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【题目】 When he was nine years old, American boy Milo Cress had a question: How many plastic straws(吸管) do Americans use every day?

He quickly learned there wasn’t a simple answer. The boy tried to work it out himself. Through lots of research, Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day. In hopes of reducing plastic waste, he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011.

Cress started the project in his hometown – Burlington, Vermont. He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order. It was a simple change. However, it would save money. And by doing that, the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent.

For the years that followed, Cress tried to spread his project across the United States. More and more restaurants agreed to join. They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one. Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban ( 禁 止 ) plastic straws.

Plastic pollution has been one of the most serious problems today. According to scientists, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year. Plastic straws are especially terrible. They make it easy for people to get comfortable with single-use plastics.

After his project became popular, Cress took his findings on the road. He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws.

“Focusing(聚焦) on straws is one simple step we all could take,” Cress says. “And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.”

【1】When did Milo Cress start to care about the problem of straws?

A. Ten years ago.B. In the year 2011.C. In the year that he was 9.

【2】Cress started the Be Straw Free project in order to .

A. get a good score in science at his school

B. encourage people to reduce plastic waste

C. become a famous person in his hometown

【3】What did Cress ask a restaurant in Burlington to do?

A. Stop offering straws to its customers.

B. Prevent people from using straws to drink.

C. Count the number of straws it uses every day.

【4】Plastic straws are especially terrible because .

A. they are the most serious problem today

B. scientists pay little attention to their influence

C. they help people get used to using single-use plastics

【5】Over the years, Cress has .

① spread his project across the United States

② asked Seattle to completely ban plastic bags

③ counted the plastic straws in the ocean every year

④ spoken to teens around the world about plastic waste

A. ①③B. ②③C. ①④

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述如今白色污染已经是最严重的问题，一个九岁的孩子创建了一个项目希望减少白色污染，并且讲述了他为减少白色污染而做的努力。

【1】细节理解题。根据When he was nine years old, American boy Milo Cress had a question: How many plastic straws(吸管) do Americans use every day可知，在他9岁时，他关心吸管问题，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据In hopes of reducing plastic waste, he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011可知，他创办这个项目的目的是为了减少白色污染，故选B

【3】细节理解题。根据He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order可知，他让伯灵顿的饭店不要主动向顾客提供吸管，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据Plastic straws are especially terrible. They make it easy for people to get comfortable with single-use plastics可知，他们使人们很容易适应一次性塑料，故选C。

【5】细节理解题。根据For the years that followed, Cress tried to spread his project across the United States可知，他尝试着将他的项目遍及整个美国，①是他做的；根据Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban ( 禁 止 ) plastic straws可知，西雅图成为美国第一个全面禁止使用塑料吸管的城市，②错误；根据According to scientists, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year可知，科学家说每年有800万吨塑料被倒入海洋中，不是他计算的，排除③；根据He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world可知，他对全世界许多学生说关于白色污染的问题，④正确，故选C。

细节理解题是考试时经常考查的一个题型。做细节理解题时，首先要先读题干，划题干中的关键词，再根据关键词定位至文中即可找到正确答案。