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AfewmonthsafterAuntKaren’sdeath,IwasonmywaytoworkwhenIsawRescuedTreasures,alocalsecond-handstore.Ionlyhadacoupleofdollarsonmeanddidn’treallyintendtobuyanything,butIstoppedanywayjusttolookinside.Ihadbeenshoppingaroundforafewminuteswhenasmall,blackhandbagcaughtmyeye.Itwasn’tfancyorspecial.Ididn’treallyneedahandbagandcontinuedtolookaroundthestore,butsomethingkeptdrawingmebacktothathandbag.Finally,Icheckedthepricetag(标签).Itwasjustonedollar.
ThehandbagstayedinthebackofmycarforweeksuntilIcameuponitduringacarclean-up.Iopeneditup.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Theyhadn’tevencleaneditout.Itwasstillfullofjunk,oldcandywrappers,oldreceipts(收据)andusedpaper.Usuallythestoreemptiedthingsinside,sotherewouldn’tbeanysurprisesforanewowner.
Ithrewawaysomewastes,andsortedthroughthereceipts,whenIfoundoneiteminthesmallinsidepocket.Itwasaninsurancecardwiththename“KarenStair”writtenonit.Ibegantocry.MybelovedAuntKaren.Thiswasherhandbag.
21.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?
A.Karen’shusbandsurvivedherbyfiveyears.
B.Karen’schildrenrefusedtogiveanyitemtotheauthor.
C.Theauthorwasveryshywhenshewasyoung.
D.Karenhadbeenverykindtotheauthor.
22.Theunderlinedword“devastated”inParagraph1probablymeans“”.
A.veryworriedB.alittlelonely
C.extremelysadD.slightlydisappointed
23.Theauthormadeuphermindtobuythehandbagbecause.
A.shejustneededtobuyahandbag
B.thebaglookedstrangeandwasworththeprice
C.ithappenedthatshecouldaffordit
D.someoneelsepersuadedhertobuyit
24.Assoonastheauthoropenedthehandbag,shefeltvery.
A.surprisedB.excitedC.sickD.nervous
B
MorecompaniesandrecyclersaretakingstepstoensurethatoldelectronicdevicessuchasTVsandcomputersaren’tsenttopoorcountries.
TheBaselActionNetwork,aSeattle-basednon-profitthatlargelyexposedtheoverseasdiscarding(丢弃)ofUSelectronicwaste,onThursdaylaunchedaprogrammetousethird-partyemployeestocertify(证实)recyclerswhodon’texportdangerouselectronicwaste.
Theso-callede-StewardrecyclerswillalsoagreenottodiscardthewasteinUSlandfillsandagreetomeetothercriteria.Thecertificationisintendedtoprovidecompaniesandconsumerswithsomeassurancethatthewaste,whichcanincludetoxins(毒素)suchasleadandmercury,isdisposedofsafely.
TheGovernmentAccountabilityOffice,ina2008report,declaredthatUSelectronicwastewasoftendisposedofunsafelyinsuchcountriesasIndia.There,workersrecyclegold,silverandcopperfromthewaste,ofteninopen-airacidbaths.
TheBaselNetworkalsosaysitwonassurancesfrom13organizations,includingSamsung,BankofAmerica,WellsFar-go,thatthey’llusee-Stewardrecyclerswheneverpossible.WellsFargohadalreadybeenusingrecyclerswhodeclarednottoexport.Sofar,Baselhascertifiedthreerecyclersandsevensites.
Beforee-stewards,even,companiesthatwantedtoavoidexportofelectronicwastehadto“hopeforthebest”,when,theyhandedtheirwastetorecyclers,saysRobertHoughton,presidentofOhio-basedrecyclerRedemtech.Itisane-Stewardthatcountsmajorcompaniesamongitscustomers.“Now,theycangetsomeproof,”Houghtonsays.
Basel’sstandardscompetewithanothersetlaunchedinJanuary.ItwasmadebyindustryandbackedbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.
Thatstandard,calledR-2,doesn’tbantheexportofdangerouselectronicwastebutrequiresthatitbehandledsafely.Insteadofaban,theInstituteofScrapRecyclingIndustriessays,effortsshouldbemadetohelppoorcountriesdevelopsaferecycling.
25.Howweremostelectronicwastesdealtwithbefore?
A.TheywerethrownintoUSlandfills.
B.TheywereburiedinthedesertmdieUS.
C.Theywereexportedtopoorcountries.
D.Theywerereusedbyfamiliesinpoorcountries.
26.E-Stewardrecyclers,mainjobisprobablyto.
A.preventolddevicesfromopen-airacidbaths
B.disposeofelectronicwastesafely
C.collectmoreelectronicwasteforprofits
D.assureAmerica’sleadingruleintheelectronicmarket
27.PeopleinIndiaimportelectronicwasteto.
A.getridoftoxinsB.learnhowtomakedevices
C.recyclevaluablemetalsD.makecheaperproducts
28.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A.howtodealwitholdelectronicproducts
B.thedevelopmentofrecyclingintheworld
C.howtofightagainstelectronicpollution
D.safertreatmentofelectronicwaste
C
Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HelenAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity(团结).Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.
HelenAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHelenandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HelenandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helendidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.
Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElizabethexplains,“Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”
Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns’corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.
29.Helentiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow.
A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingup
C.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson
30.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily.
A.startedabusinessin1975
B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney
C.boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco
D.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles
31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfromPeace
C.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess
D
Recentlysomearticlesclaimtheword“selfie”asoneofthemostannoyingwords.ButI’dliketoofferthatmaybeitisn’tnotsobad.
The“selfie”isusedtodescribetheselftakenphoto,oftenfromasmartphone.WomenandmenalikeadorntheirInstagram,FacebookandTwitteraccountswiththesepictures,sometimeswithpuckeredlipsorlargesmiles.Infact,theselfiehasbecomesowidelyknownthatover31millionphotosonInstagramarecaptionedwiththeselfie.
Let’sthinkaboutit.Someonetakesabout10seizeseachtimetheydo,andtheyonlyenduppostingoneortwoofthose.Theypicktheonethattheyfeelmakesthemlookthebest.Isn’tthatbeautiful?
Inthatonepicture,someonehasevenhimorherselfconfidence.
Self-imageisimportant.Insocietytoday,wearesooftenconsumedwithwhatsocietytellsusisperfect.Butmaybe,withthatoneselfie,wefeellikewefitthatbill.Wefeelhandsome,beautiful,confident,smart,happyandcontent.Forthatmoment,everythingbadorterriblethathaseverhappenedtousiserased,becausethatsmileorthatpuckeriswhatgivesusthedeterminationtoloveourselves.
Isawaspokenwordpoemrecentlyandtheyoungmansaid:
IfIaskyouwhatyoulovetheanswerswillmostlikelyrolloffyourtongue.Youlovetoread.Youlovetowrite.Youlovebirds,music,tattoos…Yourmom,yourbrother,yoursister,yourdaughter,yourbestfriend,yourdog.Howlongdoyouthinkyoucouldgoonandonbeforeyousaid“Ilovemyself”?
Thatstatementhitmelikeatonofbricks.I’vestruggledwithconfidenceallofmylife.Istilldo.AndinnowayamIsayingthattakingaselfieisagatewaytothatconfidence.However,theselfiedoesdeservesomecreditforallowingindividualstoexpressthemselves.PamelaRutledgeagrees,stating,“Therearemanymorephotographsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.”
32.Intheopinionofthewriter,selfie.
A.isanannoyingphenomenononline
B.makesapersonbecomeself-centered
C.isjustafashionamongteenagers
D.givesapersonasenseofconfidence
33.Accordingtothewriter,weliveina