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1、Unit5Rhythm【阅读理解】Youmaynotthinkitverymuch—ausedicecreamtub(纸杯)onthebeach,acigarettebuttinthesand.Buttheselittlepiecesoflitteramounttoaround8.8milliontonsoftrashintheworld'soceans,poisoningandchokingsealife,accordingtofiguresfromtheWorldWildlifeFoundat
2、ion. Now,inasetofimagestitledThePriceOfConveniencebyWatershasshownthedestroyingeffectsthatcasuallitteringhasoncreatures.Inoneimagecalled“yourconvenienceistheirextinction”,aseaturtle'sshellishollowedout(掏空)andfilledwithbananaskins,sodacans,andotherde
3、bris. “Itisshockingtheamountoftrashintheoceans,”Waters,23,said,describinghisprojectwhichhehasbegunacampaigntotheWWF.“Whenyouleavelitteronthebeach,youaretreatingtheoceanlikeatrashcan.Whenyouthrowtrashoverthesideofaboat,you'retreatingtheoceanlikeatras
4、hcan.Andwhenyouleavelitteratabeachfestivalorparty,it'sthesame.ObviouslyitwouldbeimpossibletocleantheoceansbutIfeltIhadtotrysomething.”Watersexplainedthathe,likemanyotherWesterners,hasalwaysbeenawareofenvironmentalconcernsbutdidnotbegintodosomethingabo
5、uti. TheturningpointcameashevisitedMalaysiawithhisgirlfriendlastyear.Hereachedtheshoretofindpilesoftrash.Butitwasbeautiful,thesmelloftheair,oftheocean.IhadastrongfeelingforitafterIstartedresearchingtrashintheocean.Afewmonthslater,hecameacrossthevid
6、eoofaseaturtleinobviousagony(痛苦)withadrinkingstrawstuckupitsnostrils(鼻孔).ThatvideoinspiredthefirstofWaters'threeimages.“Seaturtlesaresuchgentlecreatures.Ifeltsickwatchingthatvideo.Trashleftonabeachbyhumanscausedsomuchpainandsuffering.Theseanimalsdon't
7、havevoicessowe'vegottospeakupforthem.”headded. WatershasnotyetreceivedaresponsefromWWFregardinghisimages.Fornow,hesays,heisinspiredtodevelopmorecampaignsthatraiseawarenessofenvironmentalconcerns.1.Whatcanbefoundintheseaturtle'sshellaccordingtothepass
8、age?A.Someicecream.B.Somedrawings.C.Somelitter.D.Somecreatures.2.Whydidtheturtleinthevideoseemverypainful?A.Becauseitsnostrilswerefullofcigarettebutts.B.Becauseithadbeenpoisonedandseemedtobedying.C.Becausemostofitsbodypartshadbeeninjuredseriou
