2 . If you’re a teenager, you are in a very powerful position. Starting good money habits now will put you ahead for the rest of your life. Here are money tips for you.

Understand the power of time.

You probably aren’t making a ton of money right now, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is time.     1     Let’s look at an example: At the end of your summer job, you have $1000. You invest it at a rate of return of 5%. At the end of those 50 years, you will have $11,467.49.

Start a money saving habit.

If you start the habit of saving money now, that habit will always be with you. Every dollar you get, whether it’s a gift, an allowance, or pay from a job, get into the habit of saving a part of it. Half of it would be ideal.     2     The older you get, the harder it can seem to save even 10% of your money.

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There is so much information available on the Internet. You can find articles that will teach you how to make $100 fast. There are also so many personal finance books to choose from to learn about where to start. You can talk to your parents for advice on money management, too.

Avoid FOMO.

FOMO is fear of missing out on all the fun.     4     It’s important, though, to give up what you want now for what you want most. What you want now is to take the money you made at your summer job and go on Spring Break. What you want most is to graduate debt free or to be able to quit a job you hate because you have a big emergency fund to see you through to your next job. You may not like it when you’re eighteen.     5    

A．Consult experts for advice.

B．Seize chances to get educated.

C．And your money has a lot of it.

D．But all of that will be true in time.

E．Cash tends to burn a hole in our pockets.

F．It’s time to start now because you don’t have many expenses.

G．You’ll think everyone is having more fun than you as a teenager.

3 . 第一节（满分15分）
某中学英文杂志针对如何养成好的消费习惯进行征文，请根据以下要点结合自己的实际情况写一篇题为 My Advice on How to Use Pocket Money Properly的文章向该杂志社投稿。
1．从身边的小事做起，节省不必要的支出；
2．对自己的支出和收入进行记录。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。          
3. 在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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4 . 你校将举办题为“Say No to Wasting Food”的英语征文比赛。请你写一篇短文参赛，主要内容包括：
1．简述浪费粮食的现象；
2．节约粮食的意义；
3．发出倡议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Say No to Wasting Food

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5 . 为积极响应节能号召，共建绿色家园，请你以学生会的名义用英语写一封以“节约用电，珍惜能源”为主题的倡议书，向全校师生发出倡议。内容包括：
1. 节约用电的必要性；
2. 日常节电的措施。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear teachers and my fellow students,
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The Students’ Union

7 . In an effort to control the nation’s growing problem with food wastage, the South Korean government has started a unique new plan—“Pay as You Trash (丢弃)”. Residents are required to separate their food waste from the rest of their rubbish and throw it separately into a centralized dustbin. And to access the bin, they actually need to pay by the kilo!

As of now, the South Korean government has three methods in place to charge citizens for the food thrown away. One is through an RFID (Radio Frequency identification) card—when users tap this card over a specially designed food waste bin, the lid (盖子) will open. This waste is automatically weighed and recorded in the user’s account. The user needs to settle this bill on a monthly basis.

The second billing method is through pre-paid garbage bags. For example, in Seoul, a 10-liter garbage bag costs around 1dollar. There’s also a bar code management system in place, in which citizens throw food waste directly into compost bins (堆肥桶) and pay for it by purchasing barcode stickers (条形码贴条) attached to the bin.

Nearly every suburban area in the nation is equipped with one of these three payment systems. Even before the pay-by-weight system was introduced, South Koreans were still being charged for food waste—the cost was simply divided equally among the residents of each apartment block. The new system is not only fair, but is also designed to make consumers feel the pinch of excessive (过度的) waste. The more food they throw out, the more they end up paying.

Citizens1ike Seoul housewife Ms Kwan are now adopting creative methods to avoid food waste. She makes sure to remove all the liquid out of leftover food before throwing it away. While preparing vegetables, she tries to use as much as the eatable parts as possible.

“Because I’m worried about the fees, I’m more careful about food waste now,” Ms Kwan said. “Our food waste has become much less than before.”

1. What do we know about the three payment systems?

A．A compost bin costs about 1 dollar.

B．All of them can weight the rubbish automatically.

C．The pre-paid garbage bags are charged on a monthly basis.

D．RFID cards can record the weight of rubbish users throw.

2. Before the new plan was put forward, citizens_____________.

A．didn’t pay for their food waste	B．shared the waste cost equally
C．paid for their food waste by weight	D．had to pay for their food garbage bags

3. What does the underlined phrase “feel the pinch” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Suffer from financial stress.	B．Blame themselves.
C．Change their behavior.	D．Figure out the cost.

4. What do we know about “Pay as You Trash” from the text?

A．It is quite expensive to carry out.	B．It was thought to be unfair at first.
C．It is working effectively.	D．It is being tried out in some areas.

8 . 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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