高中英语外刊阅读语法填空September 16

高中英语外刊阅读语法填空September16

1英美发起反吸管运动对塑料吸管说不

Thelaststraw：Istimeupforthisplasticrelic?

Everyday,Americansthrowaway500millionplastic

straws,enough1(circle)theEarthtwice,orfill125

schoolbuses.

2(make)fromfossilfuels,theyarealmostnever

recycledbecausethey'retoosmallandcouldbemadefrom

severaldifferenttypesofplastic.Theysimplycontribute

3themassiveproblemofplasticpollution;eightmillion

tonsofplastic4(dump)intotheoceanseveryyear.

Plasticstrawsarenowthetargetofagrowingmovement

toreducetheiruse.Possiblythefirstofsuchcampaigns,Be

StrawFreewasstartedin2011byMiloCress,5wasonly

nineyearsoldatthetime."InoticedthatwheneverIordereda

drinkatarestaurant,itwouldusuallycomewithastrawinit,

andIdon'tusuallyneedastraw,"hesaid.

"Thisseemedlikeahugewaste.Strawsaremadeofoil,a

preciousandfinite(有限的Resource.Ismakingsingle-use

plasticstraws,whichwillbeusedforamatterofminutes

beforebeingtossedaway,really6wewanttodowith

thisresource?"

CressstartedaskingrestaurantsinBurlington,Vermont,

wherehelivedatthetime,tostopprovidingstraws

automaticallyto7(customer)andmakethemoptional

instead.Manyagreedandhisrequestmaderipples(;连漪)

nationwide.Hesaysthatrestaurantsthatmaketheswitch

reportareductioninthenumberofstrawstheyusebetween50

and80%.

Theanti-strawsentimenthascrossedbordersintotheUK,

wherestrawshavebeenincludedinagovernmentplantobanall

plasticwasteby2042.Lastyear,largepubchainWetherspoons

announcedthatitwouldreplaceplasticstrawswithpaper

alternativesacross900outlets.Afterthe8(announce),

manysmallerchainsandpubsacrossthecountryfollowedsuit.

AccordingtoWetherspoonsCEOJohnHutson,themovewill

save70millionplasticstrawsayearandthereactionfrom

patronshasbeen"verypositive."

Offeringalternativesormakingplasticstrawsoptional,

ratherthan9(ban)themoutright,isacommontrait

amongthesecampaigns."Wedonotwanttomakepeoplefeel

badforneedingorevenwantingtouseastrawintheirdrink,"

saidJackieNunez,founderofTheLastPlasticStraw.

"Therearemanyotherviablealternativestosingle-use

plasticdrinkingstrawsthatarelessharmfultotheenvironment,

wildlifeandhumans,"shesaid.

Somepeopleusestrawstoreducethedamageofsugary

oracidicdrinkstotheirteeth,orduetospecialrequirements.

"Thereare10(disable)peoplewhowritemetotellme

theycarryreusablestrawswiththem-manyreusablestraws

evencomewithacarryingcase,"saidCress."Therearereusable

glass,stainlesssteel,copper,bamboo,andseveralotherkinds

ofreusablestraws."

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2这种化学物质影响男性生育能力，英国80%青少年体内都有

Plasticchemicallinkedtomaleinfertilityinmajorityof

teenagers,studysuggests

一项研究表明，英国80%的青少年体内都含有双酚Ao这种化学物

质能诱发性早熟，导致男性生育能力下降。

Aplasticschemical1(link)toreducedfertilityin

menisinthemajorityofteenagers,researchhasfound.

Morethan80percentofteenagershavetracesofthe

chemicalcompoundintheirbodies,accordingtothestudy

2(involve)94youngpeopleagedbetween17and19.

ThechemicalknownasBisphenolA(又又酚A)can

3(find)inplasticcontainersandwaterbottles,till

receipts9丁印U攵据)，ontheinsideofcansandbottletopsandin

plasticpackagingandtubing,andhassimilaritiestofemalesex

hormoneoestrogen(雌激素).

Somepreviousresearchhassuggestedthatitcouldbe

linkedtodecreasedsperm(精子)countsandcouldaffectthe

waysomegeneswork,thoughtheplasticsindustrysaysitis

safe.

4(participant)inthestudy,studentsatDevon

schools,triedtolimittheircontactwiththechemicalfora

weekthroughavoidingplasticpackagingwhichcontainsBPA,

switchingtostainlesssteelandglassfoodanddrinkstorage

containers,andavoidingtinnedfood.

Thechemicalhasa5(relative)shorthalf-life(半衰

期)ofsixhoursandpassesoutofthebodyquickly,but86

percentofstudentshadtracesintheirbodies,with6

averagelevelof1.9ng/ml,similartolevelsrecordedinother

countriesaroundtheworld.

Overalltheydidnotseeadropintheirrecordedlevels,

thoughsomeofthosewiththehighestlevelsatthestartofthe

studydidexperiencesome7(reduce).

Theyalsoreportedthatitwasdifficult8(avoid)

thechemical,becauseofunclearandinconsistent(不——致)

labelingandthedifficultyofsourcingandidentifyingfood

whichwasfreeofit.

TamaraGalloway,ProfessorofEcotoxicologyatthe

UniversityofExeter,said："Thereisgrowingevidence9

exposuretoendocrine-disruptingchemicals(内分泌干扰素)may

beassociatedwithadversehealthoutcomes.Measurablelevels

ofBPAwerepresentinthevastmajorityofourparticipants."

Anprofessoreversaid,"Inan10(idea)world,we

wouldhaveachoiceoverwhatweputintoourbodies,

keys：

1linked2involving3befound4Participants5relatively

6an7reduction8toavoid9that10ideal

3美国人为什么用土拨鼠来预测天气？

Whydoweuseagroundhog（土^.鼠）toforecasttheweather?

It'sonlybeeninthepast60orsoyears1

humanshavebeenabletorely2televisionmeteorologists

（气象播报员）forweatherpredictions.BeforeAlRoker,the

Babylonians（巴比伦人）lookedatcloudformations;in300BC,the

Chinesehadacalendarbrokeninto24festivals,eachwithits

ownuniqueweatherpatterns.

Todayweusesatellitesandothercostlyequipment

3（monitor）ourenvironment,examiningchangesinthe

atmosphereandrunningsophisticated（精密的）computermodels.

Andsometimes,wejuststareatagroundhog.

EveryFebruary2,adoughyrodent4（name）

PunxsutawneyPhilbrieflyemergesfromhiswinterhibernation

tohavealookaround.Ifheseeshisshadow（影子）,thatmeans

therewillbesixmoreweeksofwinter.Ifhedoesn't,wecan

assumethatwarmweatherislooming.

Theritual（仪式）5（carry）outinPunxsutawney,

Pennsylvaniaeveryyearsince1887.RelyingonPhilisactuallynot

muchbetterthanflippingacoin—he'srightanestimated64.4

percentofthetime—butclearlysomeoneatonetimebelieveda

groundhoghadpredictiveabilities.Who?Andwhy?

6（understand）Phil'scurrentstatus,ithelpsto

knowthatsuperstition（迷信）andweatherhavehadalong

7（associate）.ObserversoftheChristianholiday

Candlemas,forexample,receivedcandlesblessedbyclergymen

（牧师）.Iftheskieswerecloudythatday,warmweatherwas

imminent（即将■到来）;ifthesunwasout,winterwouldpersist

（持续）.

InEurope,theideathatwinter'sduration（持续）could

beforetoldwascarriedovertoanimalbehavior.Hibernating

animalslikebears,marmots（旱獭），andhedgehogs（刺猬）were

observedtoseewhenthey'demergefromtheirdens.

InGermany,theweatherwasanticipatedbybadgers

(M).WhenGermansbegansettlinginPennsylvania,however,

badgersweren'tsoreadilyavailable：The8(easy)

hibernatinganimaltolocatewasthegroundhog.In1887,a