Question

【题目】

When he was nine years old，an American boy called Milo Cress had a question：How many plastic straws（吸管）do Americans use every day？

He quickly learned there wasn't a simple answer．The boy tried to find it out himself．Through lots of research，Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day．In hopes of cutting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011．

Cress started the project in his hometown Burlington．Vermont He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order．It was a simple change．However it would save money．And by doing that，the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent．

For the year that followed，Cress tried to spread his protect across the United States． More and more restaurants agreed to join． They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one． Last April， Seattle became the first American city to completely ban plastic straws．

After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road． He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world．He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws．

"Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，"Cress says．"And it makes me feel that I，as a kid，could make a difference，too．"

【1】Cress found out that Americans use straws every day．

A. about 50 million

B. about 500 million

C. about 10 million

【2】Cress founded the Be Straw Free project in order to ．

A. save money

B. become popular

C. cut down plastic waste

【3】Which American city first completely banned plastic straws？

A. Burlington．

B. New York．

C. Seattle．

【4】What does the sentence "Cress took his findings on the road"mean？

A. Cress took a walk on the road．

B. Cress spread his project around the world．

C. Cress was doing his research all the time．

【5】According to the last paragraph， Cress thinks ．

A. he could be famous

B. he has made much money through his project

C. he could also do something meaningful although he is a child

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

短文介绍了美国男孩米洛·克雷斯创办的一个无吸管工程。克雷斯波发现美国人每天使用大约5亿根吸管，为了减少塑料垃圾，他在2011年创建了一个“无吸管”项目，接下来的一年里，克雷斯试图在美国各地推广，越来越多的餐馆同意加入，西雅图成为第一个完全禁止塑料吸管的美国城市。在他的项目变得流行之后，他已经和世界各地成千上万的学生交谈过，他想鼓励更多的人对塑料吸管说不，现在克雷斯把自己项目传遍了全世界。

【1】细节理解题。由“Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day”可知克雷斯波发现美国人每天使用大约5亿根吸管，故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“In hopes of cutting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011.”为了减少塑料垃圾，他在2011年创建了无吸管项目，可知为了减少塑料垃圾，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据“Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban plastic straws.”去年四月，西雅图成为第一个完全禁止塑料吸管的美国城市，可知西雅图成为第一个完全禁止塑料吸管的美国城市。故答案选C。

【4】内容理解题。根据“He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws.”他已经和世界各地成千上万的学生交谈过，他想鼓励更多的人对塑料吸管说不，可知此处是指克雷斯把自己项目传遍了全世界。故答案选B。

【5】细节理解题。根据“Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，"Cress says．"And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.”“关注吸管是我们都可以采取的一个简单的步骤”，克雷斯安说，“这让我觉得，作为一个孩子，我也可以有所作为”，可知他认为作为一个孩子，也可以有所作为，故答案选C。