阅读理解之说明文15篇-2025年中考英语冲刺复习（广州专用）.pdfVIP

专题07阅读理解之说明文15篇

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2（024•广东广州•中考真题）Haveyoueverheardofupcycling?Itisawayofturningoldorunnecessary

thingsintosomethingusefulandoftenbeautiful.

Isitthesameasrecycling?Recyclingusuallytakesoldthingslikepaperandglassandbreaksthemdown

tomakeanewproduct.Whenyouupcycleanobjectyouareprobablydoingsomethingdifferent.Youcansimply

refashionit.ForexampleyoumightmakeabagoutofanoldT-shirt.Alsotheupcycledobjectisusuallyinthe

sameorevenbettercondition.

Upcyclingisntanewidea.Someofthebestexamplesofmodern-dayupcyclingcomefromtheoldtimes.

Inthosedaysthingswererepurposedoverandoveruntiltheywerenolongeruseful.Upcyclingisawayoflife.

Thingsshouldntbejustthrownawaywhentheycanbesavedandturnedintosomethinguseful.

Ifsclearthatupcyclingisgreen.Itisalsoconsideredtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanrecycling.

Upcyclingcanjustrequireyourownideasandworkbutrecyclingrequiresenergy能（源）orwatertobreakdown

things.

GraceayoungwomanfromtheUKtakesusedteabagsandturnsthemintodressesshoesandevenhats.

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Everydayshedrinkssometeathendriesouttheteabagswiththeteastillinthem.Whentheyredryshetakes

theteaoutandputsthebagstogethertomakeanitemofclothing.ThiscantakealongtimebutGracehasmade

lotsofartworks.

Infactnomatteryoucreateobjectsfromoldthingsorbuyready-madeproductsfromupcycledthings

bothwaysarehelpfulfortheenvironmentandcanbringyousomethingthafsbothbeautifulanduseful.Get

startedtoday!

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refashion“meaninparagraph2?

A.