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【题目】 In the United States, people throw away 500 million plastic straws(吸管) every day. These are enough to circle the Earth twice! Unluckily, they are almost never recycled, because they are too small.

Now, plastic straws are the aim of growing environmental movements. Among them is Be Straw Free. Milo Cress, 23, started the movement at the age of 16. "I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restaurant, it would come with a straw," said the American teenager. "This seemed like a huge waste."

Cress started by asking restaurants in his home city to stop providing straws if customers don't ask for one. Many agreed. Over the years, restaurants in the United States joined the movement. On average, they now use 50-80 percent fewer plastic straws than they used to.

In other countries, there are similar movements. In the United Kingdom, many restaurants now use paper straws instead of plastic ones. The British government is planning to ban all plastic waste by 2042.Here in China, many restaurants still use plastic straws. Will you do something to change the situation?

【1】Why do people almost never recycle plastic straws?

A.Because the plastic straws are very cheap.

B.Because the plastic straws are very small.

C.Because people can make the plastic straws quite easily.

【2】How old was Milo Cress when he started Be Straw Free?

A.11 years old.B.23 years old.C.16 years old.

【3】What has Milo Cress done according to the passage?

A.He has asked people to stop asking for plastic straws at restaurants.

B.He has asked restaurants not to offer straws without customers' requirements.

C.He has asked restaurants to replace plastic straws with paper ones.

【4】What's the meaning of the underlined word "ban"?

A.禁止B.要求C.收购

【5】At the end of the passage, the writer expects readers to________.

A.make friends with Milo Cress

B.invite other people to read this passage

C.do something similar to what Milo Cress has done

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

每天有大量的塑料吸管被扔掉，因此塑料吸管的污染问题非常的严重，于是很多国家都开始倡议餐馆不为顾客提供吸管，或用纸吸管代替塑料吸管。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段“Unluckily, they are almost never recycled, because they are too small.”可知，塑料吸管几乎没有被回收，因为它们太小了。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Among them is Be Straw Free. Milo Cress, 23, started the movement at the age of 16.”可知，Milo Cress在开始这项运动时是16岁。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文第三段“Cress started by asking restaurants in his home city to stop providing straws if customers don't ask for one.”可知，Cress请求他所在城市的餐馆，如果顾客不要求，不为顾客提供塑料吸管。故选B。

【4】词义猜测题。根据语境“The British government is planning to ban all plastic waste by 2042. ”“英国政府计划到2042年……所有塑料垃圾”，并结合文意，讲述了减少塑料吸管的使用，以减少塑料垃圾的污染。由此可知猜到ban的意思应该是“禁止”。故选A。

【5】推理判断题。短文最后“Here in China, many restaurants still use plastic straws. Will you do something to change the situation?”提到中国很多餐馆仍然使用塑料吸管，而通过文章的介绍可知，这会造成很多的塑料污染，因此我们应像Cress所做的那样，减少塑料吸管的使用，也就是减少塑料污染。故选C。

这是一篇说明文，短文讲述了为减少塑料污染，像Cress这样的青少年以及一些国家所采取的行动和措施。短文主题明确，叙述清晰，比较容易理解。题型是阅读理解，题目设置了细节理解、词义猜测和推理判断。细节题较简单，答案常可以在原文找到。做题时，先根据题目所问或利用题目中的关键词，锁定文章相关段落或语句，然后结合选项作答。如第1小题中的关键词是never recycle plastic straws，可以定位到文章第一段的最后一句话。词义猜测题应根据单词所在的语境，同时结合文章的大意进行猜测。推理题是比较难的题目，它要求学生们依据文章事实进行合理的猜测和判断。推理时务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分——推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分——推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。