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湖南省长沙市开福区青竹湖湘一外国语学校2024年中考英语一模试卷
What does it mean to be green? It also means taking special steps to protect the environment. Buying a green product is a small step everyone can take. Deciding whether a product is green, however, isn't always easy. Here is what we may keep in mind.
The materials of a product usually come first. What is it made of? Are there any harmful chemicals (化学物) in it? Green products are made of more natural materials,
Packaging (包装) is important. How is a product packaged? Is it over packaged? We'd better choose glass, metal and paper packaging, as these can be reused or more easily recycled.
Look into what the company tells us about their product. It's easy to say that a product is "green" or "all natural", That's why some information about a product should not be completely believed. After all, companies try to make us believe that their products are environmentally responsible.
Location (地点) matters. Where was a product produced? Where are we buying it? It is a good idea to order food directly from local farmers, and shop at markets near our houses, because we can go there without driving a car.
Better than buying is choosing to leave an unnecessary product in the store. It sends a message to the producer, keeps money in our pockets, reduces (减少) waste and keeps the planet healthy.
A. Is it a good idea to go green?
B. Green is more than just a color.
C. but the words may be too good to be true.
D. so they can be good for our physical health.
E. The greenest thing is certainly the one we don't buy.
"Everybody loves bargain (减价品). " is a famous saying. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} In our daily life, one person's useless or broken object may be another person's bargain. That is why Americans don't throw things away. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} And they put up a "For Sale" sign to have a yard sale.
Over the years, many people's houses have been filled useless objects. It seems wasteful to throw them away. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The sellers put an ad (广告) in a newspaper first. It tells others when and where the yard sale will take place. Early in the morning, people take their things out of the house. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Anything can be sold at a yard sale, such as old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs. Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing. However, some people don't sell their old things. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Later, they may hold their own yard sales to sell all the things they have bought.
A. So most people choose to sell the things they don't use anymore. B. A bargain is something that you get for lower than its usual price. C. They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. D. They put them outside their houses. E. Then they sit all day waiting for someone to take them home. |
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