Austin residents and businesses are making efforts to put their leftovers to good use. The city is among a handful of U.S.cities aiming for “zero waste”.
For Austin, there are plenty to go around: it annually wastes more than 190 million pounds of food, worth at least $200 million. Those numbers are big, but they're not out of line with national trends-some 40 percent of food in the nation goes to waste. Put in plain terms, that is enough to fill a 90,000-seat stadium each day.
For many, the answer lies in donation. Austin City Limits, one of the city’s influential festivals, gives all unwanted food to the Central Texas Food Bank. And there are volunteer-driven nonprofits that pick up donated food and deliver it to hungry people.
But the best practice, Austin believes, is to use less, and the city is calling on businesses and households to buy the right amount of food. Full Fridge, a new meal-delivery service, solves this problem. “Full Fridge came about because, basically, we were seeing a lot of people not knowing how to prepare food,” says co-founder Mokshika Sharma. They would buy groceries, but not know what to do with them, and end up throwing away a lot.
Her business hopes to end that problem by offering ready-made meals for only five dollars each. Full Fridge also minimizes waste by stopping sales two days before delivery, so the chef and shopper can plan precisely.
Another satisfactory solution is to compost(将......制成堆肥) it. Austin’s restaurants and grocery stores typically contract with composting companies to deal with much of their food waste, and then sell it as fertilizer. Meanwhile, Compost Pedallers, a company created by Dustin Fedako, is working on bicycle-powered compost collection.
“We play the dot-connecter,” says Fedako, “getting the material from those of us who are making it to the people in the community who use it as a resource to grow more food, and to grow better quality food.”
1.What do the figures in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A.The urgent need for donated food. B.The rapid growth in food donation.
C.The ambitious goal of “zero waste”. D.The serious problem of food waste.
2.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about Austin' s efforts to______.
A.feed the hungry. B.make use of leftovers.
C.build more volunteer-driven nonprofits. D.hold festivals to entertain its residents.
3.Who are Full Fridge's target customers?
A.Those with too little food. B.Those with poor cooking skills.
C.Those with unhealthy eating habits. D.Those with little time to buy groceries.
4.What does Fedako mean by saying “We play the dot-connecter”?
A.They find it rather easy to collect food waste.
B.They hope people will buy better quality food.
C.They link food waste producers to fertilizer users.
D.They are trying to connect with composting companies.
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Austin residents and businesses are making efforts to put their leftovers to good use. The city is among a handful of U.S.cities aiming for “zero waste”.
For Austin, there are plenty to go around: it annually wastes more than 190 million pounds of food, worth at least $200 million. Those numbers are big, but they're not out of line with national trends-some 40 percent of food in the nation goes to waste. Put in plain terms, that is enough to fill a 90,000-seat stadium each day.
For many, the answer lies in donation. Austin City Limits, one of the city’s influential festivals, gives all unwanted food to the Central Texas Food Bank. And there are volunteer-driven nonprofits that pick up donated food and deliver it to hungry people.
But the best practice, Austin believes, is to use less, and the city is calling on businesses and households to buy the right amount of food. Full Fridge, a new meal-delivery service, solves this problem. “Full Fridge came about because, basically, we were seeing a lot of people not knowing how to prepare food,” says co-founder Mokshika Sharma. They would buy groceries, but not know what to do with them, and end up throwing away a lot.
Her business hopes to end that problem by offering ready-made meals for only five dollars each. Full Fridge also minimizes waste by stopping sales two days before delivery, so the chef and shopper can plan precisely.
Another satisfactory solution is to compost(将......制成堆肥) it. Austin’s restaurants and grocery stores typically contract with composting companies to deal with much of their food waste, and then sell it as fertilizer. Meanwhile, Compost Pedallers, a company created by Dustin Fedako, is working on bicycle-powered compost collection.
“We play the dot-connecter,” says Fedako, “getting the material from those of us who are making it to the people in the community who use it as a resource to grow more food, and to grow better quality food.”
1.What do the figures in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A.The urgent need for donated food. B.The rapid growth in food donation.
C.The ambitious goal of “zero waste”. D.The serious problem of food waste.
2.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about Austin' s efforts to______.
A.feed the hungry. B.make use of leftovers.
C.build more volunteer-driven nonprofits. D.hold festivals to entertain its residents.
3.Who are Full Fridge's target customers?
A.Those with too little food. B.Those with poor cooking skills.
C.Those with unhealthy eating habits. D.Those with little time to buy groceries.
4.What does Fedako mean by saying “We play the dot-connecter”?
A.They find it rather easy to collect food waste.
B.They hope people will buy better quality food.
C.They link food waste producers to fertilizer users.
D.They are trying to connect with composting companies.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The Olympics are like a huge stage ________ everyone makes every effort to achieve their dreams.
A．that B．when
C．which D．where
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Don’t you think it essential that every resident of Guangzhou spare no effort to make contributions to the 16th Asia Games?
A. should B. will C. shall D. would
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In the UK, students’ residence halls are run as profit-making business, but this can occasionally be to students’ disadvantage．
As many universities choose to contract out their hall’s management to private companies, room rents are rising and student rights are suffering．
In 2006, 55 percent of student rooms were managed by private companies --- only 27 percent by universities and colleges, the National Union of Students （NUS） has reported．
These private companies are improving the hall’s facilities in return for higher room rents．The most noticeable example of this trend is the growth in luxury halls．These are halls for students willing to pay more for larger rooms with better services．
Chancellors Court, at Edinburgh University in Scotland, is one such luxury hall．Rooms are divided between standard and large, with larger rooms costing 173 pounds each week, 40 pounds more than smaller rooms．They come with a scenic view, color TV, fast Internet connection and a modern bathroom．
Other luxury halls have private gyms for their residents．Private companies capitalize （用…以牟利） on their investment by renting out the students rooms to travelers over the summer vacation period．
But the NUS is concerned that luxury halls are affecting room rents at standard un-privatized halls．Most students in the UK pay on average 126 pounds a week for a private room in catered （提供餐饮的） halls of residence, the International Students Advice and Welfare organization has reported．According to the NUS, rent in UK halls of residence has risen by almost a quarter from 2005 to 2007．
Veronica King, NUS vice-president of welfare, wants the privatization of university accommodation to stop．
“For the students for whom luxury is not affordable, there is a significant risk that accommodation costs, coupled with the burden of complete fees, may reduce the choice of where to go to university,” she said．
Legal quarrels with privatized （私有化了的） halls may also account for some of the 10 percent per year rise in student complaints to the office of the Independent Adjudicator（裁定者） for Higher Education （OIA）．The OIA is an independent student complaints scheme that has authority over all higher education institutions in England and Wales．
Rob Behrens, chief executive of the OIA, said he was unsurprised by the rise in complaints．“The bottom line is that students today are more self-confident in thinking about what their rights are and what are the things they can get form the commitments they make．”
1.Why are room rents rising in British universities?
A．Because the world is facing a financial crisis．
B．Because most universities are getting bored about students’ complaints．
C．Because many universities let private companies run students’ halls．
D．Because not all universities can meet the demands of the students．
2.Which of the following is not mentioned about a luxury hall?
A．Students have to pay more for a luxury hall．
B．Students can have a good view in a luxury hall．
C．Students can enjoy their own gym in a luxury hall．
D．Students can have an Internet connection free of charge．
3.Why do some students want to pay more for a luxury hall?
A．Because they just want to show that they are rich．
B．Because they are better served in a luxury hall．
C．Because there are too much complaints about small rooms．
D．Because there are no other choices．
4.What may happen to those who can’t afford the accommodation fee?
A．They may borrow more money from the bank．
B．They may go to work in OIA．
C．They may not go to college．
D．They may go abroad for further study．
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The survey shows some major publishers, institutions and businesses have begun to make________ to the new age in order to meet the needs of the social and economic change．
A．breakthroughs B．preparations
C．adjustments D．Commitments
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Cities alarmed by deaths and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.
A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes；one is injured every nine minutes, according to official date. Crosswalk can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older, 36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Federal Highway Administration（FHWA）advises that next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears .
FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time to cross, health-conscious Americans walking more, children encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.
Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006. But among those in 2006, 471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says.
1.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70.
B. Old people are more likely to meet with accidents in crosswalks.
C. Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people.
D. About seven traffic accidents happened per hour.
2.What is FHWA’s suggestion to states?
A. Fixing more traffic lights.
B. Providing more crosswalks.
C. Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets.
D. Increasing the time before the orange lights appear.
3.What’s the cause of the crosswalk safety problem according to the test?
A. There’re many cars and buses on the road.
B. Pedestrians are careless.
C. Crosswalks are crowded.
D. Drivers don’t give way.
4.The report from NHTSA suggests that ________ .
A. fewer people were injured in crosswalks
B. crosswalk safety has been greatly improved
C. much has been done to reduce traffic accidents
D. pedestrian deaths in crosswalk remain a serious problem
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Cities alarmed by deaths and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.
A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes; one is injured every nine minutes, according to official data. Crosswalks can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older, 36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) advise that next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears.
FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time to cross, health-conscious Americans walking more, children encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.
Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006, Bur among those in 2006, 471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) says.
1.Which of the following is true according to the text?
| A．Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70 |
| B．Old people are more likely to meet with accidents happened per hour. |
| C．Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people |
| D．About seven traffic accidents happened per hour. |
2.What is FHWA’s suggestion to states?
| A．Fixing more traffic lights |
| B．Providing more crosswalks |
| C．Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets. |
| D．Drivers don’t give way |
3.What’s the cause of the crosswalk safety problem according to the test?
| A．There’re many cars and buses on the road. |
| B．Pedestrians are careless. |
| C．Crosswalks are crowded. |
| D．Drivers don’t give way. |
4.The report from NHTSA suggests that
| A．fewer people were injured in crosswalks |
| B．crosswalk safety has been greatly improved |
| C．much has been done to reduce traffic accidents |
| D．pedestrian deaths in crosswalks remain a serious problem |
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
On Christmas Eve, children are eager to know _______Father Christmas comes and puts presents into their stockings．
A．that B．what C．where D．how
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
We should make every ______ to help all the students learn something useful in class.
A. effort B. thing C. way D. use
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Cities need to put efforts to deal with pollution and clear the air.
Chinese cities will need to put efforts to clear up the sky when a new department to improve regional air quality is set up by 2015, according to the latest plan released by the State Council．
Besides the existing pollution control program for S02, regional emission caps （区域排放上限） for other certain chemicals will be established in the three key air polluting areas— rhe Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region．Coal-consumption caps will also be tried out in some areas, according to the plan．
The plan is aimed at dealing with regional air pollution—such as acid rain and smog—which have become increasingly obvious in China in recent years and caused a severe threat to people's health, Zhang Lijun, vice-minister of environmental protection, said in an interview on Monday.
The air quality in a city affects the regions nearby because pollutants （污染物）can travel through the atmosphere, said Chai Fahe, vice-director of Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences．
“So efforts to reduce air pollution in a single city, targeting a certain pollutant will not oe enough," Chai said．
Zhang said the country's major industrial districts—the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region—have recorded more than 100 misty days annually in recent years．
These three regions, home to at least 200 million people, occupy only 6．3 percent of the country's area but consume 40 percent of the country's coal and produce half of its steel, according to official figures．
Studies also show that the visibility （能见度） in eastern regions of China has dropped by 7 to 15 km compared to that in the early 1960s, as a result of air pollution．
Liaoning province, the Shandong Peninsula, Wuhan in Hubei province and its surrounding area, the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan region in Hunan province, the Chengdu-Chongqing region, and the western coast of the Taiwan Straits are also listed as areas to carry out such regional air pollution control programs, according to the plan．
The new plan also requires an improved air quality system, which will measure the pollution levels．"The current system, which only measures some major pollutants, cannot reflect the true picture．" said Chai．
1.It will not be enough to reduce air pollution in a single city because ______.
A．air pollution has been becoming more and more serious in recent years
B．air pollution like acid rain and smog is threatening people's health
C．air pollutants in a city can travel in the sky and affect nearby areas
D．air pollutants stay in fixed places over the cities
2.Suppose the visibility in eastern regions of China was 130 km in the early 1960s, the visibility there nowadays is________.
A．123 to 115 km
B．137 to 145 km
C．123 to 145 km
D．115 to 137 km
3.The main purpose of the passage is________.
A．to inform readers of the damage caused by air pollution
B．to introduce the new plan to control air pollution
C．to provide official figures of air pollution levels
D．to point out the regions affected by air pollution
4.What does the underlined phrase "the true picture" in the last paragraph mean?
A．The major pollutants．
B．The key polluted areas．
C．The major polluted cities．
D．The pollution levels．
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