Question

Watching news about the environment on TV can make people feel terrible. The problems seem so big that it's difficult to imagine how persons can do anything about them. Rebecca Hosking,however,thought differently.

Rebecca is a wildlife camerawoman and she was filming a documentary for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean when she saw something that made her cry ―quite a lot of dead birds that had died because they had eaten some plastic that is thrown into the sea each year. Beaches that used to be beautiful were covered with plastic toys,bottles,pens ― every plastic thing you can think of.

Rebecca decided she had to do something. Back at home she thought about what she could do to help deal with the problem of throwaway plastic. In her hometown of Modbury,she asked local shop owners to stop using plastic bags in their shops.

Plastic bags are used everywhere in theUK. The numbers are amazing. TheUKuses are nearly 17 ,000,000,000 plastic bags each year. And the bags can take a very long time to break down because they are chemical (化學物) rather than natural,so each year the sea and the environment become more and more polluted.

To Rebecca's surprise,the shop owners agreed and Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in theUK. Instead,shops offered cotton bags or paper bags. Other towns around theUKfollowed Modbury's example and are becoming plastic bag free. It won't deal with all of the world's environment problems but it shows that there is something we can do and one person can make a big change with a strong enough decision.

(   ) 31. Rebecca cried one day when she         .

   A. found the ocean was polluted   B. was thrown into the water   C. saw quite a lot of dead birds   D. was listening to BBC news

(   ) 32. According to the passage,Rebecca         .

   A. comes from a town in the UK   B. has never used plastic bags   C. works as an actress in films   D. often travels to the beaches

(   ) 33. The passage tells us that         .

   A. people usually feel terrible while watching TV

   B. we can do something about environmental problems

   C. plastic bags are used in all towns except Modbury

   D. the shop owners were against Rebecca's idea

(   ) 34. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

   A. A lot of birds died because they had nothing to eat.

   B. The environment in Modbury is the worst in theUK.

   C. Cotton bags or paper bags take longer time to break down.

   D. Rebecca didn't expect that local people would support her very much.

(   ) 35. The best title for the passage might be         .

   A. The dead birds   B. The town of modbury

   C. The bag lady   D. The plastic bags

Answer 1

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