Sneakers (运动鞋) Made from Old Chewing Gum
Dutch fashion and shoe label Explicit Wear is hoping to solve one of life’s sticky situations—the annoyance of stepping in waste chewing gum on the pavement—while helping to keep Amsterdam’s city streets clean. The brand has partnered with local marketing organization Iamsterdam and sustainability firm Gumdrop ___1___(create) a limited edition sneaker for adults made from recycled gum collected from the city’s pavements.
Chewing gum causes an incredibly serious ecological problem,____2____it is made from plastics that do not biodegrade ( 生物降解). It’s also the second ___3___(common) form of roadside litter, after cigarette ends. An incredible 3.3 million pounds of gum are incorrectly thrown away on the sidewalks each year,___4___(cost) the city millions of dollars to clean up. Gumdrop plans to collect waste gum from the streets of Amsterdam, clean them, and turn them into Gum-Tec, the material that forms the base of the shoe.
The waste gum will be put to good use to make stylish kicks,____5____will also raise awareness for the anti-littering cause.____6____(price) at around $332, the shoes will come into the market sometime next month.
Available for preorder now, the new Gumshoe sneakers—offered in both a bubblegum pink and a black/red colorway— ___7___ (feature) long-lasting rubber outsoles (鞋子外底) shaped from recyclable compounds produced by Gumdrop, 20 percent of which are made from gum.
Nearly 2.2 pounds of gum ___8___(use) in every four pairs of shoes. A map of Amsterdam is made into the bottom of the soles to remind people of the littering problem. Even better, the sneakers actually still smell like bubblegum,___9___the annoying stickiness. Just as good as any sneaker with a rubber sole, the Gumshoes help get chewing gum off our streets and keep the dangerously non-biodegradable substance out of our eco-system.
To help spread their sustainability message,___10___Gumshoe’s creators are hoping to do is to expand their project to other major cities around the world.
【答案】1. to create
2. because / as / since
3. most common / commonest
4. costing 5. which
6. Priced 7. feature
8. is used 9. without
10. what
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了阿姆斯特丹的步履品牌Explicit Wear与当地的营销组织Iamsterdam和环保公司Gumdrop合作，设计了一款用口香糖制作而成的运动鞋。
【1题详解】
考查不定式。句意：该品牌已经与当地的营销组织Iamsterdam和环保公司Gumdrop合作，为成年人制作一款限量版的运动鞋，它由从城市人行道上收集的回收口香糖制成。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处表示目的，用不定式作目的状语，故填to create。
【2题详解】
考查连词。句意：口香糖造成了一个极其严重的生态问题，因为它是由不能生物降解的塑料制成的。分析句子结构可知此处需要填连词，根据句意可知前后是因果关系，此处表示原因，故填because / as / since。
【3题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意：它也是第二常见的路边垃圾，仅次于烟头。根据句意可知此处表示“最常见的”，应该用形容词最高级，common的最高级有两种形式：most common或commonest，故填most common / commonest。
【4题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：令人难以置信的是，每年有330万磅的口香糖被扔在人行道上，城市需要花费数百万美元来清理它。此处表示一种自然而然的结果，用现在分词作结果状语，故填costing。
【5题详解】
考查非限定性定语从句。句意：废弃的口香糖将会被很好地利用来制作时尚的鞋子，这也将提高公众禁止乱扔垃圾的意识。此处为非限定性定语从句，关系词指代整个主句内容并在从句中作主语，故填which。
【6题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这款鞋的售价约为332美元，将于下个月上市。price作动词时表示“给……定价”，分析句子结构可知此处使用非谓语动词，shoes与price之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动，用过去分词作状语，故填Priced。
【7题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：新款口香糖运动鞋现已接受预订，有泡泡糖粉和红配黑两种配色，其特点是持久耐用的橡胶外底，它由Gumdrop公司生产的可回收化合物制成，其中20%的成分来自口香糖。此处在句中作谓语，陈述的是客观事实，用一般现在时，主语是sneakers，谓语动词用复数，故填feature。
【8题详解】
考查时态。句意：每四双鞋使用将近2.2磅的口香糖。gum 与use之间是被动关系，且陈述的是客观事实，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为gum，谓语动词用第三人称单数，故填is used。
【9题详解】
考查介词。句意：更妙的是，这双运动鞋闻起来仍然像泡泡糖，但没有恼人的粘性（一点也不粘）。分析句子结构可知此处需要填介词，根据“the annoying stickiness”可知此处表示“没有”，故填without。
【10题详解】
考查主语从句。句意：为了帮助宣传他们的可持续发展理念，这款鞋的创始人希望将他们的项目扩展到世界其他主要城市。此处为主语从句，从句中的do缺少宾语，故填what。
Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
