Lauren Singer has produced almost no waste in the past two years, providing that a rubbish-free lifestyle is possible. Lauren studied environmental science at NYU (New York University). It was during her student years that she began working towards “zero-waste” goals.
Today she has learned to make all of her own everyday eco-friendly products, such as toothpaste, shampoo, kitchen cleaner and so on. She also set up her own company “The Simply Co.” to sell her home-made products. “I stopped buying packaged (包装过的) products and began bringing my own bags and jars (罐子) to fill with products at the supermarket,” she explained. “I stopped buying new clothes and shopped for only second-hand things.” Lauren usually writes about her experiences of a zero-waste life on her blog (微博). Lauren says that she now saves a lot of money because she is prepared when she goes shopping, and does not buy things that she won’t use at all. Lauren says that the past two years were not easy, but her zero-waste life has been well worth the effort.
The 23-year-old girl has become a role model to many. She’s giving talks in schools and colleges and also having more and more interviews about her zero-waste lifestyle on TV and the radio worldwide.
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【小题1】Lauren began working towards a “zero-waste” goal during her student years.
【小题2】The company “The Simply Co.” was set up to provide more job chances.
【小题3】Lauren usually writes about her experiences of a zero-waste life in a book.
【小题4】The zero-waste life in the past two years was not easy.
【小题5】Lauren gave talks and had interviews about her zero-waste lifestyle.
It was a beautiful day with a clear, blue sky and the cool wind made my morning tea cool. Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair moving. At that moment, I thought to myself, “It is an earthquake(地震).” I was scared as I ran to tell my parents. But when I reached them, the earthquake stopped.
My family and I were not in danger and our house was still standing. We watched the news about the earthquake. The epicenter(震中) was very close to Muzaffarabad. We felt lucky to be in the city of Kashmir. After we watched the situation in Muzaffarabad, I decided to volunteer to help those people right away.
I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to help out the people there. After hours of digging, we found a few survivors. We quickly sent for doctors to make sure they were all right. When they met their families, they cried for joy. That made me very happy. However, not everyone had a happy ending. We also found bodies of those not making it through the earthquake. And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people.
【小题1】What was the writer doing when the earthquake happened?| A．Talking with his parents. | B．Cooking breakfast. |
| C．Making a morning tea. | D．Reading a book. |
| A．I didn’t find my parents anywhere. | B．My parents didn’t agree with me. |
| C．Nothing happened in the next few hours. | D．Everyone might be in danger then. |
| A．It was big and terrible. | B．It lasted for a short time. |
| C．A lot of people died. | D．Some houses fell down. |
| A．Looked after his parents. | B．Raised money for the sick people. |
| C．Stayed in hospital quietly. | D．Volunteered to help some people. |
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Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower（割草机）sitting in the yard.
“Mom,” she shouted, “I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the lawn.”
“I’m 14 years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said. “Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas（汽油）to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”
“I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”
“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
“It was fun, and I will do it again next week” said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money” she laughed to herself.
【小题1】How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?| A．Proud. | B．Angry. | C．Relaxed. | D．Worried. |
| A．Neighbors should Team to help each other. |
| B．Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money. |
| C．Doing something helpful can make people happy. |
| D．Children should help their parents at an early age. |
| A．Helping mother wash clothes and get paid. | B．Studying very hard at school. |
| C．Working as a waiter in summer vacation. | D．Doing a part-time job at weekends. |
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