On July 1, Shanghai began a garbage-sorting program by law. Under the new regulations, households and companies must classify their wastes into four categories and dump them in appointed places at certain times. Those who won't obey them can lead to fines. Companies and communities that don't obey risk having their credit rating lowered.
The strict practice became the talk of the city's more than 24 million residents, who criticized the program's inflexibility and confusing waste categorization. Gratefully, China's tech companies are here to help.
For instance, China's biggest internet companies responded with new search features that help people identify which wastes are "wet" (used as fertilizer), "dry", "toxic", or "recyclable". Not even the most environmentally conscious person can get all the answers right. Like, which bin does the newspaper you just used to pick up dog waste belong to? Simply open up a mini app on WeChat, Baidu or Alipay and enter the keyword. The tech firms will give you the answer and why.
Alipay, Alibaba's electronics payment platform, claims its garbage-sorting mini app added one million users in just three days. The app has so far classified more than 4,000 types of rubbish. Its database is still growing, and soon it will save people from typing by using image recognition to classify trash when they snap a photo of it. Tmall Genie can already answer the question "What kind of trash is a wet wipe?" and more.
If people are too busy or lazy to hit the collection schedule, well, companies are offering valet trash service at the doorstep. A third-party developer helped Alipay build a recycling mini app and is now collecting garbage from 8,000 apartment complexes (小区)across 11 cities. Till now, two million people have sold recyclable material through its platform.
Some residential complexes in Shanghai began using QR codes to trace the origin of garbage, Xinhua reported. Each household is asked to attach a unique QR code to their trash bags, which will be scanned for sources and classification when they arrive at the waste management station. This way, regulators in the region know exactly which family has produced the trash 一 although the city's current garbage regulations do not require real-name tracking ——and those who correctly categorized receive a small reward.
12. If a company doesn't dump rubbish in the appointed places, it________
A. will receive a heavy fine. B. will not receive a reward.
C. it may face a lower evaluation. D. it may be demanded to shut down.
13. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We can use image recognition to sort rubbish on Alipay very easily.
B. Residents in Shanghai are required to carry on rubbish sorting properly.
C. Tmall Genie is trying to develop an app to classify rubbish properly.
D. An environmentally conscious person can sort his wastes very easily.
14. How can regulators know the source of the the trash?
A. By scanning a unique QR code on the trash bags.
B. By using real-name tracking the specific household.
C. By offering valet trash service at the doorstep.
D. By asking a third-party developer for help.
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. China's tech companies help classify and trace rubbish.
B China's war on rubbish is widely criticized by residents.
C. Alibaba helps residents classify rubbish on its platform.
D. Some complexes use QR codes to trace the origin of rubbish.
【答案】
The strict practice became the talk of the city's more than 24 million residents, who criticized the program's inflexibility and confusing waste categorization. Gratefully, China's tech companies are here to help.
For instance, China's biggest internet companies responded with new search features that help people identify which wastes are "wet" (used as fertilizer), "dry", "toxic", or "recyclable". Not even the most environmentally conscious person can get all the answers right. Like, which bin does the newspaper you just used to pick up dog waste belong to? Simply open up a mini app on WeChat, Baidu or Alipay and enter the keyword. The tech firms will give you the answer and why.
Alipay, Alibaba's electronics payment platform, claims its garbage-sorting mini app added one million users in just three days. The app has so far classified more than 4,000 types of rubbish. Its database is still growing, and soon it will save people from typing by using image recognition to classify trash when they snap a photo of it. Tmall Genie can already answer the question "What kind of trash is a wet wipe?" and more.
If people are too busy or lazy to hit the collection schedule, well, companies are offering valet trash service at the doorstep. A third-party developer helped Alipay build a recycling mini app and is now collecting garbage from 8,000 apartment complexes (小区)across 11 cities. Till now, two million people have sold recyclable material through its platform.
Some residential complexes in Shanghai began using QR codes to trace the origin of garbage, Xinhua reported. Each household is asked to attach a unique QR code to their trash bags, which will be scanned for sources and classification when they arrive at the waste management station. This way, regulators in the region know exactly which family has produced the trash 一 although the city's current garbage regulations do not require real-name tracking ——and those who correctly categorized receive a small reward.
12. If a company doesn't dump rubbish in the appointed places, it________
A. will receive a heavy fine. B. will not receive a reward.
C. it may face a lower evaluation. D. it may be demanded to shut down.
13. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We can use image recognition to sort rubbish on Alipay very easily.
B. Residents in Shanghai are required to carry on rubbish sorting properly.
C. Tmall Genie is trying to develop an app to classify rubbish properly.
D. An environmentally conscious person can sort his wastes very easily.
14. How can regulators know the source of the the trash?
A. By scanning a unique QR code on the trash bags.
B. By using real-name tracking the specific household.
C. By offering valet trash service at the doorstep.
D. By asking a third-party developer for help.
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. China's tech companies help classify and trace rubbish.
B China's war on rubbish is widely criticized by residents.
C. Alibaba helps residents classify rubbish on its platform.
D. Some complexes use QR codes to trace the origin of rubbish.
【答案】
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