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【題目】 When he was nine years old, American boy Milo Cress had a question: How many plastic straws(吸管) do Americans use every day?

He quickly learned there wasn’t a simple answer. The boy tried to work it out himself. Through lots of research, Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day. In hopes of reducing plastic waste, he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011.

Cress started the project in his hometown – Burlington, Vermont. He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order. It was a simple change. However, it would save money. And by doing that, the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent.

For the years that followed, Cress tried to spread his project across the United States. More and more restaurants agreed to join. They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one. Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban ( 禁 止 ) plastic straws.

Plastic pollution has been one of the most serious problems today. According to scientists, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year. Plastic straws are especially terrible. They make it easy for people to get comfortable with single-use plastics.

After his project became popular, Cress took his findings on the road. He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws.

“Focusing(聚焦) on straws is one simple step we all could take,” Cress says. “And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.”

【1】When did Milo Cress start to care about the problem of straws?

A. Ten years ago.B. In the year 2011.C. In the year that he was 9.

【2】Cress started the Be Straw Free project in order to .

A. get a good score in science at his school

B. encourage people to reduce plastic waste

C. become a famous person in his hometown

【3】What did Cress ask a restaurant in Burlington to do?

A. Stop offering straws to its customers.

B. Prevent people from using straws to drink.

C. Count the number of straws it uses every day.

【4】Plastic straws are especially terrible because .

A. they are the most serious problem today

B. scientists pay little attention to their influence

C. they help people get used to using single-use plastics

【5】Over the years, Cress has .

① spread his project across the United States

② asked Seattle to completely ban plastic bags

③ counted the plastic straws in the ocean every year

④ spoken to teens around the world about plastic waste

A. ①③B. ②③C. ①④

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述如今白色污染已經(jīng)是最嚴重的問題，一個九歲的孩子創(chuàng)建了一個項目希望減少白色污染，并且講述了他為減少白色污染而做的努力。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When he was nine years old, American boy Milo Cress had a question: How many plastic straws(吸管) do Americans use every day可知，在他9歲時，他關(guān)心吸管問題，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In hopes of reducing plastic waste, he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011可知，他創(chuàng)辦這個項目的目的是為了減少白色污染，故選B

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order可知，他讓伯靈頓的飯店不要主動向顧客提供吸管，故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Plastic straws are especially terrible. They make it easy for people to get comfortable with single-use plastics可知，他們使人們很容易適應(yīng)一次性塑料，故選C。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)For the years that followed, Cress tried to spread his project across the United States可知，他嘗試著將他的項目遍及整個美國，①是他做的；根據(jù)Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban ( 禁 止 ) plastic straws可知，西雅圖成為美國第一個全面禁止使用塑料吸管的城市，②錯誤；根據(jù)According to scientists, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year可知，科學(xué)家說每年有800萬噸塑料被倒入海洋中，不是他計算的，排除③；根據(jù)He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world可知，他對全世界許多學(xué)生說關(guān)于白色污染的問題，④正確，故選C。

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