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

1、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Passage 1（2021重庆高二期末） Youve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to

2、 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 16

3、8,000 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（来源）of plastic pollution, but

4、 theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw wil

5、l take centuries to disappear. In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate（说明） a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckloads 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

6、, which were then tied together to look like theyd been dumped（倾倒） from a truck all at once. Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.1What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?ABeautifying the city he lives in. BIntroducing eco-friendly pro

7、ducts.CDrawing public attention to plastic waste. DReducing garbage on the beach.2Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?ATo show the difficulty of their recycling.BTo explain why they are useful.CTo voice his views on modern art.DTo find a substitute for them.3What effect would “

8、Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers?ACalming. BDisturbing.CRefreshing. DChallenging.4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AArtists Opinions on Plastic SafetyBMedia Interest in Contemporary ArtCResponsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesDOcean Plastics Transformed into SculpturesP

9、assage 2（2020江苏苏州市高一期中） 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 count

10、ries 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,

11、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 wast

12、e, 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

13、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 Shanghais footsteps. The new rules may cause short-term inconvenience b

14、ut 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 urba

15、n cities and rural areas alike. With public involvement, Chinas garbage sorting program will contribute not only to the nations sustainable (可持续的) development but also to making the planet a better place to live in.5What is the most probable reason for classifying waste？ANo site for burying waste. B

16、Peoples habit.CEconomic cost. DEnvironmental pollution.6What is the purpose of the program？ATo practise waste classification. BTo protect environment.CTo save oil for farming. DTo reduce the quantity of waste.7What can be a suitable title for the text？AA program adopted across China BShanghai carrie

17、d out new disposal rulesCDoing the best with waste DProtecting environment is necessaryPassage 3（2021山东济南市高二期末） A waste management system is a collective kind of efforts and has to be supported by the government and all the people. There are some countries with the most interesting waste sorting cul

18、ture.Germany is the country with the worlds number one recycling system. It has a quite detailed way of sorting their waste-down to the colour of glass waste and the type of paper that could be put inside the paper waste bin. Items like used batteries, electronics, unused paints and appliances must

19、be returned to special locations to be recycled. Other items such as clothes, shoes and furniture are advised to be sold or donated. Theres this thing called deposit in Germany, a certain part of the price on a bottled drink that you get back if you return the bottle. German law requires that all sh

20、ops selling bottled drinks should have such a return point.South Koreans used to ignore how to sort their waste, but in 1995 their government took a different path from other countries: they set up a systematic(系统的)and strict waste management standard to make sure the development of their future eco

21、nomy. Their government knows that a, good waste management system brings money-saving and environment-caring. South Korea succeeded in changing the peoples behavior and did everything to ensure their waste reduction.Its never too hard to throw your garbage in Indonesia. What Indonesians commonly do

22、is putting your trashes in your personal garbage area at the front of your house, right at the side of the street. And the garbage collectors with their big garbage truck will pick the trashes up. Imagine how much culture shock an Indonesian would suffer when they live in a country famous for its co

23、mplicated waste sorting system such as Japan, South Korea or Germany-a place where public shaming and fine for a failure in obeying the waste sorting rules is more likely to happen.8What can we know about Germany according to the text?AIt sorts the waste in a simple way.BIt has the best waste-recycl

24、ing system.CIt pays no attention to sorting the waste.DIt advises people to donate unused paints.9What does the underlined word deposit in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AFund donated by the public.BDrinks forbidden by laws.CMoney returned to customers.DPlaces set up for recycling.10Which country need im

25、prove its waste managing system?AIndonesia. BJapan. CSouth Korea. DGermany.11What is the purpose of the text?ATo inform a way of recycling. BTo compare different cultures.CTo advertise a sorting company. DTo introduce waste managing systems.Passage 4（2021江苏宿迁市高二期末） If you live in China, mandatory (强

26、制的) garbage sorting is coming to a city near you. In the UK, people have been sorting out rubbish for a while. For most people, its just second nature to sort waste at home before throwing it into separate bins.But like most Brits and other Westerners, I had no idea that most of our recycling used t

27、o go to China until the country banned foreign trash imports last year. With its booming middle class of urban consumers, China has its own increasing waste problems that it urgently needs to deal with. During Chinas new drive to sort out its trash problem, I was keen to see what Hangzhou was doing

28、to get residents ready.It was seven a.m. when I first got to work, in a local community where residents were heading out to work, school or for a morning walk. I was joined by Liu Lianqun, a “garbage guide” next to the local trash sorting station. When many locals approached us, enthusiastically hol

29、ding their green bags given for free, it was up to us to give them a kind but firm telling-off. “Kitchen waste is food items only! No tissues! No paper! No plastic!” Some people took our advice while others were clearly angry at being told what to do. Its understandable. Our rubbish can be very pers

30、onal and something that we keep to ourselves. Any attempt by a stranger to spy into our bin bags is going to be unwelcome. But Liu was very optimistic that progress was being made.In another community, I found a different approach to garbage sortingrewarding residents with points in return for their

31、 recyclable waste. By scanning a QR code through a smart phone app, locals can collect points for their cardboard, plastic bottles and old clothing, and exchange them for goods or cash in local shops.If common people could see truck after truck pouring glass, paper and plastic into landfill with the

32、ir own eyes, they would likely give garbage separation a lot more attention. For Chinas garbage separation campaign, education will be essential in the long term.12What can be inferred from paragraph 2?AForeign trash imports have done great harm to China.BImports of foreign garbage have not been banned up to now.CResidents in Hangzhou are ready for garbage sorting.DMost of the foreign garbage in China comes from Britain.13What does the underlined word “telling