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【題目】 The world has a plastics problem. And not just with bottles. Straws(吸管), toothbrushes, toys—all kinds of plastics are placed in landfills. There are 5 billion tons of plastic waste in the world. Landfills have a large part of it. By 2050, they could have 13 billion tons.

Much of plastic rubbish finds its way into the ocean. Scientists say 165 million tons of plastic pieces are floating around out there. And most plastic won’t disappear itself. It will remain in the ocean forever. Whales get caught in plastic fishing nets. Birds die because of eating plastic straws and bottle caps. It endangers ocean life. Plastic rubbish even ends up in the food we eat.

Governments are realizing that recycling may not be enough. They are taking more actions. Though it is hard work, it is still a solvable problem. In Britain, people are not allowed to use plastic bags except in hospitals. Scotland and several coastal cities in the US stop people from using plastic straws as well. The US alone throws away some 500 million plastic straws a day. That's enough to circle the Earth twice. “Saying no to a plastic straw is an easy way to make a big difference,” Dana Lofflin who started www.strawfree.org said. “Do we really want to pass on to our children a world harmed by plastic?”

People have found some tasty ways to reduce waste. A company in India made the first-ever spoon that people can eat. You don’t have to eat the spoon. You can throw it away. It decomposes(分解) in just a few days. David Edwards, a scientist at Harvard University, designed an eatable bag which can protect the food or drink inside. It is a delicious replacement for plastic ones.

【1】According to the write, birds die because they ____.

A. eat bottle caps and straws

B. get caught in fishing nets

C. feed on ocean animals

D. have the spoons in India

【2】The underlined word "endangers " in Paragraph 2 probably means ____.

A. bringsB. losesC. harmsD. saves

【3】The purpose of the passage is mainly to ____.

A. introduce some ways to recycle waste

B. tell readers about the problem with plastics

C. compare air pollution and plastic pollution

D. describe how the US is reducing plastic waste

【4】From the passage, we can tell that the plastics problem ____.

A. is too big for people to solveB. can be solved by recycling alone

C. can be solved, but it won't be easyD. will have to be solved by future scientists

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文講述了關(guān)于塑料問題。塑料廢料越來越多。到2050年，他們可能有130億噸。許多塑料垃圾都能進入海洋。它危及海洋生物。塑料垃圾甚至最終會進入我們吃的食物中。各國政府正正在采取更多的行動。塑料問題是可以解決，但不容易。

【1】題意：據(jù)報道，鳥類死亡是因為__________。考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第2段第6句Birds die because of eating plastic straws and bottle caps.（鳥死于吃塑料吸管和瓶蓋。）可知“鳥類死亡是因為鳥吃塑料吸管和瓶蓋”；故選A。

【2】題意：第2段中下畫線單詞“endangers”可能意思是_______。考查詞義猜測。A. brings帶來；B. loses失去；C. harms傷害；D. saves拯救。根據(jù)上文Whales get caught in plastic fishing nets. Birds die because of eating plastic straws and bottle caps.（鯨魚被塑料漁網(wǎng)捕獲。鳥死于吃塑料吸管和瓶蓋。）描述可知“此句It endangers ocean life.句意是：它危害海洋生物�！备鶕�(jù)句意可知“endangers”可能意思是“harms”；選C。

【3】題意：這篇文章的目的主要是________。考查主旨理解。本文講述了關(guān)于塑料問題。根據(jù)本文主要內(nèi)容可知這篇文章的目的主要是告訴讀者塑料的問題；故選B。

【4】題意：從文章中我們可以看出塑料問題_________�？疾橹髦祭斫�。根據(jù)第3段第3句Though it is hard work, it is still a solvable problem.（雖然工作很辛苦，但仍然是一個可以解決的問題。）可知從文章中我們可以看出塑料問題可以解決，但不容易；故選C。