2019上海浦东新区高三二模英语及参考答案
proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.
Meal kits (餐具) cut food waste but packaging is a problem
Home delivery meal kits can (大幅削减) food waste by more than two-thirds , but suppliers need to switch to reusable packaging to make them environmentally friendly.
____67____. That means leftovers are minimized. But while the delivery services score well on reducing food waste, buying the same ingredients from the supermarket almost always saves energy overall simply because meal kits use so much single-use packaging. The good news is that if you have meals that are tailored for consumption, people won't over-buy and you have less food waste. You fine-tune the portions to what people will actually eat!
Beyond the cost of the waste itself, thrown-away food generates methane (甲烷) that contributes to climate change. ____68____. A 2018 report from the Boston Consulting Group found that the waste was set to soar by a third by 2030 when global food waste was estimated to reach 2.1 bn tonnes.
Meal kits can reduce transport emissions if they mean people take fewer trips to the supermarket. If people only went to buy goods that are unlikely to decay such as soap and toilet paper,they might only have to visit the supermarket once every couple of months. That delivery truck can carry meals for you and dozens of neighbors. ____69____.
The study found that even if delivered meal kits reduced food waste to zero, they would still use up more energy overall than buying the same food from the supermarket unless the energy used for the meal kit packaging was cut by a fifth. ____70____. All the environmental benefits are lost. But if the packaging can be reused, you can get some benefits.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as fa as possible.
