1 . Peru demanded compensation (赔偿金) Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill (石油泄漏). It might be caused by sudden and big
Authorities
Officials of the factory
The oil-processing factory could face a
A.fishes | B.waves | C.fires | D.stones |
A.closed | B.discovered | C.destroyed | D.named |
A.before | B.unless | C.until | D.after |
A.uploading | B.repairing | C.offloading | D.supplying |
A.agricultural | B.snowy | C.ecological | D.nuclear |
A.waste | B.damage | C.crime | D.storm |
A.fishing | B.poor | C.teaching | D.rich |
A.escape | B.advertisement | C.encouragement | D.payment |
A.in advance | B.in air | C.at risk | D.at work |
A.measuring | B.decorated | C.swimming | D.covered |
A.recovering | B.affecting | C.creating | D.leaving |
A.traditionally | B.proudly | C.originally | D.honestly |
A.clean up | B.take up | C.build up | D.cut up |
A.animals | B.people | C.plants | D.zones |
A.specialists | B.students | C.journalists | D.stars |
A.impressed | B.spent | C.blamed | D.put |
A.truck | B.ship | C.line | D.store |
A.failure | B.fine | C.prize | D.fund |
A.environment | B.education | C.finance | D.defense |
A.organization | B.entrance | C.account | D.investigation |
2 . In the deepest dive in a manned submersible(潜水器), US explorer Victor Vescovo spotted and video-recorded a plastic bag and a pile of candy wrappers on the seabed.
His
Since the patent(专利) for plastics was
Most of the discarded(丢弃) plastic products
Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste flow into the ocean. It is
This plastic waste
We must do something to
But that’s so much
A.report | B.discovery | C.record | D.accumulation |
A.everywhere | B.anywhere | C.somewhere | D.nowhere |
A.as | B.although | C.but | D.so |
A.abolished | B.acquired | C.registered | D.advertised |
A.with | B.without | C.off | D.above |
A.end up | B.wake up | C.grow up | D.walk up |
A.continent | B.park | C.island | D.garden |
A.suggested | B.estimated | C.weighed | D.congratulated |
A.thousand | B.hundred | C.million | D.billion |
A.feeds | B.saves | C.cares | D.kills |
A.looking | B.winding | C.floating | D.jumping |
A.earth | B.air | C.water | D.environment |
A.pollution | B.existence | C.temperature | D.cycle |
A.production | B.supply | C.pyramid | D.trade |
A.change | B.clean | C.satisfy | D.realize |
A.otherwise | B.instead | C.therefore | D.meanwhile |
A.exercise | B.activity | C.fact | D.habit |
A.harder | B.more effective | C.more courageous | D.easier |
A.calling for | B.looking for | C.sending for | D.waiting for |
A.start | B.refuse | C.continue | D.hope |
3 . Angela never liked seeing plastic waste washed up on the shore near her home. She had been
Here's how it
The Washed Ashore team is now working on sculpture of a dolphin, with
A.offering | B.longing | C.admitting | D.hesitating |
A.landscape | B.world | C.surface | D.situation |
A.attempt | B.choice | C.program | D.instruction |
A.walks | B.applies | C.functions | D.prepares |
A.stopping | B.presenting | C.delivering | D.employing |
A.waste | B.floor | C.waves | D.creatures |
A.rethink | B.remark | C.confirm | D.announce |
A.Generally | B.Hopefully | C.Fortunately | D.Surprisingly |
A.achieved | B.observed | C.purchased | D.recommended |
A.devoted | B.surprised | C.grateful | D.adventurous |
A.guides | B.managers | C.advertisements | D.exhibitions |
A.folk | B.simple | C.special | D.strange |
A.plans | B.calls | C.elements | D.exchanges |
A.get down to | B.keep away from | C.get rid of | D.end up with |
A.answer | B.appeal | C.warning | D.response |
4 . Imagine an area 34 times the size of Manhattan. Now imagine it covered ankle-deep in plastic waste.That’s a total of about 19 billion pounds of
"We're being
Plastic has in many ways been a good help to humanity, used in all walks of
Ocean Conservancy says plastics are believed to
And it’s not
With this in mind,experts say that all of us have a
A.seaweed | B.seafood | C.garbage | D.money |
A.comes from | B.ends up | C.takes out | D.put away |
A.trapped | B.controlled | C.surrounded | D.destroyed |
A.medical | B.technical | C.agricultural | D.environmental |
A.figure | B.waste | C.price | D.cost |
A.swiftly | B.slowly | C.hurriedly | D.unexpectedly |
A.time | B.education | C.technology | D.life |
A.While | B.So | C.But | D.And |
A.changing | B.growing | C.moving | D.touching |
A.scientific | B.coastal | C.general | D.tiny |
A.picks up | B.takes up | C.makes up | D.brings up |
A.see | B.eat | C.hide | D.search |
A.influence | B.damage | C.increase | D.threaten |
A.plants | B.animals | C.protection | D.species |
A.mistake | B.look | C.regard | D.recognize |
A.vivid | B.deadly | C.dead | D.lively |
A.mouth | B.stomach | C.head | D.tail |
A.waste | B.rubbish | C.nothing | D.plastics |
A.just | B.always | C.really | D.constantly |
A.unique | B.critical | C.reasonable | D.natural |
5 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The
How did we
Another cause is our
Our appetite for new products also
All around the world, we can see the
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions
A.key | B.reason | C.project | D.problem |
A.gifts | B.rubbish | C.debt | D.products |
A.face | B.become | C.observe | D.change |
A.hide | B.control | C.replace | D.withdraw |
A.Thanks to | B.As to | C.Except for | D.Regardless of |
A.safe | B.funny | C.cheap | D.powerful |
A.love | B.lack | C.prevention | D.division |
A.sensitive | B.kind | C.brave | D.busy |
A.ways | B.places | C.jobs | D.friends |
A.donate | B.receive | C.produce | D.preserve |
A.adapts | B.returns | C.responds | D.contributes |
A.tired of | B.addicted to | C.worried about | D.ashamed for |
A.newer | B.stronger | C.higher | D.larger |
A.pick up | B.pay for | C.hold onto | D.throw away |
A.advantages | B.purposes | C.functions | D.consequences |
A.show | B.record | C.decrease | D.measure |
A.technology | B.environment | C.consumers | D.brands |
A.However | B.Otherwise | C.Therefore | D.Meanwhile |
A.by | B.in favour of | C.after | D.instead of |
A.spending | B.collecting | C.repairing | D.advertising |
How to get rid of waste is a great problem for the world today. Waste must be treated
In many countries with
In 1989 an international law was passed to
The
A.as if | B.so that | C.ever since | D.now that |
A.Luckily | B.Happily | C.Unfortunately | D.Hopefully |
A.sick | B.hope | C.rich | D.fun |
A.raises | B.feeds | C.kills | D.breaks |
A.pool | B.lake | C.spring | D.sea |
A.grassland | B.plains | C.sea coasts | D.deserts |
A.safe | B.useful | C.dirty | D.wrong |
A.need | B.may | C.can’t | D.needn’t |
A.So | B.Because | C.Since | D.But |
A.stop | B.suggest | C.keep | D.find |
A.school | B.organization | C.factory | D.law |
A.out of | B.away from | C.into | D.above |
A.depending on | B.feeding on | C.leading to | D.connecting to |
A.news | B.method | C.problem | D.disadvantage |
A.punished | B.set up | C.refused | D.called at |