Garbage sorting (垃圾分类) began on July 1, 2019. However, I live in my building with the other 238 families and we live with a similar system (系统) for years. Here, I’d like to talk about our experiences.
In October 2016, the government (政府) chose our neighborhood to be part of a pilot (试点的) program for garbage sorting. To help the program run successfully, we set up a volunteer team. I am one of the volunteers. However, several of us didn’t know if we could lead people in the building to change their habits.
We began with the usual ways. We handed out notices around the neighborhood. We also went door to door to tell people how to sort garbage. However, they made many mistakes. For example, many didn’t know wet rubbish meant food waste. Instead, they thought it meant rubbish that was wet. Some even refused to sort their garbage.
As a result, we volunteers had to do lots of sorting ourselves. At the same time, we went around explaining the rules. We kept talking to those people who refused to sort their garbage. We let them know we could help to sort garbage for them. It was a matter of time and patience. We believed they would finally change their mind.
Six months later, we were successful in changing people’s mind. People in my building began sorting their garbage. Some even joined us to help us.
I think face-to-face talks played an important role. Sometimes, these talks led to conflicts, but they were much more effective (有效的) than handing out notices. It was interesting to see what happened. I hope everyone knows garbage sorting is good for them.
【小题1】The writer’s neighborhood started its garbage-sorting program ________.| A．in April, 2017 | B．on July 1, 2019 | C．on October 8, 2018 | D．in October, 2016 |
| A．They put an ad on TV. | B．They had face-to-face talks with people. |
| C．They had some performances. | D．They invited the people to a party. |
| A．For about 183 days. | B．For about 6 weeks. | C．For about 7 months. | D．For 3 years. |
| A．People in the writer’s neighborhood develop the garbage-sorting habits easily. |
| B．The volunteers made many mistakes when telling people how to sort garbage. |
| C．The writer thinks giving out notices is less effective than talking with people. |
| D．The government made the plan of garbage sorting because of the dirty neighborhood. |
| A．A pilot program | B．How to change people’s mind |
| C．The difficulties of garbage sorting | D．Experiences of garbage sorting |
