In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The ____1____ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ____2____ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we ____3____ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to ____4____ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ____5____ modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and ____6____.
Another cause is our ____7____ of disposable（一次性的）products. As ____8____ people, we are always looking for ____9____ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies _____10_____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and tissues, to name a few.
Our appetite（胃口）for new products also _____11_____ to the problem. We are _____12_____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that _____13_____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we _____14_____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the _____15_____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To _____16_____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the _____17_____, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. _____18_____, this is not enough to solve our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions _____19_____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink cur attitudes about _____20_____. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best ways to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
1. A. key B. problem C. project D. reason
2. A. debt B. gifts C. products D. rubbish
3. A. become B. change C. face D. observe
4. A. control B. hide C. replace D. withdraw
5. A. As to B. Except C. Regardless of D. Thanks to
6. A. cheap B. funny C. powerful D. safe
7. A. division B. lack C. love D. prevention
8. A. brave B. busy C. kind D. sensitive
9. A. friends B. jobs C. places D. ways
10. A. donate B. preserve C. produce D. receive
11. A. adapts B. contributes C. responds D. returns
12. A. ashamed for B. addicted to C. tired of D. worried about
13. A. higher B. larger C. newer D. stronger
14. A. hold onto B. pay for C. pick up D. throw away
15. A. advantages B. consequences C. functions D. purposes
16. A. decrease B. measure C. record D. show
17. A. brands B. consumers C. environment D. technology
18. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore
19. A. in favor of B. instead of C. or rather D. other than
20. A. advertising B. collecting C. repairing D. spending
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. D
