2023名校版高考英語閱讀理解精讀含答案Inanefforttocontrolthenation’sgrowingproblemwithfoodwastage,SouthKoreahasstartedauniqueinitiative—“PayasYouTrash”.Residentsarerequiredtoseparatetheirfoodwastefromtherestoftheirrubbishandthrowitseparatelyinacentralizeddustbin.Andinordertoaccessthebin,theyactuallyneedtopaybythekilo!Asofnow,SouthKoreahasthreemethodsinplacetochargecitizensforthefoodthrownaway.OneisthroughanRFID(RadioFrequencyIdentification)card—whenuserstapthiscardoveraspeciallydesignedfoodwastebin,thecapwillopen.Thiswasteisautomaticallyweighedandrecordedintheuser’saccount.Theuserneedstosettlethisbillonamonthlybasis.Thesecondbillingmethodisthroughpre-paidgarbagebags.Thesespeciallydesignedbagsarepricedbasedonvolume.Forinstance,inSeoul,a10-litergarbagebagcostsaround$1.There’salsoabarcodemanagementsysteminplace,inwhichcitizensthrowfoodwastedirectlyintocompostbinsandpayforitbypurchasingbarcodestickersattachedtothebin.Nearlyeveryresidentialcomplexinthenationisequippedwithoneofthesethreepaymentsystems.Evenbeforethepay-by-weightsystemwasintroduced,SouthKoreanswerestillbeingchargedforfoodwaste—thecostwassimplydividedequallyamongtheresidentsofeachapartmentblock.Thenewsystemisnotonlyfair,butisalsodesignedtomakeconsumersreally

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ofunreasonablewaste.Themorefoodtheythrowout,themoretheyenduppaying.CitizenslikeSeoulhousewifeMs.Kwanarenowadoptinginnovativemethodstoavoidfoodwaste.Shemakessuretoremovealltheliquidoutofleftoverfoodbeforethrowingitaway.Whilepreparingvegetables,shetriestomakeuseofasmuchastheeatablepartsaspossibletominimizewaste.8.Whatisthecentralizeddustbindesignedtodo?A.Keepfoodrubbish.B.Breakdownfoodrubbish.C.Processhouseholdrubbish.D.Classifyhouseholdrubbish.9.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutthethreepaymentmethods?A.Theirdevelopmentprocedure.B.Theirconstructioncost.C.Theirinnovativeappearance.D.Theiroperatingprinciple.10.Howwerethecitizenschargedbeforethenewsystemwasputforward?A.Theypaidafixedfee.B.Theysharedthecostequally.C.Theypaidbyweight.D.Theyenjoyedfreeaccess.11.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“feelthepinch”Paragraph3?A.Predicttheprospect.B.Analysethecomponent.C.Suffertheconsequences.D.Proposethesolution.ADBCAnunconventionalnewinitiative(首創)inCanadawillsoonallowdoctorstoprescribearttotheirpatients—bygivingthemfreeaccesstoalocalmuseum.WanderingthroughtheMontrealMuseumofFineArts(MMFA)，thesepatientsandtheirlovedoneswillbeabletofeasttheireyesonthepeacefulcollectionsofart.Theinitiativeisthefirstofitskindintheworld.Andwhileyoucertainlycan’treplaceaconventionaltreatmentwithacoupleofpaintings，theideaisforsuch“prescriptions”toassistaperson’scurrenttreatmentplan.Underthenewprogram，membersoftheFrancophoneAssociationofDoctorsinCanada(MFDC)willbeabletohandoutupto50prescriptionsfortheirpatients.Theseprescriptionswillbeavailableforthosewithawiderangeofmentalandphysicalillnesses，andeachofthemwillallowtwoadultsandtwochildrentovisitthemuseumforfree.“Byofferingfreeadmissiontoasafe，welcomingplace，arelaxingexperience，amomentofrelief，andanopportunitytostrengthentieswithlovedones，MMFA—MFDCMuseumPrescriptionscontributetothepatient’swellbeingandrecovery，”explainsanewsconferencefromtheMMFA.Itmaylookalotlikeamarketingeffortforthemuseumbutthere’salsoincreasingevidencethatthedisplayofvisualart，especiallyifit’sshowingnature，canhavepositiveeffectsonhealthoutcomes.Insomeways，thebenefitsoflookingatartappearalittlesimilartophysicalactivity.Asystematicreviewofclinicalarttherapy(療法)foundthatvisualarthassignificantandpositiveeffectsondepression，anxiety，mood，andselfesteem.Findingsliketheseareslowlygainingattractioninthemedicalcommunity，makingartworkahigherpriority(優先)inhospitalsaroundtheworld.IntheUS，nearlyhalfofallhealthcareinstitutionshavereportedincludingartinhealthcareprogramming，suchasarttherapyandtheplacementofvisualartinhospitals.Withspacesdedicated(專用的)toarttherapyandalsoamedicalconsultationroom，theMMFAalreadyprovidesservicesforpeoplewithmentalhealthissues，eatingdisorders，andAlzheimer’sdisease，justtonameafew.8．HowwillsomeCanadiandoctorstreattheirpatients?A．Introducingfineartstotheirpatients.B．Feastingtheminapeacefulandwelcomingplace.C．KeepingthemcompanythroughtheMontrealMuseum.D．Givingthemaprescriptiontoaccessalocalmuseumforfree.9．MMFAthinksthenewinitiativeinCanadacanbe

.A．ahelpwithpatients’recoveryB．achancetomakefriendsC．thebestoptionforthetreatmentplanD．asubstituteforconventionaltreatment10．Whydoesthemuseumjoinintheprogram?A．Tomakevisualartknowntothepublic.B．Topromotethemuseumintomarket.C．Tostrengthentieswithdoctors.D．Toadvance