月一考题2013.04.docVIP

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Rebecca is a wildlife camerawoman and she was filming a documentary(纪录片) for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean when she saw something that made her 36 ——hundreds of dead birds that had died because they had accidentally 37 the plastic thrown into the sea. People throw tons of plastic into the 38 each year! Beaches on Pacific islands that should have been some of the most 39 places in the world were covered with plastic toys, drinks bottles, pens, cigarette lighters—every plastic thing you can 40 . Back at home she thought about what she could do to help solve the problem of 41 plastic. In her hometown of Modbury ,she asked local 42 if they could do one thing to help— 43 using plastic bags in their shops. Plastic bags are used 44 in Britain—every supermarket, every corner shop. The numbers are 45 .Britain uses nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year. And the bags can take hundreds of years to 46 because they are chemical rather than natural, so each year the sea and the environment become more and more 47 . To Rebecca’s surprise, the shopkeepers 48 and Modbury became the first plastic bag 49 town in Britain.Other towns followed Modbury’s 50 and towns around Britain and around the 51 are becoming plastic bag free. It won’t solve all of the world’s environmental problems 52 it shows that people are becoming active and starting to think about 53 the little things in their daily lives can have a big 54 .It also shows us that there is something we can do and that one person can make a big change with a strong enough 55. 36.A.cry B. smile C. leave D. run 37.A. drunk B. eaten C. seen D. touched 38.A. river B. lake C. sea D. earth 39.A. dull B. ordinary C. elegant D. beautiful 40.A. make up B. bring about C. think of D. work out 41.A. cheap B. throwaway C. poisonous D. expensive 42.A. shopkeepers B. shoppers C. citizens D.