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1、Unit5Rhythm李仕才【阅读理解】Youmaynotthinkitverymuch—ausedicecreamtub(纸杯)onthebeach,acigarettebuttinthesand.Buttheselittlepiecesoflitteramounttoaround8.8milliontonsoftrashintheworld'soceans,poisoningandchokingsealife,accordingtofiguresfromtheWorldWildlifeFoundation. Now,inasetofimagestitledThePrice
2、OfConveniencebyWatershasshownthedestroyingeffectsthatcasuallitteringhasoncreatures.Inoneimagecalled“yourconvenienceistheirextinction”,aseaturtle'sshellishollowedout(掏空)andfilledwithbananaskins,sodacans,andotherdebris. “Itisshockingtheamountoftrashintheoceans,”Waters,23,said,describinghispro
3、jectwhichhehasbegunacampaigntotheWWF.“Whenyouleavelitteronthebeach,youaretreatingtheoceanlikeatrashcan.Whenyouthrowtrashoverthesideofaboat,you'retreatingtheoceanlikeatrashcan.Andwhenyouleavelitteratabeachfestivalorparty,it'sthesame.ObviouslyitwouldbeimpossibletocleantheoceansbutIfeltIhadtotry
4、something.”Watersexplainedthathe,likemanyotherWesterners,hasalwaysbeenawareofenvironmentalconcernsbutdidnotbegintodosomethingabouti. TheturningpointcameashevisitedMalaysiawithhisgirlfriendlastyear.Hereachedtheshoretofindpilesoftrash.Butitwasbeautiful,thesmelloftheair,oftheocean.Ihadastrong
5、feelingforitafterIstartedresearchingtrashintheocean.Afewmonthslater,hecameacrossthevideoofaseaturtleinobviousagony(痛苦)withadrinkingstrawstuckupitsnostrils(鼻孔).ThatvideoinspiredthefirstofWaters'threeimages.“Seaturtlesaresuchgentlecreatures.Ifeltsickwatchingthatvideo.Trashleftonabeachbyhumansca
6、usedsomuchpainandsuffering.Theseanimalsdon'thavevoicessowe'vegottospeakupforthem.”headded. WatershasnotyetreceivedaresponsefromWWFregardinghisimages.Fornow,hesays,heisinspiredtodevelopmorecampaignsthatraiseawarenessofenvironmentalconcerns.1.Whatcanbefoundintheseaturtle'sshellaccordingtothepa
7、ssage?A.Someicecream.B.Somedrawings.C.Somelitter.D.Somecreatures.2.Whydidtheturtleinthevideoseemverypainful?A.Becauseitsnostrilswerefullofcigarettebutts.B.Becauseithadbeenpoisonedandseemedtobedying.C.Becausemostofitsbodypartshadbeeninjuredser
