四、完形填空。〔人与自然——环境保护〕
Do you often use plastic straws(吸管)? You probably use them to
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lots of things, such as soybean milk(豆浆), cola, or milky tea. Plastic straws are small
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they are a big problem. They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20
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and normally remain on the Earth for over 100 years since they cannot be
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easily.
But how do plastic straws get into the
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? Because of human mistakes, they are often thrown away, left on beaches, or blown out of bins. The waste management in some areas is so poor and remember, all gutters(排水沟) lead to our ocean.
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, plastic straws kill ocean life. Once a
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was found bleeding because a 12-centimetre-long plastic straw was
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into its nose. How terrible!
In fact, around 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the USA alone. That is enough to circle
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two-and-a-half times around our planet! If we don't take action now, there will be
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plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Luckily, more and more people around the world have realized this problem. They begin to think about
11. ______ plastic straws are necessary or not when drinking drinks.
So what can we do right now to reduce plastic pollution? The simplest way is to say "
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" to single-use plastic, like straws. For example, next time you go to a restaurant, make sure you order your drink without a straw. What if people need to use a straw? There are reusable straws instead. These straws can be used,
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and reused over and over again.
Coffee house chain Starbucks(星巴克) has started to
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lids(盖子) without straws and paper straws instead of plastic straws in almost 1,000 stores in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Starbucks is not alone. McDonald's has
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taken action to reduce the use of plastic straws. It is hoped that more businesses and customers will work together to protect our environment.
1. A. drink
B. eat
C. tie
D. make
2. A. so
B. and
C. or
D. but
3. A. weeks
B. minutes
C. hours
D. days
4. A. cut down
B. written down
C. broken down
D. put down
5. A. earth
B. air
C. water
D. ocean
6. A. For example
B. Such as
C. Even worse
D. For one thing
7. A. camel
B. monkey
C. turtle
D. giraffe
8. A. pulled
B. thrown
C. pushed
D. placed
9. A. closely
B. nearly
C. specially
D. hardly
10. A. more
B. fewer
C. less
D. better
11. A. whether
B. who
C. why
D. what
12. A. hello
B. sorry
C. yes
D. no
13. A. repaired
B. burned
C. picked
D. cleaned
14. A. offer
B. afford
C. affect
D. instruct
15. A. still
B. also
C. ever
D. just
