Question

【题目】

Do you often use plastic straws (吸管)? You probably use them to drink lots of things, such as cola or milk tea 【1】 They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20 minutes and remain on the earth for over 100 years since they can't be broken down (分解) easily.

But how do plastic straws get into the ocean? Through human mistakes, they are often thrown everywhere. The waste management in some areas is so poor. All gutters (排水沟) lead to our ocean 【2】 Once a turtle was found bleeding because a 12-centimeter-long plastic straw was pushed into its nose. How terrible!

【3】 That is enough to circle nearly two-and-a-half times around our planet! If we didn't act now, there would be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.

Luckily, more and more people around the world have realized this problem. They begin to consider if they really need to use plastic straws when drinking drinks.

So what can we do to reduce (减少) plastic pollution? 【4】 For example, next time you go to a restaurant, make sure you order your drink without a straw. What if people need to use a straw? There are reusable straws that can be cleaned and reused instead.

Starbucks (星巴克) has started to offer straw less lids (盖子) and paper straws instead of plastic straws in almost 1,000 stores in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Starbucks is not alone. 【5】 It is hoped that more businesses and customers will play a part in protecting our environment.

Choose five sentences out of the six in the box to complete the passage. Each choice should be used only once.

A.Even worse, plastic straws kill ocean life.

B.So plastic straws mustn't be thrown into the ocean.

C.Plastic straws are small but they are a big problem.

D.The simplest way is to say "No" to single-use plastic, like straws.

E.McDonald's has also taken action to reduce the use of plastic straws.

F.In fact, around 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the US alone.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】F

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述塑料吸管很小但是问题很大，它不容易分解，到处乱扔最后对海洋环境和生物都有很大的危害。越来越多的人意识到这一问题，对一次性塑料用品比如吸管说“不”；商家也采取措施减少塑料吸管的使用。

【1】

句意：塑料吸管很小但是它们是一个大问题。

根据“they are made in 10 minutes, used in 20 minutes and remain on the earth for over 100 years since they can't be broken down (分解) easily”可知吸管10分钟制成，被使用20分钟，在地球上保持100多年，因为它们不能很容易地被分解。C选项“Plastic straws are small but they are a big problem”总结了这层含义。故选C。

【2】

句意：甚至更糟糕的是，塑料吸管杀害海洋生命。

根据后文“Once a turtle was found bleeding because a 12-centimeter-long plastic straw was pushed into its nose”举例说明海龟被发现了流血因为12分米长的吸管插进了它的鼻子。可知此处讲述吸管更糟的地方，而且是与海洋生物有关。故选A。

【3】

句意：事实上，单单美国每一天就有大约5亿的塑料吸管被使用。

根据“That is enough to circle nearly two-and-a-half times around our planet”可知此处介绍that的具体含义，表达被使用塑料吸管的数目很大。故选F。

【4】

句意：最简单的方式是对一次性塑料，比如吸管说“不”。

根据“For example, next time you go to a restaurant, make sure you order your drink without a straw”举例说在餐馆吃饭，确保你点饮料的时候不要吸管，可知此处表达对吸管使用说“不”。故选D。

【5】

句意：麦当劳也采取行动来减少塑料吸管的使用。

根据“Starbucks is not alone”前文举例说星巴克采取行动减少塑料吸管的使用，此处介绍另一个例子，与 麦当劳有关。故选E。