Question

Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.

China has banned (禁止) free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin (超薄) plastic bags has also been banned.

The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment 环境污染) . The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring theft own bags for shopping.

What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags (布袋), and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask theft parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect (保护) the environment.

1. People in China have to _____ now.

A. throw plastic bags here and there

B. collect plastic bags in the street

C. pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

D. use free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

2. China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the ______

A. environment   B. litter

C. shops         D. supermarkets

3.The Chinese people are encouraged to bring _____ for shopping.

A. no bags          B. free plastic bags

C. their own bags   D. super-thin plastic bags

4. Some students in Chongqing ______

A. ask their parents to make cloth bags

B. make cloth bags themselves

C. pick up plastic bags everywhere

D. buy cloth bags for their parents

5. What’s the main idea of this article (文章) ?

A. Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.

B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.

C. Some students in Chongqing begin to make their own shopping bags.

D. To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是为了保护环境，中国禁止使用免费的塑料袋。过去，中国人一天可以使用3,000,000,000个塑料袋，这对环境是极大的污染。所以应鼓励人们外出购物时带自己的袋子。重庆的一些学生还想到了另一个好主意，就是用旧衣服制成布袋。

1. has banned（禁止）free plastic bags in shops and supermarkets，and people have to pay for using plastic bags.可知，中国已经禁止在商店或超市里提供免费的塑料袋，人们需要花钱来购买。故本题应该选C。

2. have caused pollution of the environment.可知，塑料袋的使用给环境造成了污染。故过多的使用塑料袋会对环境有害。B是家庭；C是商店；D是超市。根据文意可知选A。

3. the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shop ping.可知，人们被鼓励去购物时带自己的袋子。故选C。

4. students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags，and send them to their parents as presents.可知，重庆的一些学生们自己制作购物袋。他们用旧衣服制成布袋，把他们作为礼物送给自己的父母。由此可知，重庆的学生们是自己制作布袋。故选B。

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考点：环境保护类短文阅读。