to decrease by 13% between 2021 and 2050, as demand is expected to rise by 40% by 2045.

The campaign, called “Gotland’s Ugliest Lawn”, urged homeowners to compete for the saddest, deadest and brownest yard. They were asked to avoid watering for an entire season, then post a photo of the lawn using a label that linked it to the campaign.

Mimmi Gibson, the acting marketing and brand manager at Region Gotland, said that “the ugliest lawn contest would remind the islanders not to waste water, and to talk about ways they can adapt their gardens to suit the existing conditions and the climate crisis”.

The winner for this year was announced in mid-August, and it’s Marcus Norstrom, who did not water his lawn once throughout the entire summer. His photo shows a large brown space   with some sparse yellow grasses sticking out——the kind of yard in which you would not want to walk barefoot (赤脚地)for risk of hurting your feet. The government must be feeling pleased ; its strategy has worked.

It’s an interesting strategy which attempts to normalize and even celebrate dead grass. It is reasonable to assume that the more people see it around their communities, the more acceptable it will become. They may also grow curious when they realize there are other ways to create and maintain an attractive-looking yard, even without irrigation(灌溉).

1. What’s the aim of the competition for the ugliest lawn?

A．To reduce the waste of water.	B．To limit the growth of local lawns.
C．To strengthen citizens’ friendship.	D．To enhance citizens, health awareness.

2. What do the numbers in paragraph 2 show?

A．Gotland is rich in water resources.

B．People will have no water to drink in 2050.

C．Gotland is faced with serious lack of water.

D．The population of Gotland grows faster and faster.

3. What’s Mimmi Gibson’s attitude towards the ugliest lawn contest?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Doubtful.

C．Unclear.

D．Positive.

4. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To explain the success of the strategy.

B．To tell citizens the danger of the ugliest lawn.

C．To discuss why it’s dangerous to waste water.

D．To show citizens what the ugliest lawn looks like.

6 . In the United States, farmers who are trying to earn money find the situation difficult to deal with. The United States Department of Agriculture found that more than half of the small farms in California do not make money. But the United Nations reported at least one third of the food is wasted by not selling it out in time.

One California farm family is using social media to change the situation and reduce wasted food. Nick Papadopoulos is the manager of Bloomfield Farms in Sonoma County. He was sad and worried to watch his employees returning from some weekend farmers’ markets with top quality unsold products.

Mr. Papadopoulos said he would find boxes of leaf greens and carrots left in a storehouse. The vegetables would go bad before the next market day. One night, he began thinking about the matter of wasted food when he didn’t know how to deal with 32 cases of broccoli (西兰花). Usually he would give it to chickens and use the rest to make fertilizer (肥料). He thought he shouldn’t let the farm products go to waste.

Then his daughter showed him a book she bought online. Suddenly it hit him that he could offer the food at a low price by advertising it on the farm’s Facebook page on Sunday nights. The deals were open to anyone using the social media website. In the first week, some neighbors came to his home to buy the vegetables. Another week, the buyers were a group of friends. And now many people wait to buy his cheap products.

After his success, Mr. Papadopoulos helped to set up a website called cropmobster. com, which is a place where people deal with food production at low prices, feeding the hungry. Since March, the website has stopped more than 20, 000 kilograms of food from going to waste.

1. According to the United Nations, much food is wasted mainly because          .

A．there is too much food	B．the food can’t be sold out
C．the food isn’t of good quality	D．the prices of the food are high

2. Where did Nick’s farm products use to be sold?

A．On weekend markets.	B．On a food website.
C．In the supermarkets.	D．Beside his farms.

3. How did Nick deal with his unsold farm products in the past?

A．Gave them to the poor.

B．Sold them at lower prices.

C．Put them in a storehouse for the next chance.

D．Gave them to chickens and turned them into fertilizer

4. What does cropmobster. com mainly deal with?

A．Improving the farm products.

B．Improving the farmers’ incomes.

C．Providing cheap food for the poor.

D．Helping farmers sell out farm products.

7 . 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。

From 8 a.m to 10 a.m each morning, dozens of low-income families and cleaners in the Tangqiao neighborhood would line up in front of a food bank     1    (collect) free vegetables and fruits.

The food bank,     2     (create) by Shanghai Oasis Ecological Conservation and Communication Center in 2014, is the first of its kind in the country. The food bank collects donated products—    3     (usual) food items close to their “best before” dates from supermarkets, producers or restaurants. After collecting enough food, the bank donates it     4     the needy. According to the Oasis, the     5     (establish) of such food banks is aimed not only at saving food that otherwise would be wasted,     6     at helping low-income people and protecting the environment.

Oasis has seen its food bank network extended (扩大……的范围) to at least 11 provincial-level     7     (region), including Beijing, Sichuan Province, the Xinjiang Uygur Region and Liaoning Province. Oasis said that 580 tons of food worth more than 31 million     8     (save) by the end of 2019. The food,     9     was produced by 202 food companies, was distributed (分发) to 760,000 individuals.

It was not until recently when the country started a nationwide campaign (活动) to avoid     10     (necessary) food wastage that such banks have become better known.

8 . Apples, oranges and other fruit should be kept in the fridge to last long, new supermarket labels (标签) will say, in a move which could tell the end of the traditional fruit bowl. The labels will form part of the government-backed guidance to help customers bring down the amount of food they throw by changing advice on packs of supermarket food.

Under the plan supermarkets will introduce a new “Little Blue Fridge” sign for food which should be kept chilled (冷藏), or benefit from being kept in the fridge to prevent it going off. The sign will appear on much food which is not usually kept in the fridge. For example, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) pointed out that apples, oranges and pear, which are usually kept in a fruit bowl, should in fact be stored in the fridge.

Dr. Andrew Parry, a Special Advisor at WRAP, said, “Most fresh fruit and vegetables will keep fresher for longer if kept in their packaging and in the fridge. Generally a good way to manage fruit at home is to take out enough into the fruit bowl-if you prefer it at room temperature, but use your fridge as cold storage for the rest. This will give you more time to enjoy your food, and help cut down on waste.”

Environment Minister Therese Coffey said, “We know that confusing labels can lead to food waste by suggesting that esculent items need to be thrown away sooner. This new guidance will make packaging much clearer for customers, saving them money and cutting waste. I encourage all food businesses, large and small, to use this guidance to help them put the right date mark on food and help to guide people on the freezing products, which are key to cutting down on the amount of eatable food thrown away.”

Heather Hancock, Chairman of the Food Standards Agency, said, “I think this clear guidance can help deal with food waste, without damaging the safety of food. It will help businesses supply food that is properly described and stored, and safely provided to consumers.”

1. Which is in line with the goal of the government-backed guidance?

A．Encouraging business.	B．Lowering goods prices.
C．Cutting down on waste.	D．Improving product quality.

2. What's the meaning of the underlined word “esculent” in paragraph 4?

A．Eatable.

B．Bad.

C．Fresh.

D．Packaged.

3. What's Heather Hancock's attitude towards the government-backed guidance?

A．Doubtful.

B．Tolerant.

C．Positive.

D．Disappointed.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．The Clearer Label Plan to Reduce Food Waste.

B．The Disadvantages of Confusing Labels on the Food.

C．The New Ways to Keep Fruit and Vegetables Fresh.

D．The End of the Traditional Fruit Bowl.

9 . 最近的一项调查显示，我国每年餐桌上浪费的食物价值高达2，000亿元，相当于2亿多人一年的口粮。近日，某英语报以Join in the“Clean Your Plate ”Campaign 为题向中学生征文。请根据提示，用英语写一篇短文应征。
内容要点：
1、浪费的原因：点菜太多、不好吃、显示自己慷慨。
2、浪费的后果：浪费钱、浪费资源、成为垃圾，污染环境。
3、你的看法和措施（至少三点）
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Join in the “Clean Your Plate”Campaign

A survey indicates each year China wastes 200 billion Yuan worth of food, which is enough to feed over 200 million people.

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