Rubbish: Easy to Produce, but Hard to Get Rid of
We produce a lot of rubbish. There is no question about it. The amount of rubbish we throw away is surprising (surprise). Scientists report that Americans produce about five 1___ (pound) of rubbish per person—every day. Forty years ago, each person 2 ___(produce) only half of it each day. There are 3 ___(near) 300 million people in the US. You do the math. How much rubbish do we produce every day?
In 4___ (add) to the amount of rubbish we produce, how we get rid of it is another problem. The plastic bags that we place outside of our homes need to be 5___ (carry) away every week. These bags are not 6___ (friend) to the environment at all.
Nobody is sure how long a plastic bag takes to totally break down, because we've only been 7___ (use) plastic as a business for about 90 years. It is 8___ (believe), however, that it may take 100 years for a plastic bag to completely break down. I am sure that you will feel 9 ___(happy) to think that a plastic bag can live longer than the 10 ___(major) of people on earth.
【文章大意】垃圾：容易生产，但很难处理
我们制造了很多垃圾。这是毫无疑问的。我们扔掉的垃圾的数量令人吃惊。科学家报告说，美国人每人每天产生大约5磅的垃圾。40年前，每人每天只生产一半。美国有近3亿人口。你自己算算。我们每天制造多少垃圾?
除了我们产生的垃圾的数量，我们如何摆脱它是另一个问题。我们放置在屋外的塑料袋每周都需要运走。这些袋子对环境一点也不友好。
没有人知道塑料袋需要多长时间才能完全分解，因为我们使用塑料作为一项业务只有大约90年的历史。然而，据息，一个塑料袋可能需要100年才能完全分解。我敢肯定，想到一个塑料袋可以比地球上大多数人活得更长，你会感到不高兴。
1.
【答案】pounds
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“Scientists report that Americans produce about five 1 ___(pound) of rubbish per person—every day.”科学家报道美国人每人每天生产大概五磅垃圾，pound使用复数。故本题应填入pounds。
2.
【答案】produced
【原文考查】语法结构题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“Forty years ago, each person 2 ___(produce) only half of it each day.”可知句子缺乏谓语动词，根据前文的“forty years ago”可知使用一般过去时态，produce的过去时是produced。故本题应填入produced。
3.
【答案】nearly
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“There are 3 ___(near) 300 million people in the US.”美国有接近三亿人口。故本题应填入nearly。
4.
【答案】addition
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“In 4 ___(add) to the amount of rubbish we produce, how we get rid of it is another problem.”可知除了我们产生的垃圾外，我们如何处理它们是另一个问题。涉及到固定搭配“in addition”。故本题应填入addition。
5.
【答案】carried
【原文考查】语法结构题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“The plastic bags that we place outside of our homes need to be 5 ___(carry) away every week.”我们放置在屋外的塑料袋每周都要运走。可知塑料袋和运走是被动关系，应使用carry的被动语态。故本题应填入carried。
6.
【答案】friendly
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“These bags are not 6 ___(friend) to the environment at all.”这些袋子对环境不友好，此处应填入形容词。故本题应填入friendly。
7.
【答案】using
【原文考查】语法结构题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“Nobody is sure how long a plastic bag takes to totally break down, because we've only been 7 ___(use) plastic as a business for about 90 years.”根据时间标志“for about 90 year”可知使用现在完成进行时。故本题应填入using。
8.
【答案】believed
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“It is 8 ___(believe), however, that it may take 100 years for a plastic bag to completely break down.”使用句型“it is believed that...”，意为“大家认为……”。故本题应填入believed。
9.
【答案】unhappy
【原文考查】上下文关联题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“I am sure that you will feel 9 ___(happy) to think that a plastic bag can live longer than the 10 (major) of people on earth.”想到塑料袋活的比人还久，应该感到不高兴，应填入happy的反义词。故本题应填入unhappy。
10.
【答案】majority
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格所在句子“I am sure that you will feel unhappy to think that a plastic bag can live longer than the 10 ___(major) of people on earth.”大多数的人表达为“the majority of people”。故本题应填入majority。
