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江苏省淮安市淮海中学2017-2018学年高三上学期英语第二次阶段性考试试卷
Green is not always referring to the color. In some cases, it is the term used for being environmentally friendly. If you've been looking to replace your furniture, consider going green because environmentally friendly furniture offers many benefits. Here are a few tips to get you started on your hunt for the perfect eco-friendly furniture.
First, environmentally friendly furniture isn't harmful to your health. Also its manufacturing process doesn't cause damage to the environment in any way. Besides, by purchasing eco-friendly products, you prevent deforestation and global warming to some extent in your own way. You do your part in protecting the environment. Environmentally friendly furniture is cost-effective as well.
The materials that are used in furniture are what make them green. Materials can be good for the environment either because they are materials that are considered renewable resources or they are all natural. A lack of chemicals and toxins (毒素) in green furniture also means it is a better choice for the environment. It may be hard to imagine that a sofa or a table could actually be a green product but they really can be depending on what they're made of.
There are a lot of renewable sources that manufacturers could use when building the furniture, so you should be keeping an eye out for them. Bamboo can be an excellent replacement for wood and can also replace plastics and metals in some furnishing. Cotton is a sofa fabric that is safe for the environment and it can be replenished (补充) often. Hemp is also a renewable source that can be used for fabric and twine.
Recycled materials also can be made into green furniture. Metals can be recovered and remade into new things such as frames and foundations for sofas. Recycled plastic can also be made into furniture such as tables and chairs. Touching up old furniture instead of buying new items is very cheap way to be green. Yard sales and second-hand stores sell furniture too and buying the used means new things won't be made, so no more damage has to happen to the earth.
Therefore, when you want to hunt for the perfect environmentally friendly furniture, you should try to know the type of materials which are used in building the furniture.
Environmentally friendly furniture | ||
●It is to your health ●Its manufacturing processdamaging the environment in any way. ●It prevents deforestation and global warming to some extent ●It helps yousome money as well. | ||
Requirements of the materials | ●The materials should be renewable and natural ●The materialsfewer chemicals and toxins. | |
Materials often used in green furniture | Renewable materials | ●Bamboo can be used towood, plastics and metals. ●Cotton is a soft fabric which can be often replenished. ●Hemp is also a good material. |
Recycled materials | ●Metals can be recovered and to make new things frames and foundations for sofas. ●Recycled plastics can be made into tables and chairs. ●Purchasingfurniture is also a good idea | |
conclusion | It is to know the type of materials used in the furniture while you're hunting for the perfect eco-friendly furniture. |
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design(设计、制定) a schedule that they keep to. Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} And it will also give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks(一段) of time. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Ideal study times are usually after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive(被动的) activity. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
You'll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} After you've set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input(投入) you give your children during study periods will help form a bond(纽带、关系) and make studying enjoyable.
A. For example, they may want to study for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle. B. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed. C. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too. D. Finally, spend time with your kids when they're studying. E. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward. F. This will help your kids to learn to schedule(制定学习时间表) their day. G. Pick a place where your children can study properly. |
China is expected to see a record high number of college graduates in 2018 as around 8.2 million students will obtain their degree this year, according to the latest statistics from Ministry of Education. The number of college graduates in China has been rising since 2001, which leads to a more competitive employment market.
However, besides fierce competition, many graduates admit that they face another big problem-employment discrimination. A research in 2017 shows that around 75.7 percent of new graduates said they were, to some extent, discriminated or suffered from injustice when finding jobs.
Female college graduates still face great wall of discrimination in the employment market. “Males only”, “Married with children preferred”: These are some of the conditions commonly found in recruitment (招募) advertisements. According to a research by Renmin University of China in 2015, male college graduates do have more interview opportunities than female college graduates despite the similar academic background and work experience.
Regional discrimination also becomes a barrier for job seekers. Some companies dismiss job seekers from specific regions due to the regional stereotypes (成见), like “Central China's Henan Province is the cradle of liars” and “people from Northeast region are usually rude.”
Recruitment advertisements sometimes also show favor for local applicants. Non-locals had been denied jobs because their registered residence origin was not the same as the city where they were hunting for a job.
Apart from “invisible thresholds (门槛)” like gender and region, college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.
An applicant's surname can also help or hamper (妨碍) job prospects. A family name that suggests prosperity, like Jin, which means “gold”; while a last name like Pei, which can mean “to lose money”, would likely be negative. Besides, job seekers also found that some employers paid much attention to their appearance rather than the working performance.
To fight against employment discrimination, both the government and society have made great efforts. In 2007, Employment Promotion Law was passed with the purpose of apposing employment discrimination and promoting justice in job recruitment.
The Ministry of Education in 2017 issued regulations to ban work discrimination in on-campus job fairs. This year, several cities, bureau of human resources required job fair organizers to set special reception desks so as to deal with job seekers, complaints about discrimination.
Non-profit organizations were established to oppose work discrimination, while legal aids were also provided to job seekers through social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat.
Employment Discrimination | |
Current{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | In addition to fierce competition, employment discrimination is another big problem {#blank#}2{#/blank#} many graduates. |
Forms of employment discrimination | Gender discrimination: Male college graduates are more {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to land a job than their female counterparts in spite of the similar educational qualifications and relevant job experience. |
Regional discrimination: • {#blank#}4{#/blank#}from specific regions like Central China's Henan Province and Northeast region are excluded from some companies. • Local registered residence origin is a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} factor in finding a job. | |
Visible thresholds: Greater {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is attached to personal details and appearance in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with the working performance. | |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} made to fight against employment discrimination | • Passing laws to{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to work discrimination and promote justice in job recruitment; • Issuing regulations to ban employment discrimination in on-campus job fairs; • Setting special reception desks to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} job seekers' complaints; • Establishing non-profit organizations to provide legal aids to job seekers through social media platforms. |
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