1 . With the largest population in the world, China has the most mouths to feed on the planet. Consequently,food waste is a great problem in China. It is reported that more than 6% — or 35 million kgs — of the country's total food production is lost before reaching consumers, in the household and warehouse storage, transport and processing sectors. With an ever-growing population, it's imperative to deal with food waste in China.
Thankfully, policies covering food waste have been rapidly emerging in recent years. Since 2010, the Chinese government has selected 100 cities and encouraged them to explore alternative waste management systems. In 2016，China amended (修改) its Solid Waste Law to stop illegal dumping (倾倒) and promote recycling and reuse of waste, including food. Restaurants will soon be charged a fee for the amount of food waste they produce. And China is using a good food waste processing method called anaerobic digestion, a process that transforms organic waste into biogas, which can be used as energy, or turned into biofuel.
Moving forward, policymakers should consider loss and waste reduction to be as important as increasing production. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the current policy system of agricultural subsidisation (补贴) mainly includes price guarantees and subsidies for crops, production materials, seeds and agricultural machinery,which leads to local governments focusing on crop production while paying little attention to the wastage in the supply chain. There should also be increased investment in the construction of new warehouses and special funds for storage, transport, and processing technologies.
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitting (排放)country in the world, generating about 8% of total greenhouse gas emissions. This issue is not location-specific, but an issue that affects every living thing on the planet and should therefore be seen as an essential area to take action in.
1. What does the underlined word “imperative”in paragraph 1 mean?| A．Impractical. | B．Hopeful. | C．Costly. | D．Urgent |
| A．It has been widely used in restaurants. |
| B．It is required by the Solid Waste Law. |
| C．It is eco-friendly to reuse food waste. |
| D．It has proved effective in 100 cities. |
| A．Food waste in the supply chain is ignored. |
| B．Prices of production materials go up. |
| C．Investment in the supply chain increases. |
| D．Food waste during crop production gets serious. |
| A．To promote the idea of recycling food waste. |
| B．To call for action against food waste. |
| C．To assess the consequences of food waste. |
| D．To discuss the reasons behind food waste. |
2 . Most of us are used to the sound we hear in daily life, such as loud music, the television, people talking on their phone and even pet dogs barking in the middle of the night.
Too much noise pollution in working areas such as offices, construction sites, bars and even in our homes can influence psychological health. Studies show that the occurrence of aggressive behavior, disturbance of sleep, and constant stress can be linked to excessive(过度的) noise levels.
Loud noise can certainly influence your sleeping pattern.
As of now, there do not exist many solutions to such pollution.
| A．You’ll feel it hard to deal with others |
| B．It may lead to problems related to tiredness |
| C．But everybody can help to reduce the noise in their homes |
| D．These, in turn, can cause more severe health problems later in life |
| E．Many firm measures should be taken to remove loud noises in our life |
| F．Our ears can take in a certain range of sounds without getting damaged |
| G．All of these have become a part of the urban culture and rarely disturb us |
