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    In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _________ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _________ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _________ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _________ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _________ modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _________.

Another cause is our _________ of disposable(一次性的)products. As _________ people, we are always looking for _________ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies __________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and tissues, to name a few.

Our appetite(胃口)for new products also __________ to the problem. We are __________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that __________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we __________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the __________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To __________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the __________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. __________, this is not enough to solve our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions __________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink cur attitudes about __________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best ways to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.A.key B.problem C.project D.reason

2.A.debt B.gifts C.products D.rubbish

3.A.become B.change C.face D.observe

4.A.control B.hide C.replace D.withdraw

5.A.As to B.Except C.Regardless of D.Thanks to

6.A.cheap B.funny C.powerful D.safe

7.A.division B.lack C.love D.prevention

8.A.brave B.busy C.kind D.sensitive

9.A.friends B.jobs C.places D.ways

10.A.donate B.preserve C.produce D.receive

11.A.adapts B.contributes C.responds D.returns

12.A.ashamed for B.addicted to C.tired of D.worried about

13.A.higher B.larger C.newer D.stronger

14.A.hold onto B.pay for C.pick up D.throw away

15.A.advantages B.consequences C.functions D.purposes

16.A.decrease B.measure C.record D.show

17.A.brands B.consumers C.environment D.technology

18.A.However B.Meanwhile C.Otherwise D.Therefore

19.A.in favor of B.instead of C.or rather D.other than

20.A.advertising B.collecting C.repairing D.spending

 

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.D 【解析】 本文是一篇议论文,文章主要讲的是堆积如山的垃圾给环境带来的威胁.随着社会的发展,人们倾向于扔掉用旧物,用新物品取而代之.包装盒等一次性产品给人们带来方便的同时,也给环境带来很大的压力。文章还建议人们养成循环利用的习惯,以此来减少垃圾的产生并减轻环境的压力。 1.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:问题是,世界各国的垃圾堆积如山,因为人们扔出的垃圾比以往任何时候都多。A. key关键,重点;B. problem问题,麻烦事;C. project项目;D. reason理由。根据countries around the world have growing mountains of ____2____ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.可知,出现的问题是垃圾堆积如山,故选B。 2.考查语境判断之对应原文。句意:问题是,世界各国的垃圾堆积如山,因为人们扔出的垃圾比以往任何时候都多。A. debt债务;B. gifts礼物;C. products产品;D. rubbish垃圾句意。根据people are throwing out more rubbish可知,因为人们现在扔掉很多垃圾,因此,垃圾堆积成了山,故选D。 3.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:我们是如何成为一个扔垃圾的社会的。A. become变成;B. change 改变;C. face面对;D. observe观察。根据句意可知,根据下文“first of all…Another cause is …”可知,这里讲的是我们是如何成为一个扔垃圾的社会的。故选A。 4.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:首先,现在更换一个物体比花时间和金钱去修理它要容易得多。A. control控制;B. hide隐藏;C. replace替代;D. withdraw撤退,收回。根据下文The result is that we ____14____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.可知,与花时间和钱修理相比,现在更容易更换物品,故选C。 5.考查语境判断之词义辨析。句意:多亏了当代制造业和技术,公司能够更快地生产产品,成本也降低很多。A. As to至于;B. Except 除---之外;C. Regardless of不管,不顾;D. Thanks to多亏了,由于。多亏了当代制造业和技术,公司能够更快地生产产品,成本也降低很多,故选D。 6.考查语境判断之对应原文。句意:产品丰富且便宜。A. cheap便宜的;B. funny有趣的;C. powerful强大的;D. safe安全的。根据上文“inexpensively”可知,成本降低的话,产品价格相对也会便宜。故选A。 7.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:另一个原因是我们对一次性产品的喜爱。A. division部门;B. lack缺乏;C. love爱;D. prevention阻止。根据下文“As ____8____ people, we are always looking for ____9____ to save time and make our lives easier.”可知,另一个原因是人们对一次性产品的喜爱,故选C。 8.考查语境判断之对应原文。句意:作为忙碌的人,我们总是想办法节省时间,让我们的生活更轻松。A. brave勇敢的;B. busy忙碌的;C. kind友好的;D. sensitive敏感的。根据“we are always looking for…”可知,人们总是在节省时间,说明人们很忙碌,故选B。 9.考查语境判断之词义辨析。句意:作为忙碌的人,我们总是想办法节省时间,让我们的生活更轻松。A. friends朋友;B. jobs工作;C. places地方; D. ways方法。为了让生活更容易,我们总是想办法节省时间。a way to do sth做某事的方法,是固定搭配,故选D。 10.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:公司生产成千上万种不同种类的一次性产品:纸盘、塑料杯和纸巾等等。A. donate捐献;B. preserve保护,维持;C. produce生产;D. receive收到。根据常识可知,企业生产大量的一次性产品。故选C。 11.考查语境判断之词义辨析。句意:我们对新产品的欲望也导致了这个问题。A. adapts适应;B. contributes捐献;C. responds回应;D. returns归还,返回。根据the problem.可知,人们对新产品的欲望促成了这一问题,故选B。 12.考查语境判断之感情色彩。句意:我们沉迷于买新东西。A. ashamed for为---而感到羞愧;B. addicted to沉迷于;C. tired of厌烦;D. worried about担忧。根据前文的“appetite”可知,人们痴迷于购买新产品,故选B。 13.考查语境判断之对应原文。句意:广告使我们相信新的更好,我们会对最新的产品更满意。A. higher更高的;B. larger更大的;C. newer更新的;D. stronger更强壮的。根据we will be happier with the latest products.可知,广告使人们相信新的更好,故选C。 14.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:结果是我们扔掉有用的东西,为新的东西腾出空间。A. hold onto抓住不放;B. pay for为---付款;C. pick up捡起;D. throw away扔掉。根据“make room for new ones.”可知,人们扔掉自己的物品来为新的腾地方,故选D。 15.考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:在世界各地,我们都可以看到这种一次性生活方式的后果。A. advantages优势;B. consequences 后果,结果;C. functions功能;D. purposes目的。根据下文“Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger.”可知,这里指的是乱扔垃圾的后果。故选B。 16.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:为了减少垃圾数量和保护环境,越来越多的政府要求人们回收材料。A. decrease减少;B. measure测量;C. record记录D. show展示。根据“more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.”可知,越来越多的政府要求人们循环使用物品,这样做是为了减少垃圾,故选A。 17.考查语境判断之其它线索。句意:为了减少垃圾数量和保护环境,越来越多的政府要求人们回收材料。A. brands品牌;B. consumers消费者;C. environment环境;D. technology技术。根据“more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.”可知,要求人们循环利用也是为了保护环境,故选C。 18.考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:然而,这并不足以解决我们的问题。A. However然而;B. Meanwhile与此同时;C. Otherwise要不然的话;D. Therefore因此。根据句意可知,然而,只是要求人们循环利用是远远不够的。故选A。 19.考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:我们需要修理我们的财物,而不是扔掉它们。A. in favor of支持,赞成;B. instead of代替;C. or rather 更准确地说;D. other than除了,不同于。我们需要修理我们的财物,而不是扔掉它们,前后句为转折关系。故选B。 20.考查语境判断之对应原文。句意:我们还需要反思我们对消费的态度。A. advertising 登广告;B. collecting收集;C. repairing修理;D. spending花费,消费。根据下文“changing our spending habits”可知,我们还需要反思我们对消费的态度。故选D。 【易错分析】 小题 12 :A. ashamed for为……而感到羞愧;B. addicted to沉迷于;C. tired of厌烦;D. worried about担忧。本题易错选为D. worried about,很容易受到生活常识以及人们对于环保担忧的话题的影响。要根据上下文语境判断,这是解题的关键。根据前“appetite”可知,人们痴迷于购买新产品,故选B。
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