China officially informed the World Trade Org...

China officially informed the World Trade Organization on Tuesday that it will ban the import of 24 different types of solid waste by the end of this year as part of a campaign to deal with environmental pollution and protect people’s health.

In response to growing public concerns over the potential environmental and health danger caused by the increasing amounts of solid waste imported into the country for recycling and treatment, China passed a special law in 1995 to control imports of waste materials, such as plastics, slag from steelmaking, unsorted scrap paper and discarded textile materials.

A year later, the country published a list for solid waste imports and began implementing a permit system to control the import volumes and types of waste imported.

However, due to the lack of effective supervision(监管) and the failure of relevant departments to fulfill their duties, solid waste imports have not been effectively controlled.

So far, China is the world’s largest importer of solid waste. According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, China imported 7.3 million metric tons of plastic waste worth $3.7 billion in 2016, accounting for 56 percent of global imports of solid waste.

Correct recycling of solid waste materials is an important part of the global economy, and moderate imports of scrap plastic, scrap paper and scrap rubber products, such as vehicle tires, can to some extent, make up for China's shortage of various raw materials.

However, the lack of supervision has resulted in the country’s severe soil and environmental worsening.

Given that China’s continuing efforts to push for industrial transformation and upgrading have resulted in a noticeable decline in the demand for the materials recycled from solid waste imports. It is right for the country to restrict such imports for the sake of the environment and public health, and to better adapt to the changed industrial structure.

1.Why will China ban the import of some waste materials?

A. The amount of imported solid waste is increasing.

B. The demand for imported solid waste is in decline.

C. Some solid waste has damaged the environment and public health.

D. People are more concerned about the environment and health now.

2.Which phrase has the same meaning as the underlined word?

A. Carrying out.　　 B. Putting off.

C. Calling off.　　 D. Fighting against.

3.What is the problem when China deals with the imported waste?

A. Some imported waste is difficult to control.

B. The environment can’t afford the imported waste.

C. Some departments haven’t shouldered their duties.

D. Some useful materials are also among the solid waste.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. China will not rely on importing solid waste any more.

B. Solid waste plays an important part in the global economy.

C. People are against importing solid waste from developed countries.

D. Some imported waste can relieve the urgent need for raw materials.

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Dec.11 marked the 15th anniversary of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). On that day in 2001, China formally became a member of the WTO. Now the country has grown into the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading country, while millions of Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. And 15 years on, it’s evident that being a WTO member has transformed the nation’s everyday lives for the better.

Imports are now a common sight in Chinese stores and supermarkets, while they were previously rarely seen on shelves. The Chinese now have access to many imports varying from luxury goods like high-end cars and famous brand watches, to daily necessities. China’s WTO membership has also made imports less expensive for the Chinese public.

For instance, since 2005, no tariffs (关税) have been imposed (施加) on Chinese imports of digital cameras and other devices.

Our education industry has also benefited from China’s WTO membership. Many top global universities have joined forces with Chinese ones to establish cooperative education institutions, bringing foreign teaching concepts to Chinese students. For example, New York University Shanghai was jointly founded by New York University and East China Normal University. In addition, an increasing number of Chinese students are furthering their studies abroad, while many foreign students are coming to China to carry out their higher education. According to the Ministry of Education, 523,700 students studied overseas last year, and the number is expected to keep growing this year.

China’s WTO entry has brought benefit not only to the country’s people, but also for the rest of the world.

1.One advantage of China’s WTO membership is that ________.

A. all the Chinese people are out of poverty

B. no tariffs will be charged for different kinds of imports

C. the Chinese can buy more foreign products at a lower price

D. it only brings benefits to Chinese agriculture and education

2.New York University Shanghai is an example of ________.

A. foreign-funded universities

B. educational reform

C. state-owned universities

D. international cooperation

3.What may be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. How China’s entry into the WTO has changed people’s lives.

B. What the Chinese have got from being a member of the WTO.

C. The efforts the Chinese government has made to fight against poverty.

D. The good effects on the other countries after China’s entering the WTO.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. China’s entry into the WTO.　　 B. Benefits of China’s entering the WTO.

C. Trade and education in China.　　 D. The development of China’s economy.

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Dec 11, 2016 marked the 15th anniversary of China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now the country has grown into the world's second-largest economy and the largest trading country, while millions Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. And 15 years on, being a WTO member has transformed the nation s everyday lives for the better.

Imports are now a common sight in Chinese stores and supermarkets, while they were previously rarely seen on shelves. The Chinese now have access to many imports varying from luxury goods like high-end cars and famous brand watches to daily necessities like vegetables and fruits. China’s WTO membership has also made imports less expensive for the Chinese public. For instance, since 2005, no tariffs (关税）have been charged on Chinese imports of digital cameras and video games, along with other devices. This has made them less expensive.

Chinese education industry has also benefited from China’s WTO membership. Many top global universities have joined forces with Chinese ones to establish cooperative education institutions, bringing foreign teaching concepts to Chinese students. For example, New York University Shanghai was jointly founded by New York University and East China Normal University. In addition, an increasing number of Chinese students are furthering their studies abroad. According to the Ministry of ducation , 523,700 students studied overseas last year, and the number is expected to continue growing this year.

China's WTO entry has brought benefits not only to the country’s people, but also to the rest of the world. However, some drawbacks also come along with the membership. Since 2005 many Chinese have been unemployed in many fields, which results in some social problems.

1.What do we know about WTO?

A. It focuses on wiping out poverty.

B. It accepted China as a member in 2001.

C. It celebrated China’s entry　　 into WTO last year

D. It has turned China into the largest trading country.

2.As for Chinese imports, what attract(s) people most?

A. Advanced electronic devices.

B. High-end cars and famous brand watches.

C. No tariffs since the year 2005.

D. Their varieties and more reasonable prices.

3.What does the membership bring to Chinese education industry?

A. More large campuses.　　 B. Advanced teaching devices.

C. Different teaching ideas.　　 D. Increasing foreign students.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The characteristics of Chinese imports.

B. The social problems in the past fifteen years.

C. The apparent benefits of China's WTO membership.

D. Advantages and disadvantages of China’s WTO membership.

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Chinese officials hope that trade will _______ when the two countries _______ to hard currency.

A. turn up; scratch B. catch on; squeeze

C. pick up; switch D. hold on; status

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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the rest of the world,_____ people, goods and ideas flowed from China to India,Iran and Europe.

A.among which B.along which C.for which D.to which

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China may be the world’s largest market for e-bikes, but Europe is fast catching up. The EU’s official statistics agency says the figure reached the one million e-bike mark two years ago, and sales have sharply increased since then.

When working errands (差事) around Berlin, Lutz, who usually works with horses, uses the company’s new e-bike that charges easily and has a range of 140 kilometers. “We found there was no parking spot problem or other worries. And on top of all this, we don’t pollute the environment. Petrol is also saved,” said Lutz Baddack, owner of Reitsport Baddack.

Unlike many other parts of the world, the EU does not require registration (登记) for e-bikes. Nearly half a million are expected to be sold in Germany this year, in all shapes and sizes.

It’s not just bike fans buying them. People who usually drive cars also use them occasionally,” said Stefan Gelbhaar.

Dealers say the elderly are also big customers. Sales of ordinary bicycles fell in Germany last year, but sales of e-bikes rose by eight percent. Sales figures are expected to keep rising. “In five years we will have the market share of 20 percent, maybe more,” said Marcus Kendler, owner of E-Motion. In the hillier parts, that figure has already been beyond it.

The sales of e-bikes in Germany have been much larger than those in any other country in Europe. But other countries are fast catching up. In Europe, with the various brands at the market and falling prices, e-bikes are here to stay and not just a repeated trend.

1.In Germany the sales of e-bikes _________.

A. have been the biggest in Europe

B. have been larger than in China

C. reached one million two years ago

D. have taken up 20% of the market

2.Which of the following is NOT the benefit of using e-bikes?

A. The users needn’t worry about parking spots.

B. It’s environmentally friendly and saves petrol.

C. The users are not required to register worldwide.

D. It charges easily and runs far without charging.

3.From the passage we know that e-bikes are preferred by those _________.

A. who work with horses

B. who usually drive cars

C. who are out on business

D. who live in the hillier parts

4.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A. the popularity of e-bikes in Europe will be lasting

B. in Europe there are various brands of e-bikes on sale

C. e-bikes will replace ordinary bicycles in only five years

D. Europe will become the world’s largest market of e-bikes

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--- Have you heard of China’s ________ for the 2026 World Cup?

--- It’s not officially confirmed yet.

A. effort　　　　　　　　 B. bid　　　　　　　　 C. affection　　　　　　 D. draft

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During the years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, structural engineers have been trying hard to solve a question that would otherwise have been completely unthinkable: Can building be designed to stand catastrophic blasts (攻击；爆破) by terrorists?

Soon after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation. They spent two days beginning the task of formulating (构思) ideas about how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged, but still are standing.

“Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center, those buildings that are still standing, but that sustained damage,” said Mr. Bruneau, Ph.D. “Our immediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing, while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,” he added.

Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate the monumental damage to the World Trade Center towers and buildings nearby. One building a block away from the towers remains standing, but was badly damaged. “This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column (柱子) there that used to be part of that building,” explained A. Whittaker, Ph.D. “The column became a missile that shot across the road, through the window and through the floor.”

The visit to the area also brought some surprises, according to the engineers. For example, the floor framing (框架) system in one of the buildings was quite strong , allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris (残砾) to survive. “Good framing systems may provide a simple, but reliable strategy for blast resistance,” he added. Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column fails. “We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,” said A. Whittaker. “We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it.”

A. Reinhorn, Ph.D. noted that “earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of buildings in the past. Solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design. Part of our mission now is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present.”

1.The question raised in the first paragraph is one _____ .

A. that was asked by structural engineers a month ago

B. that is too difficult for structural engineers a month ago

C. that was never thought of before the terrorist attack

D. that terrorists are eager to find a solution to

2.The column mentioned by Dr. Whittaker _____ .

A. was part of the building close to the World Trade Center

B. was part of the World Trade Center

C. was shot through the window and the floor of the World Trade Center

D. damaged many buildings near the World Trade Center

3.A surprising discovery made by the investigators during their visit to ground zero is that _____.

A. floors in the faraway buildings remained undamaged

B. some floor framing systems demonstrate resistance to explosion

C. complex floor framing systems are more blast resistant

D. floors in one of the buildings were pierced by tons of debris

4. What Dr. Reinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEPT that _____.

A. blast engineers should develop new solutions for terror-resistant design

B. blast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terror-resistant design

C. solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist-resistant design

D. blast engineering emerges as a totally new branch of science

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New York: When the first plane struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center who saw the instant (瞬间的) damage to the other tower realized clearly what they, too, must do: get out fast.

Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91^st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too.

But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.

Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower asked people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.

Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed into the south tower.

One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.

Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79^th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48^th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.

“I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said.

1.From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane ________.

2.The underlined words “stay put” means ________.

3.Which floor was hit by the second plane?

4.Fewer people would have died if ________.

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On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that the number of people killed by Ebola has now risen to over five thousand, with more than fourteen thousand ______.

A. having infected　 B. to infect

C. infected　　 D. infecting

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