Passage 3
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling.Recycling in the home is very important,of course.However,being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need.We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible,but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.
The total amount of packaging has increased by 12%between 1999 and 2005.It now makes up a third of a typical household's waste in the UK.In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.
Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment.The UK,for example,is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste.If such packaging is burnt,it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect.Recycling helps,but the process itself uses energy.The solution is not to produce such items in the first place.Food waste is a serious problem,too.Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need.However,few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue,encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags,for example.
But this is not just about supermarkets.It is about all of us.We have learned to associate packaging with quality.We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality.This is especially true of food.But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products,which often have far more packaging than necessary.
There are signs of hope.As more of us recycle,we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected.We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture,but we have a mountain to climb.
What does the underlined phrase“over-consumption”refer to?（ ）
词义猜测题。根据文中的We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible,but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.可知划线部分意义应为“过度消费”。因此，选择C选项。
What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others． These may show strengths that you can use in your work． A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career． A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work． So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school． On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard． Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value． A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details． This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work． You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．
If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it．If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers． You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example． Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job． Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself． You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures． It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist． Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background． You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
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What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others． These may show strengths that you can use in your work． A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career． A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work． So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school． On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard． Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value． A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details． This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work． You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．
If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it．If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers． You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example． Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job． Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself． You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures． It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist． Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background． You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
Which subject is supposed to have no direct value for job hunting?
What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others． These may show strengths that you can use in your work． A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career． A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work． So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school． On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard． Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value． A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details． This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work． You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．
If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it．If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers． You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example． Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job． Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself． You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures． It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist． Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background． You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
According to the passage, if a student's school record is not good, he ______
What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others． These may show strengths that you can use in your work． A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career． A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work． So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school． On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard． Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value． A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details． This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work． You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．
If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it．If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers． You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example． Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job． Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself． You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures． It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist． Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background． You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
The writer thinks that for a student to have a part-time job is probably ______
What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others． These may show strengths that you can use in your work． A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career． A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work． So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school． On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard． Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value． A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details． This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work． You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．
If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it．If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers． You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example． Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job． Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself． You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures． It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist． Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background． You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
Which of the following best sums up the first paragraph?
When we analyze the salt salinity (盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place． Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important． There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity． One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation． In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind． If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind ; this, by the way,is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained．
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean． Here the ocean is being diluted so that the salinity is decreased． This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean． Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation．
Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation． similarly, in coastal．
Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old．
So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as "What have you been doing, Bobby? " have been replaced by "I 'm busy, go watch television．
And watch TV they do; count them by the millions．
But it's usually not children's television that children watch． Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing．
Where are they to be found?Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch． That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p．m．, not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission．
Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense． When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner． When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off．
Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!
Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed． Parents need to intervene． Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at alL．
What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
When we analyze the salt salinity (盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place． Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important． There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity． One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation． In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind． If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind ; this, by the way,is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained．
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean． Here the ocean is being diluted so that the salinity is decreased． This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean． Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation．
Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation． similarly, in coastal．
Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old．
So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as "What have you been doing, Bobby? " have been replaced by "I 'm busy, go watch television．
And watch TV they do; count them by the millions．
But it's usually not children's television that children watch． Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing．
Where are they to be found?Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch． That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p．m．, not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission．
Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense． When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner． When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off．
Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!
Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed． Parents need to intervene． Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at alL．
If we use television with some _______, television can provide our young people with much knowledge．
When we analyze the salt salinity (盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place． Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important． There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity． One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation． In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind． If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind ; this, by the way,is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained．
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean． Here the ocean is being diluted so that the salinity is decreased． This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean． Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation．
Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation． similarly, in coastal．
Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old．
So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as "What have you been doing, Bobby? " have been replaced by "I 'm busy, go watch television．
And watch TV they do; count them by the millions．
But it's usually not children's television that children watch． Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing．
Where are they to be found?Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch． That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p．m．, not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission．
Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense． When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner． When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off．
Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!
Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed． Parents need to intervene． Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at alL．
According to the writer, the responsibility for the kid's watching adult television and watching it for a long time should be undertaken by _____
When we analyze the salt salinity (盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place． Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important． There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity． One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation． In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind． If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind ; this, by the way,is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained．
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean． Here the ocean is being diluted so that the salinity is decreased． This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean． Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation．
Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation． similarly, in coastal．
Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old．
So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as "What have you been doing, Bobby? " have been replaced by "I 'm busy, go watch television．
And watch TV they do; count them by the millions．
But it's usually not children's television that children watch． Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing．
Where are they to be found?Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch． That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p．m．, not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission．
Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense． When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner． When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off．
Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!
Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed． Parents need to intervene． Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at alL．
The working parent is not willing to listen to her (his) four-year-old child talking about his sandbox games because she (he) is _____
When we analyze the salt salinity (盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place． Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important． There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity． One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation． In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind． If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind ; this, by the way,is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained．
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean． Here the ocean is being diluted so that the salinity is decreased． This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean． Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation．
Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation． similarly, in coastal．
Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old．
So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as "What have you been doing, Bobby? " have been replaced by "I 'm busy, go watch television．
And watch TV they do; count them by the millions．
But it's usually not children's television that children watch． Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing．
Where are they to be found?Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch． That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p．m．, not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission．
Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense． When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner． When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off．
Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!
Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed． Parents need to intervene． Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at alL．
From the first two paragraphs one may infer that the writer's attitude towards
"the old days" is ______
