题目
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The (1) ____ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of (2) ____ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before. How did we (3) ____ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to (4) ____ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. (5) ____ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and (6) ____ . Another cause is our (7) ____ of disposable (一次性的) products. As(8) ____ people, we are always looking for (9) ____ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies (10) ____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few. Our appetite for new products also (11) ____ to the problem. We are (12) ____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that (13) ____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we (14) ____ useful possessions to make room for new ones. All around the world, we can see the (15) ____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To (16) ____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the (17) ____ , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. (18) ____ , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem. Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions (19) ____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about (20) ____ . 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. problem D. project (2)A. gifts B. products C. debt D. rubbish (3)A. become B. face C. observe D. change (4)A. hide B. replace C. control 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
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The (1) ____ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of (2) ____ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we (3) ____ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to (4) ____ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. (5) ____ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and (6) ____ .
Another cause is our (7) ____ of disposable (一次性的) products. As(8) ____ people, we are always looking for (9) ____ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies (10) ____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also (11) ____ to the problem. We are (12) ____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that (13) ____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we (14) ____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the (15) ____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To (16) ____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the (17) ____ , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. (18) ____ , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions (19) ____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about (20) ____ . 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.
How did we (3) ____ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to (4) ____ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. (5) ____ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and (6) ____ .
Another cause is our (7) ____ of disposable (一次性的) products. As(8) ____ people, we are always looking for (9) ____ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies (10) ____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also (11) ____ to the problem. We are (12) ____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that (13) ____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we (14) ____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the (15) ____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To (16) ____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the (17) ____ , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. (18) ____ , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions (19) ____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about (20) ____ . 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. problem | D. project |
(2)A. gifts | B. products | C. debt | D. rubbish |
(3)A. become | B. face | C. observe | D. change |
(4)A. hide | B. replace | C. control | 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 |
题目解答
答案
1-5 CDABA 6-10 CADAC 11-15 DBADD 16-20 CBADC
1.C.考查名词及语境理解. key 关键,重点;problem 问题,麻烦事;project 项目; reason 理由.根据第二行"the world…"可知,出现的问题是垃圾堆积如山.故选:C.
2. D.考查名词及语境理解.debt 债务; gifts 礼物; products 产品; rubbish 垃圾.根据句意可知,因为人们现在扔掉很多垃圾,因此,垃圾堆积成了山.故选:D.
3. A.考查动词及语境理解. become 变成; change 改变;face 面对; observe 观察.根据句意可知,根据"first of all…"可知,这里讲的是乱扔垃圾的原因.故选:A.
4.B. 考查动词及语境理解.control 控制; hide 隐藏; replace 替代; withdraw 撤退,收回.根据句意可知,与花时间和钱修理相比,现在更容易更换物品.故选:B.
5. A.考查固定搭配及语境理解. As to 至于; Except 除……之外; Regardless of 不管,不顾; Thanks to 多亏了,由于.根据句意可知,多亏了当代制造业和技术,公司能够更快地生产产品,成本也降低很多.故选:A.
6.C.考查形容词及语境理解. cheap 便宜的; funny 有趣的; powerful 强大的; safe 安全的.根据"inexpensively"可知,成本降低的话,产品价格相对也会降低.故选:C.
7.A.考查名词及语境理解. division 部门; lack 缺乏; love 爱; prevention 阻止.根据句意可知,另一个原因是人们对一次性产品的钟爱.故选:A.
8. D.考查形容词及语境理解. brave 勇敢的;busy 忙碌的;kind 友好的;sensitive 敏感的."we are always looking for…"可知,人们总是在节省时间,说明人们很忙碌.故选:D.
9.A. 考查名词及语境理解. friends 朋友; jobs 工作; places 地方; ways 方法.a way to do sth 做某事的方法,是固定搭配.故选:A.
10.C. 考查动词及语境理解.donate 捐献; preserve 保护,维持; produce 生产; receive 收到.根据句意可知,企业生产大量的一次性产品.故选:C.
11.D.考查动词及语境理解. adapts 适应;contributes 捐献; responds 回应; returns 归还,返回.根据句意可知,人们对新产品的欲望促成了这一问题.故选:D.
12.B. 考查短语及语境理解. ashamed for 为…而感到羞愧; addicted to 沉迷于; tired of 厌烦; worried about 担忧.根据"appetite"可知,人们痴迷于购买新产品.故选:B.
13.A.考查形容词比较级及语境理解. higher 更高的; larger 更大的; newer 更新的; stronger 更强壮的.根据句意可知,广告使人们相信新的更好.故选:A.
14.D. 考查动词短语及语境理解. hold onto 抓住不放; pay for 为…付款; pick up 捡起; throw away 扔掉.根据句意可知,人们扔掉自己的物品来为新的腾地方.故选:D.
15.D. 考查名词及语境理解.advantages 优势;consequences 后果,结果;functions 功能; purposes 目的.根据下句可知,这里指的是乱扔垃圾的后果.故选:D.
16.C. 考查动词及语境理解. decrease 减少; measure 测量;record 记录; show 展示.根据句意可知,越来越多的政府要求人们循环使用物品,这样做是为了减少垃圾.故选:C.
17.B. 考查名词及语境理解.brands 品牌;consumers 消费者; environment 环境; technology 技术.根据语境可知,要求人们循环利用也是为了保护环境.故选:B.
18.A. 考查副词及语境理解. However 然而;Meanwhile 与此同时; Otherwise 要不然的话; Therefore 因此.根据句意可知,然而,只是要求人们循环利用是远远不够的.故选:A.
19.D. 考查介词及语境理解. in favor of 支持,赞成; instead of 代替;or rather 更准确地说; other than 除了,不同于.根据句意可知,我们需要修理我们的财物,而不是扔掉它们.故选:D.
20.C. 考查动词及语境理解.advertising 登广告; collecting 收集;repairing 修理; spending 花费.根据句意可知,我们也需要重新考虑对修理的态度,根据下句"repairing…"可知答案.故选:C.
1.C.考查名词及语境理解. key 关键,重点;problem 问题,麻烦事;project 项目; reason 理由.根据第二行"the world…"可知,出现的问题是垃圾堆积如山.故选:C.
2. D.考查名词及语境理解.debt 债务; gifts 礼物; products 产品; rubbish 垃圾.根据句意可知,因为人们现在扔掉很多垃圾,因此,垃圾堆积成了山.故选:D.
3. A.考查动词及语境理解. become 变成; change 改变;face 面对; observe 观察.根据句意可知,根据"first of all…"可知,这里讲的是乱扔垃圾的原因.故选:A.
4.B. 考查动词及语境理解.control 控制; hide 隐藏; replace 替代; withdraw 撤退,收回.根据句意可知,与花时间和钱修理相比,现在更容易更换物品.故选:B.
5. A.考查固定搭配及语境理解. As to 至于; Except 除……之外; Regardless of 不管,不顾; Thanks to 多亏了,由于.根据句意可知,多亏了当代制造业和技术,公司能够更快地生产产品,成本也降低很多.故选:A.
6.C.考查形容词及语境理解. cheap 便宜的; funny 有趣的; powerful 强大的; safe 安全的.根据"inexpensively"可知,成本降低的话,产品价格相对也会降低.故选:C.
7.A.考查名词及语境理解. division 部门; lack 缺乏; love 爱; prevention 阻止.根据句意可知,另一个原因是人们对一次性产品的钟爱.故选:A.
8. D.考查形容词及语境理解. brave 勇敢的;busy 忙碌的;kind 友好的;sensitive 敏感的."we are always looking for…"可知,人们总是在节省时间,说明人们很忙碌.故选:D.
9.A. 考查名词及语境理解. friends 朋友; jobs 工作; places 地方; ways 方法.a way to do sth 做某事的方法,是固定搭配.故选:A.
10.C. 考查动词及语境理解.donate 捐献; preserve 保护,维持; produce 生产; receive 收到.根据句意可知,企业生产大量的一次性产品.故选:C.
11.D.考查动词及语境理解. adapts 适应;contributes 捐献; responds 回应; returns 归还,返回.根据句意可知,人们对新产品的欲望促成了这一问题.故选:D.
12.B. 考查短语及语境理解. ashamed for 为…而感到羞愧; addicted to 沉迷于; tired of 厌烦; worried about 担忧.根据"appetite"可知,人们痴迷于购买新产品.故选:B.
13.A.考查形容词比较级及语境理解. higher 更高的; larger 更大的; newer 更新的; stronger 更强壮的.根据句意可知,广告使人们相信新的更好.故选:A.
14.D. 考查动词短语及语境理解. hold onto 抓住不放; pay for 为…付款; pick up 捡起; throw away 扔掉.根据句意可知,人们扔掉自己的物品来为新的腾地方.故选:D.
15.D. 考查名词及语境理解.advantages 优势;consequences 后果,结果;functions 功能; purposes 目的.根据下句可知,这里指的是乱扔垃圾的后果.故选:D.
16.C. 考查动词及语境理解. decrease 减少; measure 测量;record 记录; show 展示.根据句意可知,越来越多的政府要求人们循环使用物品,这样做是为了减少垃圾.故选:C.
17.B. 考查名词及语境理解.brands 品牌;consumers 消费者; environment 环境; technology 技术.根据语境可知,要求人们循环利用也是为了保护环境.故选:B.
18.A. 考查副词及语境理解. However 然而;Meanwhile 与此同时; Otherwise 要不然的话; Therefore 因此.根据句意可知,然而,只是要求人们循环利用是远远不够的.故选:A.
19.D. 考查介词及语境理解. in favor of 支持,赞成; instead of 代替;or rather 更准确地说; other than 除了,不同于.根据句意可知,我们需要修理我们的财物,而不是扔掉它们.故选:D.
20.C. 考查动词及语境理解.advertising 登广告; collecting 收集;repairing 修理; spending 花费.根据句意可知,我们也需要重新考虑对修理的态度,根据下句"repairing…"可知答案.故选:C.