1 . “Leftover roast potatoes? There’s no such thing!” shouted people on social media when I shared a suggestion for using up remaining potatoes. This response is common whenever I propose ideas for ingredients (食材) considered “delicious” or a treat: wine, Easter eggs and cream. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and all that—but the way we handle leftovers has to change. Because of my work creating recipes, I am constantly dealing with leftover food. I live alone, work from home and enjoy the challenge of transforming leftovers into new culinary delights.

During lockdown, I witnessed in people a growing understanding of having to make do with what was already in the cupboards, fridge and freezer. This led to an increasing confidence around making substitutions and understanding food-safety issues (such as the difference between “best before” and “use by”). I learned everything I know about food safety during my professional life.

While sharing food with neighbors, friends and the wider community is one way to deal with remaining ingredients, managing random bits and open packets requires a different approach. So in May 2022, I started a series on social media called Rollover Leftovers, showcasing daily short videos of my home cooking. Simple concepts such as refreshing rock-hard bread, freezing leftover chips or creating a “clear out the fridge” tray bake gained millions of views — a much bigger audience than I would expect for anything using tricky methods or fancy ingredients.

Use your imagination and trust yourself, and you’ll discover that leftovers can be a joy, not a chore. And if you find you have the leftovers of a great big turkey but are fed up with the sight of it, or you have more cranberry sauce than you could possibly eat alone, why not try joining forces with neighbors or friends? Not so much bring a bottle as bring a loaf, because a post-Christmas leftovers sandwich is truly the best bite of the year. Isn’t it?

1. What do people think of the author’s suggestion for leftovers?

A．It is impractical.

B．It is typical.

C．It is valuable.

D．It is irresponsible.

2. What does the author intend to show in paragraph 2?

A．The new trend in cooking.	B．The concern about food safety.
C．The importance of professional life.	D．The change of household appliances.

3. What can we learn about the series of Rollover Leftovers?

A．It teaches cooking principles.	B．It is a community programme.
C．It focuses on fresh ingredients.	D．It has gained great popularity.

4. What should people do with the remaining turkey according to the author?

A．Reserve it in a bottle.	B．Share it with neighbors or friends.
C．Put it in the fridge for the next meal.	D．Use it to make sandwiches for charity.

2 . A penny saved is a penny earned. And more and more benny-wise young Chinese are abandoning consumerism by leading an increasingly frugal (节俭的) life by developing anti-consumerism concepts.

According to a survey by JD.com, nearly 50% of respondents would use all means to save money and more than 30% plan to become deal-hunters to fit in their budgets. More than 80% of Generation Z Chinese spend less than 5,000 yuan ($737) a month. When shopping, they care the most about practicability, personal preference and price, instead of brands, popularity and brand spokesmen.

And more than 600,000 users have joined a group named Frenzied Money Savers on Douban, a popular social media platform, where members share sometimes extreme ideas, tips, books and everything to save hard-earned money. For instance, some recommended uninstalling shopping apps such as Taobao, Meituan and Pinduoduo and installing it each time you really need to buy something so as to hold back the urge to spend. And milk tea, coffee and takeouts are strongly opposed by many.

Chinese have long established and valued the saving culture with the country’s household savings rate leading the world. Young Chinese who are born in a relatively prosperous and abundant society have learned to get rid of the addiction to consumerism and use money in a more sensible and wiser way, which could help create a more healthy and upbeat social vibe (社会风气), besides reducing the huge waste and damages to the environment caused by over consumption.

Just as the American writer Theodore Thornton said, the habit of saving is itself an education. Yet saving is certainly not the final goal, but spending money where it truly deserves helps realize one’s life objectives. To save and spend wisely are lessons young people all over the world have to learn.

1. Why are more and more young Chinese becoming benny-wise?

A．They tend to accept consumerism.	B．They spend money without hesitation.
C．They are shaped by multiple cultures.	D．They are in favor of economical life.

2. What may Generation Z Chinese tare the most when shopping?

A．Budgets and service.	B．Practicability and price.
C．Personal preference and brands.	D．Shopping apps and platforms.

3. What message does the author want to convey in Paragraph 4?

A．Anti-consumerism is beneficial to social progress.

B．Saving money can be many people’s life objective.

C．Many social issues mainly result from consumerism.

D．Young Chinese are lucky to be born in a prosperous society.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．There is no increasing need for consumerism.

B．Old virtue of being frugal is still not outdated.

C．Tips on saving money are important for the young.

D．Consumerism has an impact on economic development.

3 . 听下面一段对话，判断下面五个句子。
1. The conversation is most likely to be an interview.
2. They are talking about how to be a good housewife.
3. The woman never shops in department stores or supermarkets.
4. The woman and her husband have their own car for weekend trips.
5. The woman strongly suggests fixing things by ourselves.

4 . Eco-Friendly Changes You Can Make to Your Home

As part of the move to save the environment and money, many people have made lots of changes to their homes over the past few years, and the trend (趋势) is set to continue in the years ahead.     1     .

Switch out your light bulbs (灯泡)

You might not think that this could make a big difference.     2    . With LED light bulbs being up to75% more efficient than standard light bulbs, it could save about. $7.75 per month to light your home if you made the switch to LED.

Turn to solar energy (太阳能)

Rising energy costs are forcing people to look for new methods of powering their homes.       3    . It’s also a clean, renewable energy source, meaning not only is it cheaper for you, but environmentally-friendly to power your home.

    4     ?

Wind power is more stable than solar, and it can be used to produce power. Like solar options (选择；选项) , using wind means that it won’t matter as you’ll have a continuous power source of your own.

Seal (密封) gaps around doors and windows

One very low-cost option to help your home be more efficient is to stop the air from leaving your home. If you have gaps around doors and windows, the air from your air conditioning system will be heading literally straight outside.     5    

A．Is wind power an option

B．The sun is one resource that isn’t going away

C．Is it a challenge to take advantage of wind power

D．So make the most of your air conditioning system

E．We’ve listed a few options to make your home more eco-friendly

F．This will increase your energy bill as your system will work harder

G．However, lighting accounts for around 9%of a typical home’s energy use

5 . America has more than enough food for everyone to eat. But each year, billions of pounds of perfectly good food go to waste. Meanwhile, 34 million face hunger in the United States.

As the country’s largest food rescue organization, Feeding America partners with food manufacturers, grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers to rescue food and deliver it to food banks serving our neighbors.

Each year, 108 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States. That equates to 130 billion meals and more than $ 408 billion in food thrown away each year. Shockingly, nearly 40% of all food in America is wasted.

Food goes to waste at every stage of food production and distribution from farmers to packers and shippers, from manufacturers to retailers to our homes. Food waste in our homes makes up about 39% of all food waste—about 42 billion pounds of food waste, and commercial food waste makes up about 61% of all food waste or 66 billion pounds of food waste. Feeding America focuses on reducing food waste on farms and in food service, manufacturing, and retail.

Last year, the Feeding America network and our partners rescued 4.7 billion pounds of groceries. That food went directly to meals for people facing hunger. This makes Feeding America the largest food rescue organization in the country.

Food rescue, or food recovery, is the practice of collecting high-quality food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing it to people facing hunger. We work with manufacturers, retailers, and farmers to reduce food waste and get rescued food to people in need.

We identify food at risk of going to waste, offer rescued food to food banks, safely ship food over long distances and keep food fresh longer once it reaches a food bank.

1. What do we know about the food in America?

A．It is barely enough.	B．It is quite abundant.
C．It is easily available.	D．It is increasingly insufficient.

2. What does the underlined phrase “equates to” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Consumes.

B．Multiplies.

C．Wastes.

D．Equals.

3. How does the author reveal the food waste in America?

A．By making comparisons.	B．By listing reasons.
C．By presenting data.	D．By offering examples.

4. What does Feeding America actually do?

A．It teaches people how to grow food.	B．It saves food from being wasted.
C．It urges government to take action.	D．It aims to relieve world hunger.

6 . 现今，全世界仍有大量的人遭受饥荒，而食物浪费的现象却很严重。作为新时代的青少年，你将在班会上以 “Say no to food waste” 为题发表演讲。请你根据以下要点写一篇演讲稿：
1. 食物浪费的现状;
2. 食物浪费的影响;
3. 解决食物浪费的措施。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ladies and gentlemen,
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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 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. astonishing   B. processing   C. ensure   D. blame   E. virtually F. routinely     G. occurs       H. consequences I. admitted   J. decent   K. estimated

As many sit down to enjoy plentiful holiday meals this season, it’s also a good time to note the growing problem of food waste.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, it is     1     that one-third of food produced for human consumption worldwide annually is lost or wasted.

The economic and environmental impacts of food loss and waste are     2    . More than a quarter of the world’s agricultural land is being worked to grow food that nobody eats.

What’s the difference between food loss and food waste? Waste happens toward the back end of the food chain, at the retail and consumer level. Loss, on the other hand, mostly     3     at the front of the food chain — during production, post-harvest, and     4     — and it’s more common in the developing world, where all of the food usually can’t be delivered in     5     shape, to consumers.

In developed nations, extreme-efficient farming practices, plenty of refrigeration, and first-rate transportation and storage     6    that most of the food they grow reaches the retail level. But things go rapidly south from there.

Store managers     7     over-order goods, for fear of running out of a particular product. The British supermarket chain Tesco, for example,     8     throwing out nearly 50,000 tons of food within their UK stores during the latest financial year.

Consumers are also to     9    . We often order too much food in restaurants without taking leftovers home. We overbuy when there is a discount for invitingly packaged food. When we store food, many of us take “use by” dates literally, and we suffer no     10     for dumping eatable food into a bin.

9 . 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。

Cleaning your plate may not help feed hungry children today, but the timeworn (陈旧的) advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork and make it     1    (easy) to feed the world's     2    (grow) population. Hard data is still being collected, but experts in Chicago say that each American     3    (throw) away 33 pounds of food each month, which means everyone throws away almost 400 pounds of food every year. In richer nations, fruits and vegetables end up in the trash because they aren’t pretty enough     4    (meet) standards, and have gone bad in a home refrigerator. In developing countries, much food goes wrong     5     it gets to the market because of poor roads. But the effect of food waste is far     6    the kitchen. Agriculture is the world's largest     7    (consume) of water, a big consumer of energy. No matter     8    sustainable (可持续的) farming is, if the food is not eaten, it means we don’t make good use of our resources.   In     9     (real), the resources we could use have decreased     10    (sharp). All of us have responsibility for it.

10 . 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。

Power rationing(拉闸限电）is widening across China.More than 10 provinces     1    （order) power cuts in the past days,including Jiangsu,Zhejiang,Yunnan,and Guangdong.

The country's top economic planner last month flagged nine provinces for the sharp increase in power demand over the first half of the year. That pushed local governments to    2     (strict) order the cuts to avoid missing targets for reducing carbon emission(碳排放）。

In Zhejiang,160 energy-intensive factories have been ordered to stop production    3     (meet) energy consumption targets. The power rationing in Jiangsu also forced factories in the key manufacturing(制造业） industry to cut or even stop their operations     4     the end of the month. Yunnan province is canceling electricity price discounts for some manufacturing factories     5     made power costs about 16-22 percent     6     (cheap) than industry average.

Meanwhile,record-high coal prices are making it unprofitable for many power plants to operate,    7     (create) supply gaps in some provinces.

A number of A-share listed    8     (company) have reported the impacts on stock(股票） exchanges. However, stocks in power suppliers went into    9     crazy rise since the power rationing. Also in Hong Kong, stock prices of the energy industry are    10     (luck) enough to rise by an average of 4.6 percent today, including China Resources Power, China Power Investment and Huaneng Power.