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C
When Sonja Detrinidad opened her online shop selling houseplants, she didn’t have high hopes for it. But the opposite happened: She was flooded, shipping out 1,200 orders in June of 2020 alone. In the past year, Detrinidad sent out more than 70,000 plants. Her success is just one example of increased time at home leading to an explosion in the houseplant industry.
“Plants are in fashion right now,” says Dr. Melinda Knuth, a researcher from the University of Florida. “People who live in plant-rich environments report a higher life satisfaction rating, ” she says. “Adding more nature to our environment can change our mood and how we think.” Plants can improve our state of mind in a few ways but the biggest is by decreasing our level of cortisol, the stress hormone (激素) in our body.
“Students who are around plants perform better academically than students who are in a classroom without plants,” says Knuth. “This productivity also translates into the workplace for adults. Our study showed that there was a 30% decrease in sick leave for people who were in plant-rich workplaces.”
If you’re among the groups of people who are enjoying the mental and physical health benefits of surrounding yourself with plants, don’t beat yourself up if one (or a few!) doesn’t make it. “Doctors practice medicine and lawyers practice law and you should allow yourself the practice it takes to sustain a plant. Tending to plants is an exercise in patience and learning. Be invested in taking care of it, but if it dies, go get another one,” Detrinidad says.
8. How was Detrinidad’s business when it started?
A. It faced tough competition.B. It suffered a great loss.
C. It got lots of financial support.D. It went surprisingly well.
9. What is one of Knuth’s findings about plants?
A. They appeal more to students.B. They purify the environment.
C. They raise the cortisol level.D. They enhance productivity.
10. What does Detrinidad try to explain by mentioning doctors and lawyers?
A. The necessity of social skills.B. The meaning of sustainability.
C. The importance of repeated efforts.D. The value of professional opinions.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Time to Replace HouseplantsB. Plants Boost Your Mood
C. Tips on Choosing HouseplantsD. Plants Brighten Your Home
D
Does your soul die a little every time you throw away unused food? Mine does. Maybe that feeling comes from growing up in South Africa, where the phrase “there are children starving in Africa” was more of an uncomfortable reminder of fact than a prayer at dinner time.
Food waste is a growing concern in the restaurant, supermarket, and supply chain industries. From technological solutions to educational campaigns, food producers and sellers are looking for ways to use more of what we’re already growing. But last month, one popular New York City restaurant tried a different way: It changed its menu to exclusively (专门) offer food that would otherwise be thrown away.
For two weeks in March, Greenwich Village’s Blue Hill restaurant was renamed wastED, and served items like fried skate cartilage, a juice pulp burger, and a dumpster diver’s vegetable salad. Each dish was tailor-made to raise awareness regarding food waste.
A study by the Food Waste Alliance determined that the average restaurant generates 33 pounds of food waste for every $1,000 in revenue (收入), and of that waste only 15.7% is donated or recycled. Up to 84.3% is simply thrown out. Restaurants like Silo in the UK have experimented with zero-waste systems, but wastED took the concept to its logical conclusion.
It should be noted that none of the items on wastED’s menu was technically made from garbage. Instead, all the ingredients (配料) used were examples of meat cuts and produce that most restaurants would never consider serving. Things like kale ribs, fish collars, rejected sweet potatoes, and cucumber butts were all re-appropriated and, with the help of a number of good chefs, turned into excellent cuisine.
Though wastED received enthusiastic reviews, it was designed from the start as a short-lived experiment; Blue Hill has since returned to its regular menu. Nevertheless, it serves as a reminder that there are many ways to address problems of sustainability, and that you can make an amazing meal out of almost anything.
12. What can be inferred about the author’s early life?
A. He witnessed food shortage.B. He enjoyed the local cuisine.
C. He donated food to Africans.D. He helped to cook at home.
13. Why did Blue Hill carry out the experiment?
A. To customize dishes for guests.B. To make the public aware of food waste.
C. To test a food processing method.D. To improve the UK’s zero-waste systems.
14. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?
A. Why the ingredients were used.B. Which dishes were best liked.
C. What the dishes were made of.D. Where the ingredients were bought.
15. What can we learn about wastED?
A. It has ended as planned.B. It is creating new jobs.
C. It has regained popularity.D. It is criticized by top chefs.
C 篇
1. When Sonja Detrinidad opened her online shop selling houseplants, she didn’t have high hopes for it.
- 主干：she didn’t have high hopes for it
- When 引导**时间状语从句**；`selling houseplants` 现在分词作后置定语，修饰 shop
- 翻译：当 Sonja Detrinidad 开了一家售卖室内绿植的网店时，她并没有抱很高的期待。
- 短语：have high hopes for… 对…… 寄予厚望
2. But the opposite happened: She was flooded, shipping out 1,200 orders in June of 2020 alone.
- 主干：She was flooded
- `shipping out…` 现在分词作**伴随状语**
- 翻译：但结果恰恰相反：订单蜂拥而至，仅 2020 年 6 月她就发出 1200 份订单。
- 短语：be flooded（订单、消息）大量涌来；ship out 发货
3. Her success is just one example of increased time at home leading to an explosion in the houseplant industry.
- 主干：Her success is just one example
- `of increased time at home leading to…` 介词 of + 动名词复合结构；`leading to` 现在分词作后置定语修饰 time
- 翻译：她的成功只是居家时间增多催生室内绿植行业爆发式增长的一个例子。
- 短语：lead to 导致；an explosion in … …… 的激增
4. People who live in plant-rich environments report a higher life satisfaction rating.
- 主干：People report a higher life satisfaction rating
- who 引导**限制性定语从句**，修饰 people
- 翻译：生活在绿植丰富环境中的人反馈自己的生活满意度更高。
5. Plants can improve our state of mind in a few ways but the biggest is by decreasing our level of cortisol, the stress hormone in our body.
- 主干并列：Plants can improve… but the biggest (way) is by decreasing…
- `the stress hormone in our body` 同位语，解释 cortisol
- 翻译：绿植可以从几个方面改善我们的心理状态，但最主要的方式是降低皮质醇 —— 我们体内的压力激素。
6. Students who are around plants perform better academically than students who are in a classroom without plants.
- 主干：Students perform better academically than students
- 前后两处 who 定语从句分别修饰两个 students；than 引导比较状语
- 翻译：身处绿植旁边的学生，学业表现要好于在没有绿植的教室中的学生。
7. Our study showed that there was a 30% decrease in sick leave for people who were in plant-rich workplaces.
- 主干：Our study showed that …
- that 引导**宾语从句**；从句内部嵌套 who 定语从句修饰 people
- 翻译：我们的研究表明，在绿植充足的办公环境里，员工病假减少了 30%。
8. If you’re among the groups of people who are enjoying the mental and physical health benefits of surrounding yourself with plants, don’t beat yourself up if one (or a few!) doesn’t make it.
- 主干：don’t beat yourself up（祈使句主句）
- 第一个 If：条件状语从句，内含 who 定语从句修饰 people；第二个 if 嵌套另一层条件状语从句
- 翻译：如果你也是享受绿植带来身心健康益处的人群之一，就算有一两株养死了，也不必过分自责。
- 短语：surround oneself with… 置身于……；beat oneself up 苛责自己；make it 存活、成功
9. Doctors practice medicine and lawyers practice law and you should allow yourself the practice it takes to sustain a plant.
- 主干：Doctors practice… and lawyers practice… and you should allow yourself the practice
- `it takes` 定语从句，省略关系代词 that，修饰 the practice；`to sustain a plant` 不定式作目的状语
- 翻译：医生行医、律师办案，你也应该允许自己经历养活一株植物所需要的反复练习。
- 考点：定语从句省略 that；practice 此处名词：练习、实操
10. Tending to plants is an exercise in patience and learning.
- 主干：Tending to plants is an exercise
- `Tending to plants` 动名词短语作主语
- 翻译：照料植物是一场关于耐心与学习的修行。
- 短语：tend to 照料
D 篇
1. Maybe that feeling comes from growing up in South Africa, where the phrase “there are children starving in Africa” was more of an uncomfortable reminder of fact than a prayer at dinner time.
D 篇最难句
- 主干：Maybe that feeling comes from growing up in South Africa
- where 引导**非限制性定语从句**，修饰 South Africa；`starving` 现在分词后置修饰 children
- 句型：**more of A than B** 与其说是 B，不如说是 A
- 翻译：这种感受或许源于我在南非长大的经历。在那里，“还有孩子在非洲挨饿” 这句话，与其说是饭前祷词，不如说是一句令人不安的事实提醒。
2. Food waste is a growing concern in the restaurant, supermarket, and supply chain industries.
- 主干：Food waste is a growing concern
- 翻译：食物浪费在餐饮、超市以及供应链行业越来越受关注。
3. From technological solutions to educational campaigns, food producers and sellers are looking for ways to use more of what we’re already growing.
- 主干：food producers and sellers are looking for ways
- `From…to…` 范围状语；`to use more of…` 不定式作后置定语修饰 ways；`what we’re already growing` 宾语从句，作介词 of 的宾语
- 翻译：从技术方案到科普宣传活动，食品生产者和销售商都在寻找办法，更好利用我们已经种植出来的粮食。
4. But last month, one popular New York City restaurant tried a different way: It changed its menu to exclusively offer food that would otherwise be thrown away.
- 主干：It changed its menu
- `to exclusively offer…` 不定式作目的状语；that 引导定语从句修饰 food；**otherwise 虚拟标志**：原本会（实际没有）
- 翻译：但上个月纽约一家热门餐厅尝试了一种新方式：它更改菜单，专门供应原本会被丢弃的食材。
5. Each dish was tailor-made to raise awareness regarding food waste.
- 主干：Each dish was tailor-made
- `to raise awareness` 不定式目的状语；regarding=about 介词，关于
- 翻译：每一道菜都是专门设计的，用来提升人们对于食物浪费的认识。
- 短语：tailor-made 量身定制；raise awareness 提高意识
6. A study by the Food Waste Alliance determined that the average restaurant generates 33 pounds of food waste for every $1,000 in revenue, and of that waste only 15.7% is donated or recycled.
- 主干：A study determined that … , and …
- that 引导宾语从句；and 并列两个分句；`of that waste` 介词短语前置（表范围）= only 15.7% of that waste
- 翻译：食品浪费联盟的一项研究得出结论：普通餐厅每产生 1000 美元收入，就会产生 33 磅食物垃圾；而这些垃圾中仅有 15.7% 被捐赠或回收。
7. Restaurants like Silo in the UK have experimented with zero-waste systems, but wastED took the concept to its logical conclusion.
- 主干并列：Restaurants have experimented… but wastED took the concept…
- 短语：experiment with 尝试；take sth to its logical conclusion 把这个理念贯彻到极致
- 翻译：英国像 Silo 这样的餐厅已经尝试过零浪费体系，而 wastED 餐厅则把这个理念推到了极致。
8. Instead, all the ingredients used were examples of meat cuts and produce that most restaurants would never consider serving.
- 主干：all the ingredients were examples of meat cuts and produce
- `used` 过去分词后置定语修饰 ingredients；that 引导定语从句修饰 meat cuts and produce
- 翻译：相反，所有用到的食材都是一些大多数餐厅根本不会考虑拿来上菜的肉块和农产品。
9. Things like kale ribs, fish collars, rejected sweet potatoes, and cucumber butts were all re-appropriated and, with the help of a number of good chefs, turned into excellent cuisine.
- 主干：Things were all re-appropriated and turned into excellent cuisine
- 被动并列：were re-appropriated and (were) turned into；`with the help of…` 插入状语
- 翻译：像羽衣甘蓝梗、鱼颈肉、被拒收的红薯、黄瓜头这些边角料都被重新利用，在一众优秀厨师的巧手下变成美味佳肴。
10. Though wastED received enthusiastic reviews, it was designed from the start as a short-lived experiment; Blue Hill has since returned to its regular menu.
- 主干：it was designed from the start as a short-lived experiment
- Though 引导让步状语从句；分号连接并列句
- 翻译：尽管 wastED 收获了好评，但它从一开始就被设计成一场短期实验；此后 Blue Hill 餐厅恢复了常规菜单。
11. Nevertheless, it serves as a reminder that there are many ways to address problems of sustainability, and that you can make an amazing meal out of almost anything.
D 篇第二难，双同位语从句
- 主干：it serves as a reminder
- **两个 that 并列同位语从句**，共同解释 reminder；that 在从句里不作成分，不能省略
- 翻译：尽管如此，它提醒我们：可持续发展问题有很多解决办法，而且几乎任何食材都能做出美味佳肴。
- 短语：serve as 充当；address problems 解决问题；make … out of … 用…… 制作
答案：8-11 DDCB；12-15 AB CA
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