The new garbage sorting regulation has taken ...

The new garbage sorting regulation has taken effect in Shanghai starting July l. Many citizens are still confused about the classification of the four different types of trash. Thankfully, authorities　 have released an official guideline to clarify the new rules.

The guideline, published by the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau, provides a rather clear definition on the four kinds of waste: recyclable waste, hazardous(有害的) waste,　 household food waste and residual(剩余的) waste.

Hazardous waste, as the name suggests, includes assorted poisonous materials like used batteries, lightbulbs, out-of-date medicines, paint and pesticides.

Household food waste-which is translated to “wet trash”in Chinese-refers to food Ieftovers, rotten food, pet food, fruit peels, remains of TCM herbs(中药) and flowers.

Paper, plastic, glass, metal and textiles(纺织品) are counted as recyclable waste.

The definition of residual waste is a little confusing. Anything that is not listed above belongs in this category.

As specific as the new guideline is, residents still have a hard time sorting trash correctly and are finding it challenging to memorize them all. For instance, both plastic bottles and bubble tea or coffee cups are plastic materials. However, the former falls to the category of recyclable waste and the latter belongs to residual waste. To save the hassle, some netizens have come up with their own ways to sort trash.

"We should do this from a pig's angle,"commented one netizen. "Those edible(可食用的) for pigs are household food waste. Those even pigs don't want to eat are residual waste. If a pig consumes something and dies of it, then something must be hazardous waste. Those which can be sold and the money we gain can be used to purchase pigs are recyclable waste. "The new regulation has gone into effect since July I. Those who do not sort their trash properly will be fined RMB200.

1.What do the old coats you want to throw away belong to?

A.Residual waste B.Hazardous waste

C.Recyclable waste D.Household food waste.

2.What is the common point of “wet trash”?

A.They all contain water. B.They all come from plants

C.They can give off bad smell D.They can be broken up easily

3.What is the tone of the netizen?

A.Serious. B.Humorous. C.Delightful. D.Uncertain

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.The four sorts of garbage are forbidden in Shanghai.

B.Shanghai garbage sorting enforcement begins.

C.People are still confused about garbage sorting.

D.The citizens in Shanghai support the garbage sorting policy

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If you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a "lesson" in sorting garbage（垃圾分类）, as the city recently introduced new garbage-sorting regulations（条例）. It's now required that people should sort garbage into four categories, namely recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste. However, if people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can be fined up to 200 yuan.

More cities are introducing similar regulations, following the practice in Shanghai. By the end of 2020, garbage-sorting systems will have been built in 46 major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shenzhen, reported People's Daily.

According to a study by the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, over 90 percent of the public believe that garbage sorting is important for the protection of the environment. However, garbage sorting is still a big problem in China. Only 30 percent of participants said they think they are adequately（充分地）sorting their trash, the study noted.

According to Xinhua News Agency, it's partly because many people lack the willingness to sort their own waste. In the past, some previous garbage regulations didn't give clear fines for people who failed to sort garbage.

"It's a must to have a legal guarantee to promote garbage sorting." Liu Jianguo, a professor from Tsinghua University, told China Daily.

Liu Xinyu, a researcher of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told China Daily that the importance of the new regulations in Shanghai is to change the past voluntary action into compulsory action for everyone.

Aside from China, many other foreign countries have also introduced garbage-sorting regulations. In Japan, waste sorting has become a basic survival skill. In Germany too, people are asked to sort waste into specific categories. For example, in Berlin, people have yellow bins（垃圾桶）for plastic and metals and blue bins for paper and cardboard.

1.What do we know about garbage sorting in Shanghai?

A.It sets an example for many other cities in China.

B.People should put their garbage into two categories.

C.People will be fined 200 yuan each time they break the regulations.

D.Shanghai is the only city to introduce garbage-sorting regulations in China.

2.What is the current situation of garbage sorting in China?

A.Some people can properly sort their garbage.

B.Few people know the importance of garbage sorting.

C.People are not happy with the current garbage sorting regulations.

D.China's garbage-sorting problem is the most serious in the world.

3.Which of the following best explains "compulsory" underlined in paragraph 6?

A.Willing. B.Motivated.

C.Selected. D.Forced.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.Why garbage sorting is important.

B.How other countries sort garbage.

C.Garbage sorting has started in China.

D.The world's garbage problem is becoming worse.

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In 1996, John Tierney suggested in the New York Times Magazine article that “recycling is garbage.” He wrote, “The money spent on recycling programs should have been spent on real social and environmental problems. Recycling programs not only increase energy use and pollution, but also cost more money than the disposal (处理) of plain old garbage. Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America.”

Environmental groups were quick to express their disagreement. They wrote reports on how recycling programs in cities can reduce pollution and cost less than regular garbage pickup and disposal. Michael Shapiro, an official of the US Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), said that “recycling can be good value for money, although there’s still room for improvements.”

But in 2002, New York City, a pioneer of recycling, found that its recycling program was losing money, so it stopped glass and plastic recycling. Other major cities watched closely to see how New York was dealing with its remaining program (the city never stopped paper recycling). But then it closed its last landfill (垃圾填埋地), and private companies out of New York raised prices due to the increased workload of carrying away and disposing New York’s garbage. As a result, glass and plastic recycling became profitable for the city again, and New York brought the program back. According to Cecil Adams of The Chicago Reader, the lessons learned by New York are relevant everywhere. He believes that, if managed correctly, recycling programs should cost cities less than garbage disposal.

Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are many, keep in mind that it better serves the environment to “reduce and reuse” before recycling is even considered as a choice.

1.Why did John Tierney think “recycling is garbage”?

A. Because he considered recycling a wasteful activity.

B. Because he didn’t think recycling was a new idea.

C. Because he found few people would like to recycle.

D. Because he didn’t like the environmental groups.

2.Which argument was put forward by the environmental groups?

A. Recycling technologies are mature.

B. Recycling programs save money.

C. Recycling programs cause pollution.

D. Recycling technologies are valueless.

3.Why did other cities watch closely to see how New York was doing?

A. Because New York was doing extremely well.

B. Because they didn’t want to have a recycling program

C. Because they felt worried about the waste of money.

D. Because New York was running a new recycling program.

4.Which of the following would the author most probably recommend?

A. Always bring your own shopping bag when you go shopping.

B. Always put your shopping bag into the dustbin after use.

C. Never go shopping where shopping bags are offered for free.

D. Never use a shopping bag which is not recycled.

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A. taking            B. taken            C. to take            D. takes

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What has the woman done?

A. She has changed her car for a new one.

B. She has taken a new car for a test drive.

C. She has finished recording a radio program.

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The new law has come into effect, and 　 number of wild animals here is on____increase now.

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New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan. The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing competition from Asia and Australia. New York had been the top fashion city for five years, but Milan took the title in 2009. The survey was made by the Global Language Monitor, a US based organization. It tracks the frequency（频率） of words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blog. With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title. Hong Kong took second place. It was followed by London, Paris and Los Angeles. The other top 10 cities were Milan, Sydney, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid.

“Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot, ”said Bekka Payack. the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor. “The new list shows that global fashion centers will change now and then. Compared with the traditional fashion cities, some new ones are performing better and better. ”She said that perhaps this is new trend, and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities——New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Rome——do not control global fashion any more.

The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne. The Group said that the top newcomers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17, Cape Town at 23, Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27.

The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009.

1. New York（up 1）    2. Hong Kong（up 5）

3. London（up 2）    4. Paris（down 1）

5. Los Angeles（up 1）   6. Milan（down 5）

7. Sydney（up 2）    8. Miami（up 5）

9. Barcelona（up 5）     10. Madrid（up 11）

1.New York has regained the title of the world’s top fashion capital mainly because __________.

2.Compared with the 2009 list, which of the following has the greatest change?

3.We can infer from the text that __________.

4.The text is probably taken from a __________.

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