Question

A small town in Tasmania, an island off the south coast of mainland Australia, is making itself an environmental role model by becoming the country's first plastic bag-free town.

Since April 28, Coles Bay's population of 175 and its tourist shoppers have been using reusable paper or cloth bags to carry their shopping.

Ben Keamey, a local businessman who supports the bag ban, said it would cut  the amount of waste and prevent damage to native wildlife that try to eat the plastic.

"Most businesses here come from the tourism and that's all based on the environment, so people were pretty supportive," he said.

Every year Australians use more than six billion plastic bags. More than half of these come from the supermarket. Since it takes years for the bags to biodegrade（生物递减分解）, tens of millions end up polluting the environment. They kill about 100,000 sea-birds and animals, which mistake bags for food, every year.

Only in the past few months have major Australian supermarkets begun cutting on their use of plastic bags. Environmental groups are pushing for a plastic bag fee like that in Ireland. There, since plastic bags cost 10 pence (about 1 yuan) each, their use has been cut by 90 per cent.

Pollution caused by plastic bags is a big headache for countries all over the world. As early as 1999, Beijing said that only plastic bags of certain thickness could be used. This was to encourage them to be used again and again, since an average of six million plastic bags are used there every there every single day.

1.Which might be the best title for this passage?

A．Deadly Plastic Bags                      B．The End of Plastic Bags

C．How to Reuse Plastic Bags                 D．The Present Situation of Plastic Bags

2.Plastic bags will not be used by the native people of Coles Bay because they ______.

A．cause the environmental pollution          B．are not easy to be reused

C．are not as good as cloth bags               D．are not strong enough

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Plastic bags kill many animals in Australia each year.

B．Most Australian supermarkets have begun cutting on their use of plastic bags.

C．People at Coles Bay think poor environment may affect their tourism.

D．You have to pay for the plastic bags if you go shopping in Ireland.

4.The example of Coles Bay is to show that ______.

A．people take serious actions to deal with the plastic bag problem

B．people begin to realise the harm of using plastic bags

C．Australia is the first country in solving the plastic bag problem

D．Australians are aware of the importance of protecting the small town

5.Which of the following measures on plastic bags is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．To forbid to use them by law.

B．to charge fee for plastic bags.

C．To make them thick enough to be reuseable.

D．To make them environmentally friendly.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了在澳大利亚的一个岛上的人们开始禁止使用塑料袋，同时也提及了在世界各地人们已经慢慢地开始重视环境的保护。

1.B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的在澳大利亚的一个岛国上进行的禁止使用塑料袋的活动。故B项与课文相符。

2.A 细节题。根据文章第三段it would cut  the amount of waste and prevent damage to native wildlife that try to eat the plastic."Most businesses here come from the tourism and that's all based on the environment, so people were pretty supportive,"说明人们主要做，主要是为了减少污染。故A正确。

3.B 细节题。根据Only in the past few months have major Australian supermarkets begun cutting on their use of plastic bags.文章只是说在大超市里人们开始减少使用塑料袋，ACD三项都是文章里讲述的内容。故B项符合要求。

4.A 推理题。根据文章第一段可知在这个岛上人们已经采取了措施来保护环境，不再使用塑料袋。故Ａ正确。

5.D 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段Environmental groups are pushing for a plastic bag fee like that in Ireland. There, since plastic bags cost 10 pence (about 1 yuan) each, their use has been cut by 90 per cent.说明B项提及了。根据文章最后一段As early as 1999, Beijing said that only plastic bags of certain thickness could be used.说明C项提及了；根据文章第一段说明A项提及了。只有D项在文章中没有提到。故D项符合要求。

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