I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.
    Want to make a difference in your community? Becoming a zero waste volunteer is the way to go!
Join a community garden
So many people don't know where their food comes from. Growing food by yourselves teaches you the true value of food. What's more, there is no need to pack the food you grow in the garden. Offer your time to help support a garden in your neighborhood. You'll get to meet all kinds of people there, and possibly begin a conversation about zero waste lifestyle.
Lead or join a neighborhood clean-up
Usually, litter left unattended (无人看管的) will pollute our water systems. Even worse, any litter (in the ocean or on the ground) can be eaten by animals. This causes them to die of hunger slowly and painfully. Getting a group together to pick up trash (垃圾) around the neighborhood is a great way to combat this problem.
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Going to a town hall meeting is a great idea. Because you can see and hear the problems in your community. Besides, you may even be able to speak at a town hall meeting as a guest speaker telling other people about zero waste lifestyle.
Organize a zero waste meeting
It's so important to have a support group filled with people who also love zero waste lifestyle. Although online community is great, it cannot compare to real life support groups. If you want to gather people in your neighborhood to talk all things about zero waste, consider organizing a meeting. Just choose a place to meet (a local cafe works well), choose a date and time, and put up a notice on the Internet. You'll get surprises!
46．If a person joins a community garden, he or she can_____________.
①teach himself or herself the true value of food by growing food
②stop animals from eating litter
③talk about zero waste lifestyle with others
④give a speech about zero waste lifestyle
A．①② B．②③ C．①③ D．③④
47．The underline word "combat" in the passage probably means "_____________".
A．fight against B．get used to C．look through D．come up with
48．Which can be put in _____________.
A．Bring your own problem B．Host a zero waste workshop
C．Become a guest speaker D．Go to a town hall meeting
49．From the last paragraph, we can know that_____________.
A．a local cafe is too noisy for us to organize a meeting
B．a real life support group is better than an online community
C．a support group needs members who disagree with each other
D．organizing a meeting can educate the people in our community
50．The passage is mainly about_____________.
A．the importance of zero waste B．the ways to protect the environment
C．the power of people joining together D．the ways to be a zero waste volunteer
本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了“零浪费生活方式”，以及推广了支持该生活方式可参加的一些具体的志愿者活动。
46．C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一个志愿项目中“Growing food by yourselves teaches you the true value of food”，可知志愿者可以通过自己种食物了解食物的价值；根据“You'll get to meet all kinds of people there, and possibly begin a conversation about zero waste lifestyle”，可知志愿者可以和别人谈论“零浪费生活方式”，故选C。
47．A【解析】词义猜测题。fight against与……作斗争；get used to习惯；look through浏览；come up with想出。根据前文提出了一个问题，此处提出“Getting a group together to pick up trash (垃圾) around the neighborhood is a great way”，是一个解决方法，可推知此处表示是“与该问题斗争”的方法，故选A。
48．D【解析】段落主旨题。根据该段的主要内容，以及首句“Going to a town hall meeting is a great idea”，可知该段主要建议大家可以去小镇的礼堂参加集会，故选D。
49．B【解析】细节理解题。根据“Although online community is great, it cannot compare to real life support groups”，可知实际生活中的支持人员比在线社区要更好，故选B。
50．D【解析】文章主旨题。通读全文，可知文章主要介绍了“零浪费生活方式”，以及推广了支持该生活方式可参加的一些具体的志愿者活动，故选D。