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You’ve bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic? You reply “Plastic, please.”
This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to the shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now let’s follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customer’s choice.
Plastic Bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic bag falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the road, then another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it look like a jellyfish. A seal(海豹) swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seal’s stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.
Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to landfill(垃圾场). Before they have a chance to cover up the thousands of pounds of daily waste, a strong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they can’t possibly get them all. So our little bag continues his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers.
Plastic Bag 3: The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation(降解) impossible. Although workers do much work to make sure water and air system won’t be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste material, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.
Another problem with putting plastic bags in out trash is that our landfills for most cities may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!
One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choose paper bags, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic please.”
1.According to the passage, what is NOT the reason for a customer to choose plastic bags?
A. He can use plastic bags to carry trash later.
B. He finds paper bags heavier than plastic bags.
C. He finds plastic bags more convenient to carry.
D. He can save money for plastic bags are cheaper.
2.The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show ______.
A. seals like eating plastic bags around them.
B. seals really have a good stomach.
C. seals are potential victims of plastic bags.
D. seals are not able to differ plastic from food.
3.Wrapped in a big plastic bag, Plastic Bag3_____.
A. still does harm to the environment
B. can hardly be harmful to the environment
C. is much safer than Plastic Bag2
D. will end up being eaten by seals or some fish
4.What will the following part of this passage talk about?
A. Suggestions on reducing harm of plastic bags.
B. Disadvantages of using too many plastic bags.
C. Persuading people into using paper bags.
D. Other potential victims of plastic bags.
5.What is the overall tone of this passage?
A. Excited B. Serious C. Ironical D. Casual
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You’ve bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic? You reply “Plastic, please.”
This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to the shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now let’s follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customer’s choice.
Plastic Bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic bag falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the road, then another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it look like a jellyfish. A seal(海豹) swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seal’s stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.
Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to landfill(垃圾场). Before they have a chance to cover up the thousands of pounds of daily waste, a strong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they can’t possibly get them all. So our little bag continues his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers.
Plastic Bag 3: The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation(降解) impossible. Although workers do much work to make sure water and air system won’t be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste material, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.
Another problem with putting plastic bags in out trash is that our landfills for most cities may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!
One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choose paper bags, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic please.”
70. According to the passage, what is NOT the reason for a customer to choose plastic bags?
A. He can use plastic bags to carry trash later.
B. He finds paper bags heavier than plastic bags.
C. He finds plastic bags more convenient to carry.
D. He can save money for plastic bags are cheaper.
71. The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show ______.
A. seals like eating plastic bags around them.
B. seals really have a good stomach.
C. seals are potential victims of plastic bags.
D. seals are not able to differ plastic from food.
Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of 36 . Apply these 37 in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have 38 that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to 39 two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep 40 one and then the other, it will take a long time, 41 one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and 42 . But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your 43 , make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get 44 one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.
The stress of work is now 45 almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that formerly would have been 46 among all the relatives is now 47 on the individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not 48 , then it’s not becausse the day has too 49__ hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that 50 people tend to forget. The 51 is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.
“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more—until one day they 52 . Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can 53 . These signs come from various 54 of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency 55 .
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “ I can’t manage that.”
36. A. bringing up B. taking up C. giving up D. speeding up
37. A. principles B. advantages C. operations D. relations
38. A. appetite B. gift C. energy D. excuse
39. A. carry B. fetch C. bring D. take
40. A. pushing B. enjoying C. grabbing D. exchanging
41. A. and B. because C. so D. but
42. A. running off B. turning off C. catching up D. lying down
43. A. labor B. strength C. power D. force
44. A. another B. others C. other D. the other
45. A. small B. true C. great D. wrong
46. A. shared B. given C. realized D. influenced
47. A. contracted B. concentrated C. constructed D. congratulated
48. A. enough B. short C. important D. proper
49. A. little B. much C. few D. many
50. A. overslept B. overdeveloped C. overcrowded D. overloaded
51. A. answer B. destination C. problem D. solution
52. A. break up B. break down C. break out D. break off
53. A. put with B. deal with C. suffer from D. do with
54. A. qualities B. ways C. areas D. stages
55. A. is improved B. advances C. inecreases D. is affected
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Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of 36 . Apply these 37 in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have 38 that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to 39 two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep 40 one and then the other, it will take a long time, 41 one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and 42 . But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your 43 , make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get 44 one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.
The stress of work is now 45 almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that formerly would have been 46 among all the relatives is now 47 on the individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not 48 , then it’s not becausse the day has too 49__ hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that 50 people tend to forget. The 51 is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.
“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more—until one day they 52 . Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can 53 . These signs come from various 54 of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency 55 .
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “ I can’t manage that.”
36. A. bringing up B. taking up C. giving up D. speeding up
37. A. principles B. advantages C. operations D. relations
38. A. appetite B. gift C. energy D. excuse
39. A. carry B. fetch C. bring D. take
40. A. pushing B. enjoying C. grabbing D. exchanging
41. A. and B. because C. so D. but
42. A. running off B. turning off C. catching up D. lying down
43. A. labor B. strength C. power D. force
44. A. another B. others C. other D. the other
45. A. small B. true C. great D. wrong
46. A. shared B. given C. realized D. influenced
47. A. contracted B. concentrated C. constructed D. congratulated
48. A. enough B. short C. important D. proper
49. A. little B. much C. few D. many
50. A. overslept B. overdeveloped C. overcrowded D. overloaded
51. A. answer B. destination C. problem D. solution
52. A. break up B. break down C. break out D. break off
53. A. put with B. deal with C. suffer from D. do with
54. A. qualities B. ways C. areas D. stages
55. A. is improved B. advances C. inecreases D. is affected
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In the US Mother's Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children 1 their mothers cards, presents and 2 .
One of the 3 ways to celebrate (庆祝) Mother's Day is to give your 4 the day off. Let her have a good rest 5 other members of the family do the 6 .
Many families 7 Mother's Day with breakfast in bed. Usually Dad and the 8 will let Mom sleep late as they go into the 9 and get ready for her favorite meal. A Mother's Day 10 can be made of anything your Mom likes.
After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don't 11 to put the bottle with only one flower. With 12 here, the children can 13 the nicest flower from the garden outside. When everything is 14 , carefully carry the plate and Mom's 15 books or newspaper up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents 16 the children can be put on the plate 17 it is given to Mom in bed.
Many families take Mom 18 to her favorite restaurant (饭店) 19 a meal. It is a good way to let your Mom rest and let her see 20 a wonderful family she has.
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