It’s always been a rule in my family, spoken or unspoken, that you don’t waste food. With six children herself and having grown up in an even larger family through the Great Depression, my mother would never tolerate throwing out the amounts of food we see routinely these days in the dumpster. We were told simply to clean our plates, no matter whether we liked the taste or if we were not hungry or not. So this subject is deep in my genes and upbringing.
Estimates are that nearly one third of all food produced is wasted. USDA estimates 31% of food available at retail (零售)level is wasted. 12% of landfill material is food. 28% of agricultural land produces food which is wasted, says the FAO. 18% of vegetables, and 12% of the apple crop are lost at the farm level in the United States., say experts.
Luckily, there’s an “ugly food” movement picking up steam. “Ugly” foods are those that sellers and buyers often reject because of their appearance, like misshapen vegetables and bruised(擦傷的) fruits. Farmers dump them. Supermarkets and restaurants reject them. Now supermarkets and restaurants reject them. Consumers historically have avoided them. Now supermarkets feature the ugly. It’s fashionable. More artful terms are favored. A French supermarket chain is selling “inglorious” foods. The British chain ASDA uses “wonky(歪斜的)” (which to American ears might sound as bad as “ugly.”) Canada’s Loblaws uses “naturally imperfect.” Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who has cast himself as a promoter of the “good food movement,” has signed on with some British chains to support their efforts.
With the effort of Kretschmann Farm CSA’s we’ve taken the line that rather than throw away things which would be classified by others as ugly, inglorious, or imperfect, we would just give them to you and you could decide. Either we throw them away, or you can. Oftentimes this adds to the volume of the box, or makes it a little more urgent to consume (because sometimes those rejected foods are just very ripe!).
1.When the author was a kid, he .
A. often suffered from hunger
B. was not allowed to waste food
C. had to wash plates after a meal
D. didn’t like the taste of his food
2.What does the underlined part “picking up steam” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Coming to an end.
B. Facing a challenge.
C. Making a selection.
D. Becoming more popular.
3.The Kretschmann Farm CSA .
A. provides perfect food for customers
B. sells food mot of which is very ripe
C. tries to bring ugly food to customers
D. encourage the consumption of food
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.I can’t quite remember __________he started to work as a teacher.
A. that it was when B. when it was that
C. when was it that D. that was it when
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Did you ever look at your parents and wish they were healthier? You're not the only one. We did a survey of kids.1.69% of the kids would like their parents to make changes to be healthier. We also surveyed parents. They'd work extra hard to get healthier, if their kids asked them to.
Here are the tips on talking to your parents about their health habits.
▲Create an idea list. Try to remember what got you thinking about this topic. Is there an unhealthy thing you’d like to see them stop doing, or do less often? Get your list together.
▲ Practice how to say it. Changing can be hard. And it's not always easy to heat that someone you love thinks you need to do it. 2.If your parents wanted you to make a change, how would you like them to ask? A gentle earring way often works best.
▲3. in our survey, 85% of kids said they'll be willing to make healthy changes if it wou1d help the whole family. You might be willing to go for a walk together after dinner, Let your parents know you're willing to make an effort.
▲Make a decision, 4. It can be trouble if your goal is too general or you don’t have steps in mind.
▲5.Encourage your parents as the family starts making changes. An extra hug or a homemade card of encouragement can give them what they need to keep going down the healthy road.
A.Cheer them on.
B. Be willing to help.
C. Find the right person to talk with.
D. Parents care more about their kids’ health.
E. It helps to pick a single goal and be detailed.
F. 46% said they worry about their parents’ health.
G. So you'll want to bring up this topic in just the right way.
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As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange____things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that____me so much. There was never total____, but a streetlight or passing car lights____clothes hung over a chair take on(呈現(xiàn)) the____of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my____, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no____. A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My____would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would____very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,____on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no____. After school,____, when all the buses were____up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some____neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my____
Perhaps one of the worst fears____all I had as a child was that of not being liked or____by others. Being popular was so important to me____, and the fear of not being liked was a____one.
One of the processes(過程) of growing up is being able to____and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
1.A. way B. time C. place D. reason
2.A. wounded B. destroyed C. surprised D. frightened
3.A. quietness B. darkness C. emptiness D. loneliness
4.A. got B. forced C. made D. caused
5.A. spirit B. height C. body D. shape
6.A. eye B. window C. mouth D. door
7.A. breath B. wind C. air D. sound
8.A. belief B. feeling C. imagination D. doubt
9.A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
10.A. especially B. simply C. probably D. directly
11.A. discussion B. problem C. joke D. matter
12.A. however B. yet C. although D. still
13.A. called B. backed C. lined D. packed
14.A. old B. crowded C. poor D. unfamiliar
15.A. sight B. mind C. order D. task
16.A. above B. in C. of D. at
17.A. protected B. guided C. believed D. accepted
18.A. then B. there C. once D. anyway
19.A. strict B. powerful C. heavy D. right
20.A. form B. remember C. recognize D. recover
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假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。
Today was Sunday, and I was so pleasing because our family had a bigger gathering. We went to the park to having a barbecue. Since the family members hadn’t got together with a long time, so my father decided to organize a family gathering. In the park, I played with cousins. We were visiting the park while our parents were doing a barbecue. When my cousins and I was tired, we went to join the grown-ups’ activities. We share our lives while eating. I like this activity so much that I hope my family can have more times together.
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Thousands of works of art, the most famous paintings ________, were missing during the war.
A. including B. included
C. containing D. contained
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假定你是李華,你的英國朋友David暑假期間想來你所在的城市學習漢語,讓你幫他選擇培訓學校。請用英語給他寫一封電子郵件,把The 21st Century Chinese Training School推薦給他,告知他推薦的理由,以及他學習的時間、課程內容、食宿、交通及學費等情況。
注意:
1.詞數(shù)100左右;
2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;
3.開頭和結尾已為你寫好,不計入總詞數(shù)。
Dear David,
___________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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Hypothermia can be mild, moderate or severe. Mild hypothermia is something that most people in cold climates have experienced at one time or another. You feel so cold that your body starts to shake---not very much, but uncontrollably.
The treatment for mild hypothermia starts with getting out of the cold and, if necessary, changing into dry clothes. Drinking warm, non-alcoholic liquids and eating something sugary can stop the shivering. Taking a warm bath or sitting by a fire or doing some exercise can also help the body warm up. These are all common-sense treatments.
But treatment needs to change when people enter the moderate or severe stages of hypothermia. In that situation, their body temperature drops below thirty-five degrees Celsius. They lose the ability to think clearly. Their muscles become stiff. They might bump into things or fall over objects.
Members of search-and-rescue teams will first try to prevent additional heat loss. They will place extra covering around the chest, head and neck of hypothermia victims to keep them warm.
Hypothermia victims need medical help as soon as possible. Working quickly to get people out of the cold is important. However, hypothermia victims must be moved slowly and gently. Any rough or sudden movement can force cold blood from the arms, legs and hands deep into the warmer middle of the body. This sudden flow of cold blood can create shock, a serious condition. It can also cause an abnormal heartbeat.
Members of search-and-rescue teams have a saying that hypothermia victims are not dead until they are warm and dead. The process of "rewarming" a person needs to be done slowly, in a hospital setting.
An extremely low body temperature can cause the heart to beat so slowly that a pulse may be difficult to find. In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead, but still be alive.
1.According to the text, when a person experience mild hypothermia, _____.
A. he feels cold so he shakes deliberately.
B. he can drink some wine to stop the shaking.
C. he should be sent to the hospital immediately.
D. some common treatments can help him recover.
2.Which of the following expression can take the place of the underlined words?
A. break into B. break down
C. knock into D. sweep up
3.When people enter the moderate or severe stages of hypothermia, which of the following statement is WRONG? _________
A. If hypothermia isn’t treated correctly, the victim’s heart may not beat normally.
B. Their body temperature drops below 35℃.
C. Hypothermia victims seem alive but dead.
D. The rescue workers should first help them warm slowly and gently in a proper situation.
4.What’s the best title for the text? _____.
A. Different kinds of hypothermia
B. Medical help is important in treating hypothermia
C. How to avoid cold-weather injuries.
D. Emergency treatment for different types of hypothermia.
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科目:高中英語 來源:湖北省黃岡市2016-2017學年高一下學期期末考試英語試卷 題型:短文填空
Walking down the city streets,you look up and see1.red telephone box.Behind it,on the road,a big red double-floor bus passes by,2.(carry) citizens and tourists.This is London.And the red is what the city is famous 3..
Modern transportation has changed the way we lead our lives.One important means of transport has been the bus.In London,buses take on a bigger role.They are used to visit the city.Red tourist buses have open4.(roof), which let people take photos,have an amazing view of the city and enjoy5.(them) as they drive past Big Ben,the Thames and so on.
But how did the bus become unique to London culture?Horse-drawn buses enjoy a history of more than 180 years.They6.(use) in London since 1829.By the early 20th century,motor-buses were driving around London.Bus companies used different colors at the time.One of the7.(big) companies chose red because the bright colour made8.easy for the citizens to pick out the bus.In 1933,when London transport was grouped into a single company,they chose the most9.(wide)used color at the time-red.
And so the color red stayed in London.But it was in the mid-1950s10.the red double-floor was born.Its name is the Routemaster.Built between 1954 and 1968,they still look traditional.Like they have been frozen in time.
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