主题语境9:环境保护

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  Ⅰ. 阅读理解
  Youve heard that plastic is polluting the
  oceans—between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re?examine their relationship to single?use plastic products.
  At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse”, a pair of 10?foot?tall plastic waves, frozen mid?crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source (来源) of plastic pollution, but theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.
  In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate(说明) a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic”, Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like theyd been dumped (倾倒) from a truck all at once.
  Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.
  1. What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?
  A. Beautifying the city he lives in.
  B. Introducing eco?friendly products.
  C. Drawing public attention to plastic waste.
  D. Reducing garbage on the beach.
  2. Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?
  A. To show the difficulty of their recycling.
  B. To explain why they are useful.
  C. To voice his views on modern art.
  D. To find a substitute for them.
  3. What effect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers?
  A. Calming.
  B. Disturbing.
  C. Refreshing.
  D. Challenging.
  4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
  A. Artists Opinions on Plastic Safety
  B. Media Interest in Contemporary Art   C. Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies
  D. Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures
  Ⅱ. 补全信息
  You keep hearing about recycling, right? But it doesnt end with bottles, cans, or paper. Clothing takes a huge amount of natural resources (资源) to make, and buying loads of new
  clothing (or throwing out old clothing) is not
  healthy for the environment. So what to do with all those perfectly?good?but?youre?maybe?a?little?sick?of?them clothes piled on your bedroom floor? 1 . Its the best way to get rid of your used clothes, score clothes from your friends, and have a party all at the same time.
  A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes, the organization of the event, and, obviously, how much fun is had. Its really easy to do! Here are a few pointers.
  Invite 5?10 people so you have a nice selection. 2 , and there may not be enough things to choose from; more than that, and it becomes uncontrollable.
   3 . They should also prepare plenty of reusable bags to carry their “new” clothes home.
  Put different types of clothing on different surfaces in the room. 4 . Place a few mirrors around your room so people can see how things look when they try them on. One of the ground rules of the swap should be that everyone must try on the clothes before they take them—things always look different when you put them on.
  Set a starting time. Maybe you say “go”, or turn on a certain song, or whatever. 5 . And dont forget to put out some cookies and fruits. Remember, its a party!
  A. Less people than that
  B. Hold a clothing swap
  C. If two people are competing
  D. Just keep music playing throughout
  E. Donate whatever clothes are left over
  F. Have everyone put their clothes in the right spots
  G. Tell everyone to bring clean clothes in good condition
  Ⅲ. 完形填空
  Sea turtles are considered a national treasure in Sri Lanka. However, in recent years, the sea turtles have faced great 1 .
  Growing up on the beach, Chamara Indika, 35, was 2 about it. In the beginning, he
   3 himself to the protection of sea turtles as a volunteer. He gave his spare time to raise 4
  of caring for sea turtles and carried out sea turtle protection and rescue missions.
  Later, he decided that this was not a long?term 5 . “One persons abilities are very
   6 and I wanted to make real changes,” said Indika. 7 , Jack Xiao, the founder of Chinese YIK International Volunteers (YIKIV), reached out to Indika and offered his help to protect sea turtles. With his assistance, Indika set up the Nil Manel Foundation in Sri Lanka.The organization 8 professional training and guidance for the volunteers.   At first, the volunteers main job was to rescue and care for 9 turtles locally. Then they found people and animals eat turtle eggs on the beach. So volunteers started 10 eggs to a protection center with artificial cultivation. It
   11 higher survival rates.
  Thanks to their efforts, the survival rate of newborn turtles has reached new highs, and conservation awareness has also increased. Many volunteers now 12 to use straws and plastic bags which cause many turtles to die accidentally.
  “It made me feel that all my work had
   13 . But it was not enough to rely on myself and the current volunteers. It would be important to 14 this knowledge down to future generations,” said Indika.
  With persistence and hard work, Indika firmly believes they will make a(n) 15 to
  the sea turtles.
  1. A. opportunities B. possibilities
  C. challenges D. demands
  2. A. confused B. worried
  C. doubtful D. embarrassed
  3. A. encouraged B. supported
  C. donated D. devoted
  4. A. awareness B. importance
  C. concern D. request
  5. A. idea B. progress
  C. solution D. design
  6. A. unique B. limited
  C. disappointing D. valuable
  7. A. By chance B. On purpose
  C. In all D. By far
  8. A. caters B. provides
  C. affords D. supplies
  9. A. injured B. old
  C. fragile D. abandoned
  10. A. transporting B. transmitting
  C. transferring D. transforming
  11. A. guaranteed B. foresaw
  C. suggested D. indicated
  12. A. tend B. refuse
  C. hesitate D. struggle
  13. A. given out B. put away
  C. paid off D. drawn back
  14. A. settle B. send
  C. pass D. put
  15. A. shelter B. achievement
  C. difference D. breakthrough
  Ⅳ. 讀后续写
  阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写短文的词数应为150左右。
  I woke at 5:30 am after a restless nights sleep. I slowly unzipped the tent door to inspect the new day. Just like yesterday, the wind had dropped. It was another beautiful Arctic day. I crawled out of my sleeping bag unwillingly. I am normally an early bird but the intense cold outside made that morning most unappealing. Anyhow, it was time to greet Charlie and start the day.
  My dog Charlie was up and it was bouncing up and down at the end of his chain looking well rested. I poured what looked like a pound of dog food into his bowl.   Stepping out of the tent, I looked around for bears or tracks and saw none. It would never be a good thing to meet a polar bear. An Inuit (因紐特人) once told me that I should watch out for polar bears. He said that if I met a polar bear, I should keep the following rules in mind. First, keep eye contact, move sideways or slightly  forward, never backward, and stay calm. Do not show fear and stand beside a large object to make myself appear as large as possible. Wea?pons like flare guns (信号枪) are necessary, but do not shoot unless forced to. Dont wound a bear, or Ill make it even more dangerous, and never run.
  It was only six oclock, so I decided to have a leisurely breakfast of a bowl of milk powder, coconut flakes, and butter mixed with warm water. I sat on my sled(雪橇) to enjoy my first breakfast of the expedition, only to find that after the third spoonful it was frozen. So much for leisurely breakfasts! I added more warm water and ate the rest as fast as possible.
  Suddenly I heard a deep, long growl coming from Charlies throat. In a flash, I looked at him and then in the direction in which he was staring. It was a female polar bear followed by two cubs (幼崽) slowly, purposefully, toward me. They were two hundred yards away.
  Paragraph 1:
  With my heartbeat quickening, I grabbed my loaded flare gun and carefully walked sideways a few steps to Charlie.
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  Paragraph 2:
  The whole event lasted fifteen minutes but
  seemed years long.
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