1 . Thailand has somtam, India has bhel puri and South Africa has a snack of bunny chow. They are some of the most famous street foods in these countries. Around 2.5 billion people eat street food around the world. The significance of street food culture is obvious in the following areas.
●Cultural identity
Street food identifies community and tradition, keeping alive one of the most important aspects of local culture — the eating habits of the people.
●Employment and business opportunities
●Food accessibility
The significance of street food culture also includes improved access to food across countries, including their poor communities. Since the cooks have low operation costs, street foods are low in price.
In a word, support for street food businesses could help to preserve culturally significant recipes, provide employment opportunities and supply low-cost food options.
| A．However, the industry has developed without outside assistance. |
| B．The street food industry has offered new positions for low-income people. |
| C．And the owners can also aid small farms by buying ingredients from them. |
| D．Street food culture is able to create a connection within specific communities. |
| E．Making laws to ensure the safety of street foods is important for public health. |
| F．Thus, people with little income can depend on street foods every day to support themselves. |
| G．Additionally, the street food industry protects traditional recipes that are passed down through generations. |
2 . I found a brown bag outside after our move. “Grass Seed,” it said in big letters. My husband and I
Near our new house sat a charming cottage, which was
While we waited for our grass to grow—or not—we
But after a monsoon (季风) swept through, I woke up to a beautiful morning and looked out the window. There was no grass growing in the sunlight.
| A．spread | B．sought | C．collected | D．removed |
| A．remain | B．last | C．root | D．dry |
| A．need | B．decision | C．intention | D．agreement |
| A．given | B．introduced | C．sold | D．rented |
| A．explore | B．look after | C．advertise | D．pull down |
| A．help | B．service | C．chance | D．accommodation |
| A．pretended | B．decided | C．prayed | D．understood |
| A．naturally | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．temporarily |
| A．danger | B．potential | C．uncertainty | D．untidiness |
| A．locals | B．employers | C．gardeners | D．regulars |
| A．curious | B．grateful | C．stressed | D．proud |
| A．house renting | B．yard cleaning | C．growing grass | D．keeping house |
| A．Instead | B．Otherwise | C．Besides | D．Therefore |
| A．remembered | B．imagined | C．designed | D．appreciated |
| A．reminder | B．memory | C．test | D．choice |
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Dear Mr. Wang,
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4 . As I stand in my favorite craft store, I’m faced with choices that mirror the world outside. You see, I love my foam (泡沫橡胶) board, which has foam inside and is sandwiched between two layers of paper or plastic. It’s easy to work with and affordable, but not friendly to the environment. Or take a look at the paintbrushes. The plastic handle brushes are cheap while the brushes with wooden handles cost a fair bit more.
Glues are the unsung heroes of my art, yet their plastic containers are far from eco-friendly. And don’t get me started on the packaging that these art supplies come in. It’s all plastic, and it’s a reminder that even in the art world, being green isn’t always easy.
As an artist, I’m not exactly rolling in profits. Most of what I earn goes right back into my materials, leaving little room for choosing green materials. Fresh out of university, I am still searching for a job. Since I currently don’t have a regular income, I’m living with my family to save costs and paying careful attention to what I can afford. But I also care deeply about climate change, since I’ve seen its impact and can’t bear the thought of it getting worse.
So, to reduce my personal impact on climate change while also living within my means, I make full use of my brushes until they’re on their last hair, and I’ve become a master at repurposing cardboard boxes and various packing materials. The firm plastic packaging that once housed my paints finds a second purpose as glass in my miniature (微型的) windows. The cardboard from those boxes’ serves as bases for a range of miniatures. I don’t waste a bit of foam board either; it’s kept for crafting mini-books for my sets.
It’s an ongoing process — a journey of give and take. While I try to reduce my ecological footprint, I am also learning to balance practicality while enjoying creating my own art.
1. What does the author find in the craft store?| A．Most materials aren’t as green as required. |
| B．It is difficult to buy cheap and green materials. |
| C．The prices of some green materials keep going up. |
| D．Her favorite green materials are always very popular. |
| A．The author is a struggling artist. | B．The author likes working at home. |
| C．The author mainly uses green materials. | D．The author creates art about climate change. |
| A．She sells them to buy books. | B．She exchanges them for paints. |
| C．She gives them to a recycling company. | D．She tries to reuse them in her artworks. |
| A．My journey as a green artist | B．My expectations of a green artist |
| C．My experience of picking green materials | D．My exploration in crafting green artwork |
5 . Migration (迁移) has become a flashpoint for debate in many countries. But research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) finds that it generates significant economic benefits and more effective integration (融合) of immigrants (移民) could increase those benefits.
Moving more labor to higher-productivity settings boosts global GDP. Immigrants of all skill levels contribute to this effect, whether through entrepreneurship (创业) or through freeing up natives for higher-value work. In fact, immigrants make up just 3. 4 percent of the world’s population, but MGI’ research finds that they contribute nearly 10 percent of global GDP. They contributed roughly $6.7 trillion to global GDP in 2015 — some $3 trillion more than they would have produced in their origin countries. Developed nations realize more than 90 percent of this effect.
Employment rates are slightly lower for immigrants than for native workers in top destinations, but this varies by skill level and by region of origin. Wide-ranging academic evidence shows that immigration does not harm native employment or wages, although there can be short-term negative effects if there is a large inflow of immigrants to a small region, if immigrants are close substitutes (代替者) for native workers, or if the destination economy is experiencing a downturn.
Realizing the benefits of immigration depends on how well new arrivals are integrated into their destination country’s labor market and into society. Today immigrants tend to earn 20 to 30 percent less than native-born workers. But if countries narrow that wage gap to just 5 to 10 percent by integrating immigrants more effectively across various aspects of education, housing, health, and community engagement, they could generate an additional boost of $800 billion to $1 trillion to worldwide economic output annually. This is a relatively conservative goal, but it can produce broader positive effects, including lower poverty rates and higher overall productivity in destination economies.
The stakes are high. The success or failure of integration can last many years, influencing whether second-generation immigrants become fully participating citizens who reach their full potential or remain in a poverty trap.
1. What is the purpose of this text?| A．To give a definition. | B．To explain a phenomenon. |
| C．To introduce a research. | D．To report a finding. |
| A．immigrants set up their own businesses |
| B．immigrants work as replacements for native workers |
| C．a large number of immigrants flood into a certain area |
| D．the destination country is suffering from economic depression |
| A．How skilled immigrants are. |
| B．How much immigrants make up the local population. |
| C．How good the destination economy is. |
| D．How integrated immigrants are into local society. |
| A．immigration | B．integration |
| C．contribution | D．second-generation |
