Question

    Plastic is all around us. It's in the TVs we watch at home, the desks we use at work, and the pens we write with at school, even wrapped around the food we buy. Some people have had enough of plastic, though, and have chosen a new lifestyle. These people have become plasticarians, meaning they try to live life without buying or using plastic.

British student Thomas Smith decided to go plastic-free, telling reporters, "A bit of plastic you had for a second lasts longer than your lifetime." Smith tried to avoid buying anything that had plastic in it, which made getting even the simplest items, like toilet paper, difficult. Over a period of six months, he lost five kilograms in weight and finally gave up.

Beth Terry, a woman in California, has lived mostly plastic-free for more than six years. For Beth, choosing a plasticarian lifestyle came out of concern for the planet and her health. Studies have linked some kinds of plastic to cancer and heart disease, and chemicals in these plastics can influence a baby's development. That's why sonic doctors say it is important that women who arc having babies in their bodies avoid eating food stored in plastic containers.

It's never too late to start reducing the amount of plastic. You can start by giving up bottled water and teas. Instead, buy a reusable stainless-steel bottle and bring drinks from home. You can also buy food from farmers' markets, where fresh produce and meat are not packaged in plastic. Finally, it's better to use soap and shampoo bars that are wrapped in paper than liquid soaps and shampoos that come in plastic bottles.

While cutting plastic out of your life all at once may be too much to manage, every journey begins with one step. Choose one plastic item to live without today, and you will be on your way to a healthier life and a cleaner planet.

1.How does the writer show the fact that plastic is all around us?

A.By telling a story. B.By describing a picture.

C.By giving examples. D.By using numbers.

2.Why did British student Thomas Smith decide to give up plastic?

A.He wanted to experience how to live without plastic in his life.

B.He thought that plastic could help him lose weight.

C.He wanted to be healthier.

D.He wanted to help the environment.

3.Which of the following statements in NOT true, according to the article?

A.You should use a plastic bottle and fill it with water over and over again.

B.You can start to bring drinks from home rather than buy bottled teas at a store.

C.It's better to buy soap and shampoo bars wrapped in paper

D.Studies have shown that chemical in the plastics can be harmful to a baby's development.

4.In the last paragraph, the writer is mainly ________.

A.showing a prediction using plastic in our daily life

B.introducing the results of cutting plastic out of life at once

C.expressing a feeling about stopping using plastic things

D.giving advice on cutting down plastic use

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，主要介绍了塑料制品对人类及环境的危害，现在已经有越来越多的人选择无塑料的生活方式，并呼吁大家慢慢远离塑料，过更健康的生活。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“It's in the TVs we watch at home, the desks we use at work, and the pens we write with at school, even wrapped around the food we buy”可知，作者通过举例子的方式，列举了如我们观看的电视、我们工作的桌子、我们写字的钢笔等来证明塑料无处不在。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段“A bit of plastic you had for a second lasts longer than your lifetime”可知，我们所使用的塑料制品难以降解，所以他放弃使用塑料是为了保护环境。故选D。

3.推理判断题。A选项：你应该用一个塑料瓶，一次又一次地往里面灌水。根据“You can start by giving up bottled water and teas”可知，选项错误；B选项：你可以从家里带饮料，而不是去商店买瓶装茶。根据“Instead, buy a reusable stainless-steel bottle and bring drinks from home”可知，选项正确；C选项：最好买纸包装的肥皂和洗发水棒。根据“Finally, it's better to use soap and shampoo bars that are wrapped in paper”可知，选项正确；D选项：研究表明塑料中的化学物质对婴儿的发育有害。根据“Studies have linked some kinds of plastic to cancer and heart disease, and chemicals in these plastics can influence a baby's development”可知，选项正确。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段“…every journey begins with one step. Choose one plastic hem to live without today…”可知，本段主要介绍了减少塑料制品使用的建议，即一步步的减少塑料制品的使用，慢慢远离塑料制品。故选D。