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 (设施),” 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 (贴标签) “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 (响亮的) “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.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

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(陈词滥调)，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?

Prices starting from $ 1,999

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.

要点：1.简要介绍之前存在的问题；2.具体整改措施及带来的好处。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉

修改：在错的词下划一横线并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

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 (锦标赛). 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 (双淘汰制), 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. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

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

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

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

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. 陈述发现的问题；

2. 请求维修运动器材；

3. 及时购买新的器材。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Jackson,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your sincerely,

Li Hua