But what happens after you clean out those plastic containers and pour them into a recycling bin? Unfortunately, the outcome isn’t as rosy as many people think; recycling is unlikely to give plastic to-go containers new life. “Of all the waste produced in 2017, only 8.4% of it eventually got recycled. It’s not that consumers aren’t motivated to recycle or that they don’t have ready access to recycling programs; the United States simply doesn’t have the proper facilities (設(shè)施),” said John Hocevar, a marine biologist with Greenpeace USA.

A recent report surveyed the United States’ 367 materials recovery facilities—the facilities that sort our recycling—and found only plastic bottles were regularly recycled. The fate of most other types of plastic such as packaging usually ends up being buried or burnt.

Not all plastic is created equal. If you turn over a transparent plastic bottle, like those used to hold water, you’ll notice a number “1” inside a triangular recycling symbol. Non-transparent jugs, like the kind that hold milk, get a “2”. At materials recovery facilities, or MRF’s, plastics get sorted based on these numbers, which indicate how recyclable they are.

Numbers 1 and 2 are relatively recyclable. Recycling gets more difficult with higher numbers, called “mixed plastic”. This waste makes up around 69% of all the plastic we use. It’s much more expensive to process than numbers 1 and 2.

So what the United States needs is facilities equipped to process other kinds of plastic. But Hocevar came up with a different solution: “The really simple answer is that we have to stop making so much throwaway plastic.”

That said, is recycling worth it? For bottles labeled (貼標(biāo)簽) “1” or “2”, the answer is “yes”. There’s also a growing market for plastics labeled “5”. For other numbers, Hocevar’s answer was simple: a resounding (響亮的) “no” on numbers 3, 4, 6 and 7.

【1】Which problem is the USA facing according to the text?

A.People don’t know the best way to recycle.

B.Ready recycling programs are not accessible.

C.People lack awareness about plastic recycling.

D.There isn’t suitable equipment for plastic recycling.

【2】What may John Hocevar think of plastic recycling in the USA?

A.Productive.B.Promising.

C.Unsatisfying.D.Controversial.

【3】What information can the numbers on plastic bottles convey?

A.Whether it is easy to recycle them.

B.The recycling technology they need.

C.They places where they were produced.

D.Which dustbin we should put them into.

【4】What should we do with plastic according to Hocevar?

A.Give up the use of plastic.

B.Develop more cheaper facilities.

C.Only recycle plastics labeled 1 to 5.

D.Reduce the production of mixed plastic.

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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僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Last Sunday, I went to Tian'anmen Square with my cousin, a boy of nine year old. Because it was the first time that he has come to Beijing, so everything could interest him. He took many photos, saying they would be showing to his friends, most of who had never visited Beijing. Then a foreigner in the fifties caught our attention. To my greatly surprise, before I could react, my cousin went up. With fluent English, he asked if she needed any help. Knowing her passport missing, we immediately helped her got in touch with the police. What a kind boy!

As an old English saying goes，“Honesty is the best policy.” It is more than an old cliche(陳詞濫調(diào))，but 【1】 good way to live your life.

First，honesty is the 【2】(easy) choice that we can make.When people get caught in lies，it always costs them something.Many relationships are destroyed by lies.

Second，honesty gives us much 【3】(free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life，but that is not true.Sooner or later those dishonest people 【4】(pay) a price for their acts；on the contrary，when we are honest，we are 【5】(true) free.

If there were two people 【6】(stand) before you，a person with a record of being honest and a person 【7】 is known to be dishonest，who would you be more likely 【8】(believe)？I'm sure most people would side with the honest person. 【9】 we live in the truth or we live in lies.Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles.Honesty is a choice that we make each day.The choice is 【10】(you)．What will you choose?

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Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the Italian Lake District and the attractive places of interest in Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean.The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions, It will take you to the places of your dreams.

You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis ,and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.

Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled Good-bye dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant Journey.

Please Note:

【1】How is the journey planned?

A.It starts and ends in Greece.B.It starts and ends in Italy.

C.It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.D.It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.

【2】Bob plans to take the 12-day trip with his parents in November, how much do they need to pay?

A.$5,997.B.$6,927.

C.$6,297D.$6,597

【3】Where will tourists travel to on their own?

A.Stresa.B.Mykonos.C.Olympia.D.Verona.

要點：1.簡要介紹之前存在的問題；2.具體整改措施及帶來的好處。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Peter,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Decoding respirator cultures

As the global pandemic speeds up, many are wondering about the 【1】(effective) of masks and when it's appropriate to wear them. Most people from the East believe that 【2】(wear)a mask is essential to control the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). But people in the West generally would argue that, unless one is already ill, wearing a mask is simply 【3】(necessary).

In Eastern countries like China, mask-wearing is engrained in their cultures. In fact, people in the East wear masks not just to protect 【4】(they) from illness but also for a variety of other reasons.

In many Asian countries, masks are worn in many scenarios in daily life, such as doing housework 【5】 visiting patients in the hospital. They can give people the comfort of being protected.

In recent years, they are worn simply for cosmetic reasons. Young people in Japan, for example, wear masks as a fashion statement, expressing their personal style through unique designs and patterns.

In Asia, wearing a face mask is also 【6】 outward expression of group-oriented values.

【7】one’s face partially covered, one becomes part of a giant collectivist whole. 'People communicated their responsibilities to the social group of 【8】they were members, ' wrote Peter Baehr, a research professor in social theory at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. 'By disguising an individual’s face, it gave greater salience to collective identity. '

In Western countries, however, individual values are the most important.

As a citizen, it is one's duty to prevent the spread of illness by following proper hygienic procedures, such as washing one's hands and limiting one's contact with others. A face mask【9】 (reserve)only for those showing symptoms of illness.

Whether from the East or the West, social culture and peer pressure have played an important role in one's decision about whether or not to wear a mask. That's because human beings are social creatures who take into consideration what other members of society think of us. The most important thing is to respect others' opinions, no matter how 【10】(differ) they are.

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僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

When I was a child, I hoped to live in a city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirty and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must find ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we'll live to regret it.

Telemedicine has existed for a long time, but the rise of smart phones, tablets and webcam-equipped computers is raising telemedicine to new levels. Some health care systems in the United States now offer Virtual Urgent Care, patients see a doctor by video chat without having to leave home.

Diana Rae is a nurse educator in the western state of Washington. She recently showed how Virtual Urgent Care works. She used an iPad tablet and skype — the video chat service.

Doctor Green has the patient describe her symptoms, then the doctor performs a physical exam by demonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green decides that the problem is a silence infection. For medicine, he prescribes an antibiotic. He says about 3 out of 4 patients have health problems that can be treated like this —through Virtual Urgent Care, that means a video chat could replace a visit to the doctor's office.

The Franciscan Health System is based in Tacoma, Washington. Franciscan charges $35 for this kind of virtual house call, that is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctor's office or an urgent care clinic.

After trying the video conference, Diana Rae says, “I would've paid twice that for the convenience of getting taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room, wait, and get exposed to everyone else's germs.”

Franciscan has a deal with a company called Carena to add virtual urgent care by Skype or phone. Carena is one of several companies doing this kind of work around the country. But a company official says state rules have not kept progress with developments in telemedicine. The workers who provide virtual urgent care must be separately licensed in each state where the company does business. For now, that means Carena doctors can treat patients in Washington state and California for example, but not in neighboring Oregon or Idaho.

【1】The second paragraph is mainly used to show ________.

A. why telemedicine becomes popular B. the advantages of telemedicine

C. what telemedicine is D. many factors contribute to telemedicine

【2】Doctor Green decides that the problem is a silence infection ________.

A. through his observation of the patient B. through a careful examination

C. by prescribing an antibiotic D. by knowing what he wants her to do

【3】The major health problems, in Doctor Green’s opinion, _________.

A. are tough to deal with B. can be treated through a video chat

C. should result from work pressure D. nearly cost little to recover

【4】By mentioning what Diana Rae says, the author wants to show _________.

A. he finds it convenient to see a doctor by using a video chat

B. he sings high praise for this kind of treatment form

C. he must be tired of waiting too long in the hospital

D. it should be very unhealthy while staying in hospital

I first played ping-pong in our basement (地下室) at home. My brother and I asked for an old wooden table from my grandfather. It was painted green. Although it was very simple, it served its purpose every day. My father never really played any other sports with me, but ping-pong was one that he played quite well and it took me plenty of time before I could beat him. My elder brother was also a very good competitor.

When I got to university, I was happy to discover a ping-pong table in the common room. I spent a great deal of time there, often until the midnight. There were about three or four friends that I often played against. We were all at the same skill level. One of them had ever played in a tournament (錦標(biāo)賽). A friend from Germany said his father had ever won the German national tournament. We took part in a tournament. My ranking (名次) is the third place, but I had beaten the first and second place winners when we had played for fun. I sometimes played with other friends who didn’t play ping-pong well, so I would use my left hand to give them an advantage. But before long I became so skilled with my left hand that they no longer had the advantage.

Later, I played in a ping-pong competition which was held by my university. I lost at first. But because it was double climination (雙淘汰制), I went to the loser group. I beat all the players and then played against the student who had beaten me in the first round. Surprisingly, I beat him 3 times and won the competition.

注意：1. 所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2. 應(yīng)使用5個短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語；

3. 續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；

4. 續(xù)寫完成后，請用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語。

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Later, there was a tournament held in the city where I studied.

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After the tournament I didn’t often play the sport because of the busy study.

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1. 陳述發(fā)現(xiàn)的問題；

2. 請求維修運動器材；

3. 及時購買新的器材。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mr Jackson,

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Your sincerely,

Li Hua