Every night, just after the sun goes down. Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin, Ireland, and takes a picture of them at their windows.
These photos, in some way, show people's lives during the global pandemic (大流行病).
"I started out taking photos of just friends and family. In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home," the photographer explained. "I live alone, so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends. Every evening, on my way to seeing friends, I had a sense of purpose."
Now she's making new friends.
The photo project has taken off online, and she has opened it up to volunteers. But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home—the Irish government doesn't allow people to go farther out than that.
"I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers," Ruth said. "I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark, but two if I'm talking a lot—which I love to do."
She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name, Low at Home.
"I think people like knowing that they're not alone even if they have to stay at home, and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos," she said. "It's also a different view(视角) of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together."
"I think we'd love most to find something nice, even in the most serious situation as it is now," Ruth said.
1.Ruth started out taking the photos in order to____________.
A.raise some money B.connect with friends and family
C.make new friends D.join in a photo project of volunteers
2.According to the passage, Low at Home is the name of ____________.
A.a photo project B.the picture shown in this passage
C.a street in Dublin D.the special time when people stay home
3.According to what Ruth said in Paragraph 8, "the more human view" shows____________.
A.the beauty of streets in a city of Ireland
B.how people do things when staying at home
C.the moment of family and friends being together
D.what the global pandemic has taken from people
4.From the passage we can infer(推断）that Ruth is a _____________ person.
A.careful B.shy C.hardworking D.loving
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According to the new guidelines, the ban(禁令) on the use of non-biodegradable(不可生物降解的) plastic bags will have been applied to cities including Beijing and Shanghai by the end of this year. Other sources of plastic garbage will have been banned in these cities by the end of 2022. And that rule will have extended nationwide by late 2025.
Fortunately, China will not start from zero. Late last year, the country announced a national standard for biodegradable plastic shopping bags. It is technologically prepared for their production. Some regions have gained valuable experience that others can learn from. For example, Jilin province is leading the way by providing eco-friendly(环保的) shopping bags in some local supermarkets.
Given the size of China’s consumer market, one main obstacle(障碍) is the large number of plastic items that are being used by restaurants and e-commerce(电子商务) platforms. It’s estimated that nearly 25 billion plastic bags were used for deliveries in 2018. Most of them were rarely reused.
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1.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.China has invented biodegradable plastic shopping bags.
B.Plastic pollution becomes more and more serious in China.
C.Greenpeace East Asia in Beijing worries about the plastic pollution.
D.China has drawn up new guidelines to reduce plastic pollution in five years.
2.According to the time line of the new guidelines, .
A.the rules will have extended nationwide by late 2025
B.plastic garbage will have been banned in Shanghai by the end of 2020
C.plastic bags won’t be allowed to be used in Beijing by the end of 2022
D.a deposit return program on plastic products will be put into practicing in 2023
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A.Most Chinese people aren’t used to using paper bags.
B.It’s hard to make effective policy to solve the problem.
C.Many supermarkets are still providing customers with plastic bags.
D.Restaurants and e-commerce platforms need large number of plastic items.
4.What does Tang Damin think of the new policy?
A.The new guidelines are not much useful.
B.People should be encouraged to follow the policy.
C.The new policy can help a lot to develop Greenpeace.
D.Beijing is thinking about the plastic pollution seriously.
5.After reading the passage, we can infer that .
A.people will order more take-out food
B.plastic bags will be widely reused in the world
C.biodegradable plastic shopping bags will become popular
D.there will be more people using paper products in the future
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2.②________
3.③________
4.④________
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