Seattle is introducing fines for people who waste food. The city, in the USA's northwest, will begin warning people on January the 1st and then start fining people on July the 1st. People will get a $1 fine if over 10 per cent of their garbage is food. Businesses will get a $50 fine. The city wants to reduce the amount of food that people and businesses waste. Americans waste around 40 per cent of the food they buy. The city wants to reduce this figure. Seattle aims to increase recycling from the level of 56 per cent to 60 per cent.

    Seattle's waste department said the new garbage system should raise awareness that recycling is important. A city official told the Seattle Times that the programme would not make money. He said: "The point isn't to make money for the city. We care more about reminding people to separate their garbage." He said he thought the fines system would be successful. Garbage collectors will decide if a house or business gets a fine. They will look inside garbage bins to see how much food waste there is. They can then add $1 or $50 to the next garbage bill. 

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1.What does the underlined word “fines” mean in Chinese?

A 罚款

B 晴天

C 好的

D 财富

解析：选A。A 语义理解题。根据文章后文make money，bill等词可猜测fines为罚款契合题意，故选A。

2.Where is Seattle?

A In the UK.

B In Japan.

C In Canada.

D In the USA.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第1段第2句The city, in the USA's northwest...可知，故选D。

3.How much food do Americans waste?

A About 10%.

B About 40%.

C About 56%.

D About 60%.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段倒数第3句Americans waste around 40 per cent of the food they buy.可知，故选B。

4.Who will decide to fine a house or a business?

A City officials.

B Police.

C Garbage collectors.

D Doctors.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第2段倒数第3句Garbage collectors will decide if a house or business gets a fine.可知，故选C。

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A People will get a fine in June if they waste 10% of food in Seattle.

B The new garbage system is to make money.

C Seattle aims to increase recycling from the level of 40 per cent to 60 per cent.

D The new system will help people separate garbage.

解析：选D。D 综合理解题。根据第2段第4句We care more about reminding people to separate their garbage.可知，故选D。