2014届高三英语二轮专题突破：完形填空15.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题突破：完形填空 1.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。 Checking out at the store, the young lady cashier suggested to the older man that he should bring his own grocery bags, because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The man 36 and explained, “We didn’t have this 37 thing back in my earlier days.” The clerk responded, “That’s our 38 today. Your generation did not 39 enough to save our environment for 40 generations. ” She was 41 － our generation did not have the green thing in its day. Back then, we 42 milk bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be 43 and refilled, so it could use the same 44 over and over. So they 45 were recycled. But we did not have the green thing back in our day. We 46 to the grocery store and did not climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two 47 . But she was right. We did not have the green thing in our day. Back then, we had one TV in the house－ not a TV in every 48 , and the TV had a small screen 49 of a handkerchief, not as big as the state of Montana. We did not fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to 50 the lawn, but used a push mower(割草机) that ran on human power. We exercised by 51 so we didn’t need to go a health club to 52 on treadmills(踏车) that operate on electricity. But she’s right, we did not have the green thing back then. We 53 from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with 54 instead of buying a new pen. But we did not have the green thing back then. But isn’t it 55 that the current generation laments(哀叹)how wasteful we older folks were just because we did not have the green thing back then? 36. A. apologized B. imagined C. hesitated D. nodded 37. A. useful B. green C. cheap D. important 38. A. purpose B. chance C. doubt D. problem 39. A. spare B. protect C. care D. collect 40. A. young