Recycling can get kids free books

题材文章词数读书与环保337 难度 ★★★体裁建议用时记叙文6′

海词积累

1.giveaway n.免费赠送

2.decompose v.分解

3.aluminum can铝制罐

An Italian bookseller has come up with anovelway to promote recycling.Michele Gentile,who owns Ex Libris Cafe in southern Italy,isgiving away free booksto children in 1.________for plastic bottles andaluminum cans.Michele Gentile said he thought of the recycling program,2.________he wanted to inspire children in the small town of Polla to read and pay attention to the 3__________..To that end,his 4___________.giveaway is offered to school kids who donate one aluminum can and a plastic bottle to his shop.

“My goal is to spread the passion and love for books among those people in Italy who do not usually read while they are at the time helping the environment,”Gentile explained.The idea for theinitiativecame after Gentile cooperated with a nearby middle school on an aluminum 5___________.project.Working together,the schoolchildren and Gentile collected enough cans to purchase books for an entire classroom.His new program took off from there and has already spread into northern Italy.Gentile hopes his work will continue to make headlines and become a worldwide initiative.

The free books come from customers in Gentile's shop who have donated money to purchase a “suspended” book.The idea originated from a World WarⅡpracticein which customers would buy two coffees:one for themselves and another for the next person in line.Gentile has been using the extra books as part of his recycling initiative.

While Gentile's program is a great way to recycle and get kids to read,it also brings awareness to the growing problem of 6.__________waste.Single-use plastics make up around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world,only 14 percent of which are recycled.Plastics thatend upin landfills take around 500 years todecompose,posing a majorconcernfor environmentalists.

Cutting down onplastic waste is important if we want to better the environment for future generations,and recycling programs like Gentile's book giveaway are a great way to meet that goal.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important words and expressions in the text

1.novel adj.新颖的

2.initiative n.倡议；新方案

3.practice n.惯例

4.concern n.担心；忧虑

5.better v.改善

6.take off突然大受欢迎；迅速流行

7.end up最后处于……

8.cut down on削减；减少

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences.

1.一次性塑料约占世界塑料总量的26%，其中只有14%是可回收的。

Single-use plastics________________around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world,only 14 percent of________________are recycled.

2.这一想法源于二战期间的一种做法，顾客会买两杯咖啡：一杯给自己，一杯给队伍中的下一个人。

The idea ________________from a World WarⅡpractice ________________customers would buy two coffees:one for themselves and another for the next person in line.

3.垃圾填埋场的塑料需要大约500年的时间才能分解，这引起了环保人士的极大关注。

Plastics ________________end up in landfills ________________around 500 years to decompose,________________a major concern for environmentalists.