Question

【题目】 Rebecca is a wildlife camerawoman from the UK. She was filming a documentary (纪录片) for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean when she saw something that made her ________: hundreds of dead birds. They died because they accidentally ate some of the ________ that is thrown into the sea each year. The beaches on the Pacific islands should have been some of the most ________ places in the world. But they were covered with plastic bottles, pens--every plastic thing you can think of. Because of this, the ________ were becoming dirtier and dirtier.

Plastic bags were used everywhere in Britain. Britain used nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year. And the ________ can take hundreds of years to break down. Each year, the sea and the environment became more and more ________.

Rebecca decided she had to do something. In her hometown Modbury, she asked local shopkeepers if they could do something to help. She asked them to ________ using plastic bags in their shops.

To Rebecca’s surprise, the shopkeepers ________ and Modbury became the first plastic bag-free town in Britain.________, shoppers offered reusable bags. Other towns followed Mobury’s example and more________ around Britain, such as London, Cambridge are becoming plastic bag-free.

Now the “bag for life” is part of the national culture. And since October 2015, all shoppers must pay money for each plastic bag, no matter how much their spending is! It’s not enough, but it’s a start.

【1】A.moveB.cryC.smileD.dream

【2】A.cornB.riceC.plasticD.rubber

【3】A.beautifulB.changeableC.difficultD.boring

【4】A.cropsB.scissorsC.windowsD.beaches

【5】A.mailsB.bowlsC.dishesD.bags

【6】A.pollutedB.enjoyableC.relaxingD.magical

【7】A.continueB.stopC.considerD.remember

【8】A.refusedB.explainedC.agreedD.separated

【9】A.InsteadB.HoweverC.UnluckilyD.Anyway

【10】A.villagesB.townsC.citiesD.countries

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

来自英国的野生动物摄影师丽贝卡在看到海洋受到了塑料的污染后建议当地商店停止使用塑料袋，这一做法受到更多的城市效仿，从2015年起，所有购物者必须为每一个塑料袋付钱。

【1】句意：她在太平洋为英国广播公司拍摄纪录片时，看到了一些让她哭的东西。

move移动；cry哭；smile微笑；dream做梦。根据后文“hundreds of dead birds”可知她看到了一些使她想哭的东西，故选B。

【2】句意：他们死是因为他们不小心吃了一些每年扔进海里的塑料。

corn玉米；rice米饭；plastic塑料；rubber橡胶。根据“But they were covered with plastic bottles, pens--every plastic thing you can think of.”可知此处指塑料，故选C。

【3】句意：太平洋岛屿上的海滩应该是世界上最美丽的地方。

beautiful美丽的；changeable可改变的；difficult困难的；boring无聊的。根据后文的转折“But they were covered with plastic bottles, pens--every plastic thing you can think of. Because of this, the ____4____ were becoming dirtier and dirtier”可知海滩本应该是世界最美丽的地方，故选A。

【4】句意：因此，海滩变得越来越脏。

crops庄稼；scissors剪刀；windows窗户；beaches沙滩。根据“The beaches on the Pacific islands should have been some of the most ____3____ places in the world. But they were covered with plastic bottles, pens--every plastic thing you can think of”可知此处指上文提及的海滩，故选D。

【5】句意：这些袋子可能需要几百年才能分解。

mails邮件；bowls碗；dishes碟，菜；bags包。根据上文“Britain used nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year.”可知此处指上文提及的塑料袋要花费数百年时间分解，故选D。

【6】句意：海洋和环境变得越来越受污染。

polluted受污染的；enjoyable令人愉快的；relaxing放松的；magical有魔力的。根据上文介绍人们使用众多的塑料制品，而且塑料制品难以分解，所以此处指海洋及环境变得越来越受污染，故选A。

【7】7. 句意：她请求他们停止在商店里使用塑料袋。

continue继续；stop停止；consider考虑，认为；remember记得。根据上文因为塑料袋的使用导致污染及她请求当地的店主帮忙，可知此处指请求他们停止使用塑料，故选A。

【8】句意：令丽贝卡吃惊的是，店主们同意了。

refused拒绝；explained解释；agreed同意；separated分离。根据后文“Modbury became the first plastic bag-free town in Britain”莫德伯里成了英国第一个没有塑料袋的小镇，可知店主同意停止使用塑料袋，故选C。

【9】句意：相反，购物者提供可重复使用的袋子。

Instead反而，相反；However然而；Unluckily不幸运地；Anyway不管怎样。根据上下文，可知购物者不使用塑料袋而使用可以重复使用的袋子，故选A。

【10】句意：其他城市也效仿莫伯里的做法。

villages村庄；towns城镇；cities城市；countries国家。根据后文例举的“London, Cambridge”是城市，故选C。