In the United States, people throw away 500 million plastic straws(吸管) every day! They are enough to circle the Earth twice. Unluckily, they are almost never recycled, because they are too small.

Now, plastic straws are the aim of environmental movements. Among them is Be Straw Free. A 23-year-old young man, Milo Cress, started the movement at the age of 16. “I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restaurant, it would come with a straw,” he said. “This seems like a huge waste.”

Cress started by asking restaurants in his home city to stop providing straws if customers do not ask for one. Many of them agreed. Over the years, restaurants in the United States joined the movement. On average, they use 50-80 percent fewer plastic straws than they used to.

In other countries, there are similar movements. In the United Kingdom, many restaurants now use paper straws instead of plastic ones. The British government is planning to ban all plastic waste by 2042.

However, in China, it is very common that many restaurants still use plastic straws. Will you do something to change the situation? Everybody can make a difference to it!

1.Why do people almost never recycle plastic straws?

A.Because the plastic straws are very cheap.

B.Because the plastic straws are very small.

C.Because people can make the plastic straws quite easily.

2.How old was Milo Cress when he started Be Straw Free?

A.7 years old. B.16 years old. C.23 years old.

3.What was Milo Cress done according to the passage?

A.He has asked people to stop asking for plastic straws at the restaurant.

B.He has asked restaurants not to offer straws without customers’ requirements.

C.He has asked restaurant to replace plastic straws with paper ones.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ban”?

A.禁止 B.收购 C.回收

5.What does the writer expect readers to do at the end of the passage?

A.The writer expects readers to make friends with Milo Cress.

B.The writer expects readers to invite people to read the passage.

C.The writer expects readers to do something meaningful like Milo Cress

I work with volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue(救援) and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Try to help wounded, homeless or sick _____. To keep them alive is never certain. _____, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Mutton town. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I _____, I saw a 2 to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed _____. If I could find its nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to build a nest and _____ it in a tree.

The homeowner was very _____. He gave me an old basket. I put some branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it became _____ soon.

Now all that was needed were the parents, _____ they had flown away. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. It could make the parents notice_____ chick; they ______ encourage the chick to start calling too. I gave the owner as much information as possible. Then I headed home to see what ______ the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature ______ us all! The next morning I got the good news from the owner. She ______ to say that the parents had found their kid. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest ______ healthy and active. And it was having lunch with its parents. They had done their ______ and would probably continue to do so.

1.A. people B. birds C. fish D. animals

2.A. However B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore

3.A. resulted B. arrived C. failed D. succeeded

4.A. happy B. sick C. fine D. busy

5.A. fix B. cut C. give D. throw

6.A. thankful B. careful C. useful D. helpful

7.A. careless B. quiet C. noisy D. weak

8.A. but B. or C. and D. so

9.A. your B. their C. his D. her

10.A. need B. must C. might D. should

11.A. advice B. idea C. story D. news

12.A. smile on B. care for C. laugh at D. listen to

13.A. asked B. ordered C. called D. told

14.A. smelling B. looking C. sounding D. feeling

15.A. work B. homework C. plan D. duty

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