Question

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In our modern world,when something wears out,we throw it away and buy a new one.The ______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we ______ a throwaway society?First of all,it is now easier to ______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ______ modern manufacturing(制造业)and technology,companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively.Products are plentiful and ______.

Another cause is our ______ of disposable(一次性的)products.As ______ people,we are always looking for ______ to save time and make our lives easier.Companies ______ thousands of different kinds of disposable products:paper plates,plastic cups,and cameras.

Our appetite for new products also ______ to the problem.We are ______ buying new things.Advertisements persuade us that the ______ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products.The result is that we ______ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world,we can see the ______ of this throwaway lifestyle.Mountains of rubbish just keep increasing.To ______ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ______,more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ______,this is not enough to solve(解决)our problem.

Maybe there is another way out.We need to repair our possessions ______ throwing them away.We also need to rethink our attitudes about ______.Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.A.key B.reason C.project D.problem

2.A.gifts B.rubbish C.debt D.products

3.A.face B.become C.observe D.change

4.A.hide B.control C.replace D.withdraw

5.A.Thanks to B.As to C.Except for D.Regardless of

6.A.safe B.funny C.cheap D.powerful

7.A.love B.lack C.prevention D.division

8.A.sensitive B.kind C.brave D.busy

9.A.ways B.places C.jobs D.friends

10.A.donate B.receive C.produce D.preserve

11.A.adapts B.returns C.responds D.contributes

12.A.tired of B.addicted to C.worried about D.ashamed for

13.A.newer B.stronger C.higher D.larger

14.A.pick up B.pay for C.hold onto D.throw away

15.A.advantages B.purposes C.functions D.consequences

16.A.show B.record C.decrease D.measure

17.A.technology B.environment C.consumers D.brands

18.A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Meanwhile

19.A.by B.in favour of C.after D.instead of

20.A.spending B.collecting C.repairing D.advertising

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