US company launches“zero-waste”shopping model

湖北十堰市東風(fēng)高級中學(xué) 王世成

地球是我們共同的家園。如今，隨著人們生活水平的提高，各種各樣的垃圾鋪天蓋地地“襲擊”著我們的地球，讓我們美好的家園千瘡百孔。面對如此嚴(yán)重的問題，減少產(chǎn)生大量垃圾，拯救我們的家園迫在眉睫。

聽 力 掃 障

1.forum n.論壇

2.disposability n.可處置性；可棄性

3.deodorant n.除臭劑

4.diaper n.尿布

5.sustainability n.可持續(xù)性

掃 碼 聽 測

Ⅰ.判斷正誤

聽下面一段錄音并閱讀3個簡短的陳述，根據(jù)錄音內(nèi)容判斷這些陳述是否符合所聽內(nèi)容?？疾橹攸c(diǎn)是學(xué)生對意義的理解能力和信息獲取能力。

In this section，you will hear a passage.After you hear the passage， decide whether each of the statement is correct （A），incorrect（B）or not mentioned（C）.

1 TerraCycle is an Americanbased recycling company. A B C 2 Loop is going to be launched in six eastern states in the US. A B C 3 Packaged goods will disappear sooner or later. A B C

Ⅱ.數(shù)據(jù)梳理

聽下面的文章，完成各個部分的練習(xí)。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。

1.How much trash do the world's cities produce every day？

A.2 billion tons.

B.3 billion tons.

C.4 billion tons．

2.How much trash is made up of plastic？

A.44%. B.54%. C.64%.

3.How many products will Loop offer in the beginning？

A.100. B.300. C.600．

4.When does Proctor&Gamble intend to use all reusable or recyclable packaging？

A.By 2060. B.By 2040. C.By 2030．

文 本 解 說

在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪?，每天都會產(chǎn)生大量的垃圾，其中很多垃圾都是塑料制品。為了解決垃圾給我們的環(huán)境帶來的嚴(yán)重問題，世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇開啟了一場零浪費(fèi)環(huán)保購物模式。

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Environmental experts warn that our planet is drowning in plastic．

The world's cities produce 2 billion tons of trash every year.By the year 2050，that number is expected to rise to 3 billion tons．

The World Bank estimates that the largest amount of trash today，about 44 percent，is plastic.This information comes from a 2018 World Bank report called Trends in Solid Waste Management．

But we often have to buy packaged goods.And often that packaging is made of plastic．

Now，that may be changing．

A new environmentally-friendly shopping model was recently launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos，Switzerland.This shopping model，called Loop，aims to replace throwaway containers with reusable ones．

This is part of what some people call the zero-waste movement.The main belief driving this movement is that much of the trash we create is unnecessary．

Loop is the idea of TerraCycle，an American-based recycling company.Its chief，Tom Szaky，told the Associated Press（AP）that“removing plastics from the ocean is not enough”.He said the point is to get away from disposability and single-use packages．

Instead of throwing away or recycling a container，the product comes in a reusable one.When the product is all gone，someone will collect and clean the old container，fill it up and then return it to you．

At the start，Loop will offer about 300 products.Many of these include products that Americans use every day.And they come from some of the biggest names in business—Procter&Gamble，PepsiCo，Nestlé and Coca-Cola，just to name a few．

Proctor&Gamble makes many personal and health care products，such as soap，deodorants and diapers for babies.The company's vice president and chief sustainability officer is Virginie Helias.She told the AP that the goal of Proctor&Gamble is to use all reusable or recyclable packaging by 2030．

Loop is set to launch later this year in three eastern US states，and also in Paris，F(xiàn)rance and some of the surrounding area.Then Loop plans to expand to the US West Coast，Toronto，Canada and Britain by the end of this year or early 2020．

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.estimate v.估計

2.replace v.代替

3.reusable adj.可重復(fù)使用的

4.remove v.去除

5.recyclable adj.可回收利用的

6.surrounding adj.周圍的

7.expand v.擴(kuò)展

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above．

2.He owned one bookshop and desired tothe business．

3.The old man owns this building and itsland．