五、（2025·南通市海安市期末）阅读理解。〔人与自然——环境保护〕
① Plastic waste is one of the biggest problems our planet faces. Plastic doesn't go away easily. It stays in the environment for hundreds of years, causing harm to animals, oceans, and nature. Every year, millions of animals suffer because of plastic. Some get sick after eating it, while others get trapped in it. And those huge “plastic islands” in the oceans just keep getting bigger.
② But guess what? Scientists have found something amazing. They've found that certain plants and fungi（真菌）can really “eat” plastic! In one experiment, scientists placed a plastic bottle and some fungi inside a box. After a few weeks, the fungi produced special chemicals. These chemicals slowly turned the plastic into tiny pieces. By the end of the experiment, most of the bottle was gone, leaving behind only safe things like water and air. This shows how powerful fungi can be in fighting plastic waste.
③ Scientists also found other fungi and small living things in forests and mountains that can break down plastic. These little helpers live well even in bad conditions. Since there are so many of them, they're great at breaking down hard plastics.
④ This finding could change how we ▲ plastic. Old ways like recycling are expensive and don't always work perfectly. Using plants and fungi to get rid of plastic would cost less and be much friendlier to the environment than factories.
⑤ However, there are still problems. First, we need to grow enough of these plastic - eating fungi. And we must make sure they don't cause any new problems for nature. Also, scientists need to do more research to help these fungi work well in the real world, not just in labs.
⑥ Even with these problems, there's a lot of hope. We could create special farms in the oceans and polluted areas to grow these helpful fungi and plants. With more of them around, they can break down plastic waste faster and more effectively.
⑦ If we can make the most of these special fungi, we might finally solve the plastic pollution problem and make our Earth a cleaner place. Scientists are working hard to find out the best ways to use fungi against plastic pollution in the future.
1. What have the scientists found according to their experiment in Paragraph 2?
A. Plastic pollution is quite hard to solve.
B. Fungi can really break down plastic waste.
C. People can use fungi instead of plastic.
D. Plastic will produce new chemicals.
2. （创新考法·信息还原）Which phrase is the most suitable to be filled in “▲”?
A. hand out
B. tidy up
C. deal with
D. care about
3. According to the last paragraph, what might the writer talk about next?
A. The future use of plastic - eating fungi.
B. New ways to make our Earth cleaner.
C. Other ways of solving plastic pollution.
D. Some new experiments from scientists.
4. （创新考法·篇章结构）Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
