1 . 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 (制造业)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 cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite 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 (解决) our problem.

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

1.

A．key

B．reason

C．project

D．problem

2.

A．gifts

B．rubbish

C．debt

D．products

3.

A．face

B．become

C．observe

D．change

4.

A．hide

B．control

C．replace

D．withdraw

5.

A．Thanks to

B．As to

C．Except for

D．Regardless of

6.

A．safe

B．funny

C．cheap

D．powerful

7.

A．love

B．lack

C．prevention

D．division

8.

A．sensitive

B．kind

C．brave

D．busy

9.

A．ways

B．places

C．jobs

D．friends

10.

A．donate

B．receive

C．produce

D．preserve

11.

A．adapts

B．returns

C．responds

D．contributes

12.

A．tired of

B．addicted to

C．worried about

D．ashamed for

13.

A．newer

B．stronger

C．higher

D．larger

14.

A．pick up

B．pay for

C．hold onto

D．throw away

15.

A．advantages

B．purposes

C．functions

D．consequences

16.

A．show

B．record

C．decrease

D．measure

17.

A．technology

B．environment

C．consumers

D．brands

18.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

19.

A．by

B．in favour of

C．after

D．instead of

20.

A．spending

B．collecting

C．repairing

D．advertising

2 . I recently visited London and traveled on the tube while I was there. Apart from the people ____, almost everybody else was on their phones, and because of the nature of the tube, it is difficult not to see____what they are all doing. Of course, being____it is difficult to get any signal, which rules out texting or using the Internet,____there is still plenty you can use your phones for. People were playing_____, reading articles and listening to music, and I’m sure that as soon as they____from the train station they would start texting, calling or checking their emails. There is a constant_____to everyone in the world, _____you have a mobile phone in your hand.
Recently, my smart-phone broke and had to be____ to the warehouse for____for a week or so. In the meantime I had to use a really____, basic phone just to keep in touch with my family and friends. All I could do on this phone was send____, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being free from the Internet, and I really didn’t mind not having constant_____about what my friends were doing or what the latest celebrity story was. It was quite____and it allowed me to spend more time____my surroundings—I could____my time in London more, for example, and I could watch the people around me and really see what was going on.
____, I knew that as soon as I got my smart-phone back I would be one of those people once again, _____to finding out what everyone is doing and_____my time playing games or checking social network sites. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and____I ever got my smart-phone back...1.

A．present

B．asleep

C．disabled

D．opposite

2.

A．exactly

B．carefully

C．immediately

D．sensitively

3.

A．crowded

B．faraway

C．outdoors

D．underground

4.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

5.

A．cards

B．records

C．games

D．jokes

6.

A．survived

B．differed

C．suffered

D．emerged

7.

A．approach

B．connection

C．access

D．communication

8.

A．as far as

B．as long as

C．as soon as

D．as well as

9.

A．given away

B．left behind

C．sent off

D．sold out

10.

A．change

B．recycle

C．repair

D．use

11.

A．cheap

B．familiar

C．modern

D．old

12.

A．e-mails

B．massages

C．photos

D．signals

13.

A．actions

B．worries

C．updates

D．complaints

14.

A．boring

B．embarrassing

C．inspiring

D．refreshing

15.

A．getting across

B．looking after

C．taking in

D．thinking about

16.

A．cost

B．enjoy

C．waste

D．save

17.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

18.

A．opposed

B．equal

C．addicted

D．blind

19.

A．burdening

B．devoting

C．sparing

D．wasting

20.

A．insist

B．forget

C．deny

D．Admit