Unit23Conflict(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·吉林百校联盟联考)Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome.”Bin.E’sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat￡430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya￡107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”[来源:学科网]1.Whatdoweknowaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A.Itworksautomatically.B.Ithasbeenusedwidely.C.Itiseasytooperate.D.Itisveryexpensive.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto?A.Thewaste.B.Thecamera.C.Thebin.D.Thesensor.3.WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A.Tochangepeople’sbehaviour.B.Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C.Topopularizenewtechnology.D.Tomakethemmorefamous.4.Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A.Athome.B.Inthesupermarket.C.Intheopenair.D.Intheoffice.Ⅱ.完形填空(2017·天津卷)AtmyheaviestIweighed370pounds.Ihadaverypoorrelationshipwithfood:Iuseditto1badfeelings,tomakemyselffeelbetter,andtocelebrate.Worriedaboutmyhealth,Itriedmanydifferentkindsof2butnothingworked.IcametobelievethatIcoulddonothingaboutmy3.WhenIwas50,myweightproblembegantoaffectme4.Ididn’twanttolivetherestofmylifewiththis5weightanymore.Thatyear,I6aseminarwherewewereaskedtocreateaprojectthatwouldtouchtheworld.Aseminarleadersharedher7story—shehadnotonlylost125pounds,butalsoraised$25,000forhomelesschildren.8byherstory,IcreatedtheAsWeHeal(痊愈),theWorldHeals9.Mygoalwastolose150poundsinoneyearandraise$50,00010amovementfounded30yearsagotoendhunger.Thiscombinationofhealingmyselfandhealingtheworld11meastheperfectsolution.12Ibeganmyownpersonalweightprogram,IwasfilledwiththefearthatIwould13thesamedifficultiesthatbeatmebefore.Whilethe14hungovermyhead,therewerealsosignsthatIwasheadeddowntheright15.IsentletterstoeveryoneIknew,tellingthemaboutmyproject.Itworkedperfectly.Donationsbegan16infromhundredsofpeople.Ofcourse,Ialsotooksomepracticalstepstoloseweight.Iconsulte...
