Some scientists were studying sea turtles in Costa Rica in Central America. Suddenly they found one turtle had something sticking out of its nose. It could not breathe. At first, the scientists thought it was a worm. But when they pulled the object out, it was a plastic straw(吸管）.
After the scientists made sure the turtle was healthy, they helped it back into the water. They posted a video of the rescue on the Internet. When people saw it, they were shocked.
The video motivated Diana Lofflin to start StrawFree.org. The group is in California. Its goal is to make people aware of (意识到)the harm plastic straws cause to the environment. Lofflin hopes people will find alternatives(可选择的事物）to plastic straws.
Sipping from a straw is fun. But think twice. Giving up that plastic straw can help protect the environment. Saying no to a plastic straw is a way to make a difference in the world.
A movement to ban（禁止）plastic straws is growing. In California, it is illegal for food servers to give straws to customers who don’t ask for them. Seattle, Washington, has banned all plastic utensils(器具).
Plastic straws are put out for the taking in many restaurants. But some states no longer allow it.
Starbucks is banning plastic straws. The company says it will stop handing out plastic straws in all its stores by 2020. With 28,000 stores, that’s about 1 billion fewer straws a year. How will you sip your drink? The company has made a new lid for its cups, like those used by little kids. Unlike straws, the new lid can be recycled.
Nancy Wallace works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in Washington, D.C. She says schools should reduce the amount of plastic they use. Kids must do their part, too. Plastic litter gets into rivers, lakes, and oceans. If fish and other animals eat it ,they will be killed. Wallace says : “We’re pinning our hopes on the next generation to help solve this problem.”
1.Why did the scientists post a video of rescuing the turtle on the Internet?
A.To make a big difference all over the world.
B.To make the people shocked while seeing it.
C.To ban plastic straws in California and other states.
D.To arouse people’s awareness of environmental protection.
2.What does the underlined word “motivated ” in Paragragh 3 refer to ?
A.Helped. B.Allowed.
C.Asked. D.Encouraged.
3.What is the best title of the passage?
A.The new lid. B.Hopes on children.
C.The last Straw D.Actions on pollution.
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Many years ago, I went abroad traveling to the Giant Mountains in Czech Republic with a couple of people. We were ___in the mountains and ___it started to rain very hard. We had to take____under the roof of some ski lifts. The elderly man who worked there said we could ____the night in the loft (阁楼) there, and so we did, in our sleeping bags, after he____some drinks with us. Maybe the man felt sorry for us or was simply being____, and anyway, to our joy, he ___to guide us the next day.By drawing pictures and in languages we were not familiar, he____that we could come for dinner and spend the night at his____that night.
Being students ___enough money, we eagerly accepted his offer naturally, once we____that he was a kind person. At his home, his wife treated us as the most important____. For us, dinner was a _____affair of home-grown tomatoes and cucumber, bread and cheese, while he and his____just stuck to simple food, I noticed. The couple was lovely and we had a ___evening, even though communication was a bit tricky. That night we slept____in beds in a clean room.
It was lovely listening to the river outside. The next day our _____drove us through the mountains, stopping at nice places____we could take some amazing____. We visited him and his wife again about 10 years ___and they hadn't changed a bit! There is magic in the mountains.
1.A.walking B.searching C.shooting D.fighting
2.A.entirely B.suddenly C.secretly D.briefly
3.A.trouble B.action C.shelter D.place
4.A.find B.miss C.keep D.spend
5.A.shared B.lent C.bought D.charged
6.A.selfish B.honest C.kind D.cruel
7.A.asked B.offered C.begged D.admitted
8.A.signaled B.introduced C.concerned D.wondered
9.A.garden B.loft C.office D.home
10.A.with B.without C.of D.on
11.A.forgot B.doubted C.ignored D.trusted
12.A.players B.guests C.leaders D.students
13.A.wise B.mean C.generous D.terrible
14.A.wife B.worker C.son D.daughter
15.A.powerful B.dangerous C.great D.hopeless
16.A.painfully B.magically C.successfully D.comfortably
17.A.host B.owner C.coach D.driver
18.A.why B.when C.where D.which
19.A.paintings B.photos C.seats D.dinners
20.A.before B.after C.ago D.later
It is reported that another new school ______ at present in the poor mountain area.
A.are building B.is being built C.is building D.are being built
He is a man of great knowledge, ___much can be learned.
A.in whom B.about whom C.of whom D.from whom
John is sure to think highly of the plan that _______ at the meeting tomorrow.
A.being discussed B.is being discussed
C.will be discussed D.has discussed
