Children are the future of our world. The healthy development of them is important to any country. The world has long been looking for ways to support children’s healthy development. As for that, the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (《儿童友好城市倡议》), CFCI for short, provides us with a good way forward.
CFCI is an initiative started by UNICEF and UN-Habitat in 1996. The initiative calls on people to build a city in which children can grow up healthily and safely and make their voices heard. The initiative has made a big difference worldwide since it started. Now, there are about 1,000 child friendly cities in the world.
Many cities in China have also shown their interest in joining the initiative. Shenzhen is one of the first cities in China that are trying to go child friendly. The city came up with an initiative called “seeing the world from a height of one meter”. It calls on society to see the world from the perspective (角度) of children and hear their voices. The city has opened up many child friendly spaces like reading rooms and playgrounds. Along with improving children’s living conditions, Shenzhen has also started child friendly radio lines and programs to let children share their opinions.
Building child friendly cities shows our wish for the healthy and happy growth of children. China plans to build 100 child friendly cities by 2025. We hope that all the children can grow up healthily and happily.
【小题1】CFCI provides us with a good way to support children’s healthy development.【小题2】CFCI has made a big difference worldwide since 1996.
【小题3】Shenzhen is the first city in China that is trying to go child friendly.
【小题4】Shenzhen calls on society to see the world from children’s perspective and hear their voices.
【小题5】Shenzhen has started child friendly radio lines and programs to let children show their talents in music.
The earth isn’t always a crowded place. About 300 years ago, people started eating better and taking new medicines to control disease. As a result, the population started to grow rapidly. World population reached I billion in the early 1800s. It doubled to 2 billion in the early 1900s. During the past 110 years. We’ve added nearly 6 billion more people.
Look at the map below and you will see how the world’s increasing population influences places in different parts of the world.
| China Thanks in part to China’s one—child policy years ago, the number of the elderly is growing bigger than the young. Many people fear the aging population will harm China’s development. | The United States The growing population of the southwestern US is making the problem of water more serious. Lake Mead, which provides water for 22 million people, could be completely dry in less than 100 years. | |
India India’s keep—growing population has caused dangerous and overcrowded neighbourhoods with few job opportunities and poor living conditions. | ||
| Africa Food is still a problem in sub—Saharan Africa partly because of its high population growth. The population. may rise to nearly 1. 5 billion by the year 2050, which may cause more problems besides food. | Colombia Millions of people move from the countryside to the cities searching for better jobs. In the capital, Bogotá, housing is now a big problem. | |
【小题1】When did the population grow most rapidly?
| A．Before the early 1700s. |
| B．From about 300 years ago to the early 1800s. |
| C．From the early 1800s to the early 1900s. |
| D．During the past 110 years. |
| A．China. | B．America. | C．India. | D．Colombia. |
| A．In a chemistry textbook. | B．On the school notice board. |
| C．In a geography magazine. | D．On a travel company website. |
The “Moments” function on WeChat is closed system that allows you to send photos and messages only to your friends. It ensures more privacy(隐私) and it helps you avoid receiving spam(电子垃圾) from sellers. But some users were quick to see the business opportunities of “Moments” and have turned it into a mini-marketplace. They are recommending (推荐) products to their friends and offering to either sell the products directly or act as a middleman(中间商) for the purchases.
One woman told the Shanxi Evening News that she makes money as a middleman, or purchasing agent. She added a few sellers of fake(假的) handbags to her friends list and posts pictures of the handbags. When a friend is interested in buying a bag, they pay her the money and she has the sellers send the goods. “There are zero costs for storage and logistics(物流),” she says, “and I make money simply from the price difference.” It’s a nice business model, but the woman didn’t seem to know that she was doing something against the law by selling fakes to her friends.
Another woman was connected with even more dishonest business. She sold facial masks(面膜) that had “magical” effects to make women’s skin beautiful. Unluckily, the masks caused the faces of some of her “friends” to break out in red spots and pimples(粉刺), and when they asked for compensation, the woman magically disappeared.
Social media is easier to stay connected with friends and to share your experiences with them. And it’s OK to “recommend” something or try to make money from your friends. Turning your friends into customers is a sure way to lose those friends.
【小题1】How many people made their recent purchases online according to the first paragraph?
| A．25% | B．40% | C．75% | D．100% |
| A．Only photos |
| B．Not only photos but also messages |
| C．Only messages |
| D．Neither photos nor messages |
| A．赔偿 | B．补货 | C．报酬 | D．折扣 |
| A．They’ll make more friends. |
| B．The friendship between them and their friends will come to an end. |
| C．They will never use the “Moments” function on WeChat. |
| D．They will lose everything. |
Garbage Sorting(垃圾分类) in China |
With more and more garbage in China, Chinese people hope to find a way to deal with(处理) the problem at the source(源头). Garbage sorting may be the most useful way for it. Background Information Garbage sorting started a few years ago in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. In different cities, garbage sorting rules may be different. From July 2019 in Shanghai, every family and institution(社会机构) need to sort the garbage into kitchen waste, residual waste(残余垃圾), hazardous waste(有害垃圾) and recyclable waste(可回收垃圾). Those who don't follow the rules will get fines(罚款) from 50 yuan to 50, 000 yuan. Results Garbage sorting is not easy. It is also difficult for people to get used to the rules in a short time. But in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, we find the successful recycling application(应用) of garbage sorting. |
【小题1】Chinese people hope to ________.
| A．deal with the garbage at their homes | B．never have garbage in the future |
| C．find a way to deal with the garbage | D．get more recyclable waste in Shenyang |
| A．interesting | B．useful | C．educational | D．meaningless |
| A．towns | B．cities | C．villages | D．farms |
| A．there are four kinds of garbage sorting in China | B．garbage sorting is easy for everyone |
| C．people in Shenyang get used to the rules well | D．garbage sorting is a successful plan |
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