1 . According to a 2010 report, up to 14 million tons of plastic from 192 nations went into the sea that year. That's more than twice the weight of the Pyramid of Khufu (胡夫金字塔). Plastics stay forever in landills, waterways and the oceans, and sea animals. An amount of (大量的) plastic is harmful to sea animals. Much plastic trash is washed up on the shore, which does harm to the environment.
Angela Haseltine Pozzi didn't like seeing that on the beach near her home in Bandon. She wanted to call on her community to clean it up. So she started an organization called Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea. Since 2010, more than 10.000 vonlunteers have collected 21 tons of trush from Oregon's 482 kilometers of shoreline. Using plastic from the beach cleanup, Ms. Pozzi and her staff and many volunteers create sculptures of sea animals.
Ms. Pozzi gives credit to everyone who helps. However little it is, their effort is highly thought of. Some people have picked up the plastic, and others have sorted the items by color. Still others have washed each piece of plastic trash. Ms. Pozzi is responsible for the detail work. More than 70 works of art have been created. Four travelling exhibits have displayed the sculptures in more than 18 places. Most sculptures are about 19 feet tall and take from six months to a year to complete. One of the first is Henry the Giant Fish, a 15-foot-long fish made of used bottle caps, toys and lighters, which received a great honor.
The Washed Ashore sculptures, hopefully, will make people aware of how so much plastic ends up in the oceans. Now, the Washed Ashore team is working on a sculpture of a dolphin, with plans for more sculptures. "Until we run out of plastic on the beach, the work will continue." Ms. Porzzi says.
（以下是A种题型）
1. Why is the Pyramid of Khufu mentioned in paragraph 1?
| A．To present the harm of the trash. |
| B．To show the amount of the plastic. |
| C．To describe the shape of the sculpture. |
| D．To prove the popularity of the Pyramid |
| A．Praises.. | B．Trusts. |
| C．Organizes. | D．Influencs |
| A．The first sculpture needs improvement. |
| B．The plastic on the beach will be used up. |
| C．More plastic has entered the ocean since 2010. |
| D．Teamwork leads to the success of the sculptures. |
| A．Art to Save the Sea |
| B．Trash on the Shore |
| C．Specal Sculptures on Display |
| D．Ms. Pozzi,a Talented Artist |
（以下是B种题型）
5. What does "that" refer to in paragraph 2?
6. Why did Ms.Pozzi start the Washed Ashore?
7. How long does it take Ms. Pozzi's team to finish a sculpture?
8. How can the sculptures help protect the oceans?
