高考英语阅读理解时事热点第1期专题03 垃圾分类 学生版+解析版.docx

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高考英语阅读理解时事热点第1期专题03垃圾分类学生版+解析版

时事热点冲刺2022年高考英语阅读理解

专题03垃圾分类

Passage1

（2021·重庆高二期末）You’veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans—between4.8and12.7milliontonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreallymakeadifference?

ArtistBenjaminVonWongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,forcingviewerstore-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled“Strawpocalypse,”apairof10-foot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggestsource（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey’verecentlycomeunderfirebecausemostpeopledon’tneedthemtodrinkwithand,becauseoftheirsmallsizeandweight,theycannotberecycled.Everystrawthat’spartofVonWong’sartworklikelycamefromadrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,thestrawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:

Every60seconds,atruckload’sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled“TruckloadofPlastic,”VonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklikethey’dbeendumped（倾倒）fromatruckallatonce.

VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreducetheirplasticfootprint.

1．WhatareVonWong’sartworksintendedfor?

A．Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.B．Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.

C．Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.D．Reducinggarbageonthebeach.

2．Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?

A．Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.

B．Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C．Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.

D．Tofindasubstituteforthem.

3．Whateffectwould“TruckloadofPlastic”haveonviewers?

A．Calming.B．Disturbing.

C．Refreshing.D．Challenging.

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Artists’OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B．MediaInterestinContemporaryArt

C．ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D．OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

Passage2

（2020·江苏苏州市·高一期中）Beforeyouthrowyourtrashintothenearestcan,thinkforamoment.Notallyourgarbagecanbedumpedintoonetrashcan.Itneedstobesortedoutwithdifferentthingsgoingintodifferentbins.Wasteclassification,apracticethathaslongbeennormalindevelopedcountrieslikeJapan,isthenewchallengeformanyChineseurbanresidents.However,thoughinitiallyyoumightneedtorackyourbrainstofigureoutwhichtrashgoesintowhichcan,inthelongrun,theresultiswellworththeeffort.

Landfills,siteswherewasteisburiedandcoveredoverwithsoil,areamajormethodofdisposingofresidentialwasteinChina.However,consideringtheenvironmentaldisasterassociatedwithburyingwaste,thereisapressingneedtoreducetheamountofwastethatgoesintoalandfill.Classification,sortingwasteintodifferentcategoriessuchasharmfulwaste,recyclablesandkitchenwaste,isakeysolution.

Currently,46citiesacrossChina,arecarryingoutaprogramthataimstoputinplaceaclassification-basedgarbagedisposalsystembytheendof2020.Itishopedthatthiswillreducethequantityofwastethatendsupinlandfillsbyalargedegree.ShanghaicameintothemediafocusinearlyJulyafteritcarriedoutcompulsorygarbagesortingrulesthatthosewhofailtodisposeofgarbageproperlyshouldbefined.BeijingisreviewingitsregulationstofollowinShanghai’sfootsteps.Thenewrulesmaycauseshort-terminconveniencebuttheyaremeanttohelpresidentsfollowtheconceptofgarbageclassificationforthecommongood.

Astheprogramsshow,residentscangraduallydevelopthishabitwiththeirgrowingconsciousnessandthehelpofadvancedtechnology.Infuture,thispracticeshouldbeadoptedacrossChina,inurbancitiesandruralareasalike.Withpublicinvolvement,China’sgarbagesortingprogramwillcontributenotonlytothenation’ssustainable（可持续的）developmentbutalsotomakingtheplanetabetterplacetolivein.

5．Whatisthemostprobablereasonforclassifyingwaste？

A．Nositeforburyingwaste.B．People’shabit.

C．Economiccost.D．Environmentalpollution.

6．Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram？

A．Topractisewasteclassification.B．Toprotectenvironment.

C．Tosaveoilforfarming.D．Toreducethequantityofwaste.

7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？

A．AprogramadoptedacrossChinaB．Shanghaicarriedoutnewdisposalrules

C．DoingthebestwithwasteD．Protectingenvironmentisnecessary

Passage3

（2021·山东济南市·高二期末）Awastemanagementsystemisacollectivekindofeffortsandhastobesupportedbythegovernmentandallthepeople.Therearesomecountrieswiththemostinterestingwastesortingculture.

Germanyisthecountrywiththeworld'snumberonerecyclingsystem.Ithasaquitedetailedwayofsortingtheirwaste-downtothecolourofglasswasteandthetypeofpaperthatcouldbeputinsidethepaperwastebin.Itemslikeusedbatteries,electronics,unusedpaintsandappliancesmustbereturnedtospeciallocationstoberecycled.Otheritemssuchasclothes,shoesandfurnitureareadvisedtobesoldordonated.There'sthisthingcalleddepositinGermany,acertainpartofthepriceonabottleddrinkthatyougetbackifyoureturnthebottle.Germanlawrequiresthatallshopssellingbottleddrinksshouldhavesuchareturnpoint.

SouthKoreansusedtoignorehowtosorttheirwaste,butin1995theirgovernmenttookadifferentpathfromothercountries:

theysetupasystematic（系统的）andstrictwastemanagementstandardtomakesurethedevelopmentoftheirfutureeconomy.Theirgovernmentknowsthata,goodwastemanagementsystembringsmoney-savingandenvironment-caring.SouthKoreasucceededinchangingthepeople'sbehavioranddideverythingtoensuretheirwastereduction.

It'snevertoohardtothrowyourgarbageinIndonesia.WhatIndonesianscommonlydoisputtingyourtrashesinyourpersonalgarbageareaatthefrontofyourhouse,rightatthesideofthestreet.Andthegarbagecollectorswiththeirbiggarbagetruckwillpickthetrashesup.ImaginehowmuchcultureshockanIndonesianwouldsufferwhentheyliveinacountryfamousforitscomplicatedwastesortingsystemsuchasJapan,SouthKoreaorGermany-aplacewherepublicshamingandfineforafailureinobeyingthewastesortingrulesismorelikelytohappen.

8．WhatcanweknowaboutGermanyaccordingtothetext?

A．Itsortsthewasteinasimpleway.

B．Ithasthebestwaste-recyclingsystem.

C．Itpaysnoattentiontosortingthewaste.

D．Itadvisespeopletodonateunusedpaints.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deposit"inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Funddonatedbythepublic.

B．Drinksforbiddenbylaws.

C．Moneyreturnedtocustomers.

D．Placessetupforrecycling.

10．Whichcountryneedimproveitswastemanagingsystem?

A．Indonesia.B．Japan.C．SouthKorea.D．Germany.

11．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toinformawayofrecycling.B．Tocomparedifferentcultures.

C．Toadvertiseasortingcompany.D．Tointroducewastemanagingsystems.

Passage4

（2021·江苏宿迁市·高二期末）IfyouliveinChina,mandatory（强制的）garbagesortingiscomingtoacitynearyou.IntheUK,peoplehavebeensortingoutrubbishforawhile.Formostpeople,it’sjustsecondnaturetosortwasteathomebeforethrowingitintoseparatebins.

ButlikemostBritsandotherWesterners,IhadnoideathatmostofourrecyclingusedtogotoChinauntilthecountrybannedforeigntrashimportslastyear.Withitsboomingmiddleclassofurbanconsumers,Chinahasitsownincreasingwasteproblemsthatiturgentlyneedstodealwith.DuringChina’snewdrivetosortoutitstrashproblem,IwaskeentoseewhatHangzhouwasdoingtogetresidentsready.

Itwassevena.m.whenIfirstgottowork,inalocalcommunitywhereresidentswereheadingouttowork,schoolorforamorningwalk.IwasjoinedbyLiuLianqun,a“garbageguide”nexttothelocaltrashsortingstation.Whenmanylocalsapproachedus,enthusiasticallyholdingtheirgreenbagsgivenforfree,itwasuptoustogivethemakindbutfirmtelling-off.“Kitchenwasteisfooditemsonly!

Notissues!

Nopaper!

Noplastic!

”Somepeopletookouradvicewhileotherswereclearlyangryatbeingtoldwhattodo.It’sunderstandable.Ourrubbishcanbeverypersonalandsomethingthatwekeeptoourselves.Anyattemptbyastrangertospyintoourbinbagsisgoingtobeunwelcome.ButLiuwasveryoptimisticthatprogresswasbeingmade.

Inanothercommunity,Ifoundadifferentapproachtogarbagesorting—rewardingresidentswithpointsinreturnfortheirrecyclablewaste.ByscanningaQRcodethroughasmartphoneapp,localscancollectpointsfortheircardboard,plasticbottlesandoldclothing,andexchangethemforgoodsorcashinlocalshops.

Ifcommonpeoplecouldseetruckaftertruckpouringglass,paperandplasticintolandfillwiththeirowneyes,theywouldlikelygivegarbageseparationalotmoreattention.ForChina’sgarbageseparationcampaign,educationwillbeessentialinthelongterm.

12．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A．ForeigntrashimportshavedonegreatharmtoChina.

B．Importsofforeigngarbagehavenotbeenbanneduptonow.

C．ResidentsinHangzhouarereadyforgarbagesorting.

D．MostoftheforeigngarbageinChinacomesfromBritain.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“telling