Question

Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles（塑料瓶）? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it’s easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.

However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn’t need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we reused all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don’t reuse much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks reused only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and seas.

So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you reuse it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn’t a bin near you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.

1.What is not mentioned about bottled water in this passage?

A. It’s healthy.    B. It’s clean.

C. It’s easy.    D. It’s expensive.

2.Plastic products are made from ________.

A. energy    B. oil

C. rubbish    D. plants

3.Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?

A. To reuse them.    B. To make a piggy bank.

C. To make a plant pot.    D. To drop them into the river.

4.The underlined part in this passage tells us “________”.

A. To make a different life, you’d better go outside.

B. To look different, you’d better wear green clothes.

C. To protect the environment, you can do something.

D. To go green, you should use plastic products.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。现在人们经常饮用瓶装水，文章分析了瓶装水的好处，但也指出瓶装水使用了大量的塑料，塑料废弃后会对环境造成污染，建议人们更多地重复使用塑料瓶。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it’s easy — you can carry it around with you.可知，有些人认为瓶装水很健康干净而且容易携带。文章没有提到它很贵。故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products.可知，要生产塑料制品需要使用石油。故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段第六句If we reused all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps.可知，重新使用塑料瓶是处理塑料污染最好的方法。故A项正确。

4.猜测句意题。根据划线前句可知，我们可以用多种方法重复使用塑料瓶，减少对环境的污染。如果我们人人努力，就可以保护环境。句中的短语make a difference意为“起作用，有影响”。故C项正确。