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时事热点 冲刺2022年高考英语阅读理解

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Passage 1

You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans — between 4.8 and 12.7 million

2021·

重庆高二期末)

tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist

Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing

viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.

At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic

waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the

sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source

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of plastic

pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of

their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part of Von Wong’s artwork likely came

from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to

disappear.

In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate

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a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a

truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of

volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been

dumped

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from a truck all at once.

Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.

1

What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for?

A

Beautifying the city he lives in.

C

Drawing public attention to plastic waste.

B

Introducing eco-friendly products.

D

Reducing garbage on the beach.

2

Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?

A

To show the difficulty of their recycling.

B

To explain why they are useful.

C

To voice his views on modern art.

D

To find a substitute for them.

3

What effect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers?

A

Calming.

C

Refreshing.

B

Disturbing.

D

Challenging.

4

Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A

Artists’ Opinions on Plastic Safety

B

Media Interest in Contemporary Art

C

Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies

D

Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures

Passage 2

2020·

江苏苏州市

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高一期中)

Before you throw your trash into the nearest can, think for a moment.

Not all your garbage can be dumped into one trashcan. It needs to be sorted out with different things going into

different bins. Waste classification, a practice that has long been normal in developed countries like Japan, is the

new challenge for many Chinese urban residents. However, though initially you might need to rack your brains to

figure out which trash goes into which can, in the long run, the result is well worth the effort.

Landfills, sites where waste is buried and covered over with soil, are a major method of disposing of

residential waste in China. However, considering the environmental disaster associated with burying waste, there is

a pressing need to reduce the amount of waste that goes into a landfill. Classification, sorting waste into different

categories such as harmful waste, recyclables and kitchen waste, is a key solution.

Currently, 46 cities across China, are carrying out a program that aims to put in place a classification-based

garbage disposal system by the end of 2020. It is hoped that this will reduce the quantity of waste that ends up in

landfills by a large degree. Shanghai came into the media focus in early July after it carried out compulsory garbage

sorting rules that those who fail to dispose of garbage properly should be fined. Beijing is reviewing its regulations

to follow in Shanghai’s footsteps. The new rules may cause short-term inconvenience but they are meant to help

residents follow the concept of garbage classification for the common good.

As the programs show, residents can gradually develop this habit with their growing consciousness and the

help of advanced technology. In future, this practice should be adopted across China, in urban cities and rural areas

alike. With public involvement, China’s garbage sorting program will contribute not only to the nation’s sustainable