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Today’s world is full of plastic goods, from water bottles to car parts. We make plastic toys, toothbrushes, and shopping bags. Plastic is so useful that it’s hard to imagine life without it, but it has not been around that long.

The first plastic was invented in 1869. That’s when American John Wesley Hyatt made a form of plastic from a plant material called cellulose. Before long, his discovery was used to make combs, eyeglasses, buttons, and film.

In the 1900s, petroleum products such as oil replaced cellulose. New kinds of plastic were discovered in the 1950s, and that’s when the real boom began. People started to use plastic in many fields instead of the old materials. Plastics quickly replace paper, glass, metal, and wood in a growing number of products. In 1960, the United States made 6 billion pounds of plastic. By 1988, the output had grown to 50 billion pounds. These days, almost 10 percent of the oil America uses every year is turned into plastic. That’s 2 million barrels of oil a day.

Most of the plastic ever made still exists. Unlike wood, metal, and paper, plastic does not break down easily. Some people think plastic will never break down. Others say it may take 500 or 1,000 years. No one knows for sure because it has been around for too short a time. But if George Washington had used plastic water bottles in the 1700s, those bottles would probably still be around.

Although plastic lasts a long time, we don’t keep plastic products very long. We use them and throw them away. Only about 5 percent of plastic is recycled. A huge amount of it ends up floating in the ocean. Then seabirds, seals, turtles, whales and fish eat it. Scientists often find sea animals that have starved（饿）to death with their stomachs full of plastic. And every time it rains, more trash from city streets flushes into the sea. Much of that trash is plastic.

What can we do about plastic? First, be aware. Oil takes millions of years to form. Should we use up this precious fuel to make flimsy shopping bags that are used once and thrown away? Should any animal pay for our convenience with its life? Each person’s actions can make a difference. It’s time to act now.

1.What can we know about plastic?

A. Plastic is now widely used in every area of our daily life.

B. America holds the leading position in the world-wide use of plastic.

C. Plastic can last for more than 300 years and will never break down.

D. About 95% of plastic is used once and then thrown away.

2.Which detail supports the idea that plastic can be dangerous?

A. Animals starve to death after eating plastic.

B. Much of that trash is plastic.

C. About 10 percent of the oil we use every year is made into plastic.

D. John Wesley Hyatt made the first plastic from cellulose.

3.The underlined word “replace” in paragraph 3 means “______”.

A. Take the charge of　　 B. Increase in value　　 C. Take the place of　　 D. Decrease in value

4.What might be written in the following paragraph?

A. Reasons about why we should use less plastic.

B. Criticism on those who make and buy plastic.

C. Tips for using plastic in the environmental friendly way.

D. Difference between using plastic and other materials.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Amazing Plastic.　　 B. Dangerous Plastic.　　 C. Useless Plastic.　　 D. New Plastic

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A.The bottle is filled with water.

B.The bottle is full of water.

C.The bottle is half full of water.

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Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? 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(资源) 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 recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn't need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don't recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled 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 recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn't a recycling 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.______of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece in 2006.

A.90% B.50% C.80% D.10%

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

A.To drop them into the river. B.To make a piggy bank.

C.To make a plant pot. D.To recycle them.

5.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.

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Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? 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(资源) 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 recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don’t recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and sees. So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn’t a recycling bin near you? Well, there are loes 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.　　　　　 of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece in 2006.

A. 10%                 B. 50%                 C. 80%                 D. 90%

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

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

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

5. 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.

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句型转换

1.The bottle is full of water. （改为同义句）

The bottle 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 .

2.Alice goes to see her grandmother twice a month. (对划线部分提问）

does Alice go to see her grandmother?

3. I like apples better than bananas. （改为同义句）

I 　　　　 apples 　　　　 bananas.

4.I think the floor will get wet. （改为否定句）

I 　　　　 think the floor 　　　 get wet.

5.Why don’t you go to the cinema？（改为同义句）

to the cinema？

6. She controls her wheelchair with her mouth. (对划线部分提问）

she 　　　　 her wheelchair?

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There are two bottles on the table. One is full 　　　　　　　　 beer while the other is filled 　　　　　　　 water.

A. of; of　　 B. with; with

C. of ; with　　 D. with; of

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Please be careful! The bottle is full ________ hot water.

A. by　　 B. of　　 C. for　　 D. with

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1.A plastic bottle’s life cycle begins with ______.

A.oil B.water C.coal D.pellets

2.How many of the waste plastic bottles are recycled?

A.Almost all. B.More than half.

C.Less than a quarter. D.Less than one third.

3.After reading this short passage, we should ______.

A.extract more oil B.reuse extracted oil

C.recycle plastic bottles D.reduce water pollution

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I have bought a cup 　　　　 him. You don’t have to provide him　　　　 bottled water. After all, plastic is harmful to the environment.

A. to; with　　 B. for; for　　 C. to; to　　 D. for; with

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I have bought a cup 　　　　 him. You don’t have to provide him　　　　 bottled water.

After all, plastic is harmful to the environment.

A. to; with　　 B. to; for　　 C. for; with

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