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    Boyan Slat is 26. If you saw him walking down the street, you might think he was just a student at a local technical university. And so he was, seven years ago, right before he _________ out of college.

Slat’s life began to _________ after a holiday trip to Greece with his family when he was 16. Before taking a diving course, he had _________ to see beautiful sea animals. However, what he _________ saw in the ocean was an awful lot of _________ waste. From that moment on, Slat dived into a _________ to find a solution to this alarming problem. _________ by the idea for a floating barrier that could collect plastic in the oceans, he _________ his company at the age of 18. Although the idea was named one of the best _________ of 2015 by TIME magazine, he received __________ feedback from the specialists in __________ issues.

Slat was not __________ and continued with his mission. After five and a half years’ hard work, he launched the world’s __________ ocean plastic cleanup system: System 001. The U-shaped pipe, about 609 meters in __________, snakes its way out under the Golden Gate Bridge into the Pacific. These floating barriers will capture (捕获) plastic as the ocean water flow past. Ships will collect the waste and bring it to land for __________ every few months. According to Slat, if all goes to plan, only 60 systems could __________ the amount of plastic there by as much as 50 percent by 2025.

__________, there remains a problem: what will happen to the plastic brought back to shore from Slats systems? It’s likely that lots of the waste will __________ be recycled into more single-use plastics that end up back in the __________. That doesn’t mean Slat will __________. “Big problems require big solutions,” he says. “If anyone has any better ideas, I’d love to know.”

1.A.ran B.dropped C.studied D.grew

2.A.change B.improve C.suffer D.worsen

3.A.failed B.managed C.started D.expected

4.A.suddenly B.actually C.probably D.rarely

5.A.medical B.industrial C.plastic D.agricultural

6.A.project B.book C.lake D.river

7.A.Troubled B.Amused C.Frightened D.Struck

8.A.left B.founded C.sold D.introduced

9.A.inventions B.results C.wishes D.barriers

10.A.positive B.valuable C.negative D.immediate

11.A.legal B.social C.political D.environmental

12.A.discouraged B.abandoned C.pleased D.surprised

13.A.largest B.best C.first D.fastest

14.A.width B.length C.height D.depth

15.A.burning B.burying C.recycling D.testing

16.A.increase B.reduce C.keep D.limit

17.A.Besides B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise

18.A.eventually B.certainly C.rapidly D.carefully

19.A.ships B.mountains C.dustbins D.oceans

20.A.give back B.give in C.give out D.give up

 

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.C 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.D 【解析】 这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了一个叫 Boyan Slat 的男孩,在 16 岁去希腊潜水时看到海里到处是塑料垃圾,决定专注于解决海洋污染,发明了世界上第一个海上塑料收集系统,并定期将塑料垃圾运上岸进行回收。 1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:七年前,就在他从大学退学之前,他还是一个学生。A. ran跑步;B. dropped掉;下降;放弃;C. studied学习;D. grew生长;成长。根据前文And so he was, seven years ago.说明没退学之前是一个大学生。drop out of,固定结构,意为“退学,失学”。故选B项。 2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:16岁那年,他和家人去希腊度假,从此,他的生活开始改变。A. change改变;B. improve改善;提高;C. suffer遭受;患有;D. worsen使变得更糟;变得更糟。根据后文“From that moment on, Slat dived into a ____6 __ to find a solution to this alarming problem.”可知,16岁时,他和家人去了希腊度假之后,他的生活发生了改变,他开始潜心研究解决海洋塑料垃圾的方法。故选A项。 3. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:在上潜水课之前,他原以为能看到美丽的海洋动物。A. failed失败;B. managed设法(做成某事);管理;C. started开始;D. expected期待;期望。根据句子“Before taking a diving course”可知,他是带着能看到美丽的海洋生物的期待去潜水的。had expected to do,意为“(原本)期望做某事”,符合句意。故选D项。 4. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,他实际上看到的是海洋中大量的塑料垃圾。A. suddenly突然地;B. actually实际上;C. probably可能;D. rarely少见地。根据句首“However”可知,本句应是对于前文的转折,实际与期望不同。故选B项。 5. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然而,他实际上看到的是海洋中大量的塑料垃圾。A. medical医学的;医疗的;B. industrial工业的;C. plastic塑料制的;D. agricultural农业的。根据后文“a floating barrier that could collect plastic in the oceans(漂浮的可以收集海洋中的塑料屏障)”可知,他在海里看到了塑料垃圾。故选C项。 6. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:从那一刻起,Slat潜心投入到一个项目中去寻找这个令人担忧的问题的解决方案。A. project项目;(学生研究的)课题;B. book书籍;C. lake湖泊;D. river河流。根据后文“find a solution to this alarming problem”可知,他想找到解决这个令人担忧的问题的办法,因此潜心研究这个项目/课题。故选A项。 7. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:想到用漂浮屏障收集海洋中的塑料,他18岁的时候创立了自己的公司。A. Troubled使烦恼;B. Amused使发笑;使消遣;C. Frightened使惊恐;D. Struck使突然想到。根据后文“ the idea for a floating barrier that could collect plastic in the oceans”可知,通过研究,他应是想到了漂浮屏障是可以收集海洋中的塑料的这个想法。故选D项。 8. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:想到用漂浮屏障收集海洋中的塑料,他18岁的时候创立了自己的公司。A. left离开;B. founded成立;创办;C. sold售卖;D. introduced介绍。根据后文宾语为“his company”可知,应是创立了自己的公司。故选B项。 9. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:尽管这一创意被《时代》杂志评为2015年最佳发明之一,但他还是收到了环境问题专家的负面反馈。A. inventions发明;创意B. results结果;C. wishes希望;祝福;D. barriers障碍;隔阂。根据a floating barrier that could collect plastic in the oceans,可知,这是一项发明。故选A项。 10. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:尽管这一创意被《时代》杂志评为2015年最佳发明之一,但他还是收到了环境问题专家的负面反馈。A. positive积极的;B. valuable有价值的;C. negative消极的;D. immediate立即的;紧急的。分析可知,“Although the idea was named one of the best ____9___ of 2015 by TIME magazine”为让步状语从句,说明从句与主句之间为转折关系,前文提及了“one of the best”,因此所选形容词应体现其“反义”关系,C项“negative”意为“消极的”,符合分析和语境需要。故选C项。 11. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:尽管这一创意被《时代》杂志评为2015年最佳发明之一,但他还是收到了环境问题专家的负面反馈。A. legal合法的;B. social社会的;C. political政治的;D. environmental环保的。根据前文“the idea for a floating barrier that could collect plastic in the oceans”可知,他的想法是想要收集海里的塑料以保护海洋,因此收到的消极反馈应是来自环保专家的。故选D项。 12. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Slat没有气馁,继续他的使命。A. discouraged气馁的;B. abandoned废弃的;C. pleased高兴的;D. surprise惊讶的。根据后文“continued with his mission”可知,他并没有因为环保专家的消极反馈而气馁,而是继续他的使命。故选A项。 13. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:经过五年半的努力,他推出了世界上第一个海洋塑料清理系统:001系统,全长约609米,从金门大桥下蜿蜒进入太平洋。A. largest最大的;B. best最好的;C. first第一个;D. fastest最快的。根据后文提及的该海洋塑料清理系统的编号为“System 001”可知,应是世界第一个。故选C项。 14. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:经过五年半的努力,他推出了世界上第一个海洋塑料清理系统:001系统,全长约609米,从金门大桥下蜿蜒进入太平洋。A. width宽度;B. length长度;C. height高度;D. depth深度。根据前文“The U-shaped pipe”可知,这是一个U型管,且后文动词“snakes”意为“蜿蜒行进”,因此“about 609meters”应是它的长度。故选B项。 15. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:每隔几个月,就会有船只收集垃圾并将其带到陆地上进行回收。A. burning燃烧;B. burying埋藏;掩埋;C. recycling回收;D. testing测试。根据后文“It’s likely that lots of the waste will ____18__ be recycled into more single-use plastics that end up back in the ____19 __ .”可知,海洋里收集的垃圾会被回收。故选C项。 16. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:据Slat说,如果一切按计划进行,到2025年,只用60个系统就可以将塑料的数量减少50%。A. increase增长;增加;B. reduce减少;C. keep保持;留在;D. limit限制。根据前文“These floating barriers will capture plastic as the ocean water flow past. Ships will collect the waste and bring it to land for ____15___ every few months.”可知,这套海上塑料收集系统是以“捕获海洋中的塑料并将其运往岸上回收”为工作原理,是在减少海洋中的垃圾,因此在Slat看来,按计划,只用 60 套系统就能够帮助在 2025 年前减少一半的海上塑料垃圾。故选B项。 17. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,仍然存在一个问题:捕获上岸的塑料垃圾最终去往何地?A. Besides此外;而且;B. Therefore因此;C. However然而;但是;D. Otherwise否则;要不然。根据后文“there remains a problem: what will happen to the plastic brought back to shore from Slats systems?”可知,出现了“从该系统带回岸上的塑料将会发生什么”的疑问,与上文之间为转折关系。选项C. However意为“然而”可体现转折关系,符合文意;选项D. Otherwise意为“否则;要不然”,体现句间的让步关系,不符合文意。故选C项。 18. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:很多捕获的塑料垃圾很可能会最终被回收做成单一用途的塑料, 而这些塑料最终会重新进入海洋。A. eventually最终;B. certainly肯定;当然;C. rapidly迅速地;很快地;立即;D. carefully小心地。 根据be recycled into more single-use plastics that end up back in the 19 , 可知,被回收来的塑料垃圾最终的结局很可能是被回收做成单一用途的塑料。最终会重新进入海洋。故选A项。 19. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:很多捕获的塑料垃圾很可能会最终被回收做成单一用途的塑料, 而这些塑料最终会重新进入海洋。A. ships轮船;B. mountains山脉;C. dustbins垃圾;D. oceans海洋。根据前文中提及的“back”可知,这些被回收成单一用途的塑料最后还是会回到海洋中成为海洋垃圾。故选D项。 20. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:这并不意味着Slat会放弃。A. give back归还;B. give in投降;让步;C. give out分发;宣布;D. give up放弃。根据后文“Big problems require big solutions,” he says. “If anyone has any better ideas, I’d love to know.”(“大问题需要大解决方案,”他说。“如果有人有更好的主意,我很想知道。”)可知,面对前文提及的问题,他并没有知难而退,没有放弃。故选D项。
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