学生对分类垃圾箱进学校的不同看法及所占比例
1.同意60%：有利于资源回收，并有助于学生养成良好的垃圾分类习惯;
2.不同意30%：麻烦，习惯很难改;
3.无所谓10%：此事与我无关;
4.表达你自己的观点。
注意：1.词数不少于100;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：饼状图pie chart
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2 . Social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook can have a negative influence on people’s moral values and can make them indifferent to human suffering, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC).
New findings suggest that the streams of information provided by the websites are too fast for the brain’s moral sense to digest and could affect young people’s emotional development. Before the brain can fully process and absorb a story of pain and suffering, it is attacked by the next news or the latest Twitter update, according to the USC neuroscience group. Qualities such as admiration and compassion take much longer to process, said one of the study’s authors, Antonio Damasio.
The study results were based on real-life stories that were intended to induce (诱导) admiration for virtue or skill, or compassion (同情) for physical or social suffering in 13 volunteer individuals. At the end it was found that the participants needed six to eight seconds in order to fully react to stories of virtue or social suffering. However, once awakened, the responses lasted far longer than the volunteers’ reactions to stories focused on physical pain.
New findings raise questions about the emotional cost, in particular, for the developing young brain, of heavy dependence on an extremely fast stream of news snippets (片段) obtained by means of TV, the Internet or social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. “If things are happening too fast, you may not ever fully experience emotions about other people’s mental states, and that would have effects on your morality.” Damasio said.
In general, normal life events will always give people opportunities to experience admiration and compassion. But activities such as reading books and socializing with friends, where individuals can define their morals, are being gradually replaced by alarming and fast-moving social networking, and people may be led away from learning about humanity.
1. Why can social networking websites have a negative influence on people’s moral values according to the text?| A．They promote negative moral values for people in suffering. |
| B．They always contain lots of stories of social suffering in the real life. |
| C．The information comes so fast that there isn’t enough time to digest it. |
| D．The news on such sites is based on real-life stories of sadness and suffering. |
| A．People’s moral values are formed by fast public information like Facebook. |
| B．The development of young people’s brain depends strongly on normal life events. |
| C．People can experience other people’s emotions quickly because of fast information. |
| D．There are 13 volunteer individuals who take part in the study on social media. |
| A．Normal life events cannot provide experiences of humanity. |
| B．People don’t like activities that can define morals in life. |
| C．Activities that define morals are being replaced by social networking. |
| D．People are not encouraged to do activities that define morals. |
| A．An entertainment book | B．A science magazine |
| C．A science fiction novel | D．A health handbook |
| A．The ways to make people watch online videos less. |
| B．The ways to make social websites more popular. |
| C．The ways to make more reports published. |
| D．The ways to make people’s brains less complex. |
3 . Schools in US are huge consumers of energy. According to ENERGY STAR, K- 12 schools spend more than $6 billion every year on energy, far more than the amount spent on other resources, and at least 30 percent of this energy is used inefficiently or needlessly.
Realizing that, some schools are seeking measures to save energy in several ways, from low-cost adjustments, such as turning off lights in unused rooms, to large-scale projects, such as turning to green equipment.
As solar energy is becoming a more financial choice for powering buildings, more schools are making the move toward the renewable energy and using solar panels(太阳能电池板)on their rooftops. According to an online solar marketplace EnergySage, schools have their strong points to use solar energy. They often have the kind of enough space, suitable locations that are perfect for setting up solar panels.
In September 2020, a nonprofit Generation180 released its third edition of a study on solar use in US schools. The findings showed that more than 7, 300, or 55 percent, of K- 12 public and private schools used solar energy, the number has increased by 81 percent since 2014.
They also described how solar schools were saving millions in energy bills, and provided several cases to show the increased savings achieved by solar-powered school districts. For ex- ample, an Arkansas school district used its every year's energy savings of nearly $100, 000 to increase its teachers' salaries.
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, which tracks the number of K- 12 schools with solar equipment and helps schools go solar, says on its website that schools with solar setups have an opportunity to educate students about clean energy, and show them that they are de- voted to do something for students' and the planet's health and future.
Third-party ownership also makes funding for 79 percent of schools to use solar energy possible, meaning a majority of schools don't have to spend large amounts of money but can get the rewards of solar energy.
1. How does the author lead in the topic of the text in the first paragraph?| A．By raising a problem. |
| B．By giving an example. |
| C．By making a comparison. |
| D．By offering an evidence. |
| A．Free access to using solar energy. |
| B．Enough space to fix solar equipment. |
| C．Financial support from solar marketplace. |
| D．Being the largest consumers of the energy. |
| A．Increasing their operating expense |
| B．Threatening their teachers' income. |
| C．Raising the students' environmental awareness. |
| D．Reducing their total amount of energy consuming. |
| A．Achievable | B．Doubtful. | C．Challenging. | D．Worrying. |
4 . LOS ANGELES—There are 69,144 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, the most populous(人口稠密的) county(县) in the United States, according to the results of the 2022 Homeless Count released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Thursday.
The number marks a 4.1 percent rise from the last count in 2020, said the authority, adding that a count was not conducted in 2021 in the county, home to around 10 million residents, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The results of the count, conducted over three nights in February, also showed 41,980 people were experiencing homelessness in the City of Los Angeles, up 1.7 percent from 2020. The City of Los Angeles is the part of Los Angeles County and also the biggest city in the county.
LAHSA said in a news release that this year’s homeless count results offer a clear contrast(差距) to the results between 2018 and 2020, when Los Angeles County saw a 25.9 percent increase and the City of Los Angeles experienced a 32 percent increase. The authority noted that “Angelenos(洛杉矶人) need more affordable homes and economic help to prevent future increases in homelessness.”
LAHSA said the agency and its partners have made 84,000 housing placements(安置) over the past five years. Thanks to a 62 percent increase in shelter(居所) beds since 2019, more people are in shelter than ever before, said the agency, adding that “shelter is a necessary and key part of our system because bringing people inside protects them from the destructive effects on their health and safety that comes. from experiencing unsheltered homelessness.”
Los Angeles has one of the highest rates of unemployment and homelessness in the United States, according to usabynumbers.com. The website reported in June that the total number of homeless people in the United States is over 553,000, and that’s 170 out of every 100,000 people experiencing homelessness in the country right now.
1. When is there no figure of homeless people of the county?| A．In 2019. | B．In 2020. | C．In 2021. | D．In 2022. |
| A．The effects of homelessness on people’s health and safety. |
| B．The most practical way to raise money for the homeless. |
| C．The useful measure to deal with the problem of homelessness. |
| D．The reasons why there are so many homeless people in the county. |
| A．Injury. | B．Joblessness. | C．Fighting. | D．Treatment. |
| A．Angelenos need more affordable homes |
| B．Total number of homeless people in US is over 553,000 |
| C．Angelenos need more economic help to prevent future homelessness |
| D．Over 69,000 people experience homelessness in US most populous county |
内容包括：
1. 你的看法；2. 你的理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右，开头已给出，不算在总字数内；
2. 适当增加细节使行文连贯。
My Views on the Cooking Lesson
As we all know, the cooking lesson was started last autumn in primary and secondary schools nationwide, which has set off heated discussions in society.
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6 . The idea of low material desire, low consumption and refusing to work, marry and have children, concluded as a “lying down” lifestyle, recently struck a chord with many young Chinese who are eager to take pause to breathe in this fast-paced and highly-competitive society.
Many millennials and generation Zs complained to the Global Times that burdens, including work stress, family disputes and financial strains, have pushed them “against the wall”. They said they hate the “involution”, joking that they would rather give up some of what they have than get trapped in an endless competition against peers.
“Instead of always following the ‘virtues’ of struggle, endure and sacrifice to bear the stresses, they prefer a temporary lying down as catharsis and adjustment,” said a scholar. “It is no wonder that some young people, under the growing pressures from child-raising to paying the mortgage today, would try to live in a simple way and leave the worries behind.”
Interestingly the majority of millennials and Gen Zs reached by the Global Times, who claim to be big fans of the lying down philosophy, acknowledged that they only accept a temporary lying down as a short rest. It is true that with the great improvement of living conditions, some Chinese youth have partially lost the spirit of hardship and are not willing to bear too much hard work. But in fact, lying down is not entirely comfortable. Young people who lie down always feel guilty about their constant loss of morale far beyond their reach.
“Young people on campus have both aspirations and confusion about their future, but most of us have rejected setting ourselves up in chains to waste opportunities and challenges,” a postgraduate student told the Global Times. “It’s no use running away. I have to ‘stand up’ and face the reality sooner or later.”
1. Which of the following can be described as a “lying down” lifestyle?| A．Following the ‘virtues’ of struggle, endure and sacrifice. |
| B．Living in a simple way and leaving the worries behind. |
| C．Bearing lots of hard work to improve one’s living conditions. |
| D．Standing up and facing the reality consistently. |
| A．Improvements in living conditions. | B．Growing pressure from family and social life. |
| C．Increasing material possessions from families. | D．Temporary adjustment to failure in competitions. |
| A．Understanding. | B．Intolerant. | C．Supportive. | D．Unclear. |
| A．They would rather escape than take challenges. | B．They really enjoy the “lying down” lifestyle. |
| C．They find their dreams far beyond their reach. | D．They never really drop their responsibilities. |
7 . For the past three weeks, students across India’s capital have been attending a new course: happiness. The Delhi government introduced “happiness classes”.
“We have given best-of-the-best talents to the world,” Sisodai said, according to The Washington Post. “
The Washington Post says children came out of their first happiness class with some excitement. “We should work happily,” 11-year-old Aayush Jha, a seventh grader at a public school in Delhi, told the paper. “When you work sadly, your work will not be good.”
Sisodai hopes to deliver these tools to help students live more happily inside and outside of the classroom, whether or not they’re achieving their academic standards. “I don’t know if happiness can be learned, but yes, it can be practised,” he says. “
One in four Indian children aged 13 to 15 struggles with low spirits, the World Health Organization reported last year. As journalist Susan Brink reported, “The government has made changes after noticing that some young people under great stress to do well in school tended to commit suicide (自杀) if they felt they did poorly.” “In South India, they observed higher suicide rates after exam periods among schoolchildren who failed,” Alexandra Fleischmannn, a project coordinator for the WHO’s Preventing Suicide report, told Brink. “
| A．Many Indian students are facing a very tough life |
| B．We have given best-of-the-best professionals to industry |
| C．Then they introduced the possibility of taking the exams again |
| D．It is used to decide whether an Indian student is excellent or not |
| E．Delhi’s Education Minister Manish Sisodai is in charge of making the changes |
| F．Once you start practising living with happiness, then it can become part of your life |
| G．It tried to change the country’s academic focus from student achievement to emotional well-being |
8 . Humanitarian(人道主义的)groups and lawmakers have criticized Italian authorities for preventing migrants who were not considered to be“vulnerable(脆弱的)”from disembarking(登陆)from rescue ships in Sicily on Sunday.
Charities and politicians blamed the selection process as illegal and regarded the actions of the Italian government as inhumane, reported the Associated Press news service, or AP. Italy’s new government is reportedly targeting foreign-flagged rescue ships in a new procedure that is part of a regulation brought about by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi.
Italy allowed a rescue ship carrying 179 refugees and migrants to enter a port in Sicily on Sunday and then later begin disembarking children and sick or“vulnerable”people, but 35 men on board were blocked from getting off the ship, reported the Reuters news agency. Later, agencies reported that 144 people had been allowed to disembark the Humanity 1 rescue ship,which sailed under a German flag. In the afternoon,357 people were allowed off the Geo Barents ship operated by Doctors Without Borders, which sails under a Norwegian flag, but 215 people remained blocked on board.
Authorities continued to refuse safe harbor for hundreds of migrants onboard two other ships in nearby waters, said the AP. Humanity 1’s captain refused to leave the port of Catania “until all survivors rescued from great suffering at sea have been disembarked”, said SOS Humanity, the German-run charity that operates the ship. The charity strongly criticized Piantedosi’s decision to only allow vulnerable people to disembark and on Monday said it would launch legal action against the Italian government,claiming Italy’s actions violate European law and the Geneva Refugee Convention.
The BBC noted that Italy is one of the main entry points into Europe, and, according to the United Nations, 85,000 migrants have arrived there on small,overcrowded boats since the start of the year. Italy’s new prime minister,Giorgia Meloni,has promised to take action to stop those making the hazardous journeys across the Mediterranean.
Nongovernmental organizations say coastal nations are responsible by the law of the sea to rescue people who are suffering and that they are responsible to provide a safe port as soon as possible.
Till Rummenhohl，head of operations at SOS Humanity，said people were being “held hostage (人质)”onboard the Humanity 1 vessel.”“We had health authorities onboard who decided who’s weak enough, who is basically in urgent medical case and who’s not,”Rummenhohl told DW News.“The people are not really sure what’s happening to them. They have an uncertain future. They are afraid of being pushed back from Italy, into international waters or even to Libya. That’s their greatest fear,” he said.
1. Why were 35 of the 179 refugees not allowed to leave the ship to enter Italy in the beginning?| A．They were not weak people. | B．They had no certifications. |
| C．The ship was in good condition. | D．The ship sailed under a German flag. |
| A．Comfortable. | B．Thrilling. |
| C．Long. | D．Dangerous. |
| A．Italy’s actions agreed with European law and the Geneva Refugee Convention. |
| B．Illegal migrants should be pushed back into international waters. |
| C．Coastal countries should save people who are suffering at sea. |
| D．Illegal migrants were supposed to be held hostage onboard. |
| A．Italy provides safe shelters for refugees |
| B．Italy prevents migrants from leaving ships |
| C．Humanity 1’s captain refuses to leave the port of Catania |
| D．Many migrants arrive in Italy on small, overcrowded boats |
9 . Along Route 1, in Thomas-tomatines a store filled with handicrafts—birdhouses and dollhouses, salad bowls and sailing ships — all made in Maine state prisons. Ted and Barbara Waylayer have been shopping here for decades. “We found the quality to be excellent,” said Ted.
Prisoners have been making things in Maine since the 1800s. Charlie Jones came here when he was 20, sentenced to 75 years in a state where there is no parole(假释). In the workshops, he discovered he had a talent for carving. One of Jones’ earlier projects was a golden eagle, which he learned to carve from a book.
“It’s amazing to see the amount of talent that the residents have here,”said Randall Liberty, commissioner(局长)of Maine’s Department of Corrections.“We have more than 100 residents working here daily. They do about US $1.6 million worth of work. “One of Maine’s programs allows residents to earn a college degree. The money for it was donated by Doris Buffet, who lived in Dockland, Maine. “She gave us an initial US $2 million donation,” said Liberty. “And that’s the best money I’ve ever seen invested in anyone.”
Charlie Jones is one of the graduates. “The college program is incredible,” Jones laughed. “When we used to walk to dinner, we could hear people talking about their former crimes. But now when going to dinner, you’ll hear somebody talking about their philosophy class or their history class.”
Liberty said, “The individuals that graduate have about a 5% recidivism(再犯) rate, as opposed to a 60-65% nationally. That means 95% of the people who go through this program don’t go back.”
When Doris Buffet died in 2020, Charlie Jones made a table, with legs made of books, to honor her. It’s also carved with the names of courses open to prison residents, and the professors who teach them. On the table was a book telling Daris Buffet’s story, and a thank you note.
1. What does paragraph 2 tell us about Charlie Jones?| A．He has a gift for carving. | B．He has earned a master degree. |
| C．He is only expert in carving eagles. | D．He has been in prison for about 20 years. |
| A．To show how the prisoners tried to reform. |
| B．To reveal what led those like Charlie Jones to prison. |
| C．To list some courses included in the college program. |
| D．To highlight the positive effect of the college program. |
| A．Prisoners in Maine create little value. |
| B．Few prisoners in Maine are hardworking. |
| C．The handicrafts made in Maine state prisons are of high quality. |
| D．Prisoners graduating from college have a lower recidivism rate. |
| A．How Doris Buffet died in 2020. |
| B．What the table made by Charlie Jones is like. |
| C．Charlie Jones’ sorrow over the death of Doris Buffet. |
| D．Why there was a book telling Doris Buffet’s story on the table. |
10 . The idea of people taking photographs in front of Van Gogh’s Sun flowers or Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus was once considered so unsatisfactory that galleries banned visitors from using selfie(自拍)sticks. However, the disgust at social media platforms such as Instagram has turned into a bit of a love affair—with one gallery creating a session to help visitors take better photos and videos to share with their followers.
The Old Royal Naval College, in Greenwich, southeast London, is reducing visitor numbers on Mondays for its Museum of the Moon artwork “for those looking for the perfect Insta shot”. It will sell 400 tickets a session in its Painted Hall rather than the usual 800 so influencers can show their best sides without the crowds. The college, which is displaying a seven-metre model of the moon, created by the artist Luke Jerram, tells ticket holders: “Posing, influencer photo shoots and selfies are encouraged.” Sarah Codrington, head of marketing at the college, said “Social Media Mondays” were partly about appealing to influencers but also freeing up the rest of the week for visitors who might be inconvenienced by people dressing themselves up for their Instagram feed.
Jerram, whose Museum of the Moon has been displayed in numerous venues, including Gloucester Cathedral and the Natural History Museum, said: “I had not been consulted about Social Media Mondays but approved. People sometimes complain that there are so many people there that they weren’t having the best experience. People were lying on the floor and doing selfies. Part of the fun of the artwork is watching others interact with it.” He said he welcomed selfie-takers because they usually put away their cameras after ten minutes and engaged with the work. “People are going to have their close encounter with the moon, not necessarily to see an artwork,” he said.
Brian Sewell, the late art critic, once was disappointed that it was impossible to see paintings “because people are too busy taking photos”. But Jerram said galleries should embrace it. “Now everyone is their own media and broadcasting company,” he said. “They are broadcasting their experience of the world.”
1. What does the gallery mentioned in paragraph 1 do?| A．It forces visitors into using Instagram. | B．It assists visitors in taking photographs. |
| C．It forbids visitors from using selfie sticks. | D．It charges visitors for sharing photographs. |
| A．To attract influencers of media. | B．To sell more tickets than usual. |
| C．To show the model of the moon. | D．To meet different needs of visitors. |
| A．He is proud of Museum of the Moon. | B．He objects to Social Media Mondays. |
| C．Selfie-takers prefer to enjoy artworks. | D．Everyone can broadcast themselves. |
| A．Useful tips on taking photographs. | B．Galleries’ support for taking selfies. |
| C．The importance of using social media. | D．A guide to visiting artworks in galleries. |
