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【題目】 "When I was 16 years old, I was diving in Greece, but I was disappointed because I saw more plastic bags than fish.” These are the words of Boyan Slat, an engineer who designed the world's first ocean plastic cleanup system.

Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastics end up in our oceans, according to the UN Environment Programme. It is predicted that the weight of ocean plastics will match the weight of all the fish in our oceans by 2050. To prevent this from happening, in 2013 Slat created the Ocean Cleanup, an environmental nongovernmental organization, and put his plan for an ocean cleanup device into action.

After years of research and development in the Netherlands, a device called System 001/B successfully started gathering plastics on October 2, 2019. The device uses a 600-meter-long C-shaped tube to gather all the floating rubbish. Unlike other cleanup methods, the system floats freely according to the direction of the waves, which allows waste to flow into and stay within the device. A sea anchor is attached to either end. This slows down the system as it floats through the water and allows the faster-moving rubbish, carried by the waves, to flow into its mouth. System 001/B can also collect waste below the surface using a 3-meter-deep skirt（擋板）attached to the end. After being gathered, the trash will be dragged back to shore by boat and recycled.

Right now, the system operates in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area that is 3 times the size of France. Once operational, the Ocean Cleanup expects a full fleet to be able to clear 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years.

"It remains to be seen whether this dream will become a reality, but it is undeniable that humanity must work together to reduce our plastic use and repair the damage our waste has caused," Slat said. "We are starting to see a young generation that gets it and is excited about a sustainable （可持續(xù)的）future, but the question still comes down to: Are we going fast enough, and how much damage will have been done before we get there?"

【1】The underlined word “match” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_________”.

A.compareB.equal

C.measureD.cover

【2】Why did Boyan Slat create the Ocean Cleanup?

A.To collect ocean plastic waste.

B.To help to invent System 001/B.

C.To protect the living environment of fish.

D.To do research on the ocean environment.

【3】What can we know about System 001/B?

A.It can collect and recycle garbage at the same time.

B.It can only gather ocean waste which floats on the water.

C.It aims to clear up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.

D.It is an ocean-cleaning device which has already been put to use.

【4】What does Slat want to tell us according to the last paragraph?

A.Young generations care less about the environment.

B.The future ecology of the oceans is deeply worrying.

C.People should work hard to decrease plastic pollution.

D.It's quite difficult to repair the damage to the environment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了海洋塑料污染嚴重，工程師斯萊特設(shè)計了世界上第一個海洋塑料清理系統(tǒng)。一種名為System 001/B的裝置于2019年10月2日成功地開始收集塑料。目前，該系統(tǒng)在太平洋垃圾場運行。人類必須共同努力，減少塑料的使用，并修復(fù)我們的廢物造成的破壞。

【1】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第二段中的Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastics end up in our oceans, according to the UN Environment Programme.(根據(jù)聯(lián)合國環(huán)境規(guī)劃署的數(shù)據(jù)，每年有超過800萬噸的塑料最終進入我們的海洋。)及match前的the weight of ocean plastics(海洋塑料的重量)及其后的the weight of all the fish in our oceans(我們海洋中所有魚類的重量)可知每年都有許多的塑料進入海洋，根據(jù)邏輯推理知海洋塑料的重量將會與魚類的重量相等，可推測知match在此處意為“相等”，故選B項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的It is predicted that the weight of ocean plastics will match the weight of all the fish in our oceans by 2050. To prevent this from happening, in 2013 Slat created the Ocean Cleanup(據(jù)預(yù)測，到 2050 年，海洋塑料的重量將與我們海洋中所有魚類的重量相匹配。為防止這種情況，Slat創(chuàng)立了The Ocean Cleanup)可知Slat創(chuàng)立The Ocean Cleanup是為了收集海洋塑料垃圾，防止塑料重量與魚類重量相等的狀況發(fā)生。故選A項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的a device called System 001/B successfully started gathering plastics on October 2, 2019.(一種名為System 001/B的設(shè)備于2019年10月2日成功開始收集塑料)可知System 001/B是一種已經(jīng)投入使用的海洋清潔設(shè)備。故選D項。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的it is undeniable that humanity must work together to reduce our plastic use and repair the damage our waste has caused(不可否認的是，人類必須共同努力減少塑料的使用并修復(fù)我們的廢物造成的破壞。)可知Slat想傳達出人們應(yīng)該努力減少塑料污染。故選C項。