Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

David Katz was upset by all the plastic going into the ocean. To help solve the problem, he had a 【1】（create）idea to treat plastic like money. Mr. Katz calls his idea the "plastic Bank". The goal of the Plastic Bank is to use plastic to help people solve the problems 【2】(gradual）. The Plastic Bank adds a value to plastic waste by paying people to recycle it.

The program began in 2015 in Haiti, a poor island nation with many 【3】（problem）of waste plastic. The Plastic Bank has 30 "markets" in Haiti. At the Plastic Bank markets, people can exchange the plastic they've collected for 【4】they need. The Plastic Bank markets sell lots of things that local people need. The stores also allow plastic collectors to use the money they earn to pay 【5】health care or school.

To make sure that the plastic 【6】（recycle）, the Plastic Bank works with partners, who agree 【7】（use）the plastic that is collected. When customers buy these products, which are labeled "Social Plastic", they know that they are both helping people in other parts of the world 【8】keeping plastic out of the ocean. So far, the Plastic Bank 【9】（keep） about 7 million pounds of plastic out of the ocean. It makes a great 【10】（contribute）to the ocean.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】creative

【2】gradually

【3】problems

【4】what

【5】for

【6】is recycled

【7】to use

【8】and

【9】has kept

【10】contribution

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了，David Katz为了解决塑料进入海洋问题，想出了用“塑料银行”的办法；“塑料银行”回收塑料时，会付钱给穷人们，这样不仅可以缓解海洋污染，还可以解决穷人的食物、住房和健康问题。

【1】考查形容词。分析句子可知，a ___1___（create）idea是个名词短语，此空要用形容词做定语。故填creative。

【2】考查副词。分析句子可知，gradual这个词是要修饰动词solve，副词修饰动词，要用副词形式。故填gradually。

【3】考查名词的数。分析句子可知，此处是名词所有格，又因为有many，many修饰可数名词复数，所以此空用名词的复数形式。故填problems。

【4】考查宾语从句引导词。分析句子可知，介词for后面跟了一个宾语从句，宾语从句缺乏宾语；根据语境可知，缺乏的宾语意为“什么”，所以用what。故填what。

【5】考查固定搭配。pay for是固定搭配，意为“支付”。故填for。

【6】考查时态和语态。分析句子可知，make sure后面跟了一个宾语从句，此宾语从句缺乏谓语；主句谓语works用的是一般现在时，保持时态一致，此空也应用一般现在时，又因the plastic和recycle是被动关系，所以用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is recycled。

【7】考查固定搭配。agree to do是固定搭配，意为“同意做……”。故填to use。

【8】考查连词。分析句子可知，helping people和keeping plastic out of the ocean是并列关系，所以用连词and，形成both ... and ...结构。故填and。

【9】考查时态。分析句子可知，此空缺乏谓语动词；So far意为“目前”，是现在完成时的标志，主语the Plastic Bank是单数，谓语应用has done形式。故填has kept。

【10】考查固定搭配。make a great contribution to是固定搭配，意为“对……做出巨大贡献”，形容词great要修饰名词，此空用名词形式。故填contribution。