9．Unless you bring your own thermos，paper cups are the real option for on-the-go coffee．But as we all know，producing these simple items cuts down forests of trees and contributes to mountains of waste．In fact，Starbucks alone uses 4billion paper cups a year globally and most of these plastic-lined cups are never recycled． But a project from Reduce．Reuse．Grow．is handling the coffee industry's paper cup problem by giving these single-use coffee holders a further purpose：reforestation． A company in California has developed the world's first plantable coffee cup，which has seeds in the paper-based material．That means after you're done with the cup，you can tear it，leave it in water for a few minutes，bury it and let nature take over． To prevent the spread of invasive plants，the bottom of the cup details the seed variety and also includes instructions on how to plant it either in the northern or central coast of California．For those who don't want to get their hands dirty，the cup can be put into a Reduce．Reuse．Grow bin where it will eventually be taken to a reforestation location．The cup can biodegrade（生物降解） within 180days and offer nutrition to plants． The company is trying to put the cup into commercial production and persuade coffee shops to buy the cups． 21．Starbucks is mentioned in Paragraph 1D． A．because Starbucks provides recyclable cups B．because Starbucks uses pretty plastic-lined cups C．to show Starbucks is famous for its on-the-go coffee D．to prove the coffee industry causes the paper cup problem 22．The plantable coffee cupB． A．can be used many times B．contains seeds in its material C．can be used as a flowerpot D．is made of waterproof material 23．The seed variety is shown on the cup mainly toC． A．interest cup users B．spread knowledge of plants C．make sure it is planted properly D．help users choose certain cups 24．What is a Reduce．Reuse．Grow．bin used for？C A．Selling plantable coffee cups． B．Making plantable coffee cups． C．Collecting plantable coffee cups． D．Recycling plantable coffee cups．
9．Last spring，members of Alaska's Troop 34，based in Fairbanks，trudged （跋涉） out into the snowy wilderness to take part in their state's Take a Kid Trapping program．In many parts of the state，beavers （海狸）are pests and need to be controlled． The 10-to-12-year-old girls found out where beavers lived，set traps，and skinned the two animals they caught．The girls hope to catch ten more beavers so that the entire troop can make mittens and hats with the fur．They also want to cook beaver meat． Troop leaders and members say the Scouts are doing a good deed by helping control the state's beaver population．But animal-rights activists say trapping is cruel．They want the Girl Scouts to stop in their tracks． Beavers aren't only causing a problem in Alaska．Residents in Sampson County，N．C．，have turned to a local committee to help them battle the growing beaver population there． County landowners are frustrated after the county spent more than 50，000 in eight years trying to reduce the beaver population through a government program．The joint state and federal program included paying money to trappers for every beaver carcass they trapped． Many local residents say that the program didn't work because there were too few trappers．That's why the county set up its own committee to investigate other ways to control the area's beaver population． The county will rely on its own beaver-trapping program．It has hired a trapper to set traps in various areas．The county will pay 10 for every beaver carcass． Why do many people say that beavers are a nuisance？For beavers to survive，they need lots of water．Water provides the large rodent （啮齿动物）with a place to hide from meat-eating animals．Beavers also store food underwater for the winter．When there's not enough water in a particular area，beavers get busy building dams． Beaver dams can cause major flooding and damage to the surrounding countryside as the animals cut down trees to use in their construction projects．Beavers build canals to transport heavy objects． 59．What is Alaska's Troop 34？C A．A team of the Boy Scouts． B．An army． C．A team of the Girl Scouts． D．A sports team． 60．Why does the troop hope to catch ten more beavers？C A．To fulfill their task． B．To sell them for money． C．To get enough fur． D．To exchange them for mittens and hats． 61．Which of the following statements is true？A A．Sampson County has to find a new way to control the beaver population there． B．The government program in Sampson County has proved to be a success． C．The local government has controlled the number of beavers in the County． D．More and more trappers now start to set traps in Sampson County． 62．Local residents hate beavers because they canD． A．cause damage to dams B．block up canals with heavy objects． C．do great harm to construction projects． D．badly damage the environment and cause floods．
