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You’ve bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic? You reply “Plastic, please.”
This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to the shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now let’s follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customer’s choice.
Plastic Bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic bag falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the road, then another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it look like a jellyfish. A seal(海豹) swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seal’s stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.
Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to landfill(垃圾场). Before they have a chance to cover up the thousands of pounds of daily waste, a strong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they can’t possibly get them all. So our little bag continues his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers.
Plastic Bag 3: The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation(降解) impossible. Although workers do much work to make sure water and air system won’t be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste material, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.
Another problem with putting plastic bags in out trash is that our landfills for most cities may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!
One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choose paper bags, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic please.”
1.According to the passage, what is NOT the reason for a customer to choose plastic bags?
A. He can use plastic bags to carry trash later.
B. He finds paper bags heavier than plastic bags.
C. He finds plastic bags more convenient to carry.
D. He can save money for plastic bags are cheaper.
2.The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show ______.
A. seals like eating plastic bags around them.
B. seals really have a good stomach.
C. seals are potential victims of plastic bags.
D. seals are not able to differ plastic from food.
3.Wrapped in a big plastic bag, Plastic Bag3_____.
A. still does harm to the environment
B. can hardly be harmful to the environment
C. is much safer than Plastic Bag2
D. will end up being eaten by seals or some fish
4.What will the following part of this passage talk about?
A. Suggestions on reducing harm of plastic bags.
B. Disadvantages of using too many plastic bags.
C. Persuading people into using paper bags.
D. Other potential victims of plastic bags.
5.What is the overall tone of this passage?
A. Excited B. Serious C. Ironical D. Casual
You’ve bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic? You reply “Plastic, please.”
This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to the shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now let’s follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customer’s choice.
Plastic Bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic bag falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the road, then another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it look like a jellyfish. A seal(海豹) swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seal’s stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.
Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to landfill(垃圾场). Before they have a chance to cover up the thousands of pounds of daily waste, a strong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they can’t possibly get them all. So our little bag continues his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers.
Plastic Bag 3: The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation(降解) impossible. Although workers do much work to make sure water and air system won’t be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste material, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.
Another problem with putting plastic bags in out trash is that our landfills for most cities may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!
One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choose paper bags, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic please.”
70. According to the passage, what is NOT the reason for a customer to choose plastic bags?
A. He can use plastic bags to carry trash later.
B. He finds paper bags heavier than plastic bags.
C. He finds plastic bags more convenient to carry.
D. He can save money for plastic bags are cheaper.
71. The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show ______.
A. seals like eating plastic bags around them.
B. seals really have a good stomach.
C. seals are potential victims of plastic bags.
D. seals are not able to differ plastic from food.
Today's huge earthquake and tsunami sent home the idea that despite advances in building and infrastructure, we're all subject to Mother Nature． In today's increasingly interconnected economy, the economic fallout from a natural disaster is rarely limited to the geographic area it hits． In fact, even natural disasters that take place thousands of miles away can shake up your portfolio（资产）here at home．
One of the biggest problems for areas affected by natural disasters is business disruption（动乱）．With road, communication infrastructure and building damage common after sizable disasters, it's not uncommon for local businesses to shut down for some time． That's what happened after Hurricane（飓风）Katrina hit the Gulf coast back in 2005．As companies recovered from their losses, thousands of workers in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi were left jobless, With this mass unemployment came a severe cutback in consumer spending and consequently, tax income needed to be used in the rebuilding effects．
Less obvious---but perhaps even more significant-- are the effects that a natural disaster can have on commodity prices． In the case of Hurricane Katrina, the storm's entry point at the Golf coast was significant because of the fact that the refineries（冶炼厂）through which nearly half of the gasoline consumed in the US passed were affected by the storm．As a result, people cannot go out from their houses, food supplies were affected immediately after the disasters made landfall．With increased radiation pump prices, extra effects included: reduced profits for industries ---from transportation to consumer goods．
Similar things happened in the copper market as earthquake in Chile hit production and increased copper prices worldwide． Ultimately, it's difficult to imagine the extent of the economic loss major natural and man-made disasters can bring about．And although the majority of disasters impact the ruined area's economy severely, they can have an effect on a larger scale．Although there's little we can do to avoid Mother Nature's next catastrophe, we can better prepare for it---both physically and financially．Understanding the economic implications of a disaster whether natural or man-made is the first step toward that．
72．According to the first paragraph, we learn that ．
A．people should not fight against nature
B．we should improve the technology in building
C．some effects of a natural disaster can be avoided
D．natural disasters can affect places that are far away
73．After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast, ．
A．many companies moved out of the area
B．many workers were out of work in the area
C．taxes were raised around the country to support the area
D．transportation was stopped for quite a long time in the area
74．Oi1 and gas supplies were affected at once after the storm because ．
A．the need for oil and gas suddenly increases
B．the gas companies raised the prices on purpose
C．the production of oil and gas was influenced by the storm
D．there was not a suitable place to trade oil and gas any more
75．The passage was written mainly about_ ．
A．giving advice on how to avoid natural disasters
B．showing us the importance of protecting the nature
C．telling us about the financial effects of natural disasters
D．showing us how to recover from natural disaster swiftly
Age has its special advantages in
People with array hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them ; yet , millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent (有支付能力的) . Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans . The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that “ elderly ” and “ needy ” are synonymous (同义的) . Perhaps that once was true , but today , to be sure , there is economic variety within the elderly , and most of them aren’t poor .
It is impossible to determine the effect of the discounts on individual companies . For many firms , they are a stimulus to income . But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense , directly or indirectly , of younger Americans . Moreover , they directly annoy some politicians and scholars who consider it a coming conflict between the generations .
Generational tensions are being fueled by continuing debate over Social Security benefits , which mostly involves a transfer of resources from the young to the old . Employment is another point . Supported by laws and court decisions , more and more older Americans are refusing the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job ― thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers . Far from a kind of charity they once were , senior citizen discounts have become a powerful economic privilege (特权) to a group with millions of members who don’t need them .
It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others . Senior citizen discounts only enrich the myth that older people can’t take care of themselves and need special treatment ; and they threaten the creation of a new myth , that the elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups . Senior citizen discounts are the heart of the very thing older Americans are fighting against ― discrimination by age .
72. We learn from the first paragraph that ______
A. offering senior citizen discounts has become routine commercial practice
B. senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a good life
C. giving senior citizen discounts has increased the market for the elderly
D. senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount
73. The reason to gibe the senior citizen discount is that ____________
A. the elderly need humane help from society
B. businesses should do something for society in return
C. old people are entitled to special treatment for their contribution to society
D. the senior discounts can make up for the lack of the Social Security system
74. What does the author think of the Social Security system ?
A. It encourages elderly people to retire in time
B. It opens up broad career chances for young people
C. It benefits the old at the expense of the young
D. It should be strengthened by laws and court decisions
75. What does the author mainly argue in the passage ?
A. Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination
B. The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted
C. Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination
D. Discounts should be given to the economics needs of senior citizens
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