高中课外阅读 53和54 英文版.pdfVIP

主编：李静老师 课外阅读精读 53. 立陶宛机场推出另类圣诞树 1. If you are feeling festive - a Christmas tree - might well be twinkling away in your living room or hallway. 2. But we bet the decorations hanging from it dont include knives, cigarette lighters and bullets. 3. Vilnius Airport in Lithuania has unveiled its alternative festive tree - made entirely of items confiscated （没收）from passengers. 4. The tree which is 1.5m tall took just over two weeks to create - but its not just been done for the novelty value. 5. The aim is to send an educational message on the importance of aviation security, said a spokesperson from Vilnius Airport. 6. The items are prohibited to carry in hand luggage and were taken away from passengers during screening. Knives, scissors, lighters, blades, and all sorts of other dangerous goods. 7. So if you dont want your personal, yet prohibited, belongings to land on next years Christmas tree, better check out the baggage requirements before you pack for your next flight. 8. And its not just the Lithuanian airport that has got creative with the Christmas tree concept this year. 9. The village of Ullapool, on the shores of a west Highlands sea loch, has erected a 9m tree made from fishing gear. 10. Its made from over 340 creels(捕虾笼) - a cage used for catching shellfish - and is the latest version of a Ullapool tradition dating back to 2016. 11. The popularity of non-traditional trees might also be down to people being keen to have a more eco-friendly festive season. 12. According to Friends of the Earth, over 8 million Christmas trees are bought in the UK every December. Thats a lot of potential for those trees to have a sizeable carbon footprint if they