1 . Different Approaches to Reducing Food Waste

Food plays a key role in people’s life. While many people in poor communities suffer from a shortage of food, a large amount of food is wasted in the rest of the world.     1     Here are some tips on how to reduce food waste.

Learn to store food. Not sure how to keep those greens from wilting overnight?

Can’t keep your tomatoes fresh for more than a day or two? Do your research on food storage and you’ll get the rewards. Not sure where to start?     2    

Use it all.     3     For example, leave the skin on carrots and potatoes (The skins actually have a ton of valuable nutrients!), save the beet greens for a salad, and don’t throw away the outer skin of oranges!

    4     Many fruits and vegetables are thrown away because they aren’t “pretty” enough. Buying food that comes in a different shape, size or colour helps use up food that might be given up.

Understand best-before dates correctly. People often confuse best-before dates with expiry dates. The best-before date has nothing to do with the safety of the food.     5     So while the taste may not be that good, many food items are still safe to eat for many days beyond the best-before date.

A．Pick the “funny looking” food.

B．This will save you time in the long run.

C．Check out Local Produce Storage Guide online.

D．Keep a “need to eat” list everyday in your daily life.

E．Therefore, food waste is a serious problem that needs our attention.

F．It refers to flavour and nutritional value, which is of great help to your body.

G．You often remove a part of whatever food you’ re cooking with, but often those food items can be saved.

2 . 为了减少食物浪费，中国最近开展了“光盘行动”，假如你是某校学生李华，请以“Against Food Waste”为题写一篇120字左右的短文，拟发表在学校网站英文版上。内容包括：
1. 就餐浪费现象描述：（如：据报道，每年全国餐馆被倒掉的食物估计可养活 2 亿人）；
2. 就餐浪费的原因；
3. 提出你的倡议。
（词汇提示：光盘行动 “Eat up All on the Plates” campaign）

Against Food Waste

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3 . Paper is one of our oldest, simplest and most important inventions. But it also presents a danger to the world in two significant ways. First, the making of paper requires the loss of millions of trees each year. Between 2001 and 2019, the world lost 386 million hectares of forest. Of the trees that were cut down, 42% went to paper production. And worldwide use of paper is expected to double in the next 40 years. Clearly, the planet cannot sustain such a high rate of forest loss.

The second great problem with paper is what happens once it is no longer useful. A huge quantity of wastepaper ends up in dumps and landfills (垃圾填埋场), where it can produce harmful gases. Paper in landfills leads to the release (释放) of methane, a gas that is a significant contributor in global warming.

One simple solution can greatly reduce both of these problems: paper recycling. Paper is mainly made from cellulose (纤维素), which makes up the cell walls of trees and many other plants. Because of its structure, cellulose can be used repeatedly in papermaking. So far, trees are the only source of cellulose that can fill the massive demand for paper products. Therefore, recycling paper is simply one of the best ways to save trees.

Thanks to advances in processing, recycled paper isn’t the dull-colored stuff many of us are familiar with any more. It now can offer the same print performance as non-recycled paper.

Effective recycling requires a consistent effort. The way to begin is with education and understanding. Once enough people realize the need for recycling, more effective recycling systems can be carried out. The massive loss of trees affects everybody on earth. Everyone should do their part to recycle paper and encourage government and industries to do the same.

1. What does the author want to express in paragraph 1?

A．Consequences resulting from forest loss.

B．The significance of paper in daily life.

C．The disadvantages of current paper production.

D．The severe situation caused by papermaking.

2. Why is paper in landfills harmful?

A．It releases smelly gases.	B．It results in global climate change.
C．It pollutes the nearby land.	D．It may lead to fire accidents.

3. What can we know about paper-recycling?

A．It produces cellulose to make more paper.	B．The structure of cellulose makes it possible.
C．The color of recycled paper is different.	D．It produces cellulose without using trees.

4. What’s the purpose of this text?

A．To introduce paper recycling technology.	B．To stress the threat of global warming.
C．To appeal to people to recycle paper.	D．To describe the considerable need for paper.