【题目】The world consumes hundreds of billions of single-use plastic bags each year. They are difficult to recycle, wasteful and damage the nature. Environmental activists want to ban plastic bags or---as many communities have done ---charge a fee for them. But the plastic bag industry defends their use, saying people reuse plastic bags, and industry officials argue recycling is a matter of personal responsibility and should not be forced.
City officials say New Yorkers use 5.2 billion plastic bags each year. They are offered free with nearly every supermarket, or convenience store purchase. Many people like them, even if they sometimes feel guilty about using them. But what happens to those bags after they’ve been used in a huge environmental problem. They are found on beaches. They are caught in trees. They are swallowed by marine life.
Plastic bags are made of petroleum products and natural gas, and do not biodegrade (分解). And they are difficult to recycle. So New York City spends nearly $ 10 million dollars a year to send 100---thousand tons of plastic bags to landfills out of state.
In Washington, D.C., a five percent charge on all single-use bags led to about a 60 percent reduction and in Los Angeles County in California , a 10 cent charge on single-use bags led to a 95 percent reduction. With a 10 cent charge on bags, customers are much more likely to stop and think about whether they need a bag or not. And that’s really all that these laws are doing.
【1】Who object to the limit of using plastic bags?
A. Plastic bag makers. B. Government officials.
C. Stores and supermarkets. D. Most of the consumers.
【2】Paragraph 2 mainly tells us _____.
A. the difficulty about dealing with plastic bags
B. the popularity of plastic bags in New York
C. the great convenience brought by using plastic bags
D. the usage and problems of plastic bags in New York
【3】What measure does the writer introduce to reduce the use of plastic bags?
A. Reducing the production of plastic bags.
B. Charging for the use of plastic bags.
C. Offering paper bags instead of plastic bags.
D. Making people realize the harm of plastic bags.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】D
【3】B
【解析】
试题分析:本文是一篇说明文,讲述了塑料袋在美国的使用,对美国人民带来的影响,以及对塑料袋使用才去的措施和建议。
【1】A细节理解题。根据文章的第一段But the plastic bag industry defends their use可知此对象是塑料袋的制造者,故选A。
【2】D细节理解题。根据文章第二段convenience store purchase和they’ve been used in a huge environmental problem可知,这段话是讲述使用塑料袋的好处和坏处的,故选D。
【3】B推理判断题。根据最后一段With a 10 cent charge on bags, customers are much more likely to stop and think about whether they need a bag or not,推测可知作者认为当使用付费制的情况下,人们就会思考是否真的对塑料袋有需要,减少塑料袋造成的垃圾问题,故选B。
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