塑料使用，可以休矣

湖北 赵利燕

塑料的使用给环境造成了破坏。 文章呼吁人们减少对一次性塑料制品的使用。

If you take a look around your kitchen or office right now, chances are that you'll notice you're surrounded by plastic water bottles, take-out coffee cups, straws （吸管）, plastic grocery bags, food packages, and take-out containers. These are all examples of single-use plastic products,which is a hot topic nowadays based on both environmental and health concerns.

It's certainly not realistic to remove all plastic from your life, but let's examine some statistics that may encourage you to reduce your single-use plastic footprints by throwing away straws, switching to reusable water bottles, bringing cloth bags to the grocery store, and more.

The popularity of plastic, which began rising in the 1950s, is growing out of control—18.2 trillion pounds of plastic has been produced around the world, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.And there's no sign of slowing down,considering scientists say that another 26.5 trillion pounds will be produced worldwide by 2050.

“Every piece of plastic that has ever been created will remain in the environment in some form,but once we conveniently throw out our trash at home, wind and run-off carry our waste from landfills and streets down the sewer (污水管) and directly to the ocean,” says Jennifer Flower. “Our plastic consumption is directly affecting the marine life including the fish, which is a main source of food for humans as well. Often our society is so focused on making our lives more convenient in the short term, but in the long run, those everyday conveniences are at the expense of our health and the health of marine life.”

Worried about global warming? You should be.

1. The first paragraph is written to show________.

A. plastic products are convenient

B. plastic products are very harmful

C. plastic is everywhere in daily life

D. the topic about plastic is outdated

2. What do the statistics in paragraph 3 imply?

A. The popularity of plastic began in the 1950s.B. 18.2 trillion pounds of plastic is produced every year.C. Plastic is still in great demand in the future.

D. Production of plastic will reach the limit by 2050.

3. What can we learn from Jennifer Flower's words?

A. Plastic has brought great convenience.B. Plastic producers should be blamed.

C. The marine life will suffer the lack of food.

D. Plastic is a double-edged sword.

4. From which is this text probably taken?

A. A biology text.

B. An environment focus.

C. A research paper.

D. A news report.

Sentence for writing

If you take a look around your kitchen or office right now, chances are that you'll notice you're surrounded by plastic water bottles, take-out coffee cups, straws, plastic grocery bags, food packages,and take-out containers.

【信息提取】chances be that...是一个固定句型，意为“有可能……”。

【句式仿写】火车有可能还没有离开。