请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Say "no" to plastic straws
Do you often use plastic straws? You probably use them to
1 something, such as soya milk, cola or milk tea. Plastic straws are small
2 they are a big problem. They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20
3 and normally remain on the earth for over 100 years since they cannot be
4 easily.
But how do plastic straws get into the
5 ? Due to human mistakes, they are often thrown away, left on beaches, or blown out of bins. The waste management in some areas is so poor, and remember, all gutters(排水沟) lead to our ocean.
6 , plastic straws kill ocean life. Once a
7 was found bleeding because a 12-centimetre-long plastic straw was pushed into
8 nose. How terrible!
In fact, around 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the US alone. That is enough to circle
9 two-and-a-half times around our planet! If we didn't act now, there would be
10 plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Luckily, more and more people around the world have realized this problem. They begin to think about
11 plastic straws are necessary or not when drinking drinks.
So what can we do right now to reduce plastic pollution? The simplest way is to say "
12 " to single-use plastic, like straws. For example, next time if you go to a restaurant, make sure you order your drink without a straw. What if people need to use a straw? There are reusable straws instead. These straws can be used,
13 and used over and over again.
Almost 1,000 coffee shops have started to
14 strawless lids and paper straws instead of plastic straws in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Some fast food restaurants have
15 taken action to reduce the use of plastic straws. It is hoped that more businesses and customers will work together to protect our environment.
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A
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B. eat
C. tie
D. make
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B
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B. but
C. or
D. so
(
B
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B. minutes
C. hours
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C
) 4. A. cut down
B. written down
C. broken down
D. put down
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D
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B. air
C. water
D. ocean
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C
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B. Such as
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B. monkey
C. turtle
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B. its
C. her
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B. burned
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