Question

Perhaps once you got free plastic bags when you shopped at the supermarket. But now things have changed already.
Since June 1, 2008, China has banned(禁止) its shops and supermarkets providing free plastic bags. Shoppers have to pay for bags if they need them. “We hope it will encourage people to use cloth bags and baskets for their vegetables,” said a spokesman from the Chinese government. “Plastic bags have led to a big waste of energy and on the other hand, they pollute(污染) the air, rivers and soil. It takes around 1000 years for the bags to break down. They are also dangerous to wildlife, which eats them without knowing.”
A large number of Chinese people have begun to make their own cloth bags. Li Linwei, a student in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, made a bag out of an old dress of her mother’s. “ I have given it to my grandmother as a Mother’s Day present. From now on, she will use it when she goes shopping.” said the girl.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（5分）
1. Since what time, supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags?
2. Without free plastic bags, what will people use when they go shopping according to the passage?
3. Do plastic bags pollute the environment?
4. How long will it take the plastic bags to break down?
5. What present did Li Linwei give her grandmother on Mother’s Day?

Answer 1

1. Supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags since June 1, 2008.   2. People will use cloth bags and baskets.   3. Yes, they do.
4. It will take around 1000 years.    5. She gave her grandmother a bag out of an old dress.

解析1. 本文第二段第一句是Since June 1, 2008, China has banned(禁止) its shops and supermarkets providing free plastic bags.意思为2008年6月1号开始中国禁止商店或超市提供免费的塑料袋，故本题的答案是 Supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags since June 1, 2008.
2. 本文的第二段第三行有一句We hope it will encourage people to use cloth bags and baskets for their vegetables,意思为我们希望此举可以鼓舞人们使用布袋和篮子购物，故本题的答案是 People will use cloth bags and baskets.
3.本文第二段第五行有一句they pollute(污染) the air, rivers and soil意思为塑料袋污染了空气，河流和土壤，所以说塑料袋是污染了环境，故本题的回答应该是肯定的，故本题的答案是 Yes, they do.
4.本文的第二段第六行有一句It takes around 1000 years for the bags to break down.意思为塑料袋需要花费大约1000年才能被销毁掉，故本题的答案是It will take around 1000 years。
5.本文第三段第三行有一句I have given it to my grandmother as a Mother’s Day present意思为在母亲节那天，我将把由母亲的旧裙子做的包送给母亲作为生日礼物。故本题的答案是 She gave her grandmother a bag out of an old dress.。