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Zero Waste Awards

Who should enter?

Entries(参赛作品) are welcomed from anyone who processes waste. While we expect

most entries to come from the UK, we welcome international entries, too. Entrants have been split into the following groups: private sector, public sector, community sector and partnerships.

What are the categories?

There’re five categories which are based on the Waste Hierarchy(层级). We appreciate that companies will have different strengths within those categories as they work towards Zero Waste. The broad categories are: waste prevention, re-use, recycle/recover, energy recovery, general.

How do I enter?

Submitting an entry is really easy! Just follow these few simple steps:

1. Carefully read through the category information;

2. Write your entry--it should be a maximum of 1,500 words and a word document;

3.Arrange your supporting material into a single document--maximum six pages long;

4.Complete the simple online entry form.

Important dates

While entries are welcomed all year round, these are key dates—this is to give the judges plenty of time to read through all the entries! These are listed in entry deadlines column below. Don’t worry if you have just missed one of the entry deadlines, your submission will be automatically entered into the next session.

Entry deadlines	Judging dates	Awards presentation dates
1^st March	12^th March	4^th April
1^st June	12^th June	4^th July
1^st Sept.	12^th Sept.	4^th Oct.
1^st Dec.	12^th Dec.	4^th Jan.

*You can submit a maximum of two entries per year—six months apart.

Awards

We understand that working towards Zero Waste is an ongoing journey and as such the

Zero Waste Awards scheme offers organizations a structure to celebrate their progress along the way. The four awards are: Gold (76-100), Silver (51-75), Bronze (26-50), Highly Commended(0-25).

1.What should you know about your entry when you submit?

A. It should be at least 1,500 words.

B. It must go with filling in an online entry form.

C. It had better not be shorter than six pages.

D. It can be handed in shortly after your previous submission.

2.If you submit an entry on March 4^th, it will be judged on _______.

A. March 12^th    B. April 4^th

C. June 12^th    D. June 1^st

3.What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To report the development of Zero Waste.

B. To introduce Zero Waste Awards in detail.

C. To advocate people to join in the recycling movement.

D. To tell people working at Zero Waste is really difficult.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】本文主要介绍了零废物奖活动。介绍了参赛人的资格，如何参加，有哪几种，时间等，号召人们加入循环运动，减少浪费。

1.Ｂ

细节理解。根据How do I enter? 中的第2 点“Write your entry--it should be a maximum of 1,500 words” 最多应该有1500个字，所以A是错误的。根据第4点“Complete the simple online entry form.”B是正确的。第3点“maximum six pages long;” 最多六页长可知C是错误的。故选B。

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推理判断题。根据“Important dates”部分中的“if you have just missed one of the entry deadlines, your submission will be automatically entered into the next session.”及后面的表格可知，如果你在3月4日提交的话错过了1st June的时间，只好等到下一次的，也就是在12th June1评判。

3.Ｃ

主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要是让人们参加这个活动，倡导向零废物发展，一起来加入循环运动，减少浪费。通过分析可知C符合题意。