题目内容
—Plastics are very useful, aren’t they?
—Yes, they are.
—Plastics are often used instead of natural materials. 51
—I don’t think so. I prefer things made of natural materials.
—Don’t you know plastics are not only cheap but also light in weight?
— 52 But I don’t like man-made things. I feel clothes made of silk or cotton more comfortable than those made of plastics.
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—You make a mistake about me. 54
—I’m sure with the development of modern science and technology there can be no trouble at all.
— 55
—Well, we’d better leave this problem for scientists to discuss.
A．Yes, I do.
B．You think plastics should come out of use.
C．I think plastics cannot completely take the place of natural materials anyway.
D．I think plastics may do harm to people’s health.
E．They are as good as natural materials.
F．They are being made and used almost everywhere
G．It seems that you have something against plastics.
EAGDC
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To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable grocery bags. But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable grocery bags sold by some supermarkets contain high levels of lead(铅). Lead is a metal that can be harmful to humans, especially young children, Now, Senator Charles Schumer is asking the US government to investigate(调查) the use of lead in reusable shopping bags.
“When our families go to the grocery store looking for safe and healthy foods to feed their kids, the last thing they should have to worry about is poisonous bags.” Schumer said, “A quick investigation will allow everyone to make informed, timely decisions.” Schumer added.
Lead in the bags is not likely to rub off (因摩擦而粘在……上面)on food. But over time, paint on the bags can chip and the bags can wear out. When this happens, lead can be released(释放).
The Tampa Tribune newspaper said certain bags sold at Publix and Winn-Dixie supermarkets had lead levels that were a concern to health officials. The affected bags were found in Florida. But Publix has more than 1,000 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Sough Carolina and Tennessee. Publix says that all of its bags are under current laws about lead content, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce the lead levels in the product.
The bags with the highest levels of lead had fancy designs and many pictures. Plain reusable bags without decoration were found to contain little lead. Consumers worried about lead levels in reusable bags can change to cloth or string bags. Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be recycled(回收).
Since 2007, Publix supermarkets have sold more than 13 million reusable bags. The store says because shoppers have made the change to reusable bags, it has saved more than 1 billion paper and plastics bags.
1. The shopping bags containing high levels of lead ______.
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A．have been reported by a newspaper |
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B．have been stopped by the government |
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C．have stopped people from using reusable bags |
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D．have caused serious health damage to customers |
2.From Schumer’s words we can learn that ______.
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A．reusable bags do little harm to kids’ health |
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B．people have shown much concern for the reusable bags |
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C．people will be informed of the facts about the reusable bags |
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D．people should refuse to buy things from supermarkets |
3.It can be inferred from the text that Publix might believe that the bags they sold are ______.
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A．dependable |
B．convenient |
C．harmful |
D．popular |
4.Customers are advised to choose bags ______.
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A．with colorful designs |
B．with fancy pictures |
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C．made of plastic |
D．made of paper |
5.From the last paragraph we know that the use of reusable bags has ______.
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A．caused Publix a lot of trouble |
B．saved Publix much money |
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C．cost Publix plenty of money |
D．been proved a wrong decision |
Strange things were happening in the 51 in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the 52 in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep 53 in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no 54 were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed 55 that night.
At 3:42 am everything began to 56 . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century 57 . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters 58 cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen 59 seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the 60 . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The 61 of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
But how could the 62 believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for 63 . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of 64 . Tens of thousands of cows would never give 65 again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were 66 . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were 67 to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 68 to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were 69 . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to 70 again.
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