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

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