“I think we recycle 1 tonne of plastic waste a day, which is a lot. This way, the plastic waste doesn’t pile up, drift down the river and cause flooding,” said Saimin. “It benefits everyone.”
The restaurant seats about 30 people and serves meals that cost between $0.40 and $0.80 each. Since opening the canteen Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen their daily income more than double to $15 a day.
“I’m happy to see our customers enjoying their meals,” Sarimin told NHK World. “The poor must also have the right to enjoy healthy eating. I want to give them that chance as much as possible.”
1.What do we know about Jatibarang Landfill
A. It is a good place for people to eat meals
B. It is a place where locals collect plastic and glass to sell
C. It is a mountain which attracts many tourists
D. It is a modem plastic recycling plant.
2.What makes the Methane Gas Canteen different
A. Its location and the way to pay for meals.
B. The delicious food and the kind-hearted owner.
C. Its location and those strange customers.
D. Its customers and the way to pay for meal.
3.What does the underlined word mean
A. IncreaseB. Replace
C. RemoveD. Equal
4.Which of the following is NOT true
A. Sarimin and Suyatmi recycle plastic waste only to make money.
B. The plastic waste may cause flooding.
C. The restaurant seats around 30 people at present.
D. Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen an increase in their income.
Technology offers conveniences such as opening the garage door from your car or changing the television station without touching the TV.
Now one American company is offering its employees a new convenience: a microchip implanted (植入) in their hands. Employees who have these chips can do all kinds of things just by waving their hands. Three Square Market is offering to implant microchips in all of their employees for free. Each chip costs $300 and Three Square Market will pay for the chip. Employees can volunteer to have the chips implanted in their hands. About 50 out of 80 employees have chosen to do so. The president of the company, his wife and their children are also getting chips implanted in their hands.
The chip is about the size of a grain of rice. Implanting the chip only takes about a second and is said to hurt only very briefly. The chips go under the skin between the thumb and forefinger. With a chip in the hand, a person can enter the office building, buy food, sign into computers and more, simply by waving that hand near a scanner. The chips will be also used to identify employees. Employees who want convenience, but do not want to have a microchip implanted under their skin, can wear a wristband (腕带) or a ring with a chip instead. They can perform the same tasks with a wave of their hands as if they had an implanted chip.
Three Square Market is the first company in the United States to offer to implant chips in its employees. Epicenter, a company in Sweden, has been implanting chips in its employees for a while.
Three Square Market says the chip cannot track the employees. The company says scanners can read the chips only when they are within a few inches of them. “The chips protect against identity theft, similar, to credit cards.” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the chips back in 20xx，so they should be safe for humans, according to the company.
In the future, people with the chips may be able to do more with them, even outside the office. Todd Westby is Chief Executive Officer of Three Square Market. He says, “Eventually, this technology will become standardized allowing you to use this as your passport, public transit, all purchasing opportunities, etc.”
1.What is the third paragraph mainly about
A. The substitutes of the chips.
B. The advantages of the chips.
C. The places to implant the chips.
D. The potential risks of implanting the chips.
2.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A. the handsB. the employees
C. the scannersD. the credit cards
3.We can infer that ________.
A. the chips have magic powers
B. the chips are very popular among the employees
C. the price of the chips is reasonable
D. most people suspect the application of the chips
4.Which of the following best describes Todd Westby’s attitude towards the chips
A. Defensive.B. Disappointing.
C. Optimistic.D. Casual.
二、七选五
When we were kids, if our parents wanted us to stop the screen time, they would turn off the TV. 1. They grab the cell phone, the tablet or the laptop. Here we will talk about how to control their screen time.
First, limit the time they use screens. 2. Kids are smart. Once you go back to your daily routine, they will quickly be back on a screen. Because they just don’t understand that when you tell them to get off the tablet or computer, you mean for the rest of the day.
3. It can be going outside to play, reading a fun book or cleaning their room. Presenting them with an alternative helps the under-developed planning part of their little brains get past what they can’t do and see what else is possible.
And third, hide the screen device. That one may not seem very fair. 4. If they don’t see the device around the house, they can’t grab it. This way, works for us adult-types who may be a little too addicted to screens ourselves.
Ultimately, the best way to help kids recognize how much is too much screen time is to limit our own. Yeah, you may have to stare at one all day for your job, but do you really have to come home and immediately turn on the TV or answer that email on your phone Don’t think your kids aren’t taking excuses from your actions. 5.
A. Second, give them an alternative.
B. So, it’s necessary to set a limited time.
C. It may seem easy, but it can be challenging.
D. Now, kids often have a choice of which screen they want.
E. They watch you just as closely as they watch those screens.
F. Now go to find a screen and turn it off, for you and for your kids.
G. But the phrase “out of sight, out of mind” actually works sometimes.
三、完形填空
As I sat motionless on the steps of the pool, watching everyone else swim back and forth, I realized that I had spent most of my life watching others enjoy themselves. It was then that I _______ a little girl staring at me with a look of confusion. I smiled at her, hoping to _______ the ice by talking to her. Unfortunately, my _______ failed and she just kept on staring. My _______ increased as a little boy swam up to me and said, “I feel sorry for you.”
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