WatchingnewsabouttheenvironmentonTVcanmakepeoplefeelterrible.Theproblemsseemsobigthatit'sdifficulttoimaginehowpersonscandoanythingaboutthem.RebeccaHoskinghoweverthoughtdifferently.Rebeccaisawildlifecamerawoman
WatchingnewsabouttheenvironmentonTVcanmakepeoplefeelterrible.Theproblemsseemsobigthatit'sdifficulttoimaginehowpersonscandoanythingaboutthem.RebeccaHoskinghoweverthoughtdifferently.
RebeccaisawildlifecamerawomanandshewasfilmingadocumentaryfortheBBCinthePacificOceanwhenshesawsomethingthatmadehercry―quitealotofdeadbirdsthathaddiedbecausetheyhadeatensomeplasticthatisthrownintotheseaeachyear.Beachesthatusedtobebeautifulwerecoveredwithplastictoysbottlespens―everyplasticthingyoucanthinkof.
Rebeccadecidedshehadtodosomething.Backathomeshethoughtaboutwhatshecoulddotohelpdealwiththeproblemofthrowawayplastic.InherhometownofModburysheaskedlocalshopownerstostopusingplasticbagsintheirshops.
PlasticbagsareusedeverywhereintheUK.Thenumbersareamazing.TheUKusesarenearly17000000000plasticbagseachyear.Andthebagscantakeaverylongtimetobreakdownbecausetheyarechemical(化学物)ratherthannaturalsoeachyeartheseaandtheenvironmentbecomemoreandmorepolluted.
ToRebecca'ssurprisetheshopownersagreedandModburybecamethefirstplasticbagfreetownintheUK.Insteadshopsofferedcottonbagsorpaperbags.OthertownsaroundtheUKfollowedModbury'sexampleandarebecomingplasticbagfree.Itwon'tdealwithalloftheworld'senvironmentproblemsbutitshowsthatthereissomethingwecandoandonepersoncanmakeabigchangewithastrongenoughdecision.
( )31.Rebeccacriedonedaywhenshe .
A.foundtheoceanwaspolluted B.wasthrownintothewater C.sawquitealotofdeadbirds D.waslisteningtoBBCnews
( )32.AccordingtothepassageRebecca .
A.comesfromatownintheUK B.hasneverusedplasticbags C.worksasanactressinfilms D.oftentravelstothebeaches
( )33.Thepassagetellsusthat .
A.peopleusuallyfeelterriblewhilewatchingTV
B.wecandosomethingaboutenvironmentalproblems
C.plasticbagsareusedinalltownsexceptModbury
D.theshopownerswereagainstRebecca'sidea
( )34.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?